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Mr. James D.
Laing is a Deputy Head & Head of Corporate Governance of UK & Europe at Aberdeen Asset Managers Ltd.
Mr. Laing was previously employed as a Deputy Head-UK & European Equities by Edinburgh New Income Trust Plc.
He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Food Marketing from The University of Newcastle and a Master of Science degree in Investment Analysis from The University of Stirling.
Former positions of James David Athole Laing
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
abrdn Investments Ltd.
abrdn Investments Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance aIL is an active manager that makes their investment decisions using first-hand research. They conduct proprietary research to identify investment opportunities with attractive risk-reward characteristics. The firm combines multiple non-correlated investment decisions with risk monitoring and management. Their strategies include equities, fixed income, private markets, alternative investments and real estate. aIL utilizes a bottom-up, fundamental stock-picking approach, where sector, regional and country allocations are a residual of their bottom-up stock selection decisions, constrained by appropriate risk controls. | Head-Equity Investments | 2018-05-07 |
Edinburgh New Income Trust Plc
Edinburgh New Income Trust Plc Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2011-08-08 |
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abrdn Investments Ltd.
abrdn Investments Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance aIL is an active manager that makes their investment decisions using first-hand research. They conduct proprietary research to identify investment opportunities with attractive risk-reward characteristics. The firm combines multiple non-correlated investment decisions with risk monitoring and management. Their strategies include equities, fixed income, private markets, alternative investments and real estate. aIL utilizes a bottom-up, fundamental stock-picking approach, where sector, regional and country allocations are a residual of their bottom-up stock selection decisions, constrained by appropriate risk controls. | Finance |
Edinburgh New Income Trust Plc
Edinburgh New Income Trust Plc Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust | Miscellaneous |
The University of Newcastle
The University of Newcastle Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
The University of Stirling
The University of Stirling Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
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