Standard Life Aberdeen

abrdn, the fund management firm formerly known as Standard Life Aberdeen, is close to securing a new office space in London, complete with improved facilities and reduced floor space to align with its new brand and blended working strategy. The firm is in advanced negotiations to rent space on

The board of abrdn has announced that Hannah Grove will be appointed as a non-executive director on 1 September 2021 and that Melanie Gee, will stand down from the Board at the conclusion of her second three-year term of appointment on 31 October 2021. Hannah Grove brings more than 20 years of

Standard Life Investments Property Income Trust Limited, a fund managed by Standard Life Aberdeen (SLA), has confirmed unaudited Net Asset Value (NAV) per ordinary share of 88.3p, marking an increase of 3.5% for the first quarter of 2021. This has resulted in a NAV total return, including dividends,

The fund management firm formerly known as Standard Life Aberdeen has confirmed that its name change to abrdn has taken effect. Announcing the change, chief executive Stephen Bird said he was very excited to have reached this milestone”.

Three UK investment management firms, Standard Life Aberdeen, Baillie Gifford and Stewart Investors, have collaborated with the charity Future Asset and the not-for-profit organisation Breaking Through Careers to develop an investment management podcast series. The series will break down industry ja

Standard Life Aberdeen (SLA) has asked its staff to monitor their carbon footprint while working from home as part of the fund manager's new strategy to reduce operational emissions. The firm has said it will give its employees access to an app that can measure and reduce their carbon footprint

Standard Life Aberdeen (SLA) has appointed Caroline Connellan as chief executive officer of Personal Wealth. Ms Connellan will report directly to Stephen Bird, CEO of Standard Life Aberdeen plc, as a member of the executive leadership team. She will be based in London.

Standard Life Aberdeen plc has announced its intention to change its name to Abrdn plc. The firm has said that the new Abrdn name will be part of a "modern, agile, digitally-enabled brand" that will also be used for all the company's client-facing businesses globally.

Almost two in five (37%) of people who are close to retirement have accelerated retirement due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new report released by Standard Life Aberdeen (SLA).

Standard Life Aberdeen (ASI) has joined the Net Zero Asset Manager initiative – an initiative that will see asset managers work in collaboration with clients to achieve net-zero by 2050 or sooner. This means developing net-zero solutions across asset classes to enable clients reach their net-z

Several City of London firms are preparing to let staff work from home for a portion of the week, as the impact of the coronavirus pandemic continues to impact working habits.

Standard Life Aberdeen (SLA) has reported a drop in operating profits from £301 million in 2019 to £219m in 2020. SLA's full-year results revealed that fee-based revenue of £1.425 billion was also down from £1.634bn, however, the financial services firm blamed this on the imp

Standard Life Aberdeen (SLA) has announced it is selling its Standard Life brand to Phoenix Group this year as part of a complex deal. The deal will see Standard Life Aberdeen pay Phoenix Group £115 million.

Stephen Bird, the CEO of Standard Life Aberdeen, has informed staff that they should not expect bonuses or a pay rise unless they are "star performers". Mr Bird has reportedly told staff that the bonus pool this year would be smaller as he attempts to cut costs and focus on rewarding the most succes

Stephen Bird, the new chief executive of Standard Life Aberdeen (SLA), has argued against full time home working amid a growing split in the City of London over the future of offices. Mr Bird said that office life is vital for generating new ideas and training the next generation of workers