Overview
Lobbying Costs
50,000€ - 99,999€
Financial year: May 2023 - Apr 2024
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1 Fte (6)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
2
High-level Commission meetings
9
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
abrdn plc (abrdn)
EU Transparency Register
28229947613-19 First registered on 05 Jan 2012
Goals / Remit
abrdn is headquartered in Scotland and listed in London, with around 5,000 employees in over 20 locations worldwide. We manage and administer more than €500 billion of assets on behalf of governments, pension funds, insurers, companies, charities, foundations and individuals. Through our management company in Luxembourg, abrdn Investments Luxembourg, our MiFID firm in Dublin with eight branches across the EU, abrdn Investments Ireland Limited, and our German entity, abrdn Investments Deutschland AG, we manage €109 billion of assets on behalf of clients.
Main EU files targeted
abrdn has a long history of engaging with European institutions and contributing to the European policy debate. We are looking forward to the completion of the Capital Markets Union (CMU) and are supportive of the CMU Action Plan, the strategy for financing the transition to a sustainable economy and the Sustainable Finance package.
We are actively engaged in ongoing debates on sustainable finance (e.g. SFDR, CSRD, CSDDD, ESG Ratings) and are at the forefront of the implementation of the much-needed EU Taxonomy. We are also supportive of EU-led initiatives (e.g. the International Platform for Sustainable Finance) focused on promoting international alignment of sustainable finance standards.Address
Head Office
1 George Street
Edinburgh EH2 2LL
UNITED KINGDOMEU Office
1 George Street
Edinburgh EH2 2LL
UNITED KINGDOMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
6
Employment time Lobbyists 50% 1 10% 5 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
2 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 19 Apr 2024
Name Start date End Date Kate BALLANTYNE 23 Sep 2023 20 Sep 2024 John BETHELL 06 Sep 2023 05 Sep 2024 Ms Kate Ballantyne 23 Sep 2023 15 Apr 2024 Mr John Bethell 06 Sep 2023 15 Apr 2024 Ms Argi Sampedro 19 Jan 2022 19 Jan 2023 Ms Argi Sampedro 28 Feb 2020 27 Feb 2021 Ms Annegret Schneider 16 Feb 2016 01 Mar 2017 Mr Alexander MacDonald 09 May 2012 01 Mar 2013 Complementary Information
We have one employee who is responsible for EU policy issues, including engagement with European Commission and Member State representatives. This represents around 50% of their role (the other 50% of their time is on UK issues).
There are other abrdn staff members who have an interest in EU policy as part of their wider role (e.g. compliance and engaging with our regulators) but none have a specific remit for engaging with EU institutions on regulatory or legislative matters.Person in charge of EU relations
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
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Categories
Category
Companies & groups
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Networking
Affiliation
abrdn is a member of, and engages with, a range of industry groups whose activities may be relevant. Key groups are: the Investment Association (IA), the European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA), the Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE), the City of London Corporation, the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME), the Competence Centre for the German Funds Industry (BVI) and the Irish Association of Investment Managers (IAIM).
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Closed financial year
May 2023 - Apr 2024
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
50,000€ - 99,999€
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Intermediaries for closed year
None declaredIntermediaries for current year
None declaredClosed year Costs
50,000€ - 99,999€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None declared
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
None declared
Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
9 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 16 Nov 2021 Location Brussels Subject AIFMD, CMU Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Florian Denis (Cabinet member)
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Date 14 Jun 2021 Location Virtual Subject Sustainable Finance, climate scenarios Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Katherine Power (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Apr 2021 Location virtual Subject CMU/AIFMD Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Florian Denis (Cabinet member)
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Date 21 Jan 2020 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Brexit Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio An Economy that Works for People Attending - Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet member)
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Date 10 Oct 2018 Location Brussels Subject Economic and Monetary Union and other economic issues Cabinet Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker Portfolio President Attending - Paulina Dejmek Hack (Cabinet member)
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Date 22 Jan 2016 Location Brussels Subject Insurance investment & solvency II Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Marlene Madsen (Cabinet member)
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Date 22 Jan 2016 Location Brussels Subject Insurance latest developments Cabinet Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker Portfolio President Attending - Paulina Dejmek Hack (Cabinet member)
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Date 16 Apr 2015 Location Brussels Subject Capital Markets Union Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio Euro and Social Dialogue, also in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Lee Foulger (Cabinet member)
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Date 10 Apr 2015 Location Brussels Subject Capital Markets Union Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio Euro and Social Dialogue, also in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Lee Foulger (Cabinet member)