Standard Life Assurance Limited
Addresses
The contact details this firm has registered with the FCA.
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Principal Place of Business
Standard Life House30 Lothian RoadEdinburghEH1 2DHUNITED KINGDOM- Phone
- +441312252552
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Complaints Contact
10 BrindleyplaceBirminghamB1 2JBUNITED KINGDOM- Phone
- +442045596005
What this firm is allowed to do
The regulated activities the FCA has granted this firm permission to carry out.
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Bank Deposits
For All
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- · Limited to accepting deposits in the course of carrying on insurance business for which the firm holds a permission.
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Pension Transfer Advice
For Professional, Retail (Investment), Life Policy, Personal pension scheme, Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Stakeholder pension scheme, Unit
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- · This activity is limited to the provision of advice in relation to the conversion or transfer of benefits from: i) pension policies with a Guaranteed Annuity Rate (for the avoidance of doubt, this includes policies which are retirement annuity contracts with a minimum guaranteed income, where that income satisfies limb (b) of the Glossary definition of Guaranteed Annuity Rate); ii) defined contribution occupational schemes without safeguarded benefits.
- · Investment activity in "rights to or interests in investments (contractually based)" is limited to investment types granted for this activity.
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Investment Advice (no pensions)
For Commercial, Professional, Retail (Investment), Retail (Non-Investment Insurance), Contract for Differences (excluding a spread bet and, a rolling spot forex contract and a binary bet), Future (excluding a commodity future and a rolling spot forex contract), Life Policy, Non-investment insurance contracts, Option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future), Personal pension scheme, Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Stakeholder pension scheme, Unit
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- · Investment activity in "rights to or interests in investments (contractually based)" is limited to investment types granted for this activity.
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Authorised to Operate
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- · The firm can only agree to carry on the regulated activities specified in this Notice.
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Arranges Investments
For Commercial, Professional, Retail (Investment), Retail (Non-Investment Insurance), Life Policy, Non-investment insurance contracts, Personal pension scheme, Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Stakeholder pension scheme, Structured Deposits, Unit
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- · Investment activity in "rights to or interests in investments (contractually based)" is limited to investment types granted for this activity.
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Arranges Asset Safekeeping
For Professional, Retail (Investment), Certificates representing certain security, Commodity Future, Commodity option and option on commodity future, Contract for Differences (excluding a spread bet and, a rolling spot forex contract and a binary bet), Debenture, Future (excluding a commodity future and a rolling spot forex contract), Government and public security, Life Policy, Option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future), Personal pension scheme, Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Rolling spot forex contract, Share, Spread Bet, Stakeholder pension scheme, Unit, Warrant
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Manages Insurance Policies
For All, Capital redemption, Life and annuity, Linked long-term, Pension fund management, Permanent health
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Stockbroking
For Professional, Retail (Investment), Certificates representing certain security, Commodity Future, Commodity option and option on commodity future, Contract for Differences (excluding a spread bet and, a rolling spot forex contract and a binary bet), Debenture, Future (excluding a commodity future and a rolling spot forex contract), Government and public security, Life Policy, Option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future), Personal pension scheme, Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Rolling spot forex contract, Share, Spread Bet, Stakeholder pension scheme, Unit, Warrant
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- · Investment activity in "rights to or interests in investments (security)" and "rights to or interests in investments (contractually based investment)" is limited to the investment types granted for this activity.
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Trades With You Directly
For Eligible Counterparty, Professional, Retail (Investment), Contract for Differences (excluding a spread bet and, a rolling spot forex contract and a binary bet), Future (excluding a commodity future and a rolling spot forex contract), Life Policy, Option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future), Personal pension scheme, Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Stakeholder pension scheme
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- · Investment activity in "rights to or interests in investments (contractually based)" is limited to investment types granted for this activity.
