Half Year Results - 4 of 4

RNS Number : 8737Q
Standard Life plc
11 August 2010
 



Standard Life plc

Half Year Results 2010

11 August 2010

Part 4 of 4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5  Independent auditors' review report


Introduction

We have been engaged by Standard Life plc (the Company) to review the financial information in the Half Year Results for the six months ended 30 June 2010, which comprises:

 

·   The International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) condensed consolidated income statement, the IFRS consolidated statement of comprehensive income, the IFRS condensed consolidated statement of financial position, the IFRS consolidated statement of changes in equity, the IFRS condensed consolidated statement of cash flows and associated notes prepared in accordance with the IFRS accounting policies set out in Note 3.1 (the 'IFRS financial information'); and

 

·   The European Embedded Value (EEV) consolidated income statement, the EEV earnings per share statement, the EEV consolidated statement of comprehensive income, the EEV consolidated statement of financial position, and associated notes prepared on the EEV basis set out in Note 4.1 (the 'EEV financial information').

 

We have read the other information contained in the Half Year Results and considered whether it contains any apparent misstatements or material inconsistencies with the financial information in the Half Year Results.

 

Directors' responsibilities

The Half Year Results, including the financial information contained therein, is the responsibility of, and has been approved by, the Directors. The Directors are responsible for preparing the Half Year Results in accordance with the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the United Kingdom's Financial Services Authority. 

 

As disclosed in Note 3.1, the annual financial statements of the Group are prepared in accordance with IFRSs as adopted by the European Union. The condensed set of financial statements included in the Half Year Results has been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34 Interim Financial Reporting, as adopted by the European Union. The Directors are responsible for preparing the EEV financial information in accordance with the EEV basis set out in Note 4.1.

 

Our responsibility

Our responsibility is to express to the Company a conclusion on the IFRS financial information included in the Half Year Results based on our review. This report, including the conclusion, has been prepared for and only for the Company for the purpose of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the Financial Services Authority and for no other purpose.

 

Our responsibility on the EEV financial information in the Half Year Results is to express to the Company a conclusion based on our review. This report on the EEV financial information, including the conclusion, has been prepared for and only for the Company in accordance with our engagement letter dated 26 April 2010 and for no other purpose.

 

We do not, in producing this report, accept or assume responsibility for any other purpose or to any other person to whom this report is shown or into whose hands it may come save where expressly agreed by our prior consent in writing.

 

Scope of review

We conducted our review in accordance with International Standard on Review Engagements (UK and Ireland) 2410 Review of Interim Financial Information Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity issued by the Auditing Practices Board for use in the United Kingdom. A review of interim financial information consists of making enquiries, primarily of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review procedures. A review is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland) and consequently does not enable us to obtain assurance that we would become aware of all significant matters that might be identified in an audit. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.

 

Conclusion

Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that:

 

·   the IFRS financial information in the Half Year Results for the six months ended 30 June 2010 is not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34 as adopted by the European Union and the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the United Kingdom's Financial Services Authority; and

 

·   the EEV financial information in the Half Year Results report for the six months ended 30 June 2010 is not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with the EEV basis set out in Note 4.1.

 

 

 

 

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Chartered Accountants

Edinburgh

11 August 2010

 

 

 

 

(a)

The maintenance and integrity of the Standard Life website is the responsibility of the Directors; the work carried out by the auditors does not involve consideration of these matters and, accordingly, the auditors accept no responsibility for any changes that may have occurred to the financial statements since they were initially presented on the website.

 

(b)

Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.


 

 

 

 

  

 

6  Supplementary information


6.1     Group assets under administration and net flows

Group assets under administration (AUA) represent the IFRS gross assets of the Group adjusted to include third party AUA, which are not included in the statement of financial position. In addition, certain assets are excluded from the definition, for example deferred acquisition costs, intangibles and reinsurance assets.

 

Group assets under administration

Six months ended 30 June 2010


Opening

AUA at

1 Jan 2010

Gross

inflows

Redemptions

Net flows

Market

and other movements

Closing

AUA at

30 Jun 2010


£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn

UK







Individual SIPP1

11.8

1.9

(0.8)

1.1

0.1

13.0

Individual pensions

22.3

0.5

(1.4)

(0.9)

0.4

21.8

Investment bonds

8.7

0.1

(0.5)

(0.4)

(0.1)

8.2

Mutual funds2

3.7

0.8

(0.2)

0.6

-

4.3

Annuities3

13.1

0.3

(0.6)

(0.3)

0.8

13.6

Legacy life

9.1

0.2

(0.7)

(0.5)

0.2

8.8

UK retail

68.7

3.8

(4.2)

(0.4)

1.4

69.7

Corporate pensions1

17.9

1.4

(0.6)

0.8

(0.6)

18.1

Institutional pensions

12.0

1.9

(0.6)

1.3

0.1

13.4

UK corporate

29.9

3.3

(1.2)

2.1

(0.5)

31.5

Assets not backing products

7.0

-

-

-

0.6

7.6

UK long-term savings

105.6

7.1

(5.4)

1.7

1.5

108.8








Canada







Group savings and retirement

11.9

0.8

(0.6)

0.2

0.7

12.8

Individual insurance, savings and retirement

6.7

0.4

(0.5)

(0.1)

0.7

7.3

Group insurance

0.5

0.2

(0.2)

-

-

0.5

Mutual funds2

1.4

0.2

(0.2)

-

0.1

1.5

Assets not backing products

0.8

-

-

-

-

0.8

Canada long-term savings

21.3

1.6

(1.5)

0.1

1.5

22.9








International







Ireland

4.9

0.5

(0.2)

0.3

(0.1)

5.1

Germany

4.2

0.4

(0.1)

0.3

(0.1)

4.4

Hong Kong

-

-

-

-

0.1

0.1

Wholly owned long-term savings

9.1

0.9

(0.3)

