Standard Life

Standard Life is a major asset managing company headquartered in Edinburgh and operating across the globe.   Established in 1825, Standard Life provides life assurance and pensions, investment management, banking and healthcare insurance products to over 7 million customers worldwide.  The Group has over 10,000 employees across the UK, Canada, Ireland, Germany, Austria, India, USA, Hong Kong and mainland China.

Standard Life's diverse business includes one of the largest life and pensions businesses in the UK with more than 4 million customers; Standard Life Bank, which currently has over £10.6bn worth of mortgages under management; Standard Life Investments, which currently manages assets of over £130bn globally and Standard Life Healthcare, a private medical insurance company which is one of the largest in the UK.

On 10 July 2006, after 80 years as a mutual company, Standard Life Assurance Company demutualised and Standard Life plc was listed on the London Stock Exchange. Standard Life now has approximately 1.5 million individual shareholders in over 50 countries around the world.

Figures as at 30 June 2008

Key Contacts:

Jeff Newton, Senior Public Affairs Manager, 0131 245 5386
Barry Cameron, Head of Media Relations, 0131 245 6165