Standard Life plc is an asset managing business with around 1.5 million shareholders in
over 50 countries and £156.8bn of assets under administration for over 6.5 million customers.
Inspired by life, we provide meaningful solutions, flexibility and support to build our
customers’ confidence in their future wealth and well-being.
Our aim is to keep adding value for our shareholders and grow our customers’ wealth with
strong investment performance and market-leading products that are also capital efficient
from a business perspective. Our financial results for 2008 show how we are achieving this.
£156.8bn
£156.8bn Group assets under
administration – 7% decrease
10.9%
10.9% Group return on embedded
value – 0.6% points decrease
£15,679m
£15,679m worldwide PVNBP new
business sales – 5% decrease
£933m
£933m Group EEV operating
profit before tax – 6% increase
£423m
£423m EEV operating profit capital
and cash generation – 25% decrease
£6,245m
£6,245m Net assets on an
EEV basis – 1% increase
£100m
£100m Group IFRS profit after tax
attributable to equity holders –
78% decrease
7.70p
7.70p Recommended final dividend
payment per share. Total of 11.77p
per share for 2008 – 2.3% growth
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