- Q. What is your current level of funds under management?
- Q. Where are you based and what services do you offer?
- Q. How many people does Standard Life Investments employ?
- Q. What's your relationship with Standard Life?
- Q. What is your corporate governance policy?
- Q. Are you a socially responsible investor?
- Q. Where can I get more information about the company?
- Q. What is your view of the markets?
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Q. What is your current level of funds under management?
We are responsible for managing assets of approximately £143.4 billion* on behalf of over five million customers.
By region: |
30/06/07 |
31/12/07 |
By asset class: |
30/06/07 |
31/12/07 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals |
140.6 |
143.4 |
|
140.6 |
143.4 |
UK |
120.3 |
121.1 |
Equities |
59.1 |
58.4 |
Canada |
12.6 |
13.8 |
Fixed Interest |
46.8 |
49.5 |
Ireland |
3.4 |
3.4 |
Index Linked |
4.1 |
4.2 |
Asia |
0.2 |
0.1 |
Property |
15.7 |
13.8 |
Germany |
1.9 |
2.5 |
Cash |
14.9 |
17.5 |
India |
2.2 |
2.5 |
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Q. Where are you based and what services do you offer?
Our UK operation, based in Edinburgh offers a comprehensive range of investment vehicles, across a full spectrum of asset classes including global equities, bonds, property, money markets and private equity.
Please click here for more on our UK services
In Canada, Standard Life Investments has been providing investment management services since 1973. We offer balanced, specialty and passive fund management services on a pooled or segregated fund basis, with customised client communication. We also manage the Legend Pension Fund Series on behalf of Standard Life Group for Canadian investors.
Please click here for more on Canada
In Asia, we offer balanced and specialist segregated fund mandates to institutional clients based in Asia. We also manage a range of SICAVs from our Hong Kong Office, which are available to investors worldwide.
Please click here for More on Asia
Standard Life Investments US team is a key part of our global investment platform. Based in Boston, the team gives us a crucial presence on the ground - analysing US markets and managing US equity portfolios.
To visit our US website, please click here
In Ireland, pension scheme trustees can also take advantage of our specialist fund management services, including pooled and segregated pension funds.
Please click here for More on Ireland
In Europe, Standard Life Investments offers a range of investment opportunities including private equity and money market products as well as managing segregated mandates and SICAV funds.
To visit our European website, please click here
Q. How many people does Standard Life Investments employ?
We employ more than 700 people across our global office network.
Q. What's your relationship with Standard Life?
Standard Life Investments was launched as an investment management company in 1998. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited, which in turn is a wholly owned subsidiary of Standard Life plc.
As well as managing funds on behalf of Standard Life, we manage in excess of £47.7, €64.9 and $95.0 billion respectively* of assets for third party clients.
Q. What is your corporate governance policy?
The achievement of growth in the value of our investments requires effective company management and effective accountability. Strong corporate governance produces companies that are transparent and accountable and that are likely to attract and use capital efficiently. We maintain an 'open door' policy to facilitate constructive dialogue with companies on corporate governance issues. We meet companies regularly to discuss corporate performance, strategy and a wide range of corporate governance issues and, as a matter of policy, we vote at all shareholder meetings in the UK and Ireland.
Q. Are you a socially responsible investor?
Yes. We use our influence to encourage best practice in environmental and social management within companies with a view to protecting and enhancing the value of our customers' investments. We believe that it is in the best long-term interests of a company and its shareholders to behave responsibly to its employees, suppliers, customers and the environment and as such will take a company's policies and practices in environmental and social matters into consideration in the investment process.
Companies that fail to manage these issues risk damage to their reputation and consequent negative effects on their brand and image that can directly affect their financial performance. We are delivering what clients want. Increasingly, individual and institutional clients ask us about the environmental and social practices of the companies we invest in and want to know that we are emphasising the importance of these issues to company management.
Q. Where can I get more information about the company?
For more details about Standard Life Investments please click here
Q. What is your view of the markets?
To see details of our current House View please click here
*assets under management as at 31/12/07
Standard Life Investments Limited, tel. +44 131 225 2345, a company registered in Scotland (SC 123321) Registered Office 1 George Street Edinburgh EH2 2LL.
The Standard Life Investments group includes Standard Life Investments (Mutual Funds) Limited, SLTM Limited, Standard Life Investments (Corporate Funds) Limited and SL Capital Partners LLP. Standard Life Investments Limited acts as Investment Manager for Standard Life Assurance Limited and Standard Life Pension Funds Limited.
Standard Life Investments may record and monitor telephone calls to help improve customer service.
All companies are authorised and regulated in the UK by the Financial Services Authority.
©2008 Standard Life Investments.
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