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Private equity firm takes control of FNZ

IFAonline | 08 Feb 2012 | 10:30

A private equity firm has taken joint control of FNZ, the platform provider powering the Standard Life and Elevate wraps.

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How are global equity income funds faring?

Charlotte Richards talks to global equity income fund managers about the benefits (and drawbacks) of the new sector classification, and what is driving the performance of their portfolios.

Professional Adviser | 02 Feb 2012 | 08:00
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Standard Life wins £100m claim against PI insurers over Sterling fund

Standard Life has successfully sued its professional indemnity insurers for around £100m to recover losses related to its Pension Sterling Fund.

IFAonline | 01 Feb 2012 | 11:00

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Half Standard Life with-profits holders hit by bonus cut

Standard Life is cutting some bonus rates on its UK with-profits plans from 1 February, in a move which will impact about half of the insurer's total policyholders.

IFAonline | 31 Jan 2012 | 12:45
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Standard Life urges govt to change pension rules before gender ban

The government must tackle the regulatory arbitrage created by the European Court of Justice’s (ECJ) ban on gender-based underwriting, Standard Life has said.

IFAonline | 19 Jan 2012 | 11:06
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Advisers 'to lose £80m' from contracting-out ban

Financial advisers will lose out on an estimated £80m worth of commission when the government outlaws contracting out of the state pension into private vehicles in April, Standard Life has said.

IFAonline | 18 Jan 2012 | 15:30
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Complaints force Standard Life to review client letters

Standard Life (SL) will review the wording of letters sent directly to investors after advisers complained they were incentivizing clients to drop IFAs.

IFAonline | 06 Jan 2012 | 14:00
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IFA deleted from Standard Life policies without permission

An IFA has claimed Standard Life removed him from his client’s policies without instruction.

IFAonline | 19 Dec 2011 | 14:19
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Standard Life denies mailout a ploy to poach IFA clients

Standard Life has denied its latest mailout to IFAs’ clients is an attempt to sell to them direct.

IFAonline | 16 Dec 2011 | 10:51
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IntelliFlo announces £10m investment programme

Software provider IntelliFlo is putting in place a four year £10m investment programme whilst also announcing an enhanced integration with the Standard Life wrap.

IFAonline | 13 Dec 2011 | 14:28
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Revealed: Winners of the Investment Trust Awards 2011

The winners of the Investment Week Investment Trust Awards 2011 were announced at a glittering ceremony in London last night.

IFAonline | 24 Nov 2011 | 07:50
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Estate planning for expats can be easy, not taxing

With increasing numbers of people retiring abroad, Fiona Murphy looks at the risks and asks how advisers are tackling estate planning issues for expatriates

Retirement Planner | 22 Nov 2011 | 14:30
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Nucleus and Standard Life revealed as IFAs’ primary platforms

IFAs favour Nucleus and Standard Life as their main platforms of choice, research from the Platforum suggests.

IFAonline | 08 Nov 2011 | 15:30

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