Demutualisation witch-hunt unfair on Standard Life

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After years of not wishing to utter the words, Standard Life was last week forced to publicly say fo...

After years of not wishing to utter the words, Standard Life was last week forced to publicly say for the first time that it was looking at demutualisation. For those who have embarked on a virtual witch-hunt against the mutual for the past five years, it felt like a victory and was heralded as such in some quarters. While it is easy to be critical of some aspects of the group's business over the years, such as IFA service, we have to have some sympathy with the office about the way it has been stalked with almost tabloid-style zealousness over the issue of its mutuality and financial str...