Standard Life

AN ALL-PARTY parliamentary group examining the true cost of demutualisations among life assurers and building societies has called for legislation introducing an independent check on demutualisation windfalls, reports The Financial Times .

Only one in nine people would trust the financial services industry to look after their pension pot, according to research from Which?.

Standard Life is aiming to become one of the three largest players in the lucrative offshore investment market within three years, generating some £800 million-worth of business, according to a report from The Scotsman this morning.

Standard Life has developed an online trust application tracking facility for financial advisers on its intermediary website, adviser zone.

Advice is the key to removing the financial blindfold the majority of people are wearing over asset allocation, claims new research from Standard Life.

LISTED PROPERTY companies have "hijacked" the debate over government plans to introduce real estate investment trusts, according to William Hill, head of property at Schoders, reports this morning's Financial Times .

There's a whisper sweeping across the financial services industry at the moment which suggests past talk of financial advisers being squeezed out may actually be occurring.

STANDARD LIFE'S long-suffering policyholders were dealt another bitter blow yesterday after the firm cut its pay-outs on with-profits plans for the sixth consecutive year - this time by up to 18%, wrote The Scotsman .

Standard Life has revealed it will no longer offer its Executive Personal Pension Plan (Epp) after A-Day.

The Institute of Financial Planning and Standard Life are in the formative stages of an initiative to help IFAs incorporate wraps into their businesses, which could result in IFAs moving to fee-based structures and becoming financial planners.