Standard Life

BT will use a combination of its existing Standard Life defined contribution (DC) scheme and the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) for auto-enrolment.

Most clients go to an adviser primarily for practical reasons but many value the emotional reassurance the process brings them, research from Standard Life has found.

All new business on Standard Life's wrap and FundZone platforms will be done on an advising charging basis from today.

Standard Life says its five-year distribution deal with the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) will not target bank customers with IFAs.

John Lawson, head of pensions policy at Standard Life, is to join rival Aviva in the New Year as head of policy, corporate benefits.

The FSA should go further in its DFM transparency drive and oblige discretionaries to publish total expense ratios for their portfolios, according to David Tiller, director of strategy & business development at Standard Life Wealth.

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Standard Life has signed a five-year platform distribution deal with Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS).

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Standard Life has launched its consultancy charging model which will be in place for corporate advisers, employers and trustees after the Retail Distribution Review (RDR).