0.6

(0.1)

9.6

Joint ventures long-term savings4

0.8

0.2

(0.1)

0.1

0.1

1.0

International long-term savings

9.9

1.1

(0.4)

0.7

-

10.6








Total worldwide long-term savings

136.8

9.8

(7.3)

2.5

3.0

142.3








Non-life business5

1.6

-

-

-

-

1.6








Standard Life Investments third party assets under management1

56.9

7.3

(2.6)

4.7

1.4

63.0

Consolidation and elimination adjustments5,6

(25.2)

(2.9)

1.0

(1.9)

(0.7)

(27.8)

Group assets under administration

170.1

14.2

(8.9)

5.3

3.7

179.1








Group assets under administration managed by:







Standard Life Group entities5

144.9





151.8

Other third party managers

25.2





27.3

Total

170.1





179.1

 

1      Included within non-insured SIPP is an element which is also included within UK mutual funds net flows in the third party Investment operations figures.

2      The mutual funds net flows are also included within mutual funds net flows in the third party Investment operations figures.

3      Annuities include assets deposited back with the Group as a result of the reinsurance of certain annuity contracts.

4      Includes our China and India joint ventures.

5      Opening balances have been restated to exclude discontinued banking operations.

6      In order to be consistent with the presentation of new business information, certain products are included in both life and pensions AUA and Investment operations. Therefore, at a Group level an elimination adjustment is required to remove any duplication, in addition to other necessary consolidation adjustments.


Group assets under administration

Six months ended 30 June 2009


Opening

AUA at

1 Jan 2009

Gross

inflows

Redemptions

Net flows

Market

and other movements

Closing

AUA at

30 Jun 2009


£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn

UK







Individual SIPP1

8.7

1.5

(0.5)

1.0

-

9.7

Individual pensions

20.7

0.5

(1.2)

(0.7)

-

20.0

Investment bonds

8.9

0.2

(1.0)

(0.8)

(0.1)

8.0

Mutual funds2

2.4

0.4

(0.1)

0.3

-

2.7

Annuities3

11.9

0.4

(0.6)

(0.2)

0.2

11.9

Legacy life

10.2

0.2

(1.0)

(0.8)

(0.2)

9.2

UK retail

62.8

3.2

(4.4)

(1.2)

(0.1)

61.5

Corporate pensions1

14.4

1.2

(0.5)

0.7

(0.4)

14.7

Institutional pensions

8.6

1.0

(0.4)

0.6

0.1

9.3

UK corporate

23.0

2.2

(0.9)

1.3

(0.3)

24.0

Assets not backing products

9.0

-

-

-

(1.6)

7.4

UK long-term savings

94.8

5.4

(5.3)

0.1

(2.0)

92.9








Canada







Group savings and retirement

9.8

0.6

(0.5)

0.1

(0.2)

9.7

Individual insurance, savings and retirement

5.9

0.3

(0.3)

-

(0.1)

5.8

Group insurance

0.4

0.2

(0.1)

0.1

-

0.5

Mutual funds2

1.2

0.1

(0.1)

-

-

1.2

Assets not backing products

0.7

-

-

-

(0.2)

0.5

Canada long-term savings

18.0

1.2

(1.0)

0.2

(0.5)

17.7








International







Ireland

4.7

0.4

(0.3)

0.1

(0.5)

4.3

Germany

3.6

0.4

(0.1)

0.3

(0.5)

3.4

Hong Kong

-

-

-

-

-

-

Wholly owned long-term savings

8.3

0.8

(0.4)

0.4

(1.0)

7.7

Joint ventures long-term savings4

0.5

0.2

(0.1)

0.1

(0.1)

0.5

International long-term savings

8.8

1.0

(0.5)

0.5

(1.1)

8.2

Total worldwide long-term savings

121.6

7.6

(6.8)

0.8

(3.6)

118.8








Non-life business5

1.7

-

-

-

0.1

1.8








Standard Life Investments third party assets under management1

45.5

5.2

(2.1)

3.1

(1.3)

47.3

Consolidation and elimination adjustments5,6

(20.9)

(1.7)

0.9

(0.8)

1.6

(20.1)

Group assets under administration

147.9

11.1

(8.0)

3.1

(3.2)

147.8








Group assets under administration managed by:







Standard Life Group entities5

129.6





127.2

Other third party managers

18.3





20.6

Total

147.9





147.8

 

1      Included within non-insured SIPP is an element which is also included within UK mutual funds net flows in the third party Investment operations figures.

2      The mutual funds net flows are also included within mutual funds net flows in the third party Investment operations figures.

3      Annuities include assets deposited back with the Group as a result of the reinsurance of certain annuity contracts.

4      Includes our China and India joint ventures.

5      Balances have been restated to exclude discontinued banking operations.

6      In order to be consistent with the presentation of new business information, certain products are included in both life and pensions AUA and Investment operations. Therefore, at a Group level an elimination adjustment is required to remove any duplication, in addition to other necessary consolidation adjustments. 



