FCO - Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number:    811-06342   
Exact name of registrant as specified in charter:    Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc.   
Address of principal executive offices:    Aberdeen Asset Management Inc.   
   1735 Market Street   
   32nd Floor   
   Philadelphia, PA 19103   
Name and address of agent for service:    Andrea Melia   
   Aberdeen Asset Management Inc.   
   1735 Market Street   
   32nd Floor   
   Philadelphia, PA 19103   
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:    866-839-5233   
Date of fiscal year end:    October 31   
Date of reporting period:    October 31, 2010   


Item 1 – Reports to Stockholders.


 

 

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Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc.

Annual Report

October 31, 2010

 

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Invests primarily in global fixed-income securities

 

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Letter to Shareholders (unaudited)

December 10, 2010

 

 

Dear Shareholder,

We present this Annual Report which covers the activities of Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) for the year ended October 31, 2010. The Fund’s principal investment objective is to provide high current income by investing primarily in debt securities. As a secondary investment objective, the Fund seeks capital appreciation, but only when consistent with its principal investment objective.

Net Asset Value Performance

The Fund’s total return based on net asset value (“NAV”) was 18.7% for the year ended October 31, 2010 and 8.4% per annum since inception, assuming the reinvestment of distributions.

Share Price Performance

The Fund’s share price increased by 7.1% over the year, from $11.70 on October 31, 2009 to $12.53 on October 31, 2010. The Fund’s share price on October 31, 2010 represented a discount of 3.0% to the NAV per share of $12.92 on that date, compared with a premium of 0.3% to the NAV per share of $11.67 on October 31, 2009. At the date of this letter, the share price was $12.82, representing a premium of 2.0% to the NAV per share of $12.57.

Credit Quality

As of October 31, 2010, 69.4% of the Fund’s portfolio was invested in securities where either the issue or the issuer was rated A or better by S&P or Moody’s, or judged by Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Limited (the “Investment Manager”) to be of equivalent quality.

Distributions

Distributions to common shareholders for the twelve months ended October 31, 2010 totaled $0.84 per share. Based on the share price of $12.53 on October 31, 2010, the distribution rate over the twelve months then ended was 6.7%. Since all distributions are paid after deducting applicable withholding taxes, the effective distribution rate may be higher for those U.S. investors who are able to claim a tax credit.

On December 8, 2010, the Board of Directors (“Board”) authorized a monthly distribution of 7.0 cents per share, payable on January 14, 2011 to common shareholders of record as of December 30, 2010.

The Fund’s policy is to provide investors with a stable monthly distribution out of current income, supplemented by realized capital gains and, to the extent necessary, paid-in-capital. It is the Board’s intention that a monthly distribution of at least 7.0 cents per share be maintained for twelve months, beginning with the July 16, 2010 distribution payment. This policy is subject to regular review at the

Board’s quarterly meetings, unless market conditions require an earlier evaluation. The next review is scheduled to take place in June 2011.

Share Repurchase Policy

The Board’s policy is generally to buy back Fund shares on the open market when the Fund trades at certain discounts to NAV. During the year ended October 31, 2010 and the fiscal year ended October 31, 2009, the Fund repurchased 0 and 31,000 shares, respectively, through this program.

Revolving Credit Facility and Leverage

The Fund’s revolving credit loan facility with The Bank of Nova Scotia was renewed for another 364 day term on March 4, 2010, and included an increase of the facility from US$30,000,000 to US$40,000,000. The outstanding balance on the loan as of October 31, 2010 was US$40,000,000. Under the terms of the loan facility and applicable regulations, the Fund is required to maintain certain asset coverage rations for the amount of its outstanding borrowings. The Board continually evaluates the use of leverage for the Fund. In December 2008, the Fund’s Board authorized the Fund to use reverse repurchase agreements as another form of leverage. The Fund may implement a reverse repurchase agreement program if the Board determines it would be advantageous for the Fund and stockholders to do so.

Portfolio Holdings Disclosure

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information about the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund makes the information on Form N-Q available to shareholders on the Fund’s website or upon request and without charge by calling Investor Relations toll-free at 1-866-839-5233.

Proxy Voting

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities, and information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to portfolio securities during the twelve months ended June 30, 2010, is available: (i) upon request and without charge by calling Investor Relations toll-free at 1-866-839-5233; and (ii) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.


 

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Letter to Shareholders (unaudited) (concluded)

 

Dividend Reinvestment and Direct Stock Purchase Plan

As part of a broad effort to enhance available services to Shareholders, we are pleased to announce the availability of a Dividend Reinvestment and Direct Stock Purchase Plan (the “Plan”) that is sponsored and administered by Computershare Trust Company, N.A., the Fund's transfer agent. For both purchases and reinvestment purposes, shares will be purchased in the open market at the current share price and cannot be issued directly by the Fund.

The new Plan has similar features to the previous Dividend Reinvestment Plan that was administered by The Bank of New York Mellon, the Fund's former transfer agent, but it also offers some enhancements that enable investors to purchase initial shares through the Plan as a new investor, authorize recurring monthly purchases through the automatic investment feature and purchase shares over the Internet at www.computershare.com/aberdeen or by check.

For more information about the Plan and a brochure that includes the terms and conditions of the Plan, please contact Computershare at 1-800-647-0584 or visit www.computershare.com/buyaberdeen.Proxy Voting

Investor Relations Information

For information about the Fund, daily updates of share price, NAV, and details of recent distributions, contact Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. by:

 

 

Calling toll free at 1-866-839-5233 in the United States,

 

Emailing InvestorRelations@aberdeen-asset.us, or

 

Visiting the website at www.aberdeenfco.us.

 

For more information about Aberdeen Closed-End Funds, please visit our Closed-End Investor Center at www.aberdeen-asset.us/cef.

From the site you will also be able to review performance, download literature and sign up for email services. The site houses topical information about the funds, including fact sheets from Morningstar that are updated daily and monthly manager reports. If you sign up for our email service online, we can ensure that you are among the first to know about Aberdeen’s latest closed-end fund news.

Included within this report is a reply card with postage paid envelope. Please complete and mail the card if you would like to be added to our enhanced email service and receive future communications from Aberdeen.

Yours sincerely,

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Christian Pittard

President


 

All amounts are U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated.

Distribution Disclosure Classification (unaudited)

 

 

 

The Fund’s policy is to provide investors with a stable monthly distribution out of current income, supplemented by realized capital gains and, to the extent necessary, paid-in capital.

The Fund is subject to U.S. corporate, tax and securities laws. Under U.S. tax accounting rules, the amount of distributable income for each fiscal period depends on the actual exchange rates during the entire year between the U.S. dollar and the currencies in which Fund assets are denominated and on the aggregate gains and losses realized by the Fund during the entire year.

Therefore, the exact amount of distributable income for each fiscal year can only be determined as of the end of the Fund’s fiscal year, October 31. Under the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), the Fund is required to indicate the

sources of certain distributions to shareholders. This estimated distribution composition may vary from month to month because it may be materially impacted by future realized gains and losses on securities and fluctuations in the value of the currencies in which the Fund assets are denominated.

The distributions for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010 were comprised of 100% net investment income.

In January 2011, a Form 1099-DIV will be sent to shareholders, which will state the amount and composition of distributions and provide information with respect to their appropriate tax treatment for the 2010 calendar year.


 

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Report of the Investment Manager (unaudited)

 

 

 

Share Price Performance

On October 31, 2010, the Fund’s share price was $12.53, which represented a discount of 3.0% to the NAV per share of $12.92. As of December 10, 2010, the share price was $12.82, representing a premium of 2.0% to the NAV per share of $12.57.

Loan Facility and the Use of Leverage

The Fund utilizes leverage to seek to increase the yield for its common stockholders. The amounts borrowed from the line of credit may be invested at higher rates in the Fund’s portfolio. However, the cost of leverage could exceed the income earned by the Fund on the proceeds of such leverage. To the extent that the Fund is unable to invest the proceeds from the use of leverage in assets which pay interest at a rate which exceeds the rate paid on the leverage, the yield on the Fund’s common stock will decrease. In addition, in the event of a general market decline in the value of assets in which the Fund invests, the effect of that decline will be magnified in the Fund because of the additional assets purchased with the proceeds of the leverage. Non-recurring expenses in connection with the implementation of the loan facility will reduce the Fund’s performance.

The Fund’s leveraged capital structure creates special risks not associated with unleveraged funds having similar investment objectives and policies. The funds borrowed pursuant to the loan facility may constitute a substantial lien and burden by reason of their prior claim against the income of the Fund and against the net assets of the Fund in liquidation. The Fund is not permitted to declare dividends or other distributions in the event of default under the loan facility. In the event of a default under the credit agreement, the lenders have the right to cause a liquidation of the collateral (i.e., sell portfolio securities and other assets of the Fund) and, if any such default is not cured, the lenders may be able to control the liquidation as well. The loan facility has a term of 364 days and is not a perpetual form of leverage; there can be no assurance that the loan facility will be available for renewal on acceptable terms, if at all.

The credit agreement governing the loan facility includes usual and customary covenants for this type of transaction. These covenants impose on the Fund asset coverage requirements, fund composition requirements and limits on certain investments, such as illiquid investments, which are more stringent than those imposed on the Fund by the 1940 Act. The covenants or guidelines could impede the Investment Manager, Aberdeen Asset Management Limited (the “Investment Adviser”) or Aberdeen Asset Management Investment Services Limited (the “Sub-Adviser”) from fully managing the Fund’s portfolio in accordance with the Fund’s investment objective and policies. Furthermore, non-compliance with such covenants or the

occurrence of other events could lead to the cancellation of the loan facility. The covenants also include a requirement that the Fund maintain an NAV of no less than $90 million.

Prices and availability of leverage are extremely volatile in the current market environment. The Fund’s Board continues to evaluate the use of leverage for the Fund and will explore other forms of leverage. In December 2008, the Fund’s Board authorized the Fund to use reverse repurchase agreements as another form of leverage. The Fund may implement a reverse repurchase agreement program if the Board determines it would be advantageous for the Fund and stockholders to do so. A reverse repurchase agreement involves the sale of a security, with an agreement to repurchase the same or substantially similar securities at an agreed upon price and date. Whether such a transaction produces a gain for a Fund depends upon the costs of the agreements and the income and gains of the securities purchased with the proceeds received from the sale of the security. If the income and gains on the securities purchased fail to exceed the costs, the Fund’s NAV will decline faster than otherwise would be the case. Reverse repurchase agreements, as with any leveraging techniques, may increase the Fund’s return; however, such transactions also increase the Fund’s risks in down markets.

Interest Rate Swaps

The Fund entered into interest rate swaps to efficiently gain or hedge interest rate or currency risk. As of October 31, 2010, the Fund held interest rate swap agreements with an aggregate notional amount of US$21 million which represented approximately 53% of the total borrowings. Under the terms of the agreements currently in effect, the Fund receives a floating rate of interest (three month USD-LIBOR BBA rate) and pays fixed rates of interest for the terms and based upon the notional amounts set forth below:

 

Remaining
Term as of
October 31, 2010
   Amount
(in $ million)
     Fixed Rate
Payable (%)
 

44 months

     7.0         3.0125   

18 months

     7.0         1.8170   

  6 months

     7.0         1.4700   

A significant risk associated with interest rate swaps is the risk that the counterparty may default or file for bankruptcy, in which case the Fund would bear the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under the swap agreements. There can be no assurance that the Fund will have an interest rate swap in place at any given time nor can there be any assurance that, if an interest rate swap is in place, it will be successful in hedging the Fund’s interest rate risk with respect to the loan facility. The implementation of this strategy is at the discretion of the Leverage Committee of the Board.


 

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Report of the Investment Manager (unaudited) (concluded)

 

 

Economic Review

Despite the continued recovery in risk assets, returns on the developed bond markets were generally positive in the first quarter of 2010 following a poor fourth quarter 2009 for global bonds, where the 10 year yields for U.S. Treasuries were up around 50 basis points. There were no moves in official rates in the major economies. The only exception was Australia, where rates were increased three times to end the period at 4.5%.

As we moved into the third quarter of 2010 bond markets rallied, with yields reaching record lows in most major markets in August, as the recovery in the U.S. was called into question by disappointing economic data. The focus has now shifted away from monetary tightening with the U.S. Federal Reserve implementing additional quantitative easing in the form of additional purchases of U.S. treasuries.

Emerging market debt continued to post healthy gains on back of improving fundamentals and declining U.S. Treasury Bond yields,

further boosted by the prospects of another round of quantitative easing by the U.S. Federal Reserve.

For much of the period, the main focus remained on sovereign risk and Greece in particular. Amidst unprecedented volatility in peripheral Euro zone government bond markets, the EU approved a 110bn bailout package for Greece, co-financed with the International Monetary Fund (“IMF”). The European Central Bank (“ECB”) also announced that it would accept Greek government bonds as collateral for its refinancing operations regardless of credit rating. In addition, given rising fears that a liquidity crisis would turn into a major solvency problem, the EU announced a 750bn package to support the liquidity and solvency of any European Monetary Union (“EMU”) member having difficulty accessing the capital markets. On top of these measures, the ECB announced that EMU central banks would be given the authority to purchase EMU sovereign debt as a market support operation.


 

Portfolio Composition (unaudited)

 

 

Quality of Investments

As of October 31, 2010, 69.4% of the Fund’s total investments were invested in securities where either the issue or the issuer was rated at least “A” by Standard & Poor’s Corporation or Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or, if unrated, judged to be of equivalent quality by the Investment Manager. The table below shows the asset quality of the Fund’s portfolio as of October 31, 2010, compared with the previous six and twelve months:

 

Date      AAA/Aaa
%
       AA/Aa
%
       A
%
       BBB/Baa
%
       BB/Ba*
%
       B*
%
       CCC*
%
 

October 31, 2010

       46.2           12.4           10.8           13.0           11.3           6.3           0.0   

April 30, 2010

       44.6           9.4           12.0           14.6           12.9           6.5           0.0   

October 31, 2009

       42.5           13.3           13.5           11.3           15.0           4.2           0.2   

 

*   Below investment grade

Geographic Composition

The Fund’s investments are divided into three categories: Developed Markets, Investment Grade Developing Markets and Sub-Investment Grade Developing Markets. The table below shows the geographic composition (i.e., with U.S. dollar denominated bonds issued by foreign issuers allocated into country of issuance) of the Fund’s total investments as of October 31, 2010, compared with the previous six and twelve months:

 

Date      Developed Markets
%
       Investment Grade
Developing Markets
%
       Sub-Investment Grade
Developing Markets
%
 

October 31, 2010

       75.5           10.2           14.3   

April 30, 2010

       71.0           11.8           17.2   

October 31, 2009

       70.1           11.4           18.5   

 

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Portfolio Composition (unaudited) (concluded)

 

 

 

Currency Composition

The table below shows the currency composition of the Fund’s total investments as of October 31, 2010, compared with the previous six and twelve months:

 

Date      Developed Markets
%
       Investment Grade
Developing Markets
%
       Sub-Investment Grade
Developing Markets
%
 

October 31, 2010

       92.7           2.5           4.8   

April 30, 2010

       93.1           3.3           3.6   

October 31, 2009

       94.4           2.5           3.1   

Maturity Composition

As of October 31, 2010, the average maturity of the Fund’s total investments was 9.6 years, compared with 9.6 years on October 31, 2009. The table below shows the maturity composition of the Fund’s investments as of October 31, 2010, compared with the previous six and twelve months:

 

Date      Under 3 Years
%
       3 to 5 Years
%
       5 to 10 Years
%
       10 Years & Over
%
 

October 31, 2010

       26.6           16.4           27.4           29.6   

April 30, 2010

       30.1           15.8           31.3           22.8   

October 31, 2009

       30.2           17.1           29.9           22.8   

 

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Summary of Key Rates (unaudited)

 

 

 

The following table summarizes the movements of key interest rates and currencies from the previous six and twelve month periods.

