Standard Life

The Bank of England has warned Britain's big banks could lose up to a fifth of their profits as the commercial property market implodes, The Daily Telegraph reports.

Standard Life has reported a 6% jump in UK life and pensions sales in Q1, to £3.52bn.

Standard Life launched its online dedicated SIPP solution to advisers earlier this week, offering a new fund trading service.

Standard Life has launched an online tool to provide tax efficient income projections for advisers and their clients.

The Tax Incentivised Savings Association (TISA) has appointed John Lawson, head of pensions policy at Standard Life, as chair of its retirement advisory council.

The four chief executives at Standard Life earned more than £5.3m between them in 2007, the firm reveals today, with top-earning Keith Skeoch alone taking home almost £1.75m.

A change in the Finance Bill allowing some people to take more of their pension benefits as a tax-free lump sum represents a "small step in the right direction to true simplification", says Standard Life.

Transact has the best UK platform proposition but the jury is still out on the newly merged Skandia/Selestia offering, according to a new adviser survey.

Standard Life Bank has developed a demo for mortgage brokers who are considering moving from phone to online applications.

Advisers working in the field of estate planning have been given a mixed bag of proposals in the Budget, Standard Life says.