Standard Life

Travis Perkins Group has appointed Standard Life as its pension provider in the run-up to automatic enrolment.

Operating profits at Standard Life UK rose by more than 60% in the first half of the year compared to the same period in 2011, driven by an increase in fee revenues and lower acquisition costs.

Less than half of all full-time workers are now saving into a workplace pension, according to the Office for National Statistics.

Almost nine out of ten defined contribution members cannot name the funds their contributions are invested in, according to research from Standard Life.

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Standard Life has increased the number of members of its schemes to 1.16m over Q1, up from 1.09m in the first quarter of 2011.

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The industry breathed a collective sigh of relief after today's Budget, with no changes to higher-rate tax relief and announcements on state pension reform and infrastructure investment.

Standard Life has unveiled the details of its platform-based auto-enrolment solution for employers.