Aberdeen Latin American Income Fund Limited

Fund objective

To provide ordinary shareholders with a total return, with an above average yield, primarily through investing in Latin America through a diversified portfolio of equities and fixed income investments.

Morningstar rating:

A UK total return closed-end fund investing its portfolio in a region with high yield potential

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Key literature

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Key people

Viktor Szarbo

Senior Investment Manager

Viktor Szabo is an investment manager on the emerging markets fixed income team. Viktor joined Aberdeen in July 2009 following the acquisition of certain asset management businesses from Credit Suisse Asset Management. Previously, Viktor worked for Credit Suisse Asset Management Hungary as country chief investment officer. Prior to that, Viktor worked for the National Bank of Hungary as the head of market analysis team.

Peter Taylor

Director - Head of Brazilian Equities

Peter has been based in São Paulo since 2016 at Aberdeen Standard Investments. Peter joined Aberdeen Asset Management’s Asian Equities team in Singapore in 2007 and transferred to London in 2011 to cover Global Emerging Markets. Previously, he was with the International Finance Corporation, where he worked on corporate governance and capital markets development from their Washington DC and Hong Kong offices. Peter graduated with a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University and an MA in International Economics and International Relations from The Johns Hopkins University, Washington DC. Peter is a CFA charterholder.

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Brett Diment

Head of Global Emerging Market Debt

Brett Diment is the Head of Emerging Markets Debt at Aberdeen Standard Investments. Brett joined Aberdeen Asset Management via the acquisition of Deutsche Asset Management's London and Philadelphia fixed income businesses in 2005, where he held the same role since 1999. Brett joined Deutsche Asset Management in 1991 as a graduate and began researching emerging markets in 1995.

Brett graduated with a BSc from the London School of Economics.

Devan Kaloo

Global Head of Equities

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.

Viktor Szarbo

Senior Investment Manager
Viktor Szabo is an investment manager on the emerging markets fixed income team. Viktor joined Aberdeen in July 2009 following the acquisition of certain asset management businesses from Credit Suisse Asset Management. Previously, Viktor worked for Credit Suisse Asset Management Hungary as country chief investment officer. Prior to that, Viktor worked for the National Bank of Hungary as the head of market analysis team.
Peter Taylor

Director - Head of Brazilian Equities
Peter has been based in São Paulo since 2016 at Aberdeen Standard Investments. Peter joined Aberdeen Asset Management’s Asian Equities team in Singapore in 2007 and transferred to London in 2011 to cover Global Emerging Markets. Previously, he was with the International Finance Corporation, where he worked on corporate governance and capital markets development from their Washington DC and Hong Kong offices. Peter graduated with a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University and an MA in International Economics and International Relations from The Johns Hopkins University, Washington DC. Peter is a CFA charterholder.

CFA® and Chartered Financial Analyst® are trademarks owned by CFA Institute.
Brett Diment

Head of Global Emerging Market Debt
Brett Diment is the Head of Emerging Markets Debt at Aberdeen Standard Investments. Brett joined Aberdeen Asset Management via the acquisition of Deutsche Asset Management's London and Philadelphia fixed income businesses in 2005, where he held the same role since 1999. Brett joined Deutsche Asset Management in 1991 as a graduate and began researching emerging markets in 1995.

Brett graduated with a BSc from the London School of Economics.
Devan Kaloo

Global Head of Equities
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.

Richard Prosser

Chairman

Richard is a chartered accountant, a group director of the Estera Group (formerly known as Appleby Group) and a director of its wholly-owned trust company, Estera Trust (Jersey) Limited. He is a director of a number of companies including property companies, hedge funds and investment management companies. He chairs the investment policy committee of Estera Trust which monitors and evaluates the performance of asset managers throughout the Estera Group. He is also a director of Qannas Investments Limited.

Hazel Adam

Non-Executive Director

Hazel has over 20 years experience in the fund management and investment banking industries. After leaving Standard Life Investments in 2005, she joined Goldman Sachs International, as an executive director on the Emerging Market equities desk. She subsequently worked at HSBC Holdings plc, as a director on the Emerging Market equities desk.
Having both buy and sell side experience affords her a unique perspective on global markets and investment strategies. She holds the Financial Times Non-Executive Directors Diploma.

Heather MacCallum

Non-Executive Director

Heather MacCallum is a chartered accountant and was a partner of KPMG, Channel Islands, from 2001 until retiring from the partnership in 2016. She was a member of KPMG's financial services practice in the Channel Islands for 20 years. She is also a non-executive director and chair of the audit committee of Jersey Water and Blackstone / GSO Loan Financing Limited and is a non-executive director of Kedge Capital Fund Management Limited and City Merchants High Yield Trust Limited.

Richard Prosser

Chairman
Richard is a chartered accountant, a group director of the Estera Group (formerly known as Appleby Group) and a director of its wholly-owned trust company, Estera Trust (Jersey) Limited. He is a director of a number of companies including property companies, hedge funds and investment management companies. He chairs the investment policy committee of Estera Trust which monitors and evaluates the performance of asset managers throughout the Estera Group. He is also a director of Qannas Investments Limited.
Hazel Adam

Non-Executive Director
Hazel has over 20 years experience in the fund management and investment banking industries. After leaving Standard Life Investments in 2005, she joined Goldman Sachs International, as an executive director on the Emerging Market equities desk. She subsequently worked at HSBC Holdings plc, as a director on the Emerging Market equities desk.
Having both buy and sell side experience affords her a unique perspective on global markets and investment strategies. She holds the Financial Times Non-Executive Directors Diploma.
Heather MacCallum

Non-Executive Director
Heather MacCallum is a chartered accountant and was a partner of KPMG, Channel Islands, from 2001 until retiring from the partnership in 2016. She was a member of KPMG's financial services practice in the Channel Islands for 20 years. She is also a non-executive director and chair of the audit committee of Jersey Water and Blackstone / GSO Loan Financing Limited and is a non-executive director of Kedge Capital Fund Management Limited and City Merchants High Yield Trust Limited.

Financial calendar

Year End	31 August
Accounts published	November
Annual General Meeting	December
Dividend Paid	January, May, July, October

Trust details

Aberdeen Latin American Income Fund Limited

Registered Office:
1st Floor,
Sir Walter Raleigh House
48 – 50 Esplanade,
Jersey
JE2 3QB

Registered in Jersey as an Investment Company Number 106012

Launch Date: 16 August 2010

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