Standard Life

Winterthur Life has joined the attack against the government over tax changes to Alternatively Secured Pensions, although Standard Life has warned such outbursts may be counter-productive.

High net worth clients thinking about transferring pension funds when emigrating to Australia need to take action before the end of June, warns Standard Life.

Product and people news, as well as announcements of deals have come thick and fast today in the property and mortgages arenas.

Over 235,000 former Standard Life members have yet to claim a total of almost 90 million shares following the company's demutualisation and flotation in July 2006.

Standard Life is issuing a pack in the New Year for advisers with clients who fall outside the PTA criteria outlined by HMRC on 19 December.

Standard Life discussed with the FSA beforehand its new communications policy, which asks customers to sign declaration forms acknowledging understanding of transfers and transfer value requests.

A row is threatening to break out between Standard Life and financial advisers as the life office is introducing a client communications process to bypass advisers and obtain direct client signatures when requests are made for transfer values or transfer...

America's banks are expecting sterling to plummet next year after its meteoric rise to near $2 this autumn, believing Britain's growth surge to be well past its sell-by-date, says the Daily Telegraph .

THE BUY-TO-LET boom is expected to continue next year as more people pin their hopes on rising house prices making up for inadequate pension savings, says this morning's Daily Telegraph .

Members can now protect their entitlement to more than 25% tax free cash, or an early retirement age, if they are assigned a policy after their original scheme winds-up.