Standard Life

STANDARD LIFE'S DECISION to demutualise came under political pressure last night after Dr Vincent Cable, the deputy head of the Liberal Democrats, backed a campaign for the company to remain mutual, reports The Scotsman .

Standard Life has submitted evidence to the Treasury Select Committee which claims the cost of running a National Pension Savings Scheme is likely to be far higher for the private sector than it would be through a State-run plan and is likely to run up...

STANDARD LIFE IS bracing itself for a second round of takeover approaches after it emerged that Resolution - one of the companies already knocked back by the Edinburgh assurer - is considering a return to the table with a fresh offer, reports The Scotsman...

STANDARD LIFE ON Tuesday put a £5.5bn price on its head and revealed that it had already rebuffed a number of approaches, including one from Resolution Life, the specialist investor in life assurance funds which manages closed books of with-profits business,...

IFAonline wants your views on the proposed flotation of Standard Life.

Standard Life made a pre-tax loss of £340m in 2004 and saw new business revenue fall £132m in new business, according to details of the life insurer's flotation proposals.

Reactions coming in on the Finance Bill's suggestion earlier today that IHT on trusts will not apply retrospectively have been mixed so far.

Standard Life has launched a Savings and Investment Index to measure consumer sentiment for types of investment and savings vehicles on a quarterly basis.

The third and final report from the Pensions Commission has received a muted response from both the government and the insurance industry.

MARK WOOD, the former UK chief executive of Prudential, has convinced former FSA chairman Sir Howard Davies to join the board of his new insurance company, The Times says this morning.