6.1     Group assets under administration and net flows continued

Group assets under administration

For the year ended 31 December 2009

                                               

Opening

AUA at

1 Jan 2009

Gross

inflows

Redemptions

Net flows

Market

and other movements

Closing

AUA at

31 Dec 2009


£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn

UK







Individual SIPP1

8.7

2.9

(1.1)

1.8

1.3

11.8

Individual pensions

20.7

0.9

(2.3)

(1.4)

3.0

22.3

Investment bonds

8.9

0.3

(1.6)

(1.3)

1.1

8.7

Mutual funds2

2.4

1.0

(0.2)

0.8

0.5

3.7

Annuities3

11.9

0.6

(1.1)

(0.5)

1.7

13.1

Legacy life

10.2

0.5

(1.8)

(1.3)

0.2

9.1

UK retail

62.8

6.2

(8.1)

(1.9)

7.8

68.7

Corporate pensions1

14.4

2.6

(1.1)

1.5

2.0

17.9

Institutional pensions

8.6

2.5

(0.9)

1.6

1.8

12.0

UK corporate

23.0

5.1

(2.0)

3.1

3.8

29.9

Assets not backing products

9.0

-

-

-

(2.0)

7.0

UK long-term savings

94.8

11.3

(10.1)

1.2

9.6

105.6








Canada







Group savings and retirement

9.8

1.3

(1.0)

0.3

1.8

11.9

Individual insurance, savings and retirement

5.9

0.7

(0.7)

-

0.8

6.7

Group insurance

0.4

0.4

(0.3)

0.1

-

0.5

Mutual funds2

1.2

0.2

(0.2)

-

0.2

1.4

Assets not backing products

0.7

-

-

-

0.1

0.8

Canada long-term savings

18.0

2.6

(2.2)

0.4

2.9

21.3








International







Ireland

4.7

1.0

(0.8)

0.2

-

4.9

Germany

3.6

0.8

(0.1)

0.7

(0.1)

4.2

Hong Kong

-

-

-

-

-

-

Wholly owned long-term savings

8.3

1.8

(0.9)

0.9

(0.1)

9.1

Joint ventures long-term savings4

0.5

0.3

(0.1)

0.2

0.1

0.8

International long-term savings

8.8

2.1

(1.0)

1.1

-

9.9

Total worldwide long-term savings

121.6

16.0

(13.3)

2.7

12.5

136.8








Non-life business5

1.7

-

-

-

(0.1)

1.6








Standard Life Investments third party assets under management1

45.5

9.7

(4.0)

5.7

5.7

56.9

Consolidation and elimination adjustments5,6

(20.9)

(3.8)

1.9

(1.9)

(2.4)

(25.2)

Group assets under administration

147.9

21.9

(15.4)

6.5

15.7

170.1








Group assets under administration managed by:







Standard Life Group entities5

129.6





144.9

Other third party managers

18.3





25.2

Total

147.9





170.1

 

1      Included within non-insured SIPP is an element which is also included within UK mutual funds net flows in the third party Investment operations figures. 

2      The mutual funds net flows are also included within mutual funds net flows in the third party Investment operations figures. 

3      Annuities include assets deposited back with the Group as a result of the reinsurance of certain annuity contracts.

4      Includes our China and India joint ventures. 

5      Balances have been restated to exclude discontinued banking operations. 

6      In order to be consistent with the presentation of new business information, certain products are included in both life and pensions AUA and Investment operations. Therefore, at a Group level an elimination adjustment is required to remove any duplication, in addition to other necessary consolidation adjustments.


Long-term savings operations net flows (regulatory basis)

Six months ended 30 June 2010


Gross inflows

Redemptions

Net inflows

Gross inflows

Redemptions

Net inflows


6 months to 30 Jun 2010

6 months to 30 Jun 2010

6 months to 30 Jun 2010

6 months to 30 Jun 2009

6 months to

30 Jun 2009

6 months to

30 Jun 2009


£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

UK







Individual SIPP1

1,868

(810)

1,058

1,464

(505)

959

Individual pensions2

495

(1,368)

(873)

541

(1,150)

(609)

Investment bonds

115

(527)

(412)

183

(1,008)

(825)

Mutual funds3

769

(208)

561

438

(102)

336

Annuities

287

(572)

(285)

353

(578)

(225)

Protection

42

(29)

13

49

(31)

18

Legacy life

178

(644)

(466)

206

(967)

(761)

UK retail

3,754

(4,158)

(404)

3,234

(4,341)

(1,107)

Corporate pensions1,2

1,463

(690)

773

1,210

(528)

682

Institutional pensions

1,893

(627)

1,266

953

(393)

560

UK corporate

3,356

(1,317)

2,039

2,163

(921)

1,242

UK long-term savings4

7,110

(5,475)

1,635

5,397

(5,262)

135








Canada







Group savings and retirement

841

(672)

169

676

(513)

163

Individual insurance, savings and retirement

352

(456)

(104)

277

(347)

(70)

Group insurance

205

(165)

40

173

(142)

31

Mutual funds3

182

(195)

(13)

102

(87)

15

Canada long-term savings

1,580

(1,488)

92

1,228

(1,089)

139








International







Ireland

562

(298)

264

391

(329)

62

Germany

376

(59)

317

395

(69)

326

Hong Kong

15

(4)

11

5

(1)

4

Wholly owned long-term savings

953

(361)

592

791

(399)

392

Joint ventures long-term savings5

183

(50)

133

139

(38)

101

International long-term savings

1,136

(411)

725

930

(437)

493








Total worldwide long-term savings

9,826

(7,374)

2,452

7,555

(6,788)

767

 

1        Included within non-insured SIPP is an element which is also included within UK mutual funds net flows in the third party Investment operations figures.

2        Individual pensions include Retail Trustee Investment Plan. This was previously included in Corporate pensions. The total 2010 net inflow is £2m (2009: net outflow £11m).

3        The mutual funds net flows are also included within mutual fund net flows in the third party Investment operations figures.                     

4        UK long-term savings include a total net outflow of £862m in relation to conventional with profits business (2009: net outflow £1,159m).