 

        October 31, 2010        April 30, 2010        October 31, 2009  

Australia

              

90 day bank bills

       4.87%           4.63%           3.94%   

10 year bonds

       5.20%           5.71%           5.54%   

Australian Dollar

       $0.98           $0.93           $0.90   

Canada

              

90 day bank bills

       0.93%           0.39%           0.25%   

10 year bonds

       2.81%           3.65%           3.42%   

Canadian Dollar

       $0.98           $0.99           $0.93   

Malaysia

              

90 day T-bills

       2.89%           2.58%           2.04%   

10 year bonds

       3.82%           4.06%           4.28%   

Malaysian Ringgit*

       R3.11           R3.18           R3.41   

New Zealand

              

90 day bank bills

       3.21%           2.75%           2.81%   

10 year bonds

       5.24%           5.91%           5.73%   

New Zealand Dollar

       $0.76           $0.73           $0.72   

Philippines

              

90 day T-bills

       3.83%           4.14%           4.07%   

10 year bonds

       5.96%           8.11%           7.95%   

Philippines Peso*

       P43.02           P44.46           P47.62   

Singapore

              

90 day T-bills

       0.29%           0.33%           0.43%   

10 year bonds

       1.98%           2.67%           2.55%   

Singapore Dollar*

       S$1.29           S$1.37           S$1.40   

South Korea

              

90 day T-bills

       2.38%           2.15%           2.20%   

10 year bonds

       4.36%           4.82%           5.43%   

South Korean Won*

       W1125.25           W1,108.35           W1,182.25   

Thailand

              

90 day deposits

       1.00%           0.75%           0.75%   

10 year bonds

       3.20%           3.53%           4.34%   

Thai Baht*

       B29.98           B32.36           B33.43   

United Kingdom

              

90 day bank bills

       0.74%           0.68%           0.59%   

10 year bonds

       3.08%           3.85%           3.62%   

British Pound

       £1.60           £1.53           £1.65   

U.S.$ Bonds**

              

Hong Kong

       1.73%           0.93%           1.42%   

Malaysia

       0.93%           1.30%           1.74%   

Philippines

       3.72%           5.11%           5.69%   

South Korea

       2.77%           3.88%           4.41%   

 

*   These currencies are quoted Asian currency per U.S. dollar. The Australian, Canadian and New Zealand dollars and British pound are quoted U.S. dollars per currency.
**   Sovereign issues.

 

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Portfolio of Investments

As of October 31, 2010

 

 

Principal
Amount
(000)
     Description   Value
(US$)
 

 

LONG-TERM FIXED INCOME INVESTMENTS—(125.7%)

  

 

ARGENTINA—(1.9%)

  

ARS    1,974      

Republic of Argentina, 2.00%, 2/04/18 (a)

  $ 1,058,942   
USD 450      

Republic of Argentina, 7.00%, 3/28/11

    458,325   
USD 770      

Republic of Argentina, 7.00%, 4/17/17

    687,995   
               2,205,262   

 

AUSTRALIA—(27.9%)

  

AUD 500      

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., 8.50%, 4/22/13

    518,123   
AUD 3,100      

Australia Government Bond, 4.75%, 11/15/12

    3,030,392   
AUD 4,660      

Australia Government Bond, 5.75%, 7/15/22

    4,745,876   
AUD 500      

AXA SA, 7.50%, 10/26/16 (a)(b)

    395,870   
AUD 1,200      

Caisse d'Amortissement de la Dette Sociale, 7.50%, 2/28/13

    1,224,030   
AUD 500      

CFS Retail Property Trust, 6.25%, 12/22/14

    474,646   
AUD 500      

Cie de Financement Foncier, 6.25%, 1/30/17

    468,622   
AUD 500      

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 5.75%, 12/17/13

    492,033   
AUD 1,000      

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 8.50%, 6/24/11

    999,993   
AUD 200      

Eurofima, 6.00%, 1/28/14

    198,158   
AUD 500      

HBOS PLC, 6.75%, 5/01/12 (a)(b)

    420,482   
AUD 1,500      

HSBC Bank Australia Ltd., 4.9333%, 5/20/11 (a)(b)

    1,451,024   
AUD 1,000      

ING Bank Australia Ltd., 7.00%, 4/24/12

    989,326   
AUD 500      

Kommunalbanken AS, 6.375%, 3/30/12

    495,824   
AUD 1,700      

Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau, 7.50%, 8/26/11

    1,698,889   
AUD 500      

Macquarie Bank Ltd., 6.50%, 5/31/12 (a)(b)

    466,785   
AUD 200      

Merrill Lynch & Co., 6.75%, 3/12/14

    191,723   
AUD 500      

Monumental Global Funding Ltd., 6.50%, 11/08/11

    489,310   
AUD 500      

National Capital Trust III, 5.9617%, 9/30/16 (a)(b)

    415,868   
AUD 1,000      

New South Wales Treasury Corp., 7.00%, 12/01/10

    981,420   
AUD 2,280      

Queensland Treasury Corp., 5.75%, 11/21/14

    2,254,971   
AUD 1,490      

Queensland Treasury Corp., 6.00%, 10/14/15

    1,502,571   
AUD 500      

Royal Bank of Scotland NV, 6.50%, 5/17/18 (a)(b)

    405,813   
AUD 500      

Royal Womens Hospital Finance Pty Ltd., 6.20%, 3/26/17 (a)

    454,163   
AUD 1,500      

St. George Bank Ltd., 10.00%, 5/09/13 (a)(b)

    1,578,099   
AUD 500      

Stockland Trust Management Ltd., 8.50%, 2/18/15

    514,464   
AUD 1,000      

Sydney Airport Finance Co. Pty Ltd., 6.25%, 11/21/11

    977,023   
AUD 500      

The Goldman Sachs Group, 6.35%, 4/12/16

    464,601   
AUD 2,050      

Treasury Corp. of Victoria, 5.75%, 11/15/16

    2,029,945   
AUD 50      

Treasury Corp. of Victoria, 6.00%, 6/15/20

    49,923   
AUD 500      

Volkswagen Financial Services Australia Pty Ltd., 7.00%, 6/24/11

    492,268   
AUD 500      

Wesfarmers Ltd., 8.25%, 9/11/14

    512,834   
AUD 500      

Westpac Banking Corp., 7.25%, 11/18/16

    501,266   
AUD 700      

Westpac Banking Corp., 8.25%, 4/18/11

    695,346   
                 32,581,681   

 

BELARUS—(0.6%)

  

USD 660      

Republic of Belarus, 8.75%, 8/03/15

    676,566   

 

BRAZIL—(3.3%)

  

BRL 1,710      

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional Serie F, 10.00%, 1/01/17

    954,449   
BRL 1,950      

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional Serie F, 10.00%, 1/01/21

    1,048,359   
USD 92      

DASA Finance Corp., 8.75%, 5/29/13 (b)

    103,500   
USD 350      

Gerdau Trade, Inc., 5.75%, 1/30/21

    362,687   
USD 490      

Globo Comunicacao e Participacoes SA, 6.25%, 7/20/15 (a)(b)

    503,495   

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments (continued)

As of October 31, 2010

 

 

Principal
Amount
(000)
     Description   Value
(US$)
 

 

LONG-TERM FIXED INCOME INVESTMENTS (continued)

  

 

BRAZIL (continued)

  

USD 220      

Odebrecht Finance Ltd., 7.50%, 9/14/15 (b)

  $ 222,750   
USD 120      

Petrobras International Finance Co., 7.875%, 3/15/19

    151,666   
USD 440      

Rearden G Holdings EINS GmbH, 7.875%, 3/30/15 (b)

    476,850   
               3,823,756   

 

CANADA—(15.6%)

  

CAD 2,000      

Canadian Government Bond, 8.00%, 6/01/23

    2,960,898   
CAD 2,000      

Canadian Government Bond, 9.00%, 6/01/25

    3,274,753   
CAD 3,000      

Canadian Government Bond, 10.25%, 3/15/14

    3,764,369   
CAD 2,000      

Hydro Quebec, 9.625%, 7/15/22

    3,023,257   
CAD 500      

Ontario Electricity Financial Corp., 8.50%, 5/26/25

    730,988   
CAD 2,000      

Province of British Columbia, 9.50%, 1/09/12

    2,147,446   
CAD 2,000      

Province of New Brunswick, 7.75%, 1/13/14

    2,300,312   
                 18,202,023   

 

CHINA—(0.6%)

  

USD 320      

CFG Investment SAC, Series REGS, 9.25%, 12/19/10 (b)

    334,000   
USD 310      

Parkson Retail Group Ltd., 7.875%, 11/14/11

    321,510   
               655,510   

 

COLOMBIA—(1.5%)

  

USD 737      

Colombia Government International Bond, 6.125%, 1/18/41

    845,965   
USD 400      

Colombia Government International Bond, 7.375%, 3/18/19

    511,000   
USD 250      

Colombia Government International Bond, 7.375%, 9/18/37

    333,750   
               1,690,715   

 

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC—(1.1%)

  

USD 710      

Dominican Republic International Bond, 7.50%, 5/06/21

    812,950   
USD 400      

Dominican Republic International Bond, 8.625%, 4/20/27

    480,500   
               1,293,450   

 

EGYPT—(0.0%)

  

EGP 200      

Egypt Treasury Bill, Zero Coupon, 1/11/11

    34,012   

 

EL SALVADOR—(1.4%)

  

USD 700      

El Salvador Government International Bond, 7.65%, 6/15/35

    795,375   
USD 320      

El Salvador Government International Bond, 8.25%, 4/10/32

    379,600   
USD 450      

Telemovil Finance Co. Ltd., 8.00%, 10/01/14 (b)

    464,625   
               1,639,600   

 

HUNGARY—(0.8%)

  

HUF 50,420      

Hungary Government Bond, 5.50%, 2/12/16

    242,815   
HUF 144,110      

Hungary Government Bond, 6.00%, 10/24/12

    737,382   
               980,197   

 

INDONESIA—(2.9%)

  

USD 360      

Berau Capital Resources Pte. Ltd., 12.50%, 7/08/13 (b)

    413,047   
IDR 1,150,000      

Indonesia Recapitalization Bond, 13.40%, 2/15/11

    131,675   
IDR   2,900,000      

Indonesia Recapitalization Bond, 13.45%, 8/15/11

    344,767   
IDR 600,000      

Indonesia Treasury Bond, 9.50%, 7/15/31

    75,490   

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc.

 

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Portfolio of Investments (continued)

As of October 31, 2010

 

 

Principal
Amount
(000)
     Description   Value
(US$)
 

 

LONG-TERM FIXED INCOME INVESTMENTS (continued)

  

 

INDONESIA (continued)

  

IDR   2,900,000      

Indonesia Treasury Bond, 10.50%, 8/15/30

  $ 391,894   
IDR    10,250,000      

Indonesia Treasury Bond, 10.75%, 5/15/16

    1,359,925   
USD 200      

Indosat Palapa Co. BV, Series REGS, 7.375%, 7/29/15 (b)

    226,250   
USD 330      

Majapahit Holding BV, 7.75%, 10/17/16

    390,939   
               3,333,987   

 

KAZAKSTAN—(1.0%)

  

USD 200      

Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Finance BV, 6.375%, 10/06/20

    209,000   
USD 480      

Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Finance BV, 6.50%, 5/11/11

    489,000   
USD 470      

KazMunaiGaz Finance Sub BV, 7.00%, 5/05/20

    499,610   
                 1,197,610   

 

LITHUANIA—(1.0%)

  

USD 880      

Lithuania Government International Bond, 6.75%, 1/15/15

    976,800   
USD 150      

Lithuania Government International Bond, 7.375%, 2/11/20

    174,750   
               1,151,550   

 

MALAYSIA—(0.5%)

  

USD 460      

Petronas Capital Ltd., 7.875%, 5/22/22

    615,099   

 

MEXICO—(5.1%)

  

USD 435      

Corporacion GEO SAB de CV, 8.875%, 9/25/14

    491,006   
USD 220      

Corporacion GEO SAB de CV, 9.25%, 6/30/15 (b)

    253,825   
USD 170      

Corporativo Javer SA de CV, 13.00%, 8/04/14

    192,950   
USD 300      

Grupo Posadas SAB de CV, 9.25%, 1/15/15

    291,660   
MXN    6,900      

Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, 7.25%, 12/15/16

    605,901   
MXN 7,900      

Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, 8.00%, 6/11/20

    731,524   
MXN 5,300      

Mexico Cetes, Zero Coupon, 12/09/10

    428,790   
USD 1,700      

Mexico Government International Bond, 6.05%, 1/11/40

    1,955,000   
USD 230      

Pemex Project Funding Master Trust, 5.75%, 3/01/18

    258,220   
USD 240      

Pemex Project Funding Master Trust, 6.625%, 6/15/38

    267,543   
USD 400      

Petroleos Mexicanos, 5.50%, 1/21/21

    434,880   
               5,911,299   

 

NETHERLANDS—(0.4%)

  

USD 450      

GTB Finance BV, 8.50%, 1/29/12

    459,000   

 

NEW ZEALAND—(24.1%)

  

NZD 3,000      

ANZ National Bank Ltd., 7.60%, 3/02/12 (a)(b)

    2,336,931   
NZD 1,000      

Auckland Healthcare Services Ltd., 7.75%, 9/15/15

    834,926   
NZD 3,000      

Bank of America Corp., 7.53%, 3/08/12

    2,326,601   
NZD 1,000      

Council of Europe Development Bank, 7.75%, 11/15/11

    793,052   
NZD 2,000      

Deutsche Bank AG, 4.0957%, 12/16/10 (a)(b)

    1,420,861   
NZD 1,000      

General Electric Capital Corp., 6.50%, 9/28/15

    782,994   
NZD 1,000      

General Electric Capital Corp., 6.75%, 9/26/16

    782,099   
NZD 700      

Inter-American Development Bank, 6.00%, 12/15/17

    558,634   
NZD 750      

International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, 7.50%, 7/30/14

    629,376   
NZD 1,000      

Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank, 7.75%, 4/15/13

    818,364   
NZD 7,750      

New Zealand Government Bond, 6.00%, 12/15/17

    6,258,453   
NZD 2,910      

New Zealand Government Bond, 6.50%, 4/15/13

    2,343,448   

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc.

