Aberdeen profits jump on investors' search for returns Pre-tax profits increased to £188.2m in the six month to the end of March, up from £124.3m in same period last year. Revenues rose 25pc to £516m on strong demand for its higher-margin investment funds. Martin Gilbert, the chief executive of Aberdeen Asset Management, said: "It has been a strong first half to the year with investors' appetite for risk assets returning. Assets under management increased 13pc to £212.3bn, with investors focusing on global emerging markets, Asia Pacific and global equities. An increased interim dividend of 6p a share, up 36pc, will be paid on June 13. Shares in Aberdeen, which remained cautious on the market outlook, rose more than 8pc in early trading to 452.5, the biggest rise in the FTSE 100.