Standard Life
Standard Life and Aberdeen agree to £11bn merger
Standard Life and Aberdeen Asset Management have agreed to merge in an astonishing £11bn (€12.7bn, $13.5bn) deal, following a weekend of intense talks.
Standard Life sees 20% rise in offshore bond business
Standard Life has reported a 20% increase in offshore bond assets under administration (AUA) as the insurer looks to strengthen its foothold in India.
PEOPLE MOVES: LGIM, Brewin Dolphin, US SEC
Legal & General Investment Management has created a new head of personal investing for its UK direct business, while Brewin Dolphin’s chief operating officer is to depart. The exodus continues from the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
PEOPLE MOVES: Standard Life, Quilter Cheviot, Crowe CW
Standard Life’s chief executive for UK and Europe Pensions and Savings is to retire, with Quilter Cheviot’s chief executive announcing similar plans. Audit, tax and advisory firm Crowe Clark Whitehill sadly announced on Friday that its national head of private clients has died.
Investment | 23 Jan 17
US corporate tax cuts not priced in, says Standard Life Investment
US equity markets have yet to price in Donald Trump’s proposed corporate tax cuts, said Andrew Milligan, Standard Life Investments’ Edinburgh-based head of global strategy.