Standard Life

ALL OF STANDARD Life's seven-million-strong global customer base could be offered shares in the company on a preferential basis next year, in a flotation deal much bigger than that initially considered, according to this morning's Scotsman .

Various pension providers have welcomed the FSA's move to scrap the RU64 rule on pensions advice.

THOUSANDS OF Standard Life policyholders could miss out totally on the potential windfalls of demutualisation unless their policy matures after that date, according to this morning's Scotsman .

Standard Life has discovered over 70% of consumers underestimate their weight on protection new business applications in comparison to official medical results.

Standard Life is entering the offshore market to target tax efficiency business at UK clients.

A panel of product providers, IFA portals and back office software firms has announced plans to set aside commercial pressures and collaborate on the development of IFA technology and support service tools.

Standard Life is rolling out additional inheritance tax trust wrappers around two of its bonds to give policyholders more flexibility as to when they tie in their assets.

Plans to provide local tax inspectors with the ability to review whether qualifying pension contributions paid are tax deductible will only serve to throw ‘pensions simplification' into further quandary, an accountancy firm believes.

A pensions expert says the buy-to-let market is set to boom, as a result of the potential tax advantages of putting their buy-to-let properties into pensions.

The Inland Revenue has confirmed its intention to enforce a second lifetime allowance test on individuals moving from ‘new regime drawdown' to an alternatively secured pension (ASP).