Read all about it: Portfolio Adviser’s most-read news stories of the year
An eventful year has seen a wide array of industry issues feature in the top articles
Standard Life Aberdeen
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Schroders confirms talks with Lloyds over wealth arm
Cazenove Capital stake could seal the deal for £109bn mandate
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Phoenix deal marks SLA transition to diversified investment business
Phoenix Group’s acquisition of Standard Life Assurance completes for £3.3bn
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Phoenix to smash cash target as SLA acquisition nears completion
Specialist insurer confirms end date for deal with FTSE 100 investment group
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SLA continues haemorrhaging money post-merger
The firm’s co-chief executives say the partnership is ‘exceeding expectations’
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Blackrock and Schroders frontrunners for Lloyds mandate
Asset managers Blackrock and Schroders are the rumoured frontrunners to oversee £109bn for Lloyd’s Banking Group (LBG), after the contract with Standard Life Aberdeen was terminated earlier this year.
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LGIM poaches Standard Life Aberdeen Asia head
Legal & General Investment Management has poached David Hoantee Peng from Standard Life Aberdeen for a newly-created role in its Asia team.
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Standard Life Aberdeen falls despite £1.7bn shareholder payout
Standard Life Aberdeen’s (SLA) share price plummeted after the firm announced plans to return £1.7bn to shareholders following the sale of its insurance arm to Phoenix Group.
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Scottish Widows ‘surprised’ by Standard Life Aberdeen challenge
Scottish Widows says Standard Life Aberdeen is a clear and material competitor and it, therefore, has the legal right to terminate its investment management agreement with the firm.
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Standard Life Aberdeen challenges Lloyds over axed £109bn contract
Standard Life Aberdeen has challenged Lloyd Banking Group’s decision to pull out of a £109bn contract, arguing that there are no material competition concerns.
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SJP and SLA top broker buy lists
St James’s Place and Standard Life Aberdeen have been backed as top buys by several stockbrokers, amid gloomy predictions for the asset management sector generally.
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Terry Smith and Nick Train suffer as Sage shares slide 15%
Shares in British software firm Sage, owned by a slew of big shareholders including Terry Smith and Nick Train, have taken a major hit after the group missed its revenue growth target.