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Company rebrand

Standard Life no more as company becomes Abrdn

Abrdn-logo-at-golf
The company is using the new logo at the Scottish Open Standard Life Aberdeen officially changes its name to the controversial “Abrdn” from today, bringing an end to it associationRead More

AssetCo deal

Gilbert swoops for stake in funds firm sold by SLA

Martin Gilbert
Martin Gilbert chairs the fast-growing AssetCo AssetCo, the acquisition vehicle chaired by Martin Gilbert, is buying a 30% stake in B2B fund investment and advisory platform Parmenion Capital Partners whichRead More

Wealth hire

Connellan exits Brooks Macdonald to join SLA

Caroline Connellan
Head of wealth: Caroline Connellan Standard Life Aberdeen (SLA) has appointed Brooks Macdonald CEO Caroline Connellan as chief executive of personal wealth. Ms Connellan, who had a previous spell withRead More

Fund management role

Ex-SLA comms chief reunited with old boss Gilbert

James Thorneley
James Thorneley: got the call James Thorneley, former head of communications at Aberdeen Asset Management and Standard Life Aberdeen has been reunited with his old boss Martin Gilbert. He hasRead More

As I See It

‘Abrdn’ board may find themselves naming their price

Terry Murden
TERRY MURDEN says the rebranded Standard Life Aberdeen could be short-lived if bidders emerge

Strategy change

Gilbert to chair AssetCo in switch to acquisitions

Martin Gilbert
Martin Gilbert: change of plan (pic: Terry Murden) Scottish fund management veteran Martin Gilbert has been named chairman of AssetCo, the investment vehicle in which he acquired a stake atRead More

Subsidiary sold...

Standard Life Aberdeen sells Parmenion for £102m

Stephen Bird SLA
Stephen Bird: growing momentum Standard Life Aberdeen has sold investment management subsidiary Parmenion Capital Partners to private equity group Preservation Capital Partners in a £102m deal. Parmenion currently manages around £8bnRead More

Daily Business Live

US tech stocks rebound; bonds retreat; Tesla surges

Traders on Wall St (pic: NYSE)
REFRESH PAGE FOR UPDATES 10.30pm: US tech stocks roar back The Nasdaq led Wall Street higher, rising by 3.7% – its biggest single-day rise since 4 November – recouping heavyRead More

Partnership 'simplified'

Standard Life brand sold to Phoenix in strategy deal

Standard Life
Standard Life House now home to Phoenix Phoenix has confirmed that it is buying the Standard Life brand and reinforcing its strategic partnership with SLA in a deal that commitsRead More

Branding switch

Bird poised to drop Standard Life Aberdeen name

Standard Life Aberdeen
Standard Life Aberdeen trades mainly through its ASI brand (pic: Terry Murden) Standard Life Aberdeen is expected to change its name as part of a deal with the insurer PhoenixRead More