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Nearly four in ten private sector employers are planning to scrap pension salary sacrifice schemes following the Chancellor's decision to cap national insurance relief at £2,000 per year, according to research by Standard Life. The new polling, conducted among 500 business leaders, shows that

Standard Life has agreed to acquire Aegon UK in a £2 billion deal that will create the UK's largest retirement savings and income business, with approximately 16 million customers and around £480bn in assets under administration. The FTSE 100 group, which was formerly known as Phoenix Gr

Standard Life has reported strong financial results for 2025, with operating cash generation rising 5% to £1,474m and IFRS adjusted operating profit growing 15% to £945m, driven by continued momentum across its core businesses. Workplace pension net inflows held steady at £5.3bn, m

Standard Life plc, a retirement specialist focused entirely on retirement saving and income, has completed its name change from Phoenix Group Holdings plc and will from now on be listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker of SDLF. The move to Standard Life plc supports the organic growth s

Standard Life, part of Phoenix Group, has completed a £52 million bulk purchase annuity (BPA) transaction with The Amtico Company Pension Scheme, securing the benefits of all 425 members. The deal, concluded in August 2025, strengthens a long-standing relationship between Standard Life and lux

Pensions giant Phoenix Group is set to rebrand as Standard Life, adopting the name of the well-known brand it acquired seven years ago from Aberdeen Group. The change, planned for March 2026, follows speculation about a new name and reflects the board's belief that Standard Life is its most reputabl

People living in Scotland who expect to rent during retirement could need an additional £372,000 in savings compared to those with no housing costs, according to new analysis by Standard Life, part of Phoenix Group.

Phoenix Group shares experienced a surge of over 6% on Monday, following the company's announcement of significantly exceeding its cash generation targets and upgraded future guidance. The FTSE 100 firm, which owns Standard Life, reported a 31% increase in 2024 operating profit, reaching £825

Andy Curran, CEO of Standard Life, part of Phoenix Group, has decided to retire in the summer of 2025 after a transformative five year tenure in which the business has become a key driver of the group’s organic growth. In 2020, Mr Curran set out a growth strategy for Standard Life which focuse

Phoenix Group, the retirement savings and income business which owns Standard Life, has posted strong financial results for 2023. The company achieved its 2025 growth target two years early, with £1.5 billion in new business cash generated by its Standard Life division.

Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE) and Standard Life, a division of Phoenix Group, have introduced a report aimed at initiating coordinated action to address customer vulnerability in Scotland's financial services sector. Calling for a sector-wide charter for vulnerable customers to be established,

Standard Life, part of Phoenix Group, has partnered with open banking and open finance platform Moneyhub, to deliver its pensions dashboard.

Standard Life, a Phoenix Group subsidiary, has partnered with Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE) to hold the first-ever 'Vulnerable Customer Summit' in Edinburgh. The summit, set to attract representatives from various financial institutions, seeks to foster collaboration in addressing the growing

Standard Life, part of Phoenix Group, the UK’s largest long-term savings and retirement business, has today announced a new programme of investment. The purchase of the Standard Life brand in May 2021 from abrdn is strategically important to Phoenix Group as it pursues a growth strategy that w

Former Standard Life head Keith Skeoch has been appointed as chair of the Edinburgh International Festival board. Mr Skeoch, already a trustee and active member of the Festival's diversity and inclusion board working group, will take up the role from June.