5        Includes net flows in respect of Standard Life's share of the Asia joint ventures.



6.1    Group assets under administration and net flows continued

Long-term savings operations net flows (regulatory basis)

Three months ended 30 June 2010


Gross inflows

Redemptions

Net inflows

Gross inflows

Redemptions

Net inflows


3 months to 30 Jun 2010

3 months to 30 Jun 2010

3 months to 30 Jun 2010

3 months to 30 Jun 2009

3 months to

30 Jun 2009

3 months to

30 Jun 2009


£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

UK







Individual SIPP1

868

(376)

492

772

(254)

518

Individual pensions2

270

(638)

(368)

315

(545)

(230)

Investment bonds

53

(251)

(198)

78

(387)

(309)

Mutual funds3

346

(101)

245

228

(56)

172

Annuities

122

(288)

(166)

154

(290)

(136)

Protection

21

(14)

7

24

(13)

11

Legacy life

87

(340)

(253)

101

(393)

(292)

UK retail

1,767

(2,008)

(241)

1,672

(1,938)

(266)

Corporate pensions1,2

787

(316)

471

647

(267)

380

Institutional pensions

1,046

(254)

792

502

(223)

279

UK corporate

1,833

(570)

1,263

1,149

(490)

659

UK long-term savings4

3,600

(2,578)

1,022

2,821

(2,428)

393








Canada







Group savings and retirement

440

(325)

115

320

(237)

83

Individual insurance, savings and retirement

160

(223)

(63)

147

(174)

(27)

Group insurance

108

(86)

22

87

(72)

15

Mutual funds3

81

(93)

(12)

49

(38)

11

Canada long-term savings

789

(727)

62

603

(521)

82








International







Ireland

302

(148)

154

217

(164)

53

Germany

183

(32)

151

187

(25)

162

Hong Kong

9

(3)

6

3

-

3

Wholly owned long-term savings

494

(183)

311

407

(189)

218

Joint ventures long-term savings5

72

(28)

44

45

(20)

25

International long-term savings

566

(211)

355

452

(209)

243








Total worldwide long-term savings

4,955

(3,516)

1,439

3,876

(3,158)

718

 

1      Included within non-insured SIPP is an element which is also included within UK mutual funds net flows in the third party Investment operations figures.

2      Individual pensions include Retail Trustee Investment Plan. This was previously included in Corporate pensions. The total 2010 net inflow is £2m (2009: net outflow £2m).                        

3      The mutual funds net flows are also included within mutual fund net flows in the third party Investment operations figures.                       

4      UK long-term savings include a total net outflow of £452m in relation to conventional with profits business (2009: net outflow £503m).

5      Includes net flows in respect of Standard Life's share of the Asia joint ventures.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term savings operations net flows (regulatory basis)

15 months ended 30 June 2010


Net flows


3 months to

30 Jun 2010

3 months to

31 Mar 2010

3 months to

31 Dec 2009

3 months to

30 Sep 2009

3 months to

30 Jun 2009


£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

UK






Individual SIPP

492

566

438

364

518

Individual pensions

(368)

(505)

(451)

(332)

(230)

Investment bonds

(198)

(214)

(193)

(215)

(309)

Mutual funds

245

316

257

202

172

Annuities

(166)

(119)

(147)

(149)

(136)

Protection

7

6

9

10

11

Legacy life

(253)

(213)

(235)

(293)

(292)

UK retail

(241)

(163)

(322)

(413)

(266)

Corporate pensions

471

302

535

292

380

Institutional pensions

792

474

645

342

279

UK corporate

1,263

776

1,180

634

659

UK long-term savings

1,022

613

858

221

393







Canada






Group savings and retirement

115

54

20

104

83

Individual insurance, savings and retirement

(63)

(41)

(22)

55

(27)

Group insurance

22

18

16

18

15

Mutual funds

(12)

(1)

19

12

11

Canada long-term savings

62

30

33

189

82







International






Ireland

154

110

96

10

53

Germany

151

166

209

166

162

Hong Kong

6

5

5

3

3

Wholly owned long-term savings

311

281

310

179

218

Joint ventures long-term savings1

44

89

61

49

25

International long-term savings

355

370

371

228

243







Total worldwide long-term savings

1,439

1,013

1,262

638

718

 

1      Includes net flows in respect of Standard Life's share of the Asia joint ventures.



6.2       Analysis of new business

Long-term savings operations new business

Six months ended 30 June 2010


Single premiums

New regular premiums

PVNBP


6 months

to 30 Jun 2010

6 months to 30 Jun 2009

6 months to 30 Jun 2010

6 months to 30 Jun 2009

6 months to 30 Jun 2010

6 months to 30 Jun 2009

Change6

Change in constant currency6,7


£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

%

%

UK









Individual SIPP1

1,774

1,389

39

33

1,907

1,537

24%

24%

Individual pensions2,3

232

258

13

14

266

292

(9%)

(9%)

Investment bonds

91

154

-

-

91

154

(41%)

(41%)

Mutual funds

754

423

15

15

863

542

59%

59%

Annuities

209

258

-

-

209

258

(19%)

(19%)

Protection

-

-

-

1

1

2

(50%)

(50%)

Legacy life

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

UK retail

3,060

2,482

67

63

3,337

2,785

20%

20%

Corporate pensions1,2,3

609

394

295

287

1,751

1,517

15%

15%

Institutional pensions

1,835

907

3

18

1,842

944

95%

95%

UK corporate

2,444

1,301

298

305

3,593

2,461

46%

46%

UK long-term savings

5,504

3,783

365

368

6,930

5,246

32%

32%










Canada









Group savings and retirement

268

208

45

37

773

750

3%

(8%)

Individual insurance, savings and retirement

297

226

2

1

318

240

33%

18%

Group insurance4

1

1

19

15

308

260

18%

6%

Mutual funds

182

102

-

-

182

102

78%

59%

Canada long-term savings

748

537

66

53

1,581

1,352

17%

4%










International









Ireland

530

350

4

5

545

372

47%

50%

Germany

12

10

11

14

154

185

(17%)

(14%)

Hong Kong

5

1

18

6

133

37

259%

266%

Wholly owned long-term savings

547

361

33

25

832

594

40%

43%

India5

19

11 8

55

408  

233

2048    

14%

9%

China5

19

29

7

6

55

56

(2%)

(1%)

Joint ventures long-term savings

38

40

62

46

288

260

11%

7%

International long-term savings

585

401

95

71

1,120

854

31%

32%










Total worldwide long-term savings

6,837

4,721

526

492

9,631

7,452

29%

26%

 

1      Included within non-insured SIPP is an element which is also included within UK mutual funds net flows in the third party Investment operations figures.

