Standard Life

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.

The Government will reduce tax relief for pension savers after April, according to the Budget.

Standard Life has climbed to the top of the FTSE in early trading on Wednesday after announcing profitable 2007 results earlier today.

Standard Life has reported a 43% increase in before tax operating profit for 2007, up from £614m to £881m.