{"url":"https://nivawealth.com/firms/abrdn-asia-limited-124509","iapdUrl":"https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/124509","regulatoryAum":40270606757,"crd":"124509","secFileNumber":"801-62020","legalName":"Abrdn Asia Limited","displayName":"Abrdn Asia Limited","website":null,"founded":null,"organization":"corporation organized in Singapore","fiscalYearEnd":"December","headquarters":{"street":"7 Straits View, #23-04 Marina One East Tower","city":"Singapore","state":"","stateName":"","country":"Singapore","postalCode":"018936"},"tradeNames":["Aberdeen"],"registration":{"secApproved":"28 April 2003","noticeFilings":null,"latestNoticeFiling":null},"staff":{"employees":165,"advisory":34,"brokerDealerReps":0,"insuranceAgents":0,"promoters":1},"aum":{"discretionary":39816227494,"discretionaryAccounts":112,"nonDiscretionary":454379263,"nonDiscretionaryAccounts":4,"wrapProgram":null,"nonUsClientsPct":83,"nonAumClients":1},"clientTypes":[{"label":"Banking or thrift institutions","clients":1,"regulatoryAum":398437873},{"label":"Investment companies","clients":7,"regulatoryAum":2851536097},{"label":"Pooled investment vehicles","clients":91,"regulatoryAum":24934566193},{"label":"Pension and profit-sharing plans","clients":5,"regulatoryAum":3266641360},{"label":"State or municipal government entities","clients":9,"regulatoryAum":4249648273},{"label":"Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions","clients":3,"regulatoryAum":4569341880},{"label":"Corporations and other businesses","clients":2,"regulatoryAum":435081}],"fees":[],"feeNotes":[],"custodians":[{"name":"JP Morgan Chase & Co - Luxembourg","shortName":"J.P. 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They include 91 pooled investment vehicles, 9 state or municipal government entities and 7 investment companies.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.D and 5.F, filed 1 October 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"What services does Abrdn Asia Limited offer?","answer":"Abrdn Asia Limited provides portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled vehicles and portfolio management for institutions.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.G, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"Which custodians does Abrdn Asia Limited use?","answer":"Abrdn Asia Limited’s separately managed account assets are held at Citibank - Hong Kong (Hong Kong), with $2,806,953,691, JP Morgan Chase & Co - Luxembourg (N/A), with $2,448,173,878, Bank of New York Mellon - United Kingdom (London), with $2,183,021,070, Northern Trust - Singapore (Singapore), with $1,760,087,073 and State Street Bank & Trust - Hong Kong (Hong Kong), with $1,238,280,091. Only custodians holding at least a tenth of those assets are named.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Schedule D, Section 5.K.(3), filed 1 October 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"custodians"}},{"question":"How many financial advisors does Abrdn Asia Limited have?","answer":"Abrdn Asia Limited has 0 investment adviser representatives registered with state securities authorities, out of 165 employees, and 34 perform investment advisory functions. None are registered representatives of a broker-dealer or licensed insurance agents.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.A and 5.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"What does Abrdn Asia Limited invest in?","answer":"At the end of its last fiscal year, Abrdn Asia Limited’s separately managed accounts held 77% exchange-traded equities, 13% sovereign bonds, 4% investment grade corporate bonds, 2% U.S. government and agency bonds, 2% cash and equivalents, 1% high-yield corporate bonds and 1% registered funds (mutual funds, ETFs, BDCs). It advises no private funds of its own.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.K.(1) and 7.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"Who owns Abrdn Asia Limited?","answer":"Abrdn Asia Limited is owned through a holding company by Aberdeen Group PLC. Its direct owner is Abrdn Holdings Limited (75% or more).","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B, filed 1 October 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"scheduleA"}},{"question":"How does Abrdn Asia Limited get paid?","answer":"Abrdn Asia Limited is paid through a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. Its Form ADV lists no commissions among how it is paid.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.E, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}}],"holdings":null,"notice":"Compiled from public SEC Form ADV filings on the dates in `sources`. Facts as filed; not a rating, ranking, or recommendation. Niva Wealth is not affiliated with this firm. Disciplinary history is deliberately not included here or on the page; the SEC publishes the complete record at the `iapdUrl` above."}