 

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Portfolio of Investments (continued)

As of October 31, 2010

 

 

Principal
Amount
(000)
     Description   Value
(US$)
 

 

LONG-TERM FIXED INCOME INVESTMENTS (continued)

  

 

NEW ZEALAND (continued)

  

NZD 1,000      

Powerco Ltd., 6.39%, 3/29/13

  $ 764,123   
NZD 1,000      

Province of Manitoba, 6.375%, 9/01/15

    801,033   
NZD 1,500      

Province of Ontario, 6.25%, 6/16/15

    1,198,220   
NZD 3,000      

Rabobank Nederland NV, 6.25%, 11/22/11

    2,336,881   
NZD 1,000      

Telstra Corp. Ltd., 7.15%, 11/24/14

    795,903   
NZD 3,000      

Total Capital SA, 6.50%, 7/20/12

    2,367,873   
                 28,149,772   

 

PERU—(1.0%)

  

USD 500      

BBVA Banco Continental via Continental Trustees Cayman Ltd., 7.375%, 10/07/20 (a)(b)

    524,815   
PEN 1,560      

Peru Government Bond, 8.20%, 8/12/26

    670,006   
               1,194,821   

 

PHILIPPINES—(1.7%)

  

USD 850      

Philippine Government International Bond, 6.375%, 10/23/34

    983,875   
USD 350      

Philippine Government International Bond, 7.75%, 1/14/31

    462,000   
USD 40      

Philippine Government International Bond, 8.375%, 6/17/19

    53,350   
USD 443      

SM Investments Corp., 5.50%, 10/13/17

    443,168   
               1,942,393   

 

POLAND—(0.7%)

  

PL N2,250      

Poland Government Bond, 5.75%, 9/23/22

    791,351   

 

QATAR—(1.2%)

  

USD 270      

Qatar Government International Bond, 5.25%, 1/20/20

    297,675   
USD 580      

Qatar Government International Bond, 6.40%, 1/20/40

    669,900   
USD 450      

Qatari Diar Finance QSC, 5.00%, 7/21/20

    470,988   
               1,438,563   

 

RUSSIA—(2.3%)

  

USD 350      

Alfa Bank OJSC Via Alfa Bond Issuance PLC, 7.875%, 9/25/17

    353,535   
USD 210      

Lukoil International Finance BV, 7.25%, 11/05/19

    227,325   
USD 582      

Russian Foreign Bond-Eurobond, 7.50%, 3/31/30

    698,042   
USD 107      

Russian Railways, 5.739%, 4/03/17

    112,885   
USD 380      

Severstal OAO Via Steel Capital SA, 6.70%, 10/25/17

    373,825   
USD 440      

TNK-BP Finance SA, 7.50%, 7/18/16

    487,850   
USD 450      

Vnesheconombank Via VEB Finance Ltd, 6.902%, 7/09/20

    478,800   
               2,732,262   

 

SOUTH AFRICA—(2.1%)

  

ZA R3,100      

South Africa Government Bond, 8.25%, 9/15/17

    457,206   
ZAR   6,670      

South Africa Government Bond, 10.50%, 12/21/26

    1,160,054   
USD 460      

South Africa Government International Bond, 5.50%, 3/09/20

    520,950   
USD 320      

South Africa Government International Bond, 7.375%, 4/25/12

    347,616   
                 2,485,826   

 

TURKEY—(3.3%)

  

TRY 1,985      

Turkey Government Bond, 16.00%, 3/07/12

    1,531,288   
USD 900      

Turkey Government International Bond, 5.625%, 3/30/21

    1,005,750   
USD 230      

Turkey Government International Bond, 7.25%, 3/15/15

    273,125   
USD 640      

Turkey Government International Bond, 9.50%, 1/15/14

    782,579   

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc.

 

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Portfolio of Investments (continued)

As of October 31, 2010

 

 

Principal
Amount
(000)
     Description   Value
(US$)
 

 

LONG-TERM FIXED INCOME INVESTMENTS (continued)

  

 

TURKEY (continued)

  

USD 300      

Yasar Holdings SA Via Willow No 2, 9.625%, 10/07/13 (b)

  $ 310,185   
               3,902,927   

 

UKRAINE—(0.1%)

  

USD 160      

Credit Suisse First Boston International for CJSC The EXIM of Ukraine, 7.65%, 9/07/11

    161,600   

 

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES—(0.9%)

  

USD 460      

Atlantic Finance Ltd., 9.75%, 5/27/14

    497,950   
USD 500      

Dubai Electricity & Water Authority, 7.375%, 10/21/20

    491,736   
               989,686   

 

UNITED KINGDOM—(20.0%)

  

GBP 1,000      

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, 9.125%, 10/17/11

    1,683,222   
GBP 260      

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, 12.00%, 1/02/11

    421,531   
USD 400      

Star Energy Geothermal Wayang Windu Ltd., 11.50%, 2/12/13 (b)

    457,000   
GBP 7,060      

United Kingdom Gilt, 4.25%, 12/07/49

    11,508,871   
GBP 3,000      

United Kingdom Gilt, 8.00%, 12/07/15

    6,249,697   
GBP 1,780      

United Kingdom Gilt, 9.00%, 7/12/11

    3,018,296   
               23,338,617   

 

URUGUAY—(1.1%)

  

UYU    17,175      

Uruguay Government International Bond, 5.00%, 9/14/18 (c)

    992,864   
USD 240      

Uruguay Government International Bond, 7.625%, 3/21/36

    318,000   
               1,310,864   

 

VENEZUELA—(1.6%)

  

USD 650      

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, 12.75%, 8/23/22

    564,525   
USD 1,440      

Petroleos de Venezuela SA, 8.50%, 11/02/17

    1,015,376   
USD 450      

Venezuela Government International Bond, 5.75%, 2/26/16

    320,625   
               1,900,526   
        

Total Long-Term Investments (cost $127,268,366)

    146,790,525   

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT—(2.3%)

  

 

EGYPT—(1.2%)

  

EGP 5,400      

Egypt Treasury Bill, Zero Coupon, 11/02/10

    935,106   
EGP 3,000      

Egypt Treasury Bill, Zero Coupon, 11/16/10

    517,160   
               1,452,266   

 

UNITED STATES—(1.1%)

  

USD    1,293      

Repurchase Agreement, State Street Bank & Trust Co., 0.11% dated 10/29/10, due 11/01/10 in the amount of $1,293,012, (collateralized by $1,215,000 U.S. Treasury Bond, 4.50% due 8/15/39; value of $1,319,733)

    1,293,000   
        

Total Short-Term Investment (cost $2,765,371)

    2,745,266   
        

Total Investments—128.0% (cost $130,033,737)

    149,535,791   
        

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets—(28.0)%

    (32,718,675
        

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders—100.0%

  $ 116,817,116   

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc.

 

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Portfolio of Investments (concluded)

As of October 31, 2010

 

 

 

ARS—Argentine Peso   EGP—Egyptian Pound   MXN—Mexican Peso   TRY—Turkish Lira
AUD—Australian Dollar   GBP—British Pound Sterling   NZD—New Zealand Dollar   USD—U.S. Dollar
BRL—Brazilian Real   HUF—Hungarian Forint   PEN—Peruvian Nouveau Sol   UYU—Uruguayan Peso
CAD—Canadian Dollar   IDR—Indonesian Rupiah   PLN—Polish Zloty   ZAR—South African Rand

 

(a)   Indicates a variable rate security. The maturity date presented for these instruments is the later of the next date on which the security can be redeemed at par or the next date on which the rate of interest is adjusted. The interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at October 31, 2010.
(b)   The maturity date presented for these instruments represents the next call/put date.
(c)   Inflation linked security.

At October 31, 2010, the Fund held the following futures contracts:

 

Futures Contracts      Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long (Short)
       Expiration
Date
       Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Australian Treasury Bond 6%—3 Year

       UBS           (59        12/15/10         $ (6,909

Australian Treasury Bond 6%—10 Year

       UBS           128           12/15/10           (140,632
                                        $ (147,541

At October 31, 2010, the Fund’s open forward foreign currency contracts were as follows:

 

Purchase/Sale

Settlement Date

  Counterparty     Amount
Purchase
    Amount
Sold
    Market
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Purchase Contracts

         

Hungarian Forint / United States Dollar

         

01/21/11

    Citibank        HUF165,765,000        USD829,240      $ 841,851      $ 12,611   

Total Purchase Contracts

                          $ 841,851      $ 12,611   

Sale Contracts

         

United States Dollar/Brazilian Real

         

12/03/10

    JPMorgan Chase        USD967,867        BRL1,747,000        1,021,399        (53,532

United States Dollar/British Pound Sterling

         

01/21/11

    Deutsche Bank        USD11,154,478        GBP7,025,000        11,249,083        (94,605

United States Dollar/Hungarian Forint

         

01/21/11

    JPMorgan Chase        USD892,316        HUF178,269,000        905,353        (13,037

United States Dollar/New Zealand Dollar

         

01/21/11

    Deutsche Bank        USD3,753,825        NZD5,000,000        3,786,989        (33,164

United States Dollar/Polish Zloty

         

01/21/11

    Citibank        USD811,717        PLN2,300,000        802,389        9,328   

United States Dollar/South Afrian Rand

         

01/21/11

    Citibank        USD469,336        ZAR3,228,000        455,342        13,994   

Total Sale Contracts

                          $ 18,220,555      $ (171,016

At October 31, 2010, the Fund’s interest rate swaps were as follows:

 

Currency    Notional
Amount
     Expiration
Date
     Counterparty      Receive (Pay)
Floating Rate
     Floating
Rate Index
     Fixed
Rate
    Unrealized
Depreciation
 

USD

     7,000,000         04/21/11         Deutsche Bank         Receive         3-Month LIBOR Index         1.4700   $ (39,919

USD

     7,000,000         04/21/12         Deutsche Bank         Receive         3-Month LIBOR Index         1.8170     (146,034

USD

     7,000,000         06/30/14         Deutsche Bank         Receive         3-Month LIBOR Index         3.0125     (592,828
                                                          $ (778,781

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

As of October 31, 2010

 

 

Assets          

Investments, at value (cost $130,033,737)

     $ 149,535,791   

Foreign currency, at value (cost $3,588,543)

       3,594,654   

Cash

       2,423,345   

Cash at broker for financial futures

       1,134,129   

Cash at broker for interest rate swap agreements

       790,000   

Interest receivable

       2,687,842   

Receivable for investments sold

       1,845,433   

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

       35,933   
Prepaid expenses and other assets        29,726   

Total assets

       162,076,853   

Liabilities

    

Bank loan payable (Note 6)

       40,000,000   

Payable for investments purchased

       3,137,402   

Unrealized depreciation on interest rate swaps

       778,781   

Dividends payable to common shareholders

       633,109   

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

       194,338   

Variation margin payable for futures contracts

       147,541   

Investment management fee payable

       103,308   

Interest payable on bank loan

       43,247   

Administration fee payable

       19,867   
Accrued expenses and other liabilities        202,144   

Total liabilities

       45,259,737   

Net Assets

     $ 116,817,116   

Composition of Net Assets

    

Common stock (par value $.001 per share)

     $ 9,044   

Paid-in capital in excess of par

       104,489,184   

Accumulated net investment loss

       (687,679

Accumulated net realized loss on investment transactions

       (10,901,672

Net unrealized appreciation on investments, futures and swaps

       6,715,906   

Accumulated net realized foreign exchange gains

       5,405,817   
Net unrealized foreign exchange and forward foreign currency contract gain        11,786,516   

Net Assets

     $ 116,817,116   
Net asset value per common share based on 9,044,194 shares issued and outstanding      $ 12.92   

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc.

 

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Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended October 31, 2010

 

 

Net Investment Income          

Income

    

Interest and amortization of discount and premium (net of foreign withholding taxes of $93,930)

     $ 9,179,536   
Other income        14,302   
         9,193,838   

Expenses

    

Investment management fee

       933,949   

Directors’ fees and expenses

       201,962   

Administration fee

       188,200   

Investor relations fees and expenses

       120,209   

Legal fees and expenses

       105,130   

Custodian’s fees and expenses

       93,168   

Reports to shareholders and proxy solicitation

       82,031   

Independent auditors’ fees and expenses

       79,180   

Insurance expense

       78,280   

Bank loan fees and expenses

       55,052   

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses

       28,582   
Miscellaneous        70,736   

Total operating expenses, excluding interest expense

       2,036,479   
Interest expense (Note 6)        649,590   
Total operating expenses        2,686,069   

Net Investment Income

       6,507,769   

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments, Swaps, Futures, and

Foreign Currencies

    

Net realized gain/(loss) on:

    

Investment transactions

       3,960,122   

Interest rate swaps

       (295,082

Futures contracts

       408,786   

Forward and spot foreign currency exchange contracts

       225,351   
Foreign currency transactions (including $14,579 capital gains tax)        2,657,364   
         6,956,541   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:

    

Investments

       2,726,187   

Interest rate swaps

       (452,566

Futures contracts

       2,864   

Forward and spot foreign currency exchange contracts

       (400,069
Foreign currency translation        3,520,959   
         5,397,375   
Net gain on investments, swaps, futures and foreign currencies        12,353,916   

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     $ 18,861,685   

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

        For the
Year Ended
October 31, 2010
       For the
Year Ended
October 31, 2009
 
Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets          
Operations          

Net investment income

     $ 6,507,769         $ 5,544,890   

Net realized gain/(loss) on investments, swaps and futures

       4,073,826           (4,280,952

Net realized gain/(loss) foreign currency transactions

       2,882,715           (5,324,933

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments, swaps and futures

       2,276,485           13,330,944   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on foreign currency translation

       3,120,890           23,445,882   

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

       18,861,685           32,715,831   
Distributions to shareholders from:          

Net investment income

       (7,585,837        (8,284,246

Tax return of capital

                 (6,016,114

Net decrease in net assets from distributions

       (7,585,837        (14,300,360
Common Stock Transactions:          

Reinvestment of dividends resulting in the issuance of 39,074 and 13,812 shares of common stock, respectively

       466,553           154,290   

Repurchase of common stock resulting in the reduction of 0 and 31,000 shares of common stock, respectively

                 (237,772

Total increase in net assets from common stock transactions

       466,553           (83,482

Total increase in net assets resulting from operations

       11,742,401           18,331,989   
Net Assets:          

Beginning of Year

       105,074,715           86,742,726   

End of year (accumulated net investment loss of ($687,679) and ($3,041,714), respectively)

     $ 116,817,116         $ 105,074,715   

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Cash Flows

For the Year Ended October 31, 2010

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Cash (Including Foreign Currency)

    

Cash flows provided from (used for) operating activities

    

Interest received (excluding discount of $10,813)

