Standard Life is a leading provider of long-term savings and investments. Established in 1825 and headquartered in Edinburgh, the company has around 8,500 employees internationally.

The Standard Life group includes savings and investments businesses, which operate across the UK, Canada, Europe, Asia and the Middle East; workplace pensions and benefits businesses in the UK and Canada; Standard Life Investments, a global investment manager, which manages over £191 billion assets globally; and its Chinese and Indian Joint Venture businesses.

At the end of April 2014 the Group had total assets under administration of over £247 billion, directly looking after around six million customers worldwide and supporting a further 16 million customers through its Joint Ventures.

Standard Life plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and has approximately 1.3 million individual shareholders in over 50 countries around the world. It is listed in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI World and DJSI Europe) in recognition of the company being a leader in its industry in terms of corporate sustainability.