Standard Life is upping the standard of its corporate reporting as it butters up the City ahead of a planned floatation, The Daily Telegraph says.
The company is expected to start reporting quarterly as of the second quarter of next year, and is to bring its year-end to 31 December from the current 15 November, to bring it in line with quoted peers, the paper writes. Quotes from a spokesperson with the company suggest “The feedback on our efforts has been positive - but there is always an appetite for more information.” ASBESTOS LIABILITIES will be in focus at the High Court this week, as insurers Zurich, Norwich Union, as well as the DTI, argue people who show no symptoms of diseases such as asbestosis or mesothelioma should n...
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