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Standard Life - Buy, Sell or Hold ? (SL.)     

paul30661 - 29 Jul 2006 19:31

To get the thread rolling on this stock - of those people who had windfalls, or ahve invested in the stock at flotation or since - it would be interesting to know what your thoughts are.

For those that were and are eligible for the 5% discount this time next year (+ the dividends beforehand), are you planning to sell at this level or hold. Are others buying at this price?

My own money is that the 5% share top up next year together with a divi of perhaps 4% (on flotation price) makes these shares a hold - and if enough other shareholders feel the same it is likely that there will not be much stock for others to purchase and the price will hopefully rise further. But what are the thoughts of others?

Toya - 27 Nov 2012 08:52 - 84 of 157

I've just banked my divi on these - have held them for years. Nice chart!

skinny - 07 Mar 2013 07:04 - 85 of 157

Final Results - Part 1 of 5

Delivering substantial growth in profits and increasing dividends

Operating profit1 increased by 65% with profit growth across all business units

· Fee based revenue increased to £1,271m (2011: £1,205m)

· Lower unit and absolute costs with acquisition costs of 156bps (2011: 169bps) and maintenance costs of 45bps (2011: 46bps)

· Operating profit before tax up 65% to £900m (2011: £544m) driven by a significant improvement in UK performance, and the continuing growth of Standard Life Investments, as well as previously announced management actions in Canada and UK

· IFRS profit after tax attributable to equity holders up 134% to £698m (2011: £298m)
Record assets under administration and Standard Life Investments third party assets under management

· Group assets under administration of £218.1bn (2011: £198.4bn)

· Long-term savings new business sales of £19.3bn (2011: £19.7bn)

· Long-term savings net inflows of £2.6bn2 (2011: £4.0bn2) including gross inflows of £20.3bn2 (2011: £20.6bn2)

· Standard Life Investments third party net inflows of £6.1bn2 (2011: £4.3bn2) including 62% from outside UK

· Standard Life Investments third party assets under management (AUM) of £83.0bn (2011: £71.8bn) with increasing asset class and geographic reach
Strong balance sheet and capital and cash generation up 68%

· EEV operating capital and cash generation 68% higher at £734m (2011: £438m)

· Issued £500m lower tier 2 subordinated debt in the UK and CA$400m lower tier 2 subordinated debt in Canada, taking advantage of strong demand from investors and improved pricing conditions

· IGD surplus of £4.1bn (2011: £3.1bn) remained relatively insensitive to market movements
Progressive dividend up 6.5%

· Final dividend up 6.5% to 9.80p, making a total of 14.70p for the year (2011: 13.80p)
Special dividend of 12.80p (£302m)

· Strong capital position supports special dividend of 12.80p (£302m)

goldfinger - 07 Mar 2013 08:07 - 86 of 157

Fantastic results this morning...

Standard Life plc

Preliminary Results 2012

7 March 2013

Part 1 of 5

Delivering substantial growth in profits and increasing dividends

Operating profit1 increased by 65% with profit growth across all business units

· Fee based revenue increased to £1,271m (2011: £1,205m)

· Lower unit and absolute costs with acquisition costs of 156bps (2011: 169bps) and maintenance costs of 45bps (2011: 46bps)

· Operating profit before tax up 65% to £900m (2011: £544m) driven by a significant improvement in UK performance, and the continuing growth of Standard Life Investments, as well as previously announced management actions in Canada and UK

· IFRS profit after tax attributable to equity holders up 134% to £698m (2011: £298m)

Record assets under administration and Standard Life Investments third party assets under management

· Group assets under administration of £218.1bn (2011: £198.4bn)

· Long-term savings new business sales of £19.3bn (2011: £19.7bn)

· Long-term savings net inflows of £2.6bn2 (2011: £4.0bn2) including gross inflows of £20.3bn2 (2011: £20.6bn2)

· Standard Life Investments third party net inflows of £6.1bn2 (2011: £4.3bn2) including 62% from outside UK

· Standard Life Investments third party assets under management (AUM) of £83.0bn (2011: £71.8bn) with increasing asset class and geographic reach

Strong balance sheet and capital and cash generation up 68%

· EEV operating capital and cash generation 68% higher at £734m (2011: £438m)

· Issued £500m lower tier 2 subordinated debt in the UK and CA$400m lower tier 2 subordinated debt in Canada, taking advantage of strong demand from investors and improved pricing conditions

· IGD surplus of £4.1bn (2011: £3.1bn) remained relatively insensitive to market movements

Progressive dividend up 6.5%

· Final dividend up 6.5% to 9.80p, making a total of 14.70p for the year (2011: 13.80p)

Special dividend of 12.80p (£302m)

· Strong capital position supports special dividend of 12.80p (£302m)







clogheen - 07 Mar 2013 08:53 - 87 of 157

Great results here today,,,,,,,,have held for years and no intention of selling,,,,,,,,

HARRYCAT - 07 Mar 2013 09:02 - 88 of 157

.

skinny - 07 Mar 2013 09:03 - 89 of 157

Err!

