Standard Life

Annuity provider Just Retirement has launched a one-year annuity following sweeping pension reforms announced in the recent Budget.

The UK Equity Income sector's total return outstripped other income-focused offerings in the last year, easily surpassing Asian, European and global equity market products. Does that make now a good time to switch?

Bond managers are becoming more bearish on peripheral Europe corporate debt, turning to core names and the US as spreads tighten to post-crisis lows.

The five best-selling UK All Companies funds saw more than £1bn in collective inflows in the first two months of the year, confirming UK equities are back at the top of investors' wishlists.

Standard Life Investments' EM managers Alistair Way and Mark Vincent are looking to stocks in the ‘fragile five' countries to generate performance in their funds.

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Analysts expect a number of Ignis funds to merge or close after SLI buys group from Phoenix for £390m

Standard Life has confirmed it will offer 290 discounted ‘superclean' funds on its platform, at an average AMC of 53bps, following months of negotiations.

Henderson Global Investors has scrapped plans for the creation of preferential share classes in order to offer intermediaries a ‘level playing field.'

Kames Capital has poached Dan Churchouse from Standard Life Investments to be its new business development manager covering the London discretionary market.