The UK retail version of Standard Life Investments' flagship Global Absolute Return Strategies (GARS) fund has reached £25bn in assets for the first time.
Standard Life Investments' Global Equity Income fund manager Kevin Troup tells Laura Dew why his Hong Kong listed holdings are slow-burners and explains his decision to buy a Nokia bond, rather than its equity.
Standard Life Investments' chief executive Keith Skeoch was paid £5.2m in 2014 as the business' AUM jumped by 45% last year.
Assets under administration at Standard Life's wrap platform rose by 26% last year to move above £20bn for the first time, the firm has said.
Accessing three ‘closed’ strategies via investment trusts
The UK equity market remains range-bound. In 2014, the FTSE 100 started the year at 6,749 and ended the year at 6,566.
Standard Life Investments' GARS team have outlined their key themes and strategies as the £20bn fund positions for the year ahead.
Standard Life Investments' Louise Kay is to join Aviva Investors as global head of sales, as Euan Munro poaches another former SLI colleague.