HARRYCAT - 07 Mar 2013 09:08 - 90 of 157

Correction: (Just testing skinny! ;o)
Interesting that you have held for some time as the sp has been pretty disappointing for some while. Obviously it depends on your entry point but unless it was within the last year the only attraction has been the 6% yield.

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goldfinger - 07 Mar 2013 09:14 - 91 of 157

Standard Life investors get £302m payday http://goo.gl/fb/bSi0e

http://goo.gl/fb/bSi0e

goldfinger - 07 Mar 2013 10:01 - 92 of 157

07 Mar Standard Life PLC SL. Panmure Gordon Buy 379.70 374.20 375.00 420.00 Reiterates

420p target SP

beebusy - 11 Mar 2013 10:03 - 93 of 157

Held on to the freebe's and reinvested the divi to offset the shortfall on the endowment policy due to pay out August. Seems to have been a rare good move!! Mind you lets see what crumbs they throw the endowments way,very little if any I would say.

skinny - 24 Apr 2013 07:05 - 94 of 157

Interim Management Statement

Strong sales and record Group assets under administration

Strong growth in sales and Group assets under administration
· Group assets under administration (AUA) of £233.1bn up 7% (FY 2012: £218.1bn; Q1 2012: £206.8bn) driven by improved flows and positive market movements
· Record quarterly PVNBP long-term savings new business sales of £6.3bn up 24% (Q1 2012: £5.0bn)
· Long-term savings net flows up 26% to £1.4bn1 (Q1 2012: £1.1bn1)
· Group AUA net flows of £2.8bn (Q1 2012: £1.1bn)

Standard Life Investments delivers record gross inflows and strong net flows
· Standard Life Investments third party net inflows up 161% to £3.0bn1 (Q1 2012: £1.1bn1) representing annualised 14% of opening third party assets under management (AUM)
· Standard Life Investments third party AUM up 9% to £90.4bn (FY 2012: £83.0bn; Q1 2012: £76.1bn)
· Investing to diversify asset mix, including further growth in the emerging markets team, and expanding geographic reach

Group operational highlights
· Delivered a smooth transition for our customers through the Retail Distribution Review
· Early auto enrolment experience is encouraging with lower than anticipated opt outs and higher contribution rates
· Significantly increased corporate pension processing capacity
· MyFolio Income range won the 'Best New Fund Launch' award at the Professional Adviser awards with MyFolio AUM up 23% to £2.8bn (FY 2012: £2.2bn)

Strong balance sheet
· Estimated IGD surplus of £4.2bn (FY 2012: £4.1bn; Q1 2012: £3.1bn), before the payment of final and special dividends totalling £0.5bn, remains relatively insensitive to market movements

skinny - 24 Apr 2013 11:44 - 95 of 157

Credit Suisse Underperform 375.15 325.00 325.00 Reiterates

Investec Buy 375.15 373.00 373.00 Retains

skinny - 25 Apr 2013 08:08 - 96 of 157

Deutsche Bank Buy 0.00 380.70 360.00 410.00 Upgrade

HB Markets Hold 388.65 - - Downgrades

JP Morgan Cazenove Overweight 388.65 380.00 380.00 Reiterates

skinny - 26 Apr 2013 07:10 - 97 of 157

Board Change


The Board of Standard Life plc announces that Jackie Hunt has resigned with immediate effect as Chief Financial Officer and as a Board director. She will take up the position of CEO, Prudential UK & Europe. A search for her replacement has begun and during the period of the search, the current reporting lines to this position will be temporarily reassigned.

David Nish, Chief Executive Officer, said 'I'd like to take this opportunity, on behalf of the Board, to thank Jackie for her commitment and the contribution that she has made to the business during the last four years. I wish her well in her first CEO role'.