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Issues Insurance
For All, Capital redemption, Life and annuity, Linked long-term, Pension fund management, Permanent health
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Mortgage Lending
For Customer, Regulated mortgage contract
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Runs Stakeholder Pensions
For Professional, Retail (Investment)
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Runs Personal Pensions
For Professional, Retail (Investment)
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Loan Servicing
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Investment Setup
For Commercial, Professional, Retail (Investment), Retail (Non-Investment Insurance), Life Policy, Non-investment insurance contracts, Personal pension scheme, Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Stakeholder pension scheme, Structured Deposits, Unit
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- · Investment activity in "rights to or interests in investments (contractually based)" is limited to investment types granted for this activity.
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Manages Your Portfolio
For Professional, Retail (Investment), Certificates representing certain security, Commodity Future, Commodity option and option on commodity future, Contract for Differences (excluding a spread bet and, a rolling spot forex contract and a binary bet), Debenture, Future (excluding a commodity future and a rolling spot forex contract), Government and public security, Life Policy, Option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future), Personal pension scheme, Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Rolling spot forex contract, Share, Spread Bet, Stakeholder pension scheme, Unit, Warrant
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Holds Your Assets
For Professional, Retail (Investment), Certificates representing certain security, Commodity Future, Commodity option and option on commodity future, Contract for Differences (excluding a spread bet and, a rolling spot forex contract and a binary bet), Debenture, Future (excluding a commodity future and a rolling spot forex contract), Government and public security, Life Policy, Option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future), Personal pension scheme, Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Rolling spot forex contract, Share, Spread Bet, Stakeholder pension scheme, Unit, Warrant
Approved individuals
Senior staff personally approved by the FCA to hold their roles here.
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Hayley Bernadette Jones
IRN HXJ00070
- [FCA CF] Client dealing (4 Jul 2022 to 2 Sep 2022)
- [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (4 Jul 2022 to 31 Jan 2023)
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Heather Taggart
IRN HXD00083
- [FCA CF] Client dealing (10 May 2021 to 2 Sep 2022)
- [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (10 May 2021 to 31 Jan 2023)
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Heloise Rossouw
IRN HXR00192
- [FCA CF] Manager of certification employee (since 4 Aug 2025)
- [FCA CF] Material risk taker (since 13 Feb 2025)
- [FCA CF] Significant management (since 1 May 2023)
- [FCA CF] Manager of certification employee (1 Jan 2025 to 11 Mar 2025)
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Henrik Wijkander
IRN HXW01075
- [FCA CF] Material risk taker (31 Jan 2020 to 30 Apr 2021)
- [FCA CF] Significant management (18 Mar 2019 to 30 Apr 2021)
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Henry Eric Staunton
IRN HES01023
- CF2a Chair of the Nominations Committee (4 Sep 2018 to 31 Oct 2018)
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Hugh Alexander Stevenson
IRN HAS01011
- CF2 Non Executive Director (27 Dec 2006 to 19 May 2008)
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Hugh Douglas Lawrence Greenwood
IRN HXG77339
- [FCA CF] Significant management (since 26 Jan 2026)
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Iain Alexander
IRN IXA00033
- [FCA CF] Significant management (10 Dec 2018 to 1 May 2024)
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Iain Murray
IRN IXM00338
- 18. Administrative functions in relation to effecting or carrying out contracts of insurance which are life policies
- 19. Administrative functions in relation to the operation of stakeholder pension schemes
- [FCA CF] Client dealing (since 15 Jan 2025)
- [FCA CF] Functions requiring qualifications (since 15 Jan 2025)
- [FCA CF] Manager of certification employee (since 15 Jan 2025)
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Ian Adam Craston
IRN IAC01023
- Director of firm who is not a certification employee or a SMF manager (1 Jun 2023 to 31 Oct 2025)
Appointed representatives
Smaller firms operating under this firm's FCA authorisation.
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Standard Life Assets And Employee Services Limited (no longer appointed)
FRN 918936 · Appointed 3 Jan 2020 · Until 20 Dec 2023
Recent activity
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