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A safe pair of hands but the future is still rocky for Life

20.10.09

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Standard Life picks ‘obvious insider’ Nish for top job

19.10.09

One of the most closely watched succession battles for years came to an end today, when Standard Life finally unveiled its next chief executive ... more

Kaupthing’s loan book is tale of woe

10.08.09

The leaked loan book of collapsed Icelandic bank Kaupthing reads like a who’s who of some of the credit crunch’s biggest losers ... more

Standard Life ups its divi despite downturn

05.08.09

Standard Life admitted today the pensions and life insurance market is “pretty horrible” but set itself up as the stand-out company in the sector by increasing its dividend... more

Small-scale investors eyeing stocks again

30.04.09

Small-time punters are ready to delve into the stock market again, figures from Standard Life indicate ... more

Take the Forbes Rich List with a big dose of salt

13.03.09

The annual Forbes list of the richest people in the world is published and it is treated as gospel. Yet closer examination reveals all manner of imperfections... more

Standard Life happy to be 'reassuringly dull'

12.03.09

Standard Life looks like emerging from the carnage in the insurance sector as perhaps the strongest outfit, with chief executive Sir Sandy Crombie doing his best to be "reassuringly dull"... more

A cool head who angers the punters

11.02.09

Insurance: Sir Sandy Crombie says he is calm in a crisis. Critics point out he gets plenty of practice... more

Standard Life pays Ł100m to settle ‘toxic fund’ fury

11.02.09

Investment: Standard Life is paying Ł100 million in compensation to customers who were furious to discover that a fund marketed as a safe haven was invested in toxic subprime mortgage debt... more

Why no gong for Treasury No.2?

02.01.09

The fuss about Nick Macpherson, permanent secretary to the Treasury, getting a gong when it's far too early to say if the banking bailout has been a success, is manufactured nonsense... more

Standard Life is 'strong and resilient' with Ł3.4bn surplus

30.10.08

Insurance: Standard Life becomes the latest insurer to insist its finances are secure despite its recent rout in the stock market slump... more

Standard Life leaps by 51% in face of downturn

06.08.08

Repackaging investors’ cash into new money-making schemes is helping bank see off worst effects of consumer downturn... more

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