     $ 8,873,624   

Operating expenses paid

       (2,702,392

Sales of short-term portfolio investments, net

       2,413,992   

Purchases of long-term portfolio investments

       (78,401,200

Proceeds from sales of long-term portfolio investments

       70,105,700   

Proceeds on forward foreign currency exchange transactions, net

       179,100   

Realized loss on interest rate swap transactions

       (299,996

Realized gain on futures transactions

       (102,231

Payments made to broker for interest rate swap agreements

       (510,000

Decrease in prepaid assets

       146,499   

Net cash used by operating activities

       (296,904

Cash flows used for financing activities

    

Increase in Bank Loan

       10,000,000   

Dividends paid to common shareholders

       (7,116,533

Net cash provided from financing activities

       2,883,467   
Effect of exchange rate on cash        1,314,469   

Net increase in cash

       3,901,032   

Cash at beginning of year

       2,116,967   

Cash at end of year

     $ 6,017,999   

Reconciliation of Net Decrease in Net Assets from Operations to Net Cash (Including Foreign Currency)
used by Operating Activities

    

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     $ 18,861,685   

Increase in investments

       (7,186,588

Net realized gains on investments

       (3,960,122

Net realized losses on swap transactions

       295,082   

Net realized gains on futures transactions

       (408,786

Net realized foreign exchange gains

       (2,688,845

Net change in unrealized (appreciation)/depreciation on investments, futures and swaps

       (2,276,485

Net change in unrealized foreign exchange (gains)/losses

       (3,120,890

Increase in interest receivable

       (331,027

Increase in receivable for investments sold

       (81,304

Decrease in payable for investments purchased

       1,295,985   

Increase in payable for interest on Bank Loan

       (7,280

Proceeds on forward foreign currency exchange transactions, net

       (208,640

Payments made to broker for futures contracts

       (102,231

Payments made to broker for swap agreements

       (510,000

Increase in payable for interest rate swap interest

       (4,914

Decrease in prepaid assets, accrued expenses and other liabilities

       137,456   

Total adjustments

       (19,158,589
Net cash provided from operating activities      $ (296,904

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

 

    For the
Year Ended
October 31,
    For the Six
Months Ended
April 30, 2010(h)
(unaudited)
    For the Year Ended October 31,  
     2010       2009     2008     2007     2006  
Per Share Operating Performance(a):            
Net asset value per common share, beginning of period     $11.67        $11.67        $9.61        $14.19        $13.46        $13.87   
Net investment income     0.72        0.38        0.62        0.81        0.81        0.69   
Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments, swaps, futures and foreign currency transactions     1.37        0.46        3.02        (4.35     0.88        0.14   
Dividends to preferred shareholders from net investment income                          (0.07     (0.18     (0.16
Total from investment operations applicable to common shareholders     2.09        0.84        3.64        (3.61     1.51        0.67   
Distributions to common shareholders from:            
Net investment income     (0.84     (0.42     (0.92     (1.02     (0.78     (0.98
Tax return of capital                   (0.67                   (0.10
Total distributions     (0.84     (0.42     (1.59     (1.02     (0.78     (1.08
Effect of Fund shares repurchased            (0.03     0.01        0.05                 
Net asset value per common share, end of period     $12.92        $12.06        $11.67        $9.61        $14.19        $13.46   
Market value, end of period     $12.53        $12.43        $11.70        $8.20        $12.97        $13.00   
Total Investment Return Based on(b):            
Market value     14.84%        10.06%        68.04%        (30.80%     5.90%        8.23%   
Net asset value     18.72%        7.05%        43.04%        (25.87%     11.90%        5.43%   
Ratio to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders/Supplementary Data(c):            
Net assets applicable to common shareholders, end of period (000 omitted)     $116,817        $108,847        $105,075        $86,743        $132,036        $125,229   
Average net assets applicable to common shareholders (000 omitted)     $108,068        106,521        $92,052        $120,990        $126,436        $125,426   
Operating expenses     2.49%        2.55% (g)      3.30%        2.47% (d)      1.93% (d)      2.02% (d) 
Operating expenses without reimbursement     2.49%        2.55% (g)      3.33% (f)      2.47% (d)      1.93% (d)      2.02% (d) 
Operating expenses, excluding interest expenses     1.88%        1.93% (g)      2.52%        1.91%        1.93%        2.02%   
Net investment income     6.02%        6.44% (g)      6.02%        5.63%        4.63%        3.97%   
Portfolio turnover     44%        20%        63%        42%        71%        30%   
Senior securities (loan facility) outstanding (000 omitted)     $40,000        $40,000        $30,000        $30,000                 
Senior securities (preferred stock) outstanding (000 omitted)                                 $30,000        $30,000   
Asset coverage ratio on revolving credit facility at period end(e)     392%        372%        450%        389%                 
Asset coverage per $1,000 on revolving credit facility at period end     $3,920        $3,721        $4,502        $3,891                 
Asset coverage ratio on preferred stock at period end(e)                                 540%        517%   
Asset coverage per share on preferred stock at period end                                 $135,030        $129,357   

 

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(a)   Based on average shares outstanding.
(b)   Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of common stock on the opening of the first day and a sale on the closing of the last day of each period reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed, for purposes of this calculation to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan. Total investment return does not reflect brokerage commissions.
(c)   Ratios calculated on the basis of income, expenses and preferred share dividends applicable to both the common and preferred shares relative to the average net assets of common shareholders. Ratios of net investment income before preferred stock dividends to average net assets of common shareholders are 6.02%, 6.44%, 6.02%, 6.13%, 5.93% and 5.13%, respectively.
(d)   Includes expenses of both preferred and common stock.
(e)   Asset coverage ratio is calculated by dividing net assets plus the amount of any borrowing, including Auction Market Preferred Stock, for investment purposes by the amount of any borrowings.
(f)   In 2009, the Fund filed a non-routine proxy to consider approval of a new sub-advisory agreement among the Fund, Investment Manager, and Sub-Adviser. The Fund and the Investment Manager agreed to each bear equal responsibility with respect to the costs of soliciting proxies associated with the non-routine item.
(g)   Annualized.
(h)   The net investment income per share and ratio to net average net assets and the net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments, swaps, futures and foreign currency transactions per share for the six months ended April 30, 2010 have been restated from amounts previously reported ($0.63, 10.72% and $0.21, respectively) as no adjustment was reflected to account for bond premium amortization. To properly reflect the accounting for bond premium amortization in accordance with GAAP, the figures have now been restated. These adjustments had no impact on NAV, total return or the other per share information or ratios.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

 

Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) was incorporated in Maryland on June 28, 1991, as a closed-end, non-diversified investment company.

The Fund’s principal investment objective is to provide high current income by investing primarily in debt securities. As a secondary investment objective, the Fund seeks capital appreciation, but only when consistent with its principal investment objective. The Fund’s investments are divided into three categories: Developed Markets, Investment Grade Developing Markets and Sub-Investment Grade Developing Markets. “Developed Markets” are those countries contained in the Citigroup World Government Bond Index, Luxembourg and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. New Zealand is not in the Citigroup World Government Bond Index because New Zealand’s debt market does not meet the minimum size requirements of the Index. The Investment Manager requested the Board to consider New Zealand as a Developed Market due to New Zealand’s debt structure and stability. Based on the information presented at the Board meeting held on December 9, 2010, the Board approved the classification of New Zealand as a developed market for investment purposes. “Investment Grade Developing Markets” are those countries whose sovereign debt is rated not less than Baa3 by Moody’s or BBB- by Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”). “Sub-Investment Grade Developing Markets” are those countries that are not Developed Markets or Investment Grade Developing Markets. Under normal circumstances, at least 60% of the Fund’s total assets are invested in a portfolio of debt securities from issuers in Developed Markets or Investment Grade Developing Markets, whether or not denominated in the currency of such country; provided, however, that the Fund will invest at least 40% of its total assets in debt securities of issuers in Developed Markets. The Fund may only invest up to 40% of its total assets in debt securities of issuers in Sub-Investment Grade Developing Markets whether or not denominated in the currency of such country. The ability of issuers of debt securities held by the Fund to meet their obligations may be affected by economic developments in a specific industry, country or region.

In order to comply with a rule adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the 1940 Act regarding fund names, the Board of Directors has adopted an investment policy that, for as long as the name of the Fund remains Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc., it shall be the policy of the Fund normally to invest at least 80% of its net assets plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in debt securities. This 80% investment policy is a nonfundamental policy of the Fund and may be changed by the Board of Directors upon 60 days’ prior written notice to shareholders.

1. Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of income and expenses for the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The United States dollar is used as both the functional and reporting currency. However, the Australian Dollar, Canadian Dollar and British Pound are the functional currencies for U.S. federal tax purposes.

(a) Security Valuation:

Securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued at current market value as of the “Valuation Time.” Valuation Time is as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale price, the last quoted bid price provided by an independent pricing service approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors. Securities traded on NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Prices are taken from the primary market or exchange on which each security trades. Investment companies are valued at net asset value as reported by such company.

Most securities listed on a foreign exchange are valued at the last sale price at the close of the exchange on which the security is principally traded or by application of a valuation factor by an independent pricing service to the last sales price as further discussed below. Foreign securities, currencies, and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate of said currencies against the U.S. dollar, as of Valuation Time, as provided by an independent pricing service approved by the Board of Directors.

Debt and other fixed-income securities (other than short-term obligations) are valued at the last quoted bid price and/or by using a combination of daily quotes and matrix evaluations provided by an independent pricing service, the use of which has been approved by the Board of Directors. In the event such quotes are not available from such pricing agents, then the security may be priced based on bid quotations from broker-dealers. Short-term debt securities of sufficient credit quality such as commercial paper and U.S. Treasury Bills having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less at the time of purchase, are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.


 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or for which an independent pricing service does not provide a value or provides a value that does not represent fair value in the judgment of the Fund’s investment adviser or designee, are valued at fair value under procedures approved by the Board of Directors. In addition, fair value determinations are required for securities whose value is affected by a “significant” event that materially affects the value of a domestic or foreign security which occurs subsequent to the time of the close of the principal market on which such domestic or foreign security trades and before the Valuation Time (i.e., a “subsequent event”). Typically, this will involve events occurring after the close of a foreign market on which a security trades and before the next Valuation Time.

For the year ended October 31, 2010, there have been no significant changes to the valuation procedures approved by the Board of Directors.

The Fund is required to disclose information regarding the fair value measurements of a Fund’s assets and liabilities. Fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive upon selling an investment in a current transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market for the investment. The disclosure requirements utilize a three-tier hierarchy to maximize the use of observable market data, minimize the use of unobservable inputs and establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure

purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk (for example, the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique used to measure fair value including such a pricing model and/or the risk inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique). Inputs may be observable or unobservable.

Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, which are based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, which are based on the best information available in the circumstances.

The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of October 31, 2010:


 

Assets      Level 1*        Level 2*        Level 3  

Fixed Income Investments

              

Long-Term Fixed Income Investments

     $         $ 146,790,525         $   

Short-Term Investments

                 2,745,266             

Total Investments

     $         $ 149,535,791         $   

Other Financial Instruments

              

Interest Rate Swap Agreements

     $         $         $   

Futures Contracts

                             

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

                 35,933             

Total Other Financial Instruments

                 35,933             

Total Assets

     $         $ 149,571,724         $   

Liabilities

              

Other Financial Instruments

              

Interest Rate Swap Agreements

     $         $ (778,781      $   

Futures Contracts

       (147,541                    

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

                 (194,338          

Total Liabilities – Other Financial Instruments

     $ (147,541      $ (973,119      $   

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

For further information, please refer to the Portfolio of Investments that begins on page 7.

 

*   For the period ended October 31, 2010, there were no significant transfers in or out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements.

For the year ended October 31, 2010, there have been no significant changes to the fair valuation methodologies.

(b) Repurchase Agreements:

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements. It is the Fund’s policy that its custodian/counterparty segregate the underlying collateral securities, the value of which exceeds the principal amount of the repurchase transaction, including accrued interest. The repurchase price generally equals the price paid by the Fund plus interest negotiated on the basis of current short-term rates. To the extent that any repurchase transaction exceeds one business day, the collateral is valued on a daily basis to determine its adequacy. If the counterparty defaults and the value of the collateral declines or if bankruptcy proceedings are commenced with respect to the counterparty of the security, realization of the collateral by the Fund may be delayed or limited. The Fund held a repurchase agreement of $1,293,000 as of October 31, 2010.

(c) Foreign Currency Translation:

Foreign currency amounts are translated into United States dollars on the following basis:

 

(i)   market value of investment securities, other assets and liabilities – at the exchange rates at the current daily rates of exchange; and

 

(ii)   purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses – at the rate of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.

The Fund isolates that portion of the results of operations arising from changes in the foreign exchange rates due to fluctuations in the market prices of the securities held at the end of the reporting period. Similarly, the Fund isolates the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of portfolio securities sold during the reporting period.

Net exchange gain/(loss) is realized from sales and maturities of portfolio securities, sales of foreign currencies, settlement of securities transactions, dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books. Net unrealized foreign exchange appreciation/(depreciation) include changes in the value of portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities arising as a result of changes in the exchange rate. The net realized and unrealized foreign

exchange gain/(loss) shown in the composition of net assets represent foreign exchange gain/(loss) for book purposes that may not have been recognized for tax purposes.

Foreign security and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with those of domestic origin, including unanticipated movements in the value of the foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. Generally, when the U.S. dollar rises in value against foreign currency, the Fund’s investments denominated in that currency will lose value because its currency is worth fewer U.S. dollars; the opposite effect occurs if the U.S. dollar falls in relative value.

(d) Security Transactions and Investment Income:

Securities transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized and unrealized gains/(losses) from security and currency transactions are calculated on the identified cost basis. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Discounts and premiums on securities purchased are accreted or amortized on an effective yield basis over the estimated lives of the respective securities. Expenses are accrued on a daily basis.

(e) Derivative Financial Instruments:

The Fund is authorized to use derivatives to manage currency risk, credit risk and interest rate risk and to replicate or as a substitute for physical securities. Losses may arise due to changes in the value of the contract or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract. The use of derivative instruments involves, to varying degrees, elements of market risk in excess of the amount recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Swaps:

The Fund engaged in certain swap transactions in order to obtain a desired return at a lower cost than if the Fund had invested directly in the asset that yielded the desired return or as a tool to hedge the leverage. A swap is an agreement that obligates two parties to exchange a series of cash flows at specified intervals based upon or calculated by reference to changes in specified prices or rates for a specified amount of an underlying asset or notional principal amount. The Fund will enter into swaps only on a net basis, which means that the two payment streams are netted out, with the Fund receiving or paying, as the case may be, only the net amount of the difference between the two payments. Risks may arise as a result of the failure of the counterparty to the swap contract to comply with the terms of the swap contract. The loss incurred by the failure of a counterparty is generally limited to the net interest payment to be received by the Fund, and/or the termination value at the end of the contract. Therefore, the Fund considers the creditworthiness of each


 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

counterparty to a swap contract in evaluating potential credit risk. Additionally, risks may arise from unanticipated movements in interest rates or in the value of the underlying reference asset or index. The Fund records unrealized gains or losses on a daily basis representing the value and the current net receivable or payable relating to open swap contracts. Net amounts received or paid on the swap contract are recorded as realized gains or losses. Fluctuations in the value of swap contracts are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized appreciation or depreciation of swap contracts. Realized gains and losses from terminated swaps are included in net realized gains/losses on swap contracts transactions.

