Standard Life's £100m payment to those invested in its Pension Sterling fund may not be enough to completely close the matter, according to Hargreaves Lansdown's Nigel Callaghan.
Despite welcoming the news and insisting Standard Life has done the right thing by their customers, senior pensions analyst Callaghan says the £100m payment is still not going to draw a line under the matter with advisers continuing to question the fund's poor performance prior to the revaluation. "If you look at the funds performance in the preceding months, it was falling away before this 5% cut was taken," he says. Callaghan says if the company accepted the rationale for needing to compensate for the 4.8% loss announced on January 14, he doesn't understand why they will not compens...
To continue reading this article...
Join Professional Adviser for free
- Unlimited access to real-time news, industry insights and market intelligence
- Stay ahead of the curve with spotlights on emerging trends and technologies
- Receive breaking news stories straight to your inbox in the daily newsletters
- Make smart business decisions with the latest developments in regulation, investing retirement and protection
- Members-only access to the editor’s weekly Friday commentary
- Be the first to hear about our events and awards programmes




