SLI posts record new business figures as institutional sales soar
STRONG institutional sales have boosted new business figures to record levels, Standard Life Investments says.
The investment management firm said it saw total net UK institutional sales of £3.9bn in the year to December 31 2007 – an increase of 18pc on 2006. It added that third party funds under management were...
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