2      Single premiums include Department of Work and Pensions rebate premiums of £158m (2009: £171m), comprising Individual pension rebates of £86m (2009: £93m) and Corporate pensions rebates of £72m (2009: £78m).

3      Individual pensions include Retail Trustee Investment Plan. This was previously included in Corporate pensions. The 2010 impact on PVNBP is £15m (2009: £10m).

4      Canada Group insurance includes £0.5m (2009: £1.0m) of new regular premiums in respect of Consultaction policies, representing the comparable full premium for £0.1m (2009: £0.1m) of new annualised fee income.

5      Standard Life's share of the joint venture company's new business.

6      % change is calculated on the figures rounded to millions.

7      Calculated using constant rates of exchange.

8      Single premiums in India have been restated by £5m to reflect the reclassification of regular premiums to single premiums. There is no impact on regular premiums. The impact on PVNBP for the six months to 30 June 2009 is £1m.

9      New business gross sales for overseas operations are calculated using average exchange rates. The principal average rates for the six months to 30 June 2010 were £1: C$1.60 (2009: £1: C$1.80) and £1: €1.15 (2009: £1: €1.11).


Investment operations

Six months ended 30 June 2010



Opening AUM at

1 Jan 2010

Gross inflows

Redemptions

Net

inflows

Market and other movements

Net movement

in AUM

Closing

AUM at

30 Jun 2010



£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

UK

Mutual funds1

5,818

1,457 2

(744)

713

119

832

6,650


Private equity

3,547

54

(24)

30

(233)

(203)

3,344


Segregated funds

12,754

961

(285)

676

334

1,010

13,764


Pooled property funds

1,417

177

-

177

40

217

1,634

Total UK


23,536

2,649

(1,053)

1,596

260

1,856

25,392

Canada

Mutual funds1

1,562

178 3

(191)

(13)

64

51

1,613


Separate mandates4

3,004

193

(439)

(246)

264

18

3,022

Total Canada


4,566

371

(630)

(259)

328

69

4,635

International

Europe

2,136

875

(65)

810

-

810

2,946


India5

2,096

620

-

620

368

988

3,084


Other

142

6

(6)

-

(15)

(15)

127

Total International

4,374

1,501

(71)

1,430

353

1,783

6,157










Total worldwide investment products excluding money market and related funds

32,476

4,521

(1,754)

2,767

941

3,708

36,184


UK money market funds6

3,625

1,275

-

1,275

(60)

1,215

4,840


India cash funds6

2,458

(1,032)

-

(1,032)

148

(884)

1,574

Total worldwide investment products

38,559

4,764

(1,754)

3,010

1,029

4,039

42,598

 

Total third party assets under management comprise the investment business noted above together with third party insurance contracts. New business relating to third party insurance contracts is disclosed as insurance business for reporting purposes. An analysis of total third party assets under management is shown below.

 


Opening AUM at

1 Jan 2010

Gross inflows

Redemptions

Net inflows

Market and other movements

Net movement

in AUM

Closing AUM at

30 Jun 2010


£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

Third party investment products    

38,559

4,764

(1,754)

3,010

1,029

4,039

42,598

Third party insurance contracts (new business classified as insurance products)

18,370

2,577

(842)

1,735

294

2,029

20,399

Total third party assets under management

56,929

7,341

(2,596)

4,745

1,323

6,068

62,997









Standard Life Investments - total assets under management

138,724






143,002

 

1      Included within mutual funds are cash inflows which have also been reflected in UK and Canada mutual funds new business sales.

2      In the six months to 30 June 2009 UK mutual funds gross inflows were £744m and net inflows were £313m.

3      In the six months to 30 June 2009 Canada mutual funds gross inflows were £99m and net inflows were £14m.

4      Separate mandates refers to investment funds products sold in Canada exclusively to institutional customers. These products contain no insurance risk and consist primarily of defined benefit pension plan assets for which Standard Life Investments exclusively provides portfolio advisory services.      

5      International gross inflows include India where, due to the nature of the Indian investment sales market, the new business is shown as the net of sales less redemptions. India cash funds are included as money market and related funds in the table.

6      Due to the nature of the UK money market funds and India cash funds, the flows are calculated using average net client balances. Other movements are derived as the difference between these average net inflows and the movement in the opening and closing AUM.

7      Funds denominated in foreign currencies have been translated to Sterling using the closing exchange rates at 30 June 2010. Investment fund flows are translated at average exchange rates. Gains and losses arising from the translation of funds denominated in foreign currencies are included in the market and other movements column. The principal closing exchange rates used as at 30 June 2010 were £1: C$1.59 (31 December 2009: £1: C$1.69) and £1:€1.22 (31 December 2009: £1: €1.13). The principal average exchange rates for the six months to 30 June 2010 were £1: C$1.60 (2009: £1: C$1.80) and £1: €1.15 (2009: £1: €1.11). 