The Fund is a party to International Swap Dealers Association, Inc. Master Agreements (“ISDA Master Agreements”). These agreements are with select counterparties and they govern transactions, including certain over-the counter derivative and foreign exchange contracts, entered into by the Fund and the counterparty.

The ISDA Master Agreements maintain provisions for general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral, and events of default or termination. The occurrence of a specified event of termination may give a counterparty the right to terminate all of its contracts and affect settlement of all outstanding transactions under the applicable ISDA Master Agreement. Swap Contracts were used during the year to manage the interest rate risks, raise efficiency of the portfolio and to diversify the hedging of leverage.

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts:

A forward foreign currency exchange contract (“forward contract”) involves an obligation to purchase and sell a specific currency at a future date at a price set at the time of the contract. The Fund entered into forward contracts in connection with security transactions or to hedge the U.S. dollar value of portfolio securities denominated in a particular currency. A forward contract is marked-to-market daily and the change in market value is recorded by the Fund as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. When the forward contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. These unrealized and realized gains and losses are reported on the Statement of Operations. The Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in exchange rates. During the period the

forward contracts were primarily used to both neutralize the currency exposure of the Fund relative to their benchmark and to overlay active currency decisions.

Futures Contracts:

The Fund invested in financial futures contracts (“futures contracts”) for the purpose of hedging duration of their existing portfolio securities or securities that the Fund intends to purchase against fluctuations in value caused by changes in prevailing market interest rates or prices. Futures contracts may also be entered into for non-hedging purposes; however, in those instances, the aggregate initial margin and premiums required to establish the Fund’s positions may not exceed 5% of the Fund’s net asset value after taking into account unrealized profits and unrealized losses on any such contract it has entered into.

Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to pledge to the broker an amount of cash and/or other assets equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount (“initial margin deposit”). Subsequent payments, known as “variation margin,” are calculated each day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the fair value/market value of the underlying assets. An unrealized gain or loss equal to the variation margin is recognized on a daily basis. When the contract expires or is closed the gain (loss) is realized and is presented in the Statement of Operations as a net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued daily at their last quoted sale price on the exchange they are traded.

A “sale” of a futures contract means a contractual obligation to deliver the securities or foreign currency called for by the contract at a fixed price at a specified time in the future. A “purchase” of a futures contract means a contractual obligation to acquire the securities or foreign currency at a fixed price at a specified time in the future.

Should market conditions change unexpectedly, the Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contracts and may realize a loss. The use of futures transactions for hedging purposes involves the risk of imperfect correlation in movements in the price of futures contracts, interest rates and the value/market value of the underlying hedged assets. Futures Contracts were used during the year to hedge the duration of the Fund against it’s benchmark and to manage the overall duration of the fund.


 

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Summary of Derivative Instruments:

The Fund has adopted Accounting Standards Codification 815, “Derivatives and Hedging.” The Fund may use derivatives for various purposes. The following is a summary of the fair value of Derivative instruments, not accounted for as hedging instruments, as of October 31, 2010.

 

     Asset Derivatives      Liability Derivatives  
     2010      2010  
      Statement of Assets
and Liabilities Location
   Fair Value      Statement of Assets
and Liabilities Location
   Fair Value  
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments and risk exposure            
Interest rate swaps (interest rate risk)    Unrealized appreciation on interest rate swaps    $       Unrealized depreciation on interest rate swaps    $ 778,781   
Forward foreign exchange contracts (foreign exchange risk)    Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts      35,933       Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts      194,338   
Futures contracts (market risk)*    Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts            Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts      147,541   

Total

        $ 35,933            $ 1,120,660   

 

*   Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of futures contracts as reported in the Statement of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations

Year Ended October 31, 2010

Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) on

Derivatives Recognized in Operations

 

Derivatives not accounted for as

Hedging instruments under
Statement 133 (a)

     Location of Gain or (Loss)
On Derivatives Recognized
in Income
     Realized
Gain or
(Loss) on
Derivatives
Recognized
In Income
       Change in
Unrealized
Gain or (Loss)
on Derivatives
Recognized In
Income
 
     Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments, Swaps, Futures and Foreign Currencies          
Interest rate swaps (interest rate risk)           $ (295,082      $ (452,566
Forward foreign exchange contracts (foreign exchange risk)             193,870           (400,069
Futures contracts (market risk)               408,786           2,864   

Total

            $ 307,574         $ (849,771

Information about derivative instruments reflected as of the date of this report is generally indicative of the type and volume of derivative activity for the year ended October 31, 2010.

 

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(f) Distributions:

It is the Fund’s current policy to pay distributions from net investment income supplemented by net realized foreign exchange gains, net realized short-term capital gains and return of capital distributions if necessary, on a monthly basis. The Fund will also declare and pay distributions at least annually from net realized gains on investment transactions and net realized foreign exchange gains, if any. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

Dividends and distributions to shareholders are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments foreign currencies, loss deferrals and recognition of market discount and premium.

(g) Recent Accounting Pronouncements:

In January 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update 2010-06 (“ASU 2010-06”) to ASC 820-10, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures – Overall.” The amendment requires the disclosure of input and valuation techniques used to measure fair value for both recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements for Level 2 and Level 3 positions. In addition, transfers between all levels must be disclosed on a gross basis including the reason(s) for the transfer(s). Purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements in the Level 3 rollforward must be disclosed on a gross basis. The amendment is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, while disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements in the Level 3 rollforward of activity is effective for interim and fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2010. The Fund has adopted a policy of recognizing significant transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 at the reporting period end as well as further disclosures on inputs and valuation techniques used in measuring fair value for Level 2 and Level 3 securities. A significant transfer is a transfer, in aggregate, whose value is greater than 5% of the net assets of the Fund on the recognition date. The Fund has concluded there were no significant transfers in or out of Level 1 and Level 2.

(h) Federal Income Taxes:

For federal income and excise tax purposes, substantially all of the Fund’s transactions are accounted for using the functional currencies. Accordingly, only realized currency gains/(losses) resulting from the repatriation of any of the functional currencies (Australian Dollar, Canadian Dollar or British Pound) into U.S. dollars or another functional currency and realized currency gains and losses on non-functional currencies are recognized for U.S. federal tax purposes.

The Fund intends to qualify or continue to qualify as a “regulated investment company” by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined in Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized capital gains sufficient to relieve the Fund from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.

Management of the Fund has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions that would require recognition in the financial statements. Since tax authorities can examine previously filed tax returns, the Fund’s U.S. federal tax returns for each of the four fiscal years up to the period ended October 31, 2010 are subject to such review.

(i) Cash Flow Information:

The Fund invests in securities and distributes dividends from net investment income and net realized gains on investment and currency transactions which are paid in cash or are reinvested at the discretion of shareholders. These activities are reported in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets and additional information on cash receipts and cash payments is presented in the Statement of Cash Flows. Cash includes domestic and foreign currency but does not include cash at brokers in segregated accounts for financial futures contracts because it is designated as collateral.

2. Agreements

Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Limited (the “Investment Manager”) serves as investment manager to the Fund, pursuant to a management agreement. Aberdeen Asset Management Limited (the “Investment Adviser”) serves as the investment adviser and Aberdeen Asset Management Investment Services Limited (the “Sub-Adviser”) serves as the sub-adviser, pursuant to an advisory agreement and a sub-advisory agreement, respectively. The Investment Manager, the Investment Adviser and the Sub-Adviser are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Aberdeen Asset Management PLC.

The Investment Manager makes investment decisions on behalf of the Fund on the basis of recommendations and information furnished to it by the Investment Adviser including the selection of and the placement of orders with brokers and dealers to execute portfolio transactions on behalf of the Fund. The Sub-Adviser manages the portion of the Fund’s assets that the Investment Manager allocates to it.

The management agreement provides the Investment Manager with a fee, payable monthly, at the following annual rates: 0.65% of the Fund’s average weekly Managed Assets up to $200 million, 0.60% of


 

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Managed Assets between $200 million and $500 million, and 0.55% of Managed Assets in excess of $500 million. Managed Assets are defined in the management agreement as net assets plus the amount of any borrowings, for investment purposes.

The Investment Manager pays fees to the Investment Adviser for its services rendered. The Fund’s Investment Manager informed the Fund that it paid $274,052 to the Investment Adviser during the year ended October 31, 2010. As compensation for its services under the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Sub-Adviser receives an annual fee paid by the Investment Manager based on average weekly Managed Assets of the Fund at the following annual rates: 0.17% of the Fund’s average weekly Managed Assets up to $200 million; 0.16% of Managed Assets between $200 million and $500 million; 0.15% of Managed Assets in excess of $500 million.

The Investment Manager had previously entered into an agreement with CIBC World Markets Inc., which served as a consultant to the Fund. This agreement was terminated on April 22, 2010. The Fund paid CIBC World Markets Inc. $2,500, for services rendered for the period November 1, 2009 through April 22, 2010.

Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. (“AAMI”), an affiliate of the Investment Manager, Investment Adviser, and Sub-Adviser is the Fund’s Administrator, pursuant to an agreement under which AAMI receives a fee, payable monthly. Through January 31, 2010, AAMI

received a fee at an annual rate of 0.15% of the Fund’s average weekly Managed Assets up to $600 million and 0.125% of the Fund’s average weekly Managed Assets in excess of $600 million. Effective February 1, 2010 the annual fee rate became 0.125% of the Fund’s average weekly Managed Assets up to $1 billion, 0.10% of the Fund’s average weekly Managed Assets between $1 billion and $2 billion, and 0.075% of the Fund’s average weekly Managed Assets in excess of $2 billion.

Under terms of an Investor Relations Services Agreement, AAMI serves as the Fund’s investor relations services provider. In December 2009, the Board of Directors approved an amended Investor Relations Services Agreement, effective February 1, 2010, that included enhanced investor relations services for the Fund. During the year ended October 31, 2010, the Fund incurred fees of approximately $120,209. Investor relations fees and expenses in the Statement of Operations include certain out-of-pocket expenses.

Effective September 24, 2010, Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (“Computershare”) replaced the Bank of New York Mellon Corporation as the Transfer Agent.

3. Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term securities) for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010, were $79,697,185 and $64,394,687, respectively.


 

4. Tax Information

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended October 31, 2010 and October 31, 2009 was as follows:

 

        October 31,
2010
       October 31,
2009
 

Distributions paid from:

  

    

Ordinary Income

     $ 7,585,837         $ 8,284,246   

Tax return of capital

                 6,016,114   

Total tax character of distributions

     $ 7,585,837         $ 14,300,360   

As of October 31, 2010, the components of accumulated earning on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed ordinary income – net

  $1,239,304

Undistributed long-term capital gains – net

 

Total undistributed earnings

  1,239,304

Capital loss carryforward and other currency gains

  (4,577,839)*

Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) – net

  15,657,423**

Total accumulated earnings/(losses) – net

  $12,318,888

 

*   On October 31, 2010, the Fund had a net capital loss carryforward of $8,222,040 of which $1,442,629 expires in 2015, $2,330,488 expires in 2016, and $4,448,923 expires in 2017. This amount will be available to offset like amounts of any future taxable gains.
**   The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) is attributable to: the difference between book and tax amortization methods for premiums and discounts on fixed income securities, differing treatments for foreign currencies, the tax deferral of wash sales and straddles, the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains/(losses) on certain foreign currency contracts, and other timing differences.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

The United States federal income tax basis of the Fund’s investments and the net unrealized appreciation as of October 31, 2010 were as follows:

 

Tax Basis of
Investments
     Appreciation      Depreciation     

Net

Unrealized

Appreciation

 
  $144,325,949       $ 6,973,100       $ 1,763,258       $ 5,209,842   

GAAP requires that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. Accordingly, during the current year, $3,432,103 has been reclassified between accumulated net realized losses on investment transactions and distributions in excess of net investment income, as a result of permanent differences primarily attributable to foreign currency transactions and the sale of stock of passive foreign investment companies. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset values per share.

5. Common Stock

There are 300 million shares of $0.001 par value common stock authorized. At October 31, 2010, there were 9,044,194 shares issued and outstanding.

On March 1, 2001, the Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program. The Board of Directors amended the program on December 12, 2007. The stock repurchase program allows the Fund to repurchase up to 10% of its outstanding common stock in the open market during any 12-month period, if and when the discount to NAV is at least 8%. For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010 and fiscal year ended October 31, 2009, the Fund repurchased 0 and 31,000 shares, respectively, through this program. The weighted average discount on shares repurchased by the Fund was 21.2% during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2009.

6. Revolving Credit Facility

The Fund’s revolving credit loan facility with The Bank of Nova Scotia was renewed for another 364 day term on March 4, 2010, and included an increase the facility from US$30,000,000 to US$40,000,000. The outstanding balance on the loan as of October 31, 2010 was US$40,000,000. For the year ended October 31, 2010, the average interest rate on the loan facility was 1.80% and the average balance of the revolving credit loan facility was $35.7 million. The interest expense is accrued on a daily basis and is payable to The Bank of Nova Scotia on a monthly basis.

The amounts borrowed from the line of credit may be invested at higher rates in the Fund’s portfolio. However, the cost of leverage could exceed the income earned by the Fund on the proceeds of such

leverage. To the extent that the Fund is unable to invest the proceeds from the use of leverage in assets which pay interest at a rate which exceeds the rate paid on the leverage, the yield on the Fund’s common stock will decrease. In addition, in the event of a general market decline in the value of assets in which the Fund invests, the effect of that decline will be magnified in the Fund because of the additional assets purchased with the proceeds of the leverage. Over the past twelve months, the impact of Leverage on the NAV attributable to shareholders was 3.6%. Both Currency movements and gross yield differential made a positive contribution to the Fund.

The Fund’s leveraged capital structure creates special risks not associated with unleveraged funds having similar investment objectives and policies. The funds borrowed pursuant to the loan facility may constitute a substantial lien and burden by reason of their prior claim against the income of the Fund and against the net assets of the Fund in liquidation. The Fund is not permitted to declare dividends or other distributions in the event of default under the loan facility. In the event of a default under the credit agreement, the lenders have the right to cause a liquidation of the collateral (i.e., sell portfolio securities and other assets of the Fund) and, if any such default is not cured, the lenders may be able to control the liquidation as well. The loan facility has a term of 364 days and is not a perpetual form of leverage; there can be no assurance that the loan facility will be available for renewal on acceptable terms, if at all. The loan facility was renewed for another 364 day term on March 4, 2010. Bank loan fees and expenses included in the Statement of Operations include fees for the renewal of the loan facility as well as commitment fees for any portion of the loan facility not drawn upon at any time during the period. During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010, the Fund incurred fees of approximately $55,052.

