Martin Gilbert is the cofounder and CEO of Aberdeen Asset Management, a $385 billion UK-based money manager. The fund giant specializes in equities, fixed income, alternatives, and property.

Aberdeen has now absorbed £1.4bn of the pipeline of business that had built up. Aberdeen Asset Management's main attraction is its conservative stance at a time of extreme uncertainty and volatility.

The £11bn merger between Standard Life and Aberdeen Asset Management ... and broadens our investment capabilities and gives us a stronger and more diverse range of investment management skills ...