AsianInvestor 2003 Achievement Awards: Day Three

Singapore equity, one-year performance Aberdeen Asset Management This Singapore-based firm has enjoyed terrific growth since its founding in 1992 with $400 million of assets to today's $3.5 billion. Unlike most competitors, Aberdeen eschews the division of analysts and portfolio managers: the managers do the research themselves. This, plus a tight team approach with an emphasis on cross-coverage, has allowed the managers to understand the companies they invest it. It has also promo…