Following this change, the Board of Standard Life plc will comprise two executive directors, eight non-executive directors and the Chairman.

skinny - 08 Aug 2013 07:12 - 98 of 157

Half Year Results 2013 part 1 of 5

Record flows driving strong growth in revenue

Record long-term savings new business sales and Group net inflows
· Group assets under administration of £232.8bn (FY 2012: £218.1bn) and Group net flows of £6.5bn (H1 2012: £0.7bn)
· Long-term savings new business sales of £12.2bn (H1 2012: £10.1bn)
· Long-term savings net inflows of £2.5bn1 (H1 2012: £1.6bn1) including gross inflows of £11.8bn1 (H1 2012: £10.2bn1)
· Standard Life Investments third party net inflows of £7.1bn1 (H1 2012: £0.6bn1) of which 51% from outside UK
· Standard Life Investments third party assets under management (AUM) of £93.4bn (FY 2012: £83.0bn)

Strong growth in fee based revenue driving Group operating profit performance
· Fee based revenue increased by 14% to £694m (H1 2012: £610m)
· Lower unit costs with acquisition costs of 130bps (FY 2012: 156bps) and maintenance costs of 41bps (FY 2012: 45bps)
· Operating profit2 before tax up 6% to £304m (H1 2012: £286m3) including
· 28% increase in UK operating profit with strong momentum in both our retail and corporate businesses
· 37% increase in Standard Life Investments operating profit with excellent investment performance and exceptionally strong net inflows
· £14m increase in financing costs from debt issued in H2 2012 at attractive interest rates
· IFRS profit after tax attributable to equity holders of £129m (H1 2012: £238m3) reflecting the expected increase in the tax charge and impact of rising yields on debt securities
Continued strong balance sheet
· EEV operating capital and cash generation of £231m (H1 2012: £279m3) reflects a lower back book management contribution in the period
· IGD surplus of £3.7bn (FY 2012: £4.1bn), following the payment of the 2012 final and special dividends of £532m, remains relatively insensitive to market movements
Progressive interim dividend up 6.5%
· Interim dividend up 6.5% to 5.22p (H1 2012: 4.90p)

skinny - 08 Aug 2013 09:36 - 99 of 157

30+p turn this morning for the brave!

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skinny - 30 Oct 2013 07:08 - 100 of 157

Interim Management Statement

Increase in Group AUA driving 15% growth in fee based revenue

· Group assets under administration (AUA) increased by 9% to £237.6bn (FY 2012: £218.1bn; Q3 2012: £211.9bn)
· Group AUA net inflows of £7.7bn1 (2012: £3.0bn)
· Fee based revenue increased by 15% to £1,059m (2012: £923m) in the first nine months of the year
Continuing strong growth in fee based propositions in our UK long-term savings business
· UK corporate pension AUA up 11% to £27.3bn (FY 2012: £24.5bn) with net flows in the quarter up 29%
o We have secured 195,000 new customers who will contribute to future growth in AUA
o Our pipeline of secured corporate business is strong with increased take-up of our investment solutions
· UK retail new AUA increased by 28% to £36.7bn (FY 2012: £28.7bn)
o Net inflows in the quarter 35% higher than Q3 2012
o Number of IFA users on our Wrap platform has increased by 20% to 5,056 (FY 2012: 4,206)
o Standard Life Wealth AUA increased by £3.2bn to £5.5bn following the acquisition of Newton Private Clients1
Standard Life Investments delivers record third party AUM and strong investment performance
· Third party AUM up 13% to £94.2bn (FY 2012: £83.0bn; Q3 2012: £78.8bn)
· Third party net inflows of £8.3bn2 (2012: £3.2bn2) including net inflows into our multi-asset solutions of £1.1bn in the quarter
· Investing to diversify asset mix, launching new products, and expanding geographic reach
· Strong investment performance with 87%, 89% and 91% of third party AUM above benchmark for one, three and five years respectively
Strong balance sheet
· Estimated IGD surplus of £3.7bn (HY 2013: £3.7bn; FY 2012: £4.1bn; Q3 2012: £3.4bn) following acquisition of Newton Private Clients

skinny - 31 Oct 2013 08:42 - 101 of 157

Take your pick!

J P Morgan Cazenove Overweight 354.05 430.00 430.00 Reiterates

Barclays Capital Underweight 354.05 - - Reiterates

Nomura Reduce 354.05 351.00 337.00 Reiterates

Deutsche Bank Buy 354.05 425.00 425.00 Retains

skinny - 08 Jan 2014 11:12 - 102 of 157

Approaching last Autumns high "W".

From yesterday :- JP Morgan Cazenove Overweight 369.65 430.00 - Reiterates

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skinny - 15 Jan 2014 09:30 - 103 of 157

Credit Suisse Outperform 382.75 377.10 362.00 425.00 Upgrades
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