The credit agreement governing the loan facility includes usual and customary covenants for this type of transaction. These covenants impose on the Fund asset coverage requirements, fund composition requirements and limits on certain investments, such as illiquid investments, which are more stringent than those imposed on the Fund by the 1940 Act. The covenants or guidelines could impede the Investment Manager, Investment Adviser or Sub-Adviser from fully managing the Fund’s portfolio in accordance with the Fund’s investment objective and policies. Furthermore, non-compliance with such covenants or the occurrence of other events could lead to the cancellation of the loan facility. The covenants also include a requirement that the Fund maintain net assets of no less than $90 million.


 

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Notes to Financial Statements (concluded)

 

7. Portfolio Investment Risks

(a) Credit and Market Risk:

Funds that invest in high yield and emerging market instruments are subject to certain additional credit and market risks. The yields of high yield and emerging market debt obligations reflect, among other things, perceived credit risk. The Fund’s investments in securities rated below investment grade typically involve risks not associated with higher rated securities including, among others, greater risk of not receiving timely and/or ultimate payment of interest and principal, greater market price volatility, and less liquid secondary market trading. The consequences of political, social, economic, or diplomatic changes may have disruptive effects on the market prices of emerging markets investments held by the Fund.

(b) Risks Associated with Foreign Securities and Currencies

Investments in securities of foreign issuers carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of U.S. issuers. These risks include future political and economic developments, and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments, which could adversely affect investments in those countries.

Certain countries also may impose substantial restrictions on investments in their capital markets by foreign entities, including restrictions on investments in issuers of industries deemed sensitive to relevant national interests. These factors may limit the investment opportunities available and result in a lack of liquidity and a high price volatility with respect to securities of issuers from developing countries.

(c) Concentration Risk:

The Fund may have elements of risk not typically associated with investments in the United States of America due to concentrated investments in a limited number of countries or regions subject to foreign securities or currencies risks. Such concentrations may subject the Fund to additional risks resulting from political or economic conditions in such countries or regions and the possible imposition of adverse governmental laws or currency exchange restrictions could cause the securities and their markets to be less liquid and their prices to be more volatile than those of comparable U.S. securities.

8. Contingencies

In the normal course of business, the Fund may provide general indemnifications pursuant to certain contracts and organizational

documents. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund, and therefore, cannot be estimated; however, based on experience, the risk of loss from such claims is considered remote.

9. Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated the need for disclosures and/or adjustments resulting from subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, no disclosures or adjustments were required to the Financial Statements other than the following disclosed subsequent event.

The Fund declared monthly distributions of 7.0 cents per share payable on December 10, 2010 and January 4, 2011 to shareholders of record as of November 30, 2010 and December 30, 2010, respectively.

10. Change in Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Unaudited)

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”), 300 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10017, an independent registered public accounting firm, was the independent registered public accounting firm for the Fund for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2008. At the meetings held on June 9, 2009, the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors engaged KPMG LLP, 1601 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103, to replace PwC as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Fund.

The report of the financial statements for the Fund for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2008 did not contain an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, and was not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles. For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2008 and through the date of the auditor change, there were no disagreements between the Fund and PwC on any matters of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosures, auditing scope or procedures, or any other matter which, if not resolved to the satisfaction of PwC, would have caused PwC to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with the issuance of PwC’s reports on the financial statements of such period.


 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

 

Board of Directors and Shareholders of

Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc.

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, of the Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”), as of October 31, 2010, and the related statements of operations and cash flows for the year then ended, and the statements of changes in net assets and the financial highlights for each of the years in the two year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audit. The financial highlights for each of the years in the three-year period ended October 31, 2008, were audited by other auditors. Those auditors expressed an unqualified opinion on the statement of changes in net assets and financial highlights in their report dated December 23, 2008.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain

reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2010, by correspondence with custodians and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights of the Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc. present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of October 31, 2010, and the results of its operations and cash flows for the year then ended, and its changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the two year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

December 28, 2010


 

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The following information is provided with respect to the distributions paid by the Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc. during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010:

Common Shareholders

 

Payable Date    Return of
Capital†
    Foreign
Taxes Paid†*
   

Foreign Source

Income**

 

November 13 2009-October 15, 2010

     0%        1.591%        58.97%   

 

  Expressed as a percentage of the distributions paid.
*   The foreign taxes paid represent taxes incurred by the Fund on interest received from foreign sources. Foreign taxes paid may be included in taxable income with an offsetting deduction from gross income or may be taken as a credit for taxes paid to foreign governments. You should consult your tax advisor regarding the appropriate treatment of foreign taxes paid.
**   Expressed as a percentage of ordinary distributions paid grossed-up for foreign taxes paid.

Supplemental Information (unaudited)

 

 

 

Considerations in Approving Renewal of Management Agreement, Investment Advisory Agreement, and Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement (FCO)

At an in-person meeting of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc. (“Fund”) held in September, 2010, the Board of Directors, including all of the Directors who are not considered to be “interested persons” as such term is defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, of the Fund (“Independent Directors”), considered and approved for an additional twelve-month term the continuation of the Fund’s management agreement with Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Limited (“Investment Manager”), the investment advisory agreement among the Fund, the Investment Manager and Aberdeen Asset Management Limited (“Investment Adviser”), and the investment sub-advisory agreement among the Fund, the Investment Manager and Aberdeen Asset Management Investment Services Limited (the “Investment Sub-Adviser”)(collectively, “Agreements”). The Investment Adviser and Investment Sub-Adviser are affiliates of the Investment Manager. The Investment Manager, Investment Adviser, and Investment Sub-Adviser are sometimes each referred to as an “Adviser” and, collectively, as the “Advisers.”

The Independent Directors were advised by separate independent legal counsel throughout the process. In advance of the meeting, the Independent Directors received a memorandum from their independent legal counsel discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the proposed continuation of the Agreements. At the meeting, the Directors reviewed a report prepared by the Advisers in response to a request submitted by the Independent Directors’

independent legal counsel on behalf of such Directors, and discussed this report with representatives of the Advisers. The Independent Directors also consulted in executive sessions with counsel to the Independent Directors regarding the renewal of the Agreements. The Directors also considered the recommendation of the Contract Review Committee of the Board (the “Committee”), consisting solely of Independent Directors, that the Agreements be renewed, noting that the Committee also had discussed, with representatives of management and separately in executive sessions with independent counsel at which no representatives of management were present, among other factors, the nature, extent and quality of the management, advisory and sub-advisory services provided to the Fund by the Advisers, the level of the management, advisory and sub-advisory fees, the costs of the services provided and the profits realized by the Advisers and their affiliates, the Fund’s expense ratio, Fund performance, the Fund’s and the Advisers’ compliance programs, any economies of scale with respect to the management of the Fund, and any ancillary benefits received by the Advisers and their affiliates as a result of their relationship with the Fund, and various other matters included within the report of the Advisers.

In considering whether to approve the renewal of the Agreements, the Directors received a variety of information provided by the Advisers relating to the Fund, the Agreements and the Advisers, including comparative performance, fee and expense information of a peer group of funds selected by an independent third-party provider of investment company data, performance information for relevant benchmark indices and other information regarding the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Advisers under


 

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their respective Agreements. The Board’s materials also contained information as to the profitability of the Advisers and their affiliates from their relationship with the Fund. The Committee and the Board of Directors, including the Independent Directors, also considered other matters such as (i) the Advisers’ financial results and financial condition, (ii) the Fund’s investment objective and strategies and the Advisers’ investment personnel and operations, (iii) the procedures employed to determine the value of the Fund’s assets, (iv) the allocation of the Fund’s brokerage, if any, including, if applicable, allocations to brokers affiliated with the Advisers and the use, if any, of “soft” commission dollars to pay Fund expenses and to pay for research and other similar services, and (v) possible conflicts of interest. Throughout the process, the Directors were afforded the opportunity to ask questions of and request additional information from management.

In addition to the materials requested by the Directors in connection with their consideration of the renewal of the Agreements, the Directors receive materials in advance of each regular quarterly meeting that provide information relating to the services provided by the Advisers. In this regard, the Board reviews reports of the Advisers which include, among other things, a portfolio review and Fund performance reports.

In approving (or, in the case of the Committee, recommending) the renewal of the Agreements, the Committee and the Board of Directors reached, among others, the following conclusions:

 

 

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. The Committee and the Board were satisfied with the nature, quality and extent of services provided by the Advisers. In reaching this conclusion, the Committee and the Board reviewed, among other things, the Advisers’ investment experience, including the growth and development of their Far East operations as well as the Aberdeen Group’s global investment management activities, including in emerging markets, and the Aberdeen Group’s growth in Australia. The Board (and the Committee) received information regarding the Advisers’ compliance with applicable laws and SEC and other regulatory inquiries or audits of the Fund and the Advisers. The Committee and the Board also considered the background and experience of the Advisers’ senior management personnel and the qualifications, background and responsibilities of the portfolio managers primarily responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management services for the Fund. The Committee and the Board also considered the allocation of responsibilities among the Advisers. In addition, the Committee and the Board considered the financial condition of the Advisers and whether they had the financial wherewithal to provide a high level and quality of service to the Fund. The Committee and the Board also

   

considered information received from the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer regarding the Advisers’ compliance policies and procedures, and also considered the Advisers’ risk management processes. The Committee and the Board also considered the Advisers’ brokerage polices and practices. Management also reported to the Committee and the Board on, among other things, its business plans and organizational changes. The Committee and the Board also noted that the Board reviewed and assessed the quality of the services the Fund receives from the Advisers throughout the year, and received detailed portfolio review and performance reports on a regular basis. The Committee and the Board determined that the advisory services provided were extensive in nature and of high quality.

 

 

Fees and Expenses. The effective annual management fee rate paid by the Fund to the Investment Manager for investment management services was within a reasonable range relative to the effective advisory fee rates of a peer group consisting of all closed-end funds included in the World Bond fund Morningstar category as compiled by Strategic Insight (“SI”), an independent third-party provider of mutual fund data (the “Peer Group”), including Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc., another U.S. registered closed-end fund managed by the Investment Manager and First Trust/Aberdeen Global Opportunity Income Fund, a U.S. registered closed-end fund sub-advised by Aberdeen Asset Management Inc., an affiliate of the Advisers and administrator to the Fund (“AAMI”). The SI data indicated that the Fund’s effective management fee rate (computed based on average managed assets for the six-month period ended April 30, 2010, and which reflects both the advisory fee and the administration fee) was below the Peer Group’s median and average fee rates, respectively. The Committee and the Board noted that, among other information, the SI data also indicated that the Fund’s annualized expense ratio based on average managed assets, which includes the Fund’s assets attributable to its common stock plus borrowings for investment purposes, including leverage, for the six-month period ended April 30, 2010 was above the average and median expense ratios, respectively, of the Peer Group. The data also indicated that the Fund’s annualized expense ratio based on average net assets, excluding the principal amount of borrowings, for the six-month period ended April 30, 2010 was above the average and median expense ratios of its Peer Group. The Committee and the Board also took into account the management fee structure, including that management fees for the Fund were based on the Fund’s total Managed Assets, whether attributable to common stock, preferred stock or bank borrowings. The Committee and the


 

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Board also considered that the compensation paid to the Investment Adviser and Investment Sub-Adviser is paid by the Investment Manager and not the Fund. The Committee and the Board also took into account the size of the Fund and its effect on the Fund’s expense ratio. The Committee and the Board also took into account management’s discussion of the Fund’s expenses, including the factors that impacted the Fund’s expenses, as well as certain actions taken during the past year to reduce the Fund’s operating expenses. The Board noted that the expense information in the SI report did not fully reflect such potential cost savings. The Committee and the Board also received information from management regarding the fees charged by the Advisers to other U.S. and non-U.S. clients investing primarily in an asset class similar to that of the Fund, including two segregated accounts with a global mandate. The Board considered the fee comparisons in light of differences required to manage the different types of accounts. The Committee and the Board also noted that the SI report indicated that the Fund’s effective management fee rate was above the effective management fee rate paid by one Aberdeen-managed fund in its Peer Group, and below the effective management fee rate paid by another Aberdeen-managed fund in its Peer Group. The Committee and the Board concluded that the fee paid by the Fund was reasonable, given the differences in the funds’ sizes, investment objectives and restrictions, and diversification requirements.

 

 

Performance. The Committee and the Board received and reviewed, among other performance data, information compiled by SI as to the Fund’s total return, as compared to the funds in the Fund’s Morningstar category (the “Morningstar Group”). The SI report indicated that the Fund ranked 5th out of 12 for the year-to-date period ended April 30, 2010, 7th out of 12 for the one- year period ended April 30, 2010, 8th out of 9 for the three-year period ended April 30, 2010 and 6th out of 6 for the five-year period ended April 30, 2010. The Committee and the Board also received performance information from management that compared the Fund’s total return to comparable non-U.S. investment companies selected by Lipper Inc., an independent third-party provider of investment company data.

The Committee and the Board received and considered information for each of the last five fiscal years regarding the Fund’s total return on a gross and net basis and relative to the Fund’s benchmark, the Fund’s share performance and premium/discount information and the impact of foreign currency movements on the Fund’s performance. The Committee and the Board also received and reviewed information as to the Fund’s total return for each of the last five fiscal years as compared with

the total returns of each of the funds in the Morningstar Group, other Aberdeen-managed funds and two segregated accounts with global bond mandates. The Committee and the Board considered management’s discussion of the factors contributing to differences in performance, including differences in the investment strategies of each of these other funds and accounts. The Committee and the Board also reviewed information as to the Fund’s discount/premium ranking relative to the Morningstar Group. The Committee and the Board also noted that the Fund outperformed its benchmark for the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended April 30, 2010. In considering the Fund’s performance relative to its Peer Group and other comparable funds, the Committee and the Board took into account the peer group in which the Fund was placed and the differences in investment strategies among the funds. Taking into account the investment style and processes of the Advisers, as well as the peer group in which the Fund was placed for comparative purposes, the Committee and the Board concluded that overall performance results were satisfactory and supported renewal of the Agreements.

 

 

Economies of Scale. The Board determined that the management fee structure was reasonable and reflects economies of scale being shared between the Fund and the Advisers. This determination was based on factors including that the Fund’s management fee schedule provides breakpoints at certain asset levels, and that profitability of the Advisers was determined to be reasonable based upon the Board’s review of the Peer Group data and other information provided to the Committee and the Board.

 

 

Profitability; Ancillary Benefits. The Committee and the Board considered information indicating the costs and profitability of the Advisers and their affiliates in providing services to the Fund, as well as any ancillary benefits. In addition, the Committee and the Board received information with respect to management’s allocation methodologies used in preparing this profitability data. The Board noted that AAMI, an affiliate of the Advisers, provides administrative and investor relations services to the Fund, for which it receives fees. The Committee and the Board determined that in light of the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund, the profitability of the Advisers and its affiliates from their relationship with the Fund was reasonable, and any ancillary benefits received by the Advisers and their affiliates as a result of their relationship with the Fund were reasonable.

In considering the Agreements, the Committee and the Board considered a variety of factors, including those factors discussed above. The Board did not identify any factor as all-important or all-controlling and instead considered these factors collectively in


 

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Supplemental Information (unaudited) (concluded)

 

light of the Fund’s surrounding circumstances, and each Director may have attributed different weight to the various factors. Based on their deliberations and their evaluation of the information provided to them, the Committee and the Board, including a majority of the

Independent Directors, concluded that approval of the renewal of the Agreements was in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders. Accordingly, the Board, and the Independent Directors voting separately, approved the renewal of the Agreements.


