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Aberdeen Group

Financial Services

Index
FTSE 100
ISIN
Not specified
Book status
2026 edition — current
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Company summary

Aberdeen Group is a UK savings, wealth and investment business. Its main operations combine institutional and retail asset management, adviser-platform services and the interactive investor direct-to-consumer platform, giving it exposure to investment markets and long-term household savings.

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Key activities

Investment management across multiple asset classes, adviser technology and platform services, and direct-to-consumer investing through interactive investor, including ISAs, SIPPs, dealing accounts and investment information.

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Key markets

Primarily the UK savings and investment market, alongside global institutional and wholesale asset-management clients. Revenue is influenced by assets under management, administration and advice-platform activity.

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Key drivers

Market levels, assets under management and administration, net fund flows, interactive investor customer growth, fee margins, investment performance, cost control and progress in simplifying and improving the group's operating model.

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Key risks

Falling markets, sustained client outflows, fee pressure, weak investment performance, regulatory change, technology or service failures, competition from lower-cost platforms and dependence on market-linked revenues.

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Recent Developments

29 July 2026: half-year adjusted operating profit rose 21% to £151m and net capital generation increased 47% to £163m. Assets under management and administration were £579.4bn, with management reiterating confidence in its 2026 targets.

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Dividend notes

Pays twice yearly. The 2025 final dividend of 7.30p went ex-dividend on 19 March 2026 and was paid on 6 May. The 2026 interim dividend is 7.30p, went ex-dividend on 13 August and is due for payment on 22 September.

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