Standard Life Global Absolute Return Strategy Accumulation

Our view on this Fund Management Group as a whole

The Standard Life Group originally operated only through branches of the mutual company in the UK and certain other countries. Its origins date back to the 1800s but it was in the 1990s that the group sought to diversify its operations into areas which complemented its core life assurance and pensions business, with the intention of positioning itself as a broad range financial services provider. Standard Life Investments was officially set up as a separate arm of the Standard Life Group in 1998 with the aim of establishing it as an independent investment management business providing services to both the group and third party retail and institutional investors. In July 2006 Standard Life became a publicly listed company with its headquarters based in Edinburgh, the UK's second centre of investment excellence. The investment arm has a good pool of home grown talent and they currently manage a broad range of collective investment funds. While they have traditionally been well known for their fixed interest funds, they have quietly been building an excellent track record on many of their equity funds. They are certainly worth a look when it comes to their investment offering.

13-09-2007