6.2    Analysis of new business continued

Long-term savings operations new business

Three months ended 30 June 2010


Single premiums

New regular premiums

PVNBP


3 months to 30 Jun 2010

3 months to 30 Jun 2009

3 months to 30 Jun 2010

3 months to 30 Jun 2009

3 months to 30 Jun 2010

3 months to 30 Jun 2009

Change6

Change in constant currency6,7


£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

%

%

UK









Individual SIPP1

815

695

21

2

878

696

26%

26%

Individual pensions2,3

134

178

7

8

152

196

(22%)

(22%)

Investment bonds

45

70

-

-

45

70

(36%)

(36%)

Mutual funds

339

223

7

5

383

266

44%

44%

Annuities

82

110

-

-

82

110

(25%)

(25%)

Protection

-

-

-

1

1

1

-

-

Legacy life

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

UK retail

1,415

1,276

35

16

1,541

1,339

15%

15%

Corporate pensions1,2,3

356

230

174

175

1,024

906

13%

13%

Institutional pensions

1,012

503

-

12

1,012

525

93%

93%

UK corporate

1,368

733

174

187

2,036

1,431

42%

42%

UK long-term savings

2,783

2,009

209

203

3,577

2,770

29%

29%










Canada









Group savings and retirement

166

105

28

20

483

393

23%

7%

Individual insurance, savings and retirement

132

122

1

-

144

130

11%

(5%)

Group insurance4

1

1

8

9

140

145

(3%)

(17%)

Mutual funds

81

49

-

-

81

49

65%

44%

Canada long-term savings

380

277

37

29

848

717

18%

3%










International









Ireland

284

199

2

2

292

208

40%

44%

Germany

5

3

5

7

76

86

(12%)

(10%)

Hong Kong

3

1

9

4

69

23

200%

192%

Wholly owned long-term savings

292

203

16

13

437

317

38%

40%

India5

5

4  8

22

12  8

93

59 8

58%

35%

China5

9

8

4

4

29

23

26%

15%

Joint ventures long-term savings

14

12

26

16

122

82

49%

31%

International long-term savings

306

215

42

29

559

399

40%

38%










Total worldwide long-term savings

3,469

2,501

288

261

4,984

3,886

28%

25%

 

1      Included within non-insured SIPP is an element which is also included within UK mutual funds net flows in the third party Investment operations figures.

2      Single premiums include Department of Work and Pensions rebate premiums of £155m (2009: £167m), comprising Individual pension rebates of £84m (2009: £91m) and Corporate pensions rebates of £71m (2009: £76m).

3      Individual pensions include Retail Trustee Investment Plan. This was previously included in Corporate pensions. The 2010 impact on PVNBP is negative £2m (2009: positive £5m).

4      Canada Group insurance includes £0.5m (2009: £1.0m) of new regular premiums in respect of Consultaction policies, representing the comparable full premium for £0.1m (2009: £0.1m) of new annualised fee income.

5      Standard Life's share of the joint venture company's new business.

6      % change is calculated on the figures rounded to millions.

7      Calculated using constant rates of exchange.

8      Single premiums in India have been restated by £3m to reflect the reclassification of regular premiums to single premiums. The impact on regular premiums is £1m. The impact on PVNBP for the three months to 30 June 2009 is £1m. 

9       New business gross sales for overseas operations are calculated using average exchange rates. The principal average rates for the six months to 30 June 2010 were £1: C$1.60 (2009: £1: C$1.80) and £1: €1.15 (2009: £1: €1.11).


Investment operations

Three months ended 30 June 2010



Opening

AUM at

1 Apr 2010

Gross inflows

Redemptions

Net

inflows

Market and other movements

Net

movement

in AUM

Closing

AUM at

30 Jun 2010



£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

UK

Mutual funds1

6,461

869 2

(379)

490

(301)

189

6,650


Private equity

3,595

29

(18)

11

(262)

(251)

3,344


Segregated funds

14,046

262

(181)

81

(363)

(282)

13,764


Pooled property funds

1,584

177

-

177

(127)

50

1,634

Total UK


25,686

1,337

(578)

759

(1,053)

(294)

25,392

Canada

Mutual funds1

1,757

76 3  

(89)

(13)

(131)

(144)

1,613


Separate mandates4

3,440

83

(393)

(310)

(108)

(418)

3,022

Total Canada


5,197

159

(482)

(323)

(239)

(562)

4,635

International

Europe

2,449

666

(31)

635

(138)

497

2,946


India5

2,607

379

-

379

98

477

3,084


Other

165

3

(6)

(3)

(35)

(38)

127

Total International

5,221

1,048

(37)

1,011

(75)

936

6,157










Total worldwide investment products excluding money market and related funds

36,104

2,544

(1,097)

1,447

(1,367)

80

36,184


UK money market funds6

4,139

1,086

-

1,086

(385)

701

4,840


India cash funds6

1,669

(652)

-

(652)

557

(95)

1,574

Total worldwide investment products

41,912

2,978

(1,097)

1,881

(1,195)

686

42,598

 

Total third party assets under management comprise the investment business noted above together with third party insurance contracts. New business relating to third party insurance contracts is disclosed as insurance business for reporting purposes. An analysis of total third party assets under management is shown below.

 


Opening AUM at

1 Apr 2010

Gross inflows

 

Redemptions

Net inflows

Market and other movements

Net

movement in AUM

Closing AUM at

30 Jun 2010


£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

Third party investment products    

41,912

2,978

(1,097)

1,881

(1,195)

686

42,598

Third party insurance contracts (new business classified as insurance products)

20,318

1,374

(305)

1,069

(988)

81

20,399

Total third party assets under management

62,230

4,352

(1,402)

2,950

(2,183)

767

62,997









Standard Life Investments - total assets under management

145,839






143,002

 

1      Included within mutual funds are cash inflows which have also been reflected in UK and Canada mutual funds new business sales.

2      In the three months to 30 June 2009 UK mutual funds gross inflows were £359m and net inflows were £129m. 

3      In the three months to 30 June 2009 Canada mutual funds gross inflows were £45m and net inflows were £10m.

4      Separate mandates refers to investment funds products sold in Canada exclusively to institutional customers. These products contain no insurance risk and consist primarily of defined benefit pension plan assets for which Standard Life Investments exclusively provides portfolio advisory services.