 

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Management of the Fund (unaudited)

 

 

 

The names of the Directors and Officers of the Fund, their addresses, ages, and principal occupations during the past five years are provided in the tables below. Directors that are deemed “interested persons” (as that term is defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of the Fund, the Investment Manager, Investment Adviser or Investment Sub-Adviser are included in the table below under the heading “Interested Directors.” Directors who are not interested persons, as described above, are referred to in the table below under the heading “Independent Directors.”

Board of Directors Information

 

Name, Address and Age   Position(s) Held
With the Fund
  Term of Office
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years
  Number of
Funds in
Fund Complex*
Overseen by
Director
  Other
Directorships
Held by Director

Interested Director

         

Martin J. Gilbert**

Aberdeen Asset

Management PLC

10 Queen’s Terrace

Aberdeen, Scotland

AB10 1YG

 

Age: 55

  Class III Director; Vice President  

Term as Director expires 2013; Director since

2001

  Mr. Gilbert is one of the founding directors, and has been the Chief Executive and an Executive Director, of Aberdeen Asset Management PLC, the parent company of the Fund’s Investment Manager, Investment Adviser and Investment Sub-Adviser, since 1983. He was President of the Fund, of Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc. and Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund, Inc. from February 2004 to March 2008. He was Chairman of the Board of the Fund and of Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc. from 2001 to September 2005. He has been a Director of Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Limited, the Fund’s Investment Manager, since 1991, a Director of Aberdeen Asset Management Limited, the Fund’s Investment Adviser, since 2000, and a Director of Aberdeen Asset Managers (C.I.) Limited, the Fund’s former investment manager, from 2000 to 2005. He has been a Director since 1995, and was President since September 2006 of Aberdeen Asset Management Inc., the Fund’s Administrator.   28   None

Independent Directors

         

P. Gerald Malone

48 Barmouth Road

Wandsworth, London

SW18 2DP

United Kingdom

 

Age: 59

 

Chairman of the Board;

Class I Director

 

Term expires

2011; Director since 2005

  Mr. Malone has been a solicitor for more than five years. He has served as a Minister of State in the United Kingdom Government. Mr. Malone currently serves as Independent Chairman of one London AIM-listed company (healthcare software) in addition to a privately owned pharmaceutical company. He is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Aberdeen Funds. He also previously served as a director of Regent-GM Ltd. (pharmaceutical manufacturing.   29   None

Neville J. Miles

5 Bennett Place

Surry Hills

NSW 2010 Australia

 

Age: 63

  Class III Director   Term expires 2013; Director since 1999   Mr. Miles is, and has been for a period in excess of ten years, Chairman of Ballyshaw Pty. Ltd. (share trading, real estate development and investment). He also is a non-executive director of a number of Australian companies.   3   None

William J. Potter

c/o Aberdeen Asset

Management Asia Limited

21 Church Street #01-01

Capital Square Two

Singapore 049480

 

Age: 61

  Class II Director   Term expires 2012; Director since 1992   Mr. Potter has been Chairman of Meredith Financial Group (investment management) since 2004. He was President of Kingsdale Capital Markets (USA) Inc. (private placement broker) from 2004 through June 2005, and President of Ridgewood Group International Ltd. (international consulting and merchant banking company) from 1996 to 2004.   3   None

 

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Management of the Fund (unaudited) (continued)

 

Name, Address and Age   Position(s)
Held With
the Fund
  Term of Office
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years
  Number of
Funds in
Fund Complex*
Overseen by
Director
  Other
Directorships
Held by Director

Peter D. Sacks

c/o Aberdeen Asset

Management Asia Limited

21 Church Street #01-01

Capital Square Two

Singapore 049480

 

Age: 64

  Class II Director   Term expires 2012; Director since 1992   Mr. Sacks has been Founding Partner of Toron Capital Markets, Inc. (investment management) since 1988.   29   None

John T. Sheehy

B.V. Murray and Company

666 Goodwin Avenue

Suite 300

Midland Park, NJ 07432

 

Age: 67

  Class I Director  

Term expires

2011; Director since 1992

  Mr. Sheehy has been a Managing Member of Pristina Capital Partners, LLC (water purification technology development) since 2007, a Senior Managing Director of B.V. Murray and Company (investment banking) since 2001, Director of Macquarie AIR-serv Holding, Inc. (Automotive Services) since 2006, Director of Smarte Carte, Inc. (Airport Services) from 2007 until 2010, and was Managing Member of The Value Group LLC (venture capital) from 1997 to 2009.   29   None

 

*   Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund, Inc., Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc., Aberdeen Chile Fund, Inc., Aberdeen Israel Fund, Inc., Aberdeen Indonesia Fund, Inc., Aberdeen Latin America Equity Fund, Inc., Aberdeen Emerging Markets Telecommunications and Infrastructure Fund, Inc. and the Aberdeen Funds have the same Investment Manager and Investment Adviser as the Fund, or an investment adviser that is affiliated with the Investment Manager and Investment Adviser and may thus be deemed to be part of the same “Fund Complex” as the Fund.
**   Mr. Gilbert is deemed to be an interested person because of his affiliation with the Fund’s Investment Manager, Investment Adviser and Investment Sub-Adviser. Mr. Gilbert serves as Vice President with Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc. and Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund, Inc., both of which may be deemed to be part of the same “Fund Complex” as the Fund.

Information Regarding Officers who are not Directors

 

Name, Address and Age   Position(s) Held
With the Fund
  Term of Office*
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years

William Baltrus**

Aberdeen Asset Management Inc.

1735 Market St. 32nd Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19103

 

Age: 43

  Vice President   Since 2008   Currently, Head of Investor Services for Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. Prior to joining Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. in November 2007, he was Vice President of Administration for Nationwide Funds Group from 2000-2007.

Alan Goodson**

Aberdeen Asset Management Inc.

1735 Market St. 32nd Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19103

 

Age: 36

  Vice President   Since 2009   Currently, Head of Product and Vice President of Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. Head of Finance (from 2000 to May 2005) and Company Secretary (from 2001 to May 2005) of Aberdeen Private Wealth Management Limited; Finance Director and Company Secretary of Aberdeen Asset Managers Jersey Limited (from 2002 to November 2005); Company Secretary of Aberdeen Asset Managers (C.I.) Limited (from 2001 to June 2005).

Kevin Daly

Aberdeen Asset Management

Investment Services Limited

Bow Bells House, 1 Bread Street

London

United Kingdom

 

Age: 49

  Vice President   Since 2008   Currently, Portfolio Manager on Emerging Markets Fixed Income Team (since 2007); previously, Credit Market Analyst for Standard & Poor’s London (1997-2007).

 

Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc.

 

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Management of the Fund (unaudited) (continued)

 

Name, Address and Age   Position(s) Held
With the Fund
  Term of Office*
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years

Stuart Gray***

Aberdeen Asset Management

Asia Limited

21 Church Street

#01-01 Capital Square Two Singapore 049480

 

Age: 43

  Vice President   Since 2009   Currently, Portfolio Manager Fixed Income for Aberdeen Asset Management Limited. Mr. Gray joined Aberdeen Asset Management Limited with the Deutsche Asset Management acquisition in 2007. Mr. Gray was formerly a Portfolio Manager with Deutsche Asset Management from 2000 until the acquisition.

Sharon Greenstein**

Aberdeen Asset Management Inc.

1735 Market St. 32nd Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19103

 

Age: 33

  Assistant Treasurer   Since 2009   Currently, Fund Accounting Manager for Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. Ms. Greenstein joined Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. as a Senior Fund Administrator in 2008. Prior to joining Aberdeen Asset Management Inc., Ms. Greenstein was an Accounting Analyst at Delaware Investments.

Paul Griffiths***

Aberdeen Asset Management Investment Services Limited

Bow Bells House, 1 Bread Street London United Kingdom

 

Age 43

  Vice President   Since 2010   Currently, Global Head of Fixed Income for Aberdeen Asset Management PLC. Mr. Griffiths joined Aberdeen Asset Management PLC following the acquisition of the Credit Suisse Asset Management business in July 2009. Mr. Griffiths was formerly Chief Investment Officer and Head of Fixed Income at Credit Suisse Asset Management.

Matthew Keener**

Aberdeen Asset Management Inc.

1735 Market St. 32nd Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19103

 

Age: 34

  Assistant Treasurer   Since 2008   Currently, Senior Product Manager for Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. Mr. Keener joined Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. in 2006 as a Fund Administrator. Prior to joining Aberdeen Asset Management Inc., Mr. Keener was a Private Equity Supervisor with SEI Investments (2004-2006).

Megan Kennedy**

Aberdeen Asset Management Inc.

1735 Market St. 32nd Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19103

 

Age: 36

  Vice President, Secretary   Since 2008   Currently, Head of Product Management for Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. Ms. Kennedy joined Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. in 2005 as a Senior Fund Administrator. Ms. Kennedy was promoted to Assistant Treasurer Collective Funds/North American Mutual Funds in February 2008 and promoted to Treasurer Collective Funds/North American Mutual Funds in July 2008.

Andrea Melia**

Aberdeen Asset Management Inc.

1735 Market St. 32nd Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19103

 

Age: 41

  Treasurer   Since 2009   Currently, Head of Fund Accounting for Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. Ms. Melia joined Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. in September 2009. Prior to joining Aberdeen, Ms. Melia was Director of fund administration and accounting oversight for Princeton Administrators LLC, a division of BlackRock Inc. and had worked with Princeton Administrators since 1992.

Anthony Michael***

Aberdeen Asset Management

Asia Limited

21 Church Street

#01-01 Capital Square Two

Singapore 049480

 

Age: 47

  Vice President   Since 2008   Currently, Head of Fixed Income – Asia for Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Limited. Mr. Michael joined Aberdeen through the acquisition of Deutsche Asset Management’s Australian Fixed Income business in June 2007. Previously, Mr. Michael was Director and Senior Portfolio Manager at Deutsche (2002-2007).

John Murphy

Aberdeen Asset

Management PLC

Bow Bells House, 1 Bread Street

London

United Kingdom

 

Age: 47

  Vice President   Since 2008   Currently, Portfolio Manager of Aberdeen Asset Management PLC since December 2005. Prior to that, Mr. Murphy was a Portfolio Manager at Deutsche Asset Management (1984-2005).

 

Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc.

 

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Management of the Fund (unaudited) (concluded)

 

Name, Address and Age   Position(s) Held
With the Fund
  Term of Office*
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years

Jennifer Nichols***

Aberdeen Asset Management Inc.

1735 Market St. 32nd Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19103

 

Age: 32

  Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer   Since 2008   Currently, Vice President and Head of Legal – US for Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. Ms. Nichols joined Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. in October 2006. Prior to that, Ms. Nichols was an associate attorney in the Financial Services Group of Pepper Hamilton LLP (law firm) (2003-2006).

Christian Pittard**

Aberdeen Asset Management Investment Services Limited

Bow Bells House, 1 Bread Street

London

United Kingdom

 

Age: 37

  President   Since 2009   Currently Group Development Director, Collective Funds for Aberdeen Asset Investment Services Limited. Previously Director and Vice President (2006-2008), Chief Executive Officer (from October 2005 to September 2006) and employee (since June 2005) of Aberdeen Asset Management Inc.; Member of Executive Management Committee of Aberdeen Asset Management PLC (since August 2005); Managing Director of Aberdeen Asset Managers (C.I.) Limited (from 2000 to June 2005); Managing Director of Aberdeen Private Wealth Management Limited (affiliate of the Fund’s Investment Manager Investment Adviser and Investment Sub-Adviser) (from 2000 to May 2005).

Victor Rodriguez***

Aberdeen Asset Management

Asia Limited

21 Church Street

#01-01 Capital Square Two

Singapore 049480

 

Age: 39

  Vice President   Since 2009   Currently, Head of Fixed Income – Australia for Aberdeen Asset Management Limited. Mr. Rodriguez joined Aberdeen Asset Management Limited following the acquisition of Credit Suisse Asset Management (Australia) Limited. Mr. Rodriguez was formerly a member of the fixed income team at Credit Suisse Asset Management since 1995.

Lucia Sitar**

Aberdeen Asset Management Inc.

1735 Market St. 32nd Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19103

 

Age: 39

  Assistant Secretary   Since 2008   Currently, U.S. Counsel for Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. Ms. Sitar joined Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. in July 2007. Prior to that, Ms. Sitar was an associate attorney in the Investment Management Group of Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young LLP (law firm) (2000-2007).

Timothy Sullivan**

Aberdeen Asset Management Inc.

1735 Market St. 32nd Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19103

 

Age: 49

  Vice President   Since 2008   Currently, Head of Product Development for Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. Mr. Sullivan joined Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. in 2000.

 

*   Officers hold their positions with the Fund until a successor has been duly elected and qualifies. Officers are generally elected annually at the meeting of the Board of Directors next following the annual meeting of shareholders. The officers were last elected on June 9, 2009.
**   Messrs. Baltrus, Goodson, Keener, Pittard and Sullivan and Mses. Greenstein, Kennedy, Melia, Nichols and Sitar hold the same position with Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund, Inc. and Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc., both of which may be deemed to be part of the same “Fund Complex” as the Fund. Messrs. Baltrus, Goodson, Pittard and Sullivan and Mses. Kennedy, Melia, Nichols and Sitar hold officer positions with Aberdeen Funds, Aberdeen Indonesia Fund, Inc., Aberdeen Israel Fund, Inc., Aberdeen Latin America Equity Fund, Inc., Aberdeen Chile Fund, Inc., and Aberdeen Emerging Markets Telecommunications and Infrastructure Fund, Inc., which may be deemed to be part of the same “Fund Complex” as the Fund.
***   Messrs. Gray, Griffiths, Michael and Rodriguez hold the same position with Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc. which may be deemed to be part of the same “Fund Complex” as the Fund.

 

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Corporate Information

 

 

 

Directors

P. Gerald Malone, Chairman

Martin J. Gilbert

Neville J. Miles

William J. Potter

Peter D. Sacks

John T. Sheehy

Officers

Christian Pittard, President

Megan Kennedy, Vice President and Secretary

Jen Nichols, Chief Compliance Officer and Vice President-Compliance

Andrea Melia, Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer

Lucia Sitar, Vice President and Assistant Secretary

William Baltrus, Vice President

Kevin Daly, Vice President

Martin Gilbert, Vice President

Alan Goodson, Vice President

Stuart Gray, Vice President

Paul Griffiths, Vice President

Anthony Michael, Vice President

John Murphy, Vice President

Victor Rodriguez, Vice President

Timothy Sullivan, Vice President

Sharon Greenstein, Assistant Treasurer

Matthew Keener, Assistant Treasurer

Investment Manager

Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Limited

21 Church Street

#01-01 Capital Square Two

Singapore 049480

Investment Adviser

Aberdeen Asset Management Limited

Level 6, 201 Kent Street

Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia

Administrator

Aberdeen Asset Management Inc.

