Standard Life

With increasing numbers of people retiring abroad, Fiona Murphy looks at the risks and asks how advisers are tackling estate planning issues for expatriates

IFAs favour Nucleus and Standard Life as their main platforms of choice, research from the Platforum suggests.

Standard Life has proposed to cut 95 members of staff from its UK customer service department.

Investment management firm Heartwood has inked deals with a host of platforms as it looks to gain traction in the IFA market with a new investment proposition.

Investors could be faced with a plethora of fund charging models post-RDR as well as higher overall costs and ‘premium' prices for a top tier of better performing funds or specialist mandates.

With tuition fees rising, saving for a child's university expenses has taken on new significance, writes Standard Life International's Ian Searle

Standard Life saw a marginal increase in gross inflows into its retail fee business in the three months to 30 September, as global financial markets volatility stunted investor sentiment.

Danish pension scheme ATP has revealed the details of NOW Pensions, the multi-employer trust it said can rival the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST).

Current economic conditions mean 6% of adults aged 45-65 believe they will never retire, according to research by Standard Life.

Standard Life has added its voice to growing calls for workers to be auto-enrolled into individual savings accounts (ISAs).