5      International gross inflows include India where, due to the nature of the Indian investment sales market, the new business is shown as the net of sales less redemptions. India cash funds are included as money market and related funds in the table.

6      Due to the nature of the UK money market funds and India cash funds, the flows are calculated using average net client balances. Other movements are derived as the difference between these average net inflows and the movement in the opening and closing AUM.

7      Funds denominated in foreign currencies have been translated to Sterling using the closing exchange rates at 30 June 2010. Investment fund flows are translated at average exchange rates. Gains and losses arising from the translation of funds denominated in foreign currencies are included in the market and other movements column. The principal closing exchange rates used as at 30 June 2010 were £1: C$1.59 (31 March 2010: £1: C$1.54) and £1:€1.22 (31 March 2010: £1: €1.12). The principal average exchange rates for the six months to 30 June 2010 were £1: C$1.60 (2009: £1: C$1.80) and £1: €1.15 (2009: £1: €1.11). 


6.2       Analysis of new business continued

Long-term savings operations new business

15 months ended 30 June 2010


PVNBP


3 months to

30 Jun 2010

3 months to

31 Mar 2010

3 months to

31 Dec 20092

3 months to

30 Sep 2009

3 months to

30 Jun 2009


£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

UK






Individual SIPP

878

1,029

761

642

696

Individual pensions

152

114

64

100

196

Investment bonds

45

46

42

40

70

Mutual funds

383

480

337

288

266

Annuities

82

127

95

95

110

Protection

1

-

-

-

1

Legacy life

-

-

-

-

-

UK retail

1,541

1,796

1,299

1,165

1,339

Corporate pensions

1,024

727

704

375

906

Institutional pensions

1,012

830

875

470

525

UK corporate

2,036

1,557

1,579

845

1,431

UK long-term savings

3,577

3,353

2,878

2,010

2,770







Canada






Group savings and retirement

483

290

145

214

393

Individual insurance, savings and retirement

144

174

181

202

130

Group insurance

140

168

264

117

145

Mutual funds

81

101

70

53

49

Canada long-term savings

848

733

660

586

717







International






Ireland

292

253

297

217

208

Germany

76

78

129

80

86

Hong Kong

69

64

48

32

23

Wholly owned long-term savings

437

395

474

329

317

India1

93

140

111 3

98

59 3

China1

29

26

38

22

23

Joint ventures long-term savings

122

166

149

120

82

International long-term savings

559

561

623

449

399







Total worldwide long-term savings

4,984

4,647

4,161

3,045

3,886

 

1       Amounts shown reflect Standard Life's share of the joint venture company's new business.

2       The three month period to 31 December 2009 excludes the full impact of 2009 year end changes to non-economic assumptions. The effect of changes to year end non-economic assumptions was a decrease in total PVNBP of £110m in the final PVNBP results published in the 2009 Preliminary results.

3       PVNBP for India has been restated to reflect the reclassification from regular premiums to single premiums.


6.3    Exposure to investment property and financial assets

Group exposure to investment property and financial assets

The total Group external exposure to investment property and financial assets including discontinued operations has been segmented below based on the stakeholder sub-group with which the market and credit risk relating to those assets lies.

 


Exposure



Shareholder

Policyholder (participating)

Policyholder (unit linked)

TPICF and NCI1

Total

30 June 2010

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

Investments in associates and joint ventures

174

1,578

991

153

2,896

Investment property

843

2,295

3,771

998

7,907

Equity securities

478

7,761

40,305

1,578

50,122

Debt securities

10,274

30,482

16,362

1,219

58,337

Loans and receivables

2,627

196

123

-

2,946

Other financial assets

1,266

8,294

1,235

199

10,994

Cash and cash equivalents

2,034

592

3,708

314

6,648

Total

17,696

51,198

66,495

4,461

139,850

 

1     Third party interest in consolidated funds and non-controlling interests.

 


Exposure



Shareholder

Policyholder (participating)

Policyholder (unit linked)

TPICF and NCI1

Total

30 June 2009

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

Investments in associates and joint ventures

54

433

941

58

1,486

Investment property

713

2,866

2,982

376

6,937

Equity securities

433

6,457

31,833

1,077

39,800

Debt securities

8,817

29,183

12,902

376

51,278

Loans and receivables

10,644

228

155

-

11,027

Other financial assets

1,486

6,981

846

97

9,410

Cash and cash equivalents

3,297

3,556

3,663

128

10,644

Total

25,444

49,704

53,322

2,112

130,582

 

1     Third party interest in consolidated funds and non-controlling interests.

 


Exposure



Shareholder

Policyholder (participating)

Policyholder (unit linked)

TPICF and NCI1

Total

31 December 2009

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

Investments in associates and joint ventures

47

1,138

686

72

1,943

Investment property

776

2,314

3,279

742

7,111

Equity securities

479

8,151

40,759

1,469

50,858

Debt securities

9,339

30,208

15,095

876

55,518

Loans and receivables

9,876

211

146

-

10,233

Other financial assets

1,533

7,657

668

112

9,970

Cash and cash equivalents

4,106

904

3,727

190

8,927

Total

26,156

50,583

64,360

3,461

144,560

 

1      Third party interest in consolidated funds and non-controlling interests.

 



6.3     Exposure to investment property and financial assets continued

Shareholder exposure to investment property and financial assets

The total shareholder exposure to investment property and financial assets of £17.7bn (30 June 2009: £25.4bn; 31 December 2009: £26.2bn) includes £10.8bn (30 June 2009: £8.8bn; 31 December 2009: £10.1bn) of assets held by non-segregated funds of the Group's Canadian operations. The effective exposure of shareholders to assets of the non-segregated funds in Canada was significantly lower than the nominal level of exposure presented below because changes in the value of assets are typically accompanied by offsetting changes in the value of related liabilities. The shareholder exposure is limited to the net impact on the shareholder surplus and the value of any guarantees which may be triggered.

