Peter Elston is Head of Asia Pacific Strategy & Asset Allocation, responsible for articulating, implementing and communicating Aberdeen's investment strategy in the region and other investment issues.

Peter has lived in Asia since 1988, joined Aberdeen in 2008 and is based in Singapore. Peter began his career at top UK pension fund manager Mercury Asset Management, where he spent 11 years. For most of this time he managed Asian equity funds from Tokyo, Hong Kong and Singapore.

Peter appears regularly on TV, and has had numerous articles published.

He graduated with a BA in Mathematics/Oriental Studies from Cambridge University.

• Are most fund managers hardwired to make poor decisions?
• Can Asia forge its own successful future?
• Diversification is good... up to a point
• Government bonds - a game of chicken?
• Making the most of an investment edge
• Over-confidence can be a killer
• The benefits of long-term investing
• The unintended, dire consequence of fiscal and monetary stimulus
• What active investing means today
• What is “risk”?
• Why we have recently lightened up on equities

• Active management trends
• Currency investing – issues and opportunities
• How to deal with inflation
• Knowing the basics of active management
• The role of commodities in portfolios

• Active management trends
• Currency investing – issues and opportunities
• 货币投资中的问题和机遇
• How to deal with inflation
• Knowing the basics of active management
• The role of commodities in portfolios