Less than four years after a radical rebrand that saw the company drop most vowels from its name, Abrdn Plc has bowed to derision and is renaming itself aberdeen group plc as Chief Executive Officer Jason Windsor seeks to revive the flailing asset manager.

One of the UK's oldest finance firms has abandoned a four-year rebrand which saw it mocked for removing the vowels in its name.

By Iain Withers and Sinead Cruise LONDON (Reuters) -Abrdn said on Tuesday it would add back dropped vowels in its name after a widely-mocked rebrand four years ago and start a search for a new chair,

The 200-year-old fund management group is hoping to put the vowel-less rebrand, which prompted widespread ridicule, behind it.