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Britons get worse pensions than French and Germans: British pensioners are worse off than their counterparts in a swathe of European countries, including France, Germany, the Netherlands, Ireland and Switzerland. But they enjoy better pensions than those in Italy, Austria, Sweden and Poland
Pension crisis ‘can no longer be ignored’: One in ten workers fear they will never be able to retire and the majority believe they will have to double their pension contributions to pay for their old age, according to research.
Jesus -- how can you resist buying :D
Insurance giant Standard Life said the recent acquisition of Ignis helped it to increase assets under administration by 38% in 2014. The company reported a 19% increase in operating profit before tax from continuing operations to £604m, while the total dividend was lifted 7.8% to 17.03p per share.
Buys coming in -------Best wishes to all for Xmas and New Year --- may all your investments be good ones :D
Buy :D Says it all
Government's plans to levy fines of up to £300 on savers choosing to access their pensions like a bank account are a "unfair", the Financial Times reported. Savers will have the opportunity to cash in their pension from next year, but those who access their funds "flexibly" from April could be fined up to £300 if they fail to notify all their other pension providers within a month. Dr Ros Altmann, an independent pensions expert and adviser to the government, said that fining savers was "unworkable" and "draconian" and would "disproportionately disadvantage" the less wealthy.
Standard Life reported a 13% increase in fee revenue from continuing operations over the nine months to the end of September, to hit £1,032m. That came as assets under administration from continuing operations increased to £290.0bn, driven by net inflows of £4.3bn and the acquisition of Ignis Asset Management. Management highlighted how the increased focus on fee business, which the disposal of its Canadian operations will allow, will enable it to return £1.75bn of capital to shareholders.
Standard Life signs deal with Chinese bank giant: Standard Life has underlined its global ambitions by signing a Memorandum of Understanding with Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, the world’s biggest bank.
sale -- dividends -- vote no or yes doesn' t matter --- can't lose
Standard Life Boss warns that company will relocate to England if Scots vote Yes: One of Scotland’s most successful businesses is preparing to relocate to England if Scots vote for independence, its Chief Executive has revealed
Totally agree ---- shares underpriced -- shareholders to get fabulous deal -- on sale of Canadian business --- plus dividend forcasts great -- win win
Standard Life shares jump 8%: Standard Life has agreed to sell its Canadian business for almost twice its book value and return £1.75 billion to investors. Questor agrees with analysts that this looks like a “fabulous deal” for shareholders. The business that has been sold to Manulife for a total cash consideration of £2.2 billion is currently held on Standard Life’s books at about £1 billion. Selling the company at around twice its book value has crystalised a gain for shareholders of £1.2 billion. Standard Life will retain £450 million of the sale proceeds to invest in the expanding asset management business. The company has been building on its investment management capability during the past 18 months. The deal to buy Ignis Asset Management for £390 million was completed in July of this year and the £83 million deal for Newton’s private client business was completed in September of last year. David Nish, Chief Executive of Standard Life, believes that the business post the sale of the Canadian operations will be stable and faster growing. Standard Life generates the majority, almost 90%, of its revenues from charging fees for the administration and investment of its clients £156 billion in funds. Mr Nish said that managing those assets provides predictable revenue which was growing at an average of 9% a year, once the Canadian business is excluded. He added that the Canadian revenue was more volatile and slower growing. The effect of this has been for analysts to increase their valuation of the Standard Life group that remains after the deal. The shares are trading on 17 times earnings, but that falls to 15 times next year and 13 times the year after. The prospective dividend yield is also a healthy 4.4%, and the dividend is forecast to rise by 6% this year and next. Questor doesn’t expect the shares to run away from here as most of the gains are now priced in. However that steady and growing dividend income is attractive. Standard Life at 417.2p+31.1p Questor Says ‘Hold’.
Could have made 30% profit it bought and sold --- or more now on the up again hehehe
watch PHNX -- good value and 200yr history :D
and hold
Yer ------- This company good for long term investment --- Doing everything right -- Thank you - Standard Life -- From one investor --- for 30 yrs+ -- hope you read LSE comments - Thanks again
Some shares -- but still got lots of holding /shares/ bond/ versatile plan :D gl all
Ones to watch?
Now 24% since last Nov --- still holding all shares and investments -- dont hold all eggs in one basket -- think good advice -- still waiting for HIBU -- to help with my pension :D
Now over 20% increase since last Nov -- and lots more to go hopefully -- gl all
Told yer :D
Standart Life: Barclays reduces target price from 316p to 301p keeping an underweight rating.
Love this company :D
Standard Life: Panmure Gordon raises target price from 325p to 375p, while its buy recommendation remains unchanged.