Standard Life

  • slis alternatives assets up as gars balloons

    slis alternatives assets up as gars balloons

    Standard Life GARS had grown to a staggering £21.1bn at the end of 2012, with alternative strategies counting for more than one-fifth of Standard Life Investment's (SLI) total AUM.

  • Standard Life snaps up bargain in Newton deal

    Standard Life snaps up bargain in Newton deal

    Standard Life has bagged itself a bargain, acquiring Newton Private Clients for around £83.5m in a move that will more than triple its AUM.

  • newton standard life combo great news

    newton standard life combo great news

    Despite a lot of talk about M&A, consolidation and that there are too many fund groups and funds – certainly too many poor-performing ones – nothing has changed on the product manufacturing side of our industry.

  • std life exclusive talks Newton private client

    std life exclusive talks Newton private client

    Newton's sales of its private client arm has taken a step change in progress with Standard Life reported to be in exclusive discussions over the £90m acquisition.

  • Standard Life announces new head of platforms

    Standard Life announces new head of platforms

    Standard Life has appointed firm stalwart David Tiller as its first head of platform propositions.

  • equities real estate are asset calls

    equities real estate are asset calls

    Rather than 2013 being a continuation of a risk on/risk off approach, Keith Skeoch suggests this year investors will start to be more precise about where risk will be rewarded, with a greater empahsis on property and equities.

  • share centre adds six funds to platinum 120

    share centre adds six funds to platinum 120

    The Share Centre has started off 2013 by adding six funds to its Platinum 120 list of favourite funds.

  • standard life unveils emerging markets income fund

    standard life unveils emerging markets income fund

    Standard Life Investments has launched an emerging markets income fund for Mark Vincent.

  • gars is canada really a safe haven

    gars is canada really a safe haven

    The management team on the £13bn Standard Life Investments Global Absolute Return Strategies Fund (GARS) have questioned if Canada should be regarded as a safe haven.

  • pa analysis life company sales forces

    pa analysis life company sales forces

    Distribution post-RDR may see life companies getting back into the investment game, building up their own substantial sales forces of restricted advisers.

  • pimco analyst joins myfolio team

    pimco analyst joins myfolio team

    Standard Life Investments has hired former Pimco portfolio analyst Rickey Thevakarrunai as a fund analyst.

  • sli bolsters depleted gars team

    sli bolsters depleted gars team

    Standard Life Investments has brought in ex-JPMorgan man Adam Rudd to bulk its multi-asset team up following the departure of three members to Invesco Perpetual.