Aberdeen delivers improved investment flows as AUMA hits £542bn
Investment firm Aberdeen Group plc reported a 6% year-to-date rise in assets under management and administration to £542.4bn on Wednesday, driven by market gains and continued momentum across interactive investor and its investment platforms.
Aberdeen said total customers at interactive investor rose 14% year-on-year to 492,000, including around 20,000 expected from the Jarvis acquisition. Daily retail trades jumped 43% to 26,600, while Q3 net flows hit £1.9bn - up 58% on the prior year. SIPP transfers also hit a record, with 98,000 customers at period end, up 29% year-on-year.
Investment AUM rose 3% to £382.3bn, with net outflows of £1.8bn in Q3, down 49% year-on-year. The improvement was led by stronger flows in fixed income, alternatives and equities, although insurance partners outflows remained steady at £1.1bn, reflecting Phoenix's heritage business in run-off.
Adviser net outflows halved to £500m, supported by improved service levels and repricing.
Abrdn also said its transformation programme remained on track to deliver £150m in annualised savings by year-end, and reiterated its FY26 targets for adjusted operating profit above £300m and net capital generation of around £300m.
Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com
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