Standard Life

Residents and trusts based in the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man are now able to access Standard Life.

Another White Paper, another Government response. Forgive me for feeling blasé, but pension consultations have become ten-a-penny.

Advisers and investors have responded angrily to Standard Life's decision to cut prices on five of its property funds.

Standard Life has been criticised for cutting the unit prices of five of its property funds by 6.7% as a result of cash flow problems.

Keith Skeoch, chief executive of Standard Life Investments, has replaced ABI Investment Committee chairman Chris Phillips, who died earlier this year

New national IFA 2plan has set itself the ambitious target of recruiting 1,000 IFA members over the next five years.

Standard Life has added a further 52 funds to its already extensive mutual funds platform.

‘If it ain't broke, don't fix it' - this well known saying sums up all there is to say about the direction of the latest paper aimed at making the open market option work better.

Standard Life has added eight new external funds to its life and pensions range, including propositions from Macquarie, Investec and JP Morgan.

Government amendments to the Pensions Bill requiring protected rights to purchase a 50% spouses pension is a 'second-guesisng' exercise which is sending out a confused message to the market, claims Aegon Scottish Equitable.