1735 Market Street, 32nd Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19103

Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company

One Heritage Drive

North Quincy, MA 02171

Transfer Agent

Computershare Trust Company, N.A.

P.O. Box 43078

Providence, RI 02940

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

KPMG LLP

1601 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103

Legal Counsel

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

787 Seventh Ave

New York, NY 10019

Investor Relations

Aberdeen Asset Management Inc.

1735 Market Street, 32nd Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19103

1-866-839-5205

InvestorRelations@aberdeen-asset.com


 

LOGO

Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Limited

Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 23(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 that the Fund may purchase, from time to time, shares of its common stock in the open market.

Shares of Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc. are traded on the NYSE Amex Equities Exchange under the symbol “FCO”. Information about the Fund’s net asset value and market price is available at www.aberdeenfco.com.

This report, including the financial information herein, is transmitted to the shareholders of Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc. for their general information only. It does not have regard to the specific investment objectives, financial situation and the particular needs of any specific person. Past performance is no guarantee of future returns.


 

 

LOGO


Item 2   –  Code of Ethics.

As of October 31, 2010, the Registrant had adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to its principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, or persons performing similar functions. During the period covered by this report, there were no material changes to the Code of Ethics. During the period covered by this report, there were no waivers to the provisions of the Code of Ethics. A copy of the Code of Ethics has been filed as an exhibit to this Form N-CSR.

Item 3   –  Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The Board of Directors of the Registrant has determined that each of the following members of its Audit Committee qualifies as an “Audit Committee Financial Expert,” as that term is defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR: Neville J. Miles, John T. Sheehy and Peter D. Sacks. Mr. Miles, Mr. Sheehy and Mr. Sacks are all considered by the Board to be “Independent Directors,” as that term is defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR.

Item 4   –  Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

(a) – (d) Below is a table reflecting the fee information requested in Items 4(a) through (d):

 

Fiscal

Year Ended

 

(a)

Audit Fees

 

(b)

Audit-Related Fees

 

(c)1

Tax Fees

 

(d)

All Other Fees

October 31, 2010

  $80,500   Nil   $6,000   Nil

October 31, 2009

  $77,500   Nil   $6,000   Nil

1 The Tax Fees are for the completion of the Registrant’s federal and state tax returns.

(e)(1) The Registrant’s Audit Committee has adopted an Audit Committee Charter that provides that the Audit Committee shall annually select, retain or terminate the Fund’s independent auditor and, in connection therewith, to evaluate the terms of the engagement (including compensation of the auditor) and the qualifications and independence of the independent auditor, including whether the independent auditor provides any consulting, auditing or tax services to the Investment Adviser or Sub-Adviser, and to receive the independent auditor’s specific representations as to their independence, delineating all relationships between the independent auditor and the Registrant, consistent with the Independent Standards Board (“ISB”) Standard No. 1. The Audit Committee Charter also provides that the Audit Committee shall review in advance, and consider approval of, any and all proposals by Management or the Investment Manager that the Registrant, Investment Manager or their affiliated persons, employ the independent auditor to render “permissible non-audit services” to the Registrant and to consider whether such services are consistent with the independent auditor’s independence.

(e)(2) None of the services described in each of paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item were approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

  (f) Not applicable.

 

  (g) Non-Audit Fees

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010, KPMG billed $2,500 for aggregate non-audit fees for services to the Registrant and to the Registrant’s Investment Manager and Investment Adviser.

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2009, KPMG billed $20,000 for tax consulting and tax compliance services to the Registrant’s Investment Manager and Investment Adviser.

 

  (h) The Registrant’s Audit and Valuation Committee of the Board of Directors has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the Registrant’s investment adviser (not including any subadviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence and has concluded that it is.

Item 5 – Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

  (a) The Registrant has a separately-designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.


For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010, the audit committee members were:

Neville J. Miles

John T. Sheehy

Peter D. Sacks

 

    (b) Not applicable.

Item 6 –  Investments.

 

    (a) Included as part of the Report to Shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

 

    (b) Not applicable.

Item 7 –  Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

  Pursuant to the Registrant's Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures, the Registrant has delegated responsibility for its proxy

  voting to its Investment Manager and Investment Adviser, provided that the Registrant's Board of Directors has the

  opportunity to periodically review the Investment Manager's and Investment Adviser's proxy voting policies and material

  amendments thereto. The Registrant's Board of Directors most recently ratified the proxy voting policies of the Investment

  Manager and Investment Adviser in March 2006.

  The proxy voting policies of the Registrant are referenced in Exhibit A and Investment Manager and Investment Adviser are

  referenced in Exhibit B.


Item 8 -   Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 (a)(1) The information in that table below is as of October 31, 2010.

 

Individual & Position

 

  

Services Rendered

 

  

Past business Experience

 

John Murphy

(Commenced 2005)

Portfolio Manager

   Responsible for portfolio management.    Currently is a portfolio manager of the fixed income-EMEA team and member of the interest rates team. Joined Aberdeen with the acquisition of Deutsche Asset Management fixed income business in 2005.

Anthony Michael

BECon, MSc in Economica

MComm in Applied Finance

Grad Diploma in Securities Studies

(Commenced June 2007)

Director, Asian Fixed Income

 

  

Responsible for management and investment performance of Aberdeen's Non-Japan Asia fixed income and capital market products.

 

  

Appointed the Head of Asian Fixed Income in June 2007 when Aberdeen acquired Deutsche Australia Limited. Prior to the acquisition was director/senior portfolio manager with Deutsche Australia Limited since 2002.

 

Victor Rodriguez

BEcon, CPA, Grad Diploma in

Applied Finance and Investment (Commenced May 2009) Head of Fixed Income- Australia

   Responsible for Australia fixed income.    Currently, Head of Fixed Income on the Australian fixed income team. Joined Aberdeen in 2009 following the acquisition of Credit Suisse Asset Management (Australia) Limited. Joined Credit Suisse Asset Management in 1995 as a member of the fixed income team and became a senior member of the team, specializing in credit strategies.

Stuart Gray

BS Business (Finance and Economics), Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment

(Commenced June 2007)

Portfolio Manager

   Responsible for portfolio management.    Currently, a portfolio manager on the Australian fixed income team. Joined Aberdeen in 2007, following the acquisition of Deutsche Asset Management (Australia) Limited. Joined Deutsche in September 2000 as a member of the fixed income team and was a senior manager specializing in credit analysis.

Kevin Daly

BA English Lit

(Commenced 2007)

Portfolio Manager

   Responsible for portfolio management.    Currently a member of the emerging markets team. Joined Aberdeen in April of 2007, following ten years working as a credit market analyst covering global emerging market debt, and was head of marketing for Global Sovereign Ratings at Standard & Poor’s in London and Singapore.


(2)

 

    

Registered Investment

Companies

Managed by

Portfolio Manager

 

Pooled Investment Vehicles

Managed by

Portfolio Manager

 

Other Accounts

Managed by

Portfolio Manager

 

Name of

Portfolio

Manager

 

Number

of

Accounts

   

FUM

USD($M)    

 

Number of

Accounts

 

FUM

USD($M)    

 

Number of

Accounts    

 

FUM

USD($M)

 

 

John Murphy

 

    18          $3,613.96   84   $15,223.47   226   $ 52,937.58   

 

Anthony Michael

 

    4           $3,254.56   35   $5,461.78   115   $ 21,789.71   

 

Victor Rodrigues

 

    4           $3,254.56   35   $5,461.78   115   $ 21,789.71   

 

Stuart Gray

 

    4           $3,254.56   35   $5,461.78   115   $ 21,789.71   

 

Kevin Daly

 

    18          $3,613.96   84   $15,223.47   226   $ 52,937.58   

Total assets are as of October 31, 2010 and have been translated to U.S. dollars at a rate of
£1.00 = $1.5988.

There are 9 accounts (with assets under management totaling approximately $1,369.01 million) managed by John Murphy and Kevin Daly with respect to which part of the advisory fee is based on the performance of the account. The investment strategies of these 9 accounts are significantly different from those of the Registrant, so the performance fee should not create any conflict between that of the Portfolio Manager (and consequently, the Investment Manager and the Investment Adviser) and the interest of the Registrant.

(3) The following is a description of the compensation structure for portfolio managers employed by Aberdeen Asset Management PLC or its subsidiaries, including the Registrant’s Investment Manager and its Investment Adviser (the “Aberdeen Group”) as of October 31, 2010.

The Aberdeen Group recognizes the importance of compensation in attracting and retaining talent and has structured remuneration to include an attractive base salary, a discretionary bonus that is directly linked to one’s contribution to the overall success of the Aberdeen Group and a long-term incentive plan for key staff members comprised of a mixture of cash, options, and shares. Overall compensation packages are designed to be competitive relative to investment management industry standards.

The compensation policy has been designed to deliver additional rewards through appropriate incentive schemes, both annual and long term. These are directly linked to performance at both a corporate and an individual level. The policy seeks to reward performance in a manner which aligns the interests of clients, shareholders and executives.


Each Aberdeen Group member recognizes that any remuneration policy must be sufficiently flexible to take into account any changes in the business environment. In accordance with this need for flexibility, the Aberdeen Group takes into account the overall competitiveness of the total remuneration package of all senior executives including some portfolio managers. When justified by performance, the ‘at risk’ performance elements will form the most significant element of total remuneration for executive officers and senior employees.

Base Salary

The base salary is determined by prevailing market conditions and the compensation for similar positions across the industry. The Aberdeen Group uses industry compensation surveys as a tool in determining each portfolio manager’s base salary.

Annual Bonus

The Aberdeen Group’s policy is to recognize corporate and individual achievements each year through an appropriate bonus scheme. The aggregate incentive compensation pool each year is determined by the Board of the parent company, Aberdeen PLC, and is dependent on each member of the Aberdeen Group’s overall performance and profitability. The pool is comprised of a base level plus an agreed proportion of each member of the Aberdeen Group’s profitability.

Staff performance is reviewed formally once a year. The review process evaluates the various aspects that the individual has contributed to the Aberdeen Group, and specifically, in the case of portfolio managers, to the relevant investment team. Discretionary bonuses are based on a combination of both the team and the individual’s performance. Overall participation in team meetings, generation of original research ideas and contribution to presenting the team externally are also evaluated. Discretionary bonuses are not formally laid down and generally range from 10% to 50% of annual salary for portfolio managers.

In the calculation of the portfolio management teams bonus, the Aberdeen Group takes into consideration investment matters (which include the performance of funds, adherence to the company investment process, and quality of company meetings) as well as more subjective issues such as team participation and effectiveness at client presentations. The split between the two will vary but generally 80% of bonus will be determined by investment related matters, the remaining 20% will be more subjective in nature. Each fund’s performance is judged against the benchmark as listed below over a broad time frame invested to capture relevant performance.

Portfolio manager performance on investment matters are judged over all of the accounts the portfolio manager contributes to and is documented in the appraisal process. A combination of the team’s and individual’s performance is considered and evaluated.

Although performance is not a substantial portion of a portfolio manager’s compensation, the Aberdeen Group also recognizes that fund performance can often be driven by factors outside one’s control, such as (irrational) markets, and as such pays attention to the effort by portfolio managers to ensure integrity of our core process by sticking to disciplines and processes set, regardless of momentum and ‘hot’ themes. Short-terming is thus discouraged and trading-oriented managers will thus find it difficult to thrive in the Aberdeen Group’s environment. Additionally, if any of the aforementioned undue risks were to be taken by a portfolio manager, such trend would be identified via Aberdeen’s dynamic compliance monitoring system.

Long-Term Incentives

As part of an effective remuneration package, a long-term incentive plan is used to structure the package so as to retain, motivate, and reward key staff members with a view to improving their performance and thereby increasing the value of the Aberdeen Group for the benefit of shareholders. Long-term incentive plans can be either cash or share based and typically vest over a three year period.


(4)(a)

                 Individual   

Dollar Range of Equity Securities in the

Registrant Beneficially Owned by the

Portfolio Manager as of October 31, 2010

                 John Murphy                     $0
                 Anthony Michael                     $0
                 Victor Rodriguez                     $0
                 Stuart Gray                     $0
                 Kevin Daly                     $0

(b) Not applicable.

 

Item 9 –

 

Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

 

REGISTRANT PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

  Period   

(a)

Total

Number of

Shares

Purchased

  

(b)

Average

Price

Paid per

Share

  

(c)

Total Number of

Shares Purchased

as Part of Publicly

Announced Plans

or Programs  1

  

(d)

Maximum Number

of Shares That May

Yet Be Purchased

Under the Plans or

Programs 1

 

November 1, 2009

through,

November 30, 2009

   0    0    0    901,098
 

December 1, 2009

through

December 31, 2009

   0    0    0    901,695
 

January 1, 2010

through

January 31, 2010

   0    0    0    902,275
 

February 1, 2010

through

February 29, 2010

   0    0    0    902,275
 

March 1, 2010

through

March 31, 2010

   0    0    0    902,867
 

April 1, 2010

through

April 30, 2010

   0    0    0    902,867
 

May 1, 2010

through

May 31, 2010

   0    0    0    902,867
 

June 1, 2010

through

June 30, 2010

   0    0    0    903,271
 

July 1, 2010

through July 31, 2010

   0    0    0    903,855
 

August 1, 2010

through

August 31, 2010

   0    0    0    904,419
 

September 1, 2010

through

September 30, 2010

   0    0    0    904,419
 

October 1, 2010

through

October 31, 2010

   0    0    0    904,419
 

 

            Total

 

   0    0    0    -


  1

The Registrant’s stock repurchase program was announced on March 19, 2001 and further amended by the Fund’s Board of Directors on December 12, 2007. Under the terms of the current program the Registrant is permitted to repurchase up to 10% of its outstanding common stock in the open market during any 12 month period if and when the discount to net asset value is at least 8%.

Item 10 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

During the period ended October 31, 2010, there were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s Board of Directors.

Item 11 - Controls and Procedures.

 

   (a) It is the conclusion of the Registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer that the effectiveness of the Registrant’s current disclosure controls and procedures (such disclosure controls and procedures having been evaluated within 90 days of the date of this filing) provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the Registrant has been recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and that the information required to be disclosed by the Registrant has been accumulated and communicated to the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

   (b) There have been no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12 - Exhibits.

 

   (a)(1)  Code of Ethics pursuant to Item 2(f) of this Form N-CSR.

 

   (a)(2)  Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

   (a)(3)  Not applicable.

 

   (b) Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc.

By:   /s/ Christian Pittard
  Christian Pittard,
  President of
  Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc.

Date: January 7, 2011

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:   /s/ Christian Pittard
  Christian Pittard,
  President of
  Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc.

Date: January 7, 2011

 

By:   /s/ Andrea Melia
  Andrea Melia,
  Treasurer of
  Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc.

Date: January 7, 2011


EXHIBIT LIST

12(a)(1) – Code of Ethics

A – Registrant’s Proxy Voting Policies

B – Investment Manager’s and Investment Adviser’s Proxy Voting Policies

12(a)(2) – Rule 30a-2(a) Certifications

12(b) – Rule 30a-2(b) Certifications