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Devan Kaloo
abrdn Fund Managers Limited, abrdn Investments Luxembourg S
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Manager profile
Devan Kaloo is Global Head of Equities and Head of Global Emerging Markets Equities for Aberdeen Standard Investments. Devan joined Aberdeen in 2000 as part of the Asian equities team in Singapore, before later transferring to London where he took up the position of Head of Global Emerging Markets Equities in 2005. In 2015 he was promoted to Global Head of Equities and joined Aberdeen’s Group management board. Devan started in fund management with Martin Currie in 1994 covering Latin America, before subsequently working with the North American equities, global asset allocation and eventually the Asian equities teams. Devan graduated with an MA (Hons) in International Relations and Management from the University of St Andrews and has a postgraduate diploma in Investment Analysis from the University of Stirling.
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Discrete calendar year performance : Devan Kaloo

Manager career performance
Discrete performance
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Devan Kaloo 44.9 12.1 5.2 -7.7 -17.7 20.9 2.1 7.9 -8.4 15.0
Peer Group Composite 36.9 14.3 8.9 -4.1 -11.0 19.9 1.6 5.2 -6.0 25.1
Over / Under 8.0 -2.2 -3.7 -3.6 -6.7 1.0 0.5 2.7 -2.4 -10.1
Performance vs peer group composite: Devan Kaloo
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Funds currently managed
Fund Sole/Co-managed Sector Periods
abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Lead manager UT Global Emerging Markets since Jun 30 2003 to present
abrdn SICAV I - Emerging Markets Equity Co-managed FO Equity - Emerging Markets since Jun 30 2003 to present
Funds managed previously
Fund Periods
abrdn SICAV I - Latin American Equity since Aug 16 2004 to Apr 16 2018
abrdn SICAV I - Emerging Markets Smaller Companies since Mar 12 2007 to Apr 16 2018
Danske Global Emerging Markets since Mar 01 2011 to Oct 31 2019
abrdn Eastern European Equity since Oct 31 2009 to Apr 16 2018
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