Standard Life

Standard Life Investments (SLI) has added a short duration global bond fund to its fixed income range.

An index of 14 Scottish companies labelled the 'Scotsie' has performed broadly in line with the FTSE 100 and FTSE 350 indices so far this year, despite increasing signs there could be a 'yes' vote on independence later this week.

The illiquidity and low volatility of micro-cap stocks has helped managers at the very bottom of the cap scale dodge the impact of this year's rotation into larger companies, buyers suggest.

Scottish fund managers have suffered outflows in recent months amid increased uncertainty over the outcome of the country's independence referendum.

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A ‘yes' vote in the Scottish referendum could see Standard Life move its pensions, investment and other long-term savings operations out of the country, the company has said.

Standard Life shareholders are set for a £1.75bn payout after the firm announced the sale of its Canadian business to a subsidiary of Manulife.

Graham Dow, head of investment group relations at Standard Life, says any moves by asset managers to help lower net worth savers face some serious hurdles.

Standard Life's discretionary service wrap has seen £125m of inflows since it launched in April this year, the group has said.

Standard Life has called for platforms with super clean deals to house alternative share classes in order to aid re-registration.