 


Canada non-segregated funds exposure

Standard Life Bank exposure

Other shareholder exposure

Total shareholder exposure


30 Jun 2010

30 Jun 2009

31 Dec 2009

30 Jun 2010

30 Jun 2009

31 Dec 2009

30 Jun 2010

30 Jun 2009

31 Dec

2009

30 Jun 2010

30 Jun

 2009

31 Dec 2009


£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

Investments in associates and joint ventures

21

16

17

-

-

-

153

38

30

174

54

47

Investment property

843

713

776

-

-

-

-

-

-

843

713

776

Equity securities

382

350

372

-

-

-

96

83

107

478

433

479

Debt securities

6,334

5,170

5,989

-

662

195

3,940

2,985

3,155

10,274

8,817

9,339

Loans and receivables

2,587

2,018

2,374

-

8,599

7,464

40

27

38

2,627

9,876

Other financial assets

497

520

458

-

238

194

769

728

881

1,266

1,533

Cash and cash equivalents

139

20

68

-

1,071

1,491

1,895

2,206

2,547

2,034

3,297

4,106

Total

10,803

8,807

10,054

-

10,570

9,344

6,893

6,067

6,758

17,696

25,444

26,156

 

Shareholder exposure to debt securities excluding Canada non-segregated funds consists primarily of debt securities backing annuity liabilities, subordinated debt liabilities and the stock lending programme. The increase in exposure can be attributed to new annuity business written in the period as well as a change in the shareholder asset mix.

 

Standard Life Bank was sold on 1 January 2010 and therefore the Group has no exposure to Standard Life Bank assets after that date.

 

Group exposure to debt securities

The Group's exposure to debt securities has been further analysed in the tables below. The high quality of the debt security portfolio has been maintained, with 55% of debt securities rated AAA (30 June 2009: 61%; 31 December 2009: 57%) and 95% (30 June 2009: 96%; 31 December 2009: 95%) being rated as investment grade.

 


Exposure



Shareholder

Policyholder (participating)

Policyholder (unit linked)

TPICF and NCI1

Total

30 June 2010

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

Government

4,438

18,978

7,710

634

31,760

Corporate - financial institutions

2,844

7,792

5,251

301

16,188

Corporate - other

2,753

3,400

3,047

274

9,474

Other

239

312

354

10

915

Total

10,274

30,482

16,362

1,219

58,337

 

1      Third party interest in consolidated funds and non-controlling interests.

 

 

 

 

 

 


Exposure



Shareholder

Policyholder (participating)

Policyholder (unit linked)

TPICF and NCI1

Total

30 June 2009

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

Government

3,717

18,845

6,604

225

29,391

Corporate - financial institutions

2,735

7,253

3,881

114

13,983

Corporate - other

2,110

2,571

1,975

30

6,686

Other

255

514

442

7

1,218

Total

8,817

29,183

12,902

376

51,278

 

1       Third party interest in consolidated funds and non-controlling interests.

 


Exposure



Shareholder

Policyholder (participating)

Policyholder (unit linked)

TPICF and NCI1

Total

31 December 2009

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

Government

4,231

18,679

7,285

478

30,673

Corporate - financial institutions

2,484

7,929

4,824

220

15,457

Corporate - other

2,374

3,228

2,552

173

8,327

Other

250

372

434

5

1,061

Total

9,339

30,208

15,095

876

55,518

 

1       Third party interest in consolidated funds and non-controlling interests.

 

Shareholder exposure to debt securities

Further details of the shareholder exposure to debt securities, including credit ratings, are presented below.

 


Credit rating



AAA

AA

A

BBB

Below BBB or not rated

Total

30 June 2010

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

Government

1,578

1,518

1,342

-

-

4,438

Corporate - financial institutions

761

841

759

62

421

2,844

Corporate - other

300

232

1,632

506

83

2,753

Other

158

-

1

7

73

239

Total

2,797

2,591

3,734

575

577

10,274

 

 


Credit rating



AAA

AA

A

BBB

Below BBB or not rated

Total

30 June 2009

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

Government

1,545

1,149

1,023

-

-

3,717

Corporate - financial institutions

934

665

971

96

69

2,735

Corporate - other

315

150

1,113

378

154

2,110

Other

242

-

4

9

-

255

Total

3,036

1,964

3,111

483

223

8,817

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.3     Exposure to investment property and financial assets continued

Shareholder exposure to debt securities continued


Credit rating



AAA

AA

A

BBB

Below BBB or not rated

Total

31 December 2009

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

Government

1,596

1,419

1,216

-

-

4,231

Corporate - financial institutions

787

532

679

70

416

2,484

Corporate - other

236

200

1,371

434

133

2,374

Other

155

-

11

11

73

250

Total

2,774

2,151

3,277

515

622

9,339

 

Debt securities classified as corporate include securities issued by corporate entities which carry government guarantees. Debt securities classified as other consist primarily of securities issued by supranational institutions.

 

Shareholder exposure to loans and receivables

Shareholders are directly exposed to loans and receivables of £2.6bn (30 June 2009: £10.6bn; 31 December 2009: £9.9bn) which, in 2010, primarily comprise the Canadian non-segregated funds commercial mortgage book. This mortgage book is deemed to be of very high quality. In 2009, loans and receivables also included Standard Life Bank's retail mortgage book.

 


30 Jun

2010

30 Jun

2009

31 Dec

 2009


£m

£m

£m

Canada non-segregated funds commercial mortgage book

2,587

2,018

2,374

Standard Life Bank retail mortgage book

-

8,599

7,464

Other

40

27

38

Total

2,627

10,644

9,876

 

The Canadian mortgage book has an average loan to value of 46% (30 June 2009: 44%; 31 December 2009: 46%).

 

 

6.4     Fair value hierarchy of financial instruments

To provