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Abrdn boss Stephen Bird plots digital assets push: ‘Expect to hear more from me on this’

Abrdn's Bird said tokenisation, digital assets, digital exchanges and blockchain technology will transform asset management

Abrdn CEO Stephen Bird suggests the company are about to make a move into digital assets
Abrdn CEO Stephen Bird suggests the company are about to make a move into digital assets Photo: Jonne Roriz/Getty Images

Abrdn is on the cusp of making its first foray into digital assets — a segment of the non-traditional finance market that is fast becoming an attractive target for the global fund management sector.

“You can expect more from me very shortly on this,” Abrdn CEO Stephen Bird told Financial News when asked about plans to build out the £508bn group's digital assets capabilities.

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