At an extraordinary general meeting today (13 March), abrdn China’s investors voted 99.99% in favour of the move, representing over 27.4 million votes.
The merger was initially agreed back in November, which the trust suggested was in a bid to cut costs and increase the liquidity of the portfolios.
abrdn Asian Income cuts management fees by 17%
The combined trust will have net assets of around £1.2bn, with FIL Investment Management (Hong Kong), and current FCSS manager Dale Nicholls overseeing the newly merged vehicle.
abrdn told Investment Week that managers of the shuttered po…
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