Failed Widows mega-merger behind £109bn SLA blow - reports

Dispute over structure of the combined group

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Lloyds CEO Antonio Horta-Osorio felt he had no choice but to cancel a £109bn investment contract with Standard Life Aberdeen (SLA) after talks to merge Lloyds' Scottish Widows subsidiary with SLA's pensions and assurance business broke down late last year, according to reports at the weekend.

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