31st May 2007 07:01
Standard Life plc31 May 2007 Standard Life plc Presentation to Investors and Analysts The Platform Opportunity 31 May 2007 Standard Life plc is today hosting a presentation to investors and analysts on 'The Platform Opportunity' at 10.00am (UK time), 31 May 2007, at Standard LifeHouse, 30 Lothian Road, Edinburgh, EH1 2DH. The presentation slides will be available on the Standard Life websitewww.standardlife.com at 10.00am (UK time). Sandy Crombie, Group Chief Executive of Standard Life plc, said: "Our market-leading UK platforms have allowed us to address a growing customerdemand for flexible products which fulfill their need to accumulate a wide rangeof assets for retirement and to draw upon them in the most efficient fashion.We believe such platforms will be key to supporting advisers in increasing theefficiency in their business whilst enabling them to build deeper relationshipswith their clients. "Our leadership in platform capability has delivered substantially improvedreturns in our UK business through pursuing capital efficient and innovativeopportunities." Trevor Matthews, Chief Executive of Standard Life Assurance Limited, commented: "Our award-winning SIPP continues to lead the market in growth, with £5.3bn offunds under management at 31 March 2007, built upon first-class technology,excellent service to both the intermediary and the end-customer alike, andoutstanding investment performance. "We believe the Individual SIPP market offers continued prospects for profitablegrowth, with Group SIPP and Wrap presenting further opportunities in time. Inaddition our platforms are scalable and adaptable to other markets, with ourSIPP platform already being applied successfully in Ireland." For further information please contact: Equity Investors:Gordon Aitken 0131 245 6799Conor O'Neill 0131 245 6466Duncan Heath 0131 245 4742 Media:Scott White 0131 245 5422 / 07712 485 738Barry Cameron 0131 245 6165 / 07712 486 463Neil Bennett (Maitland) 0207 379 5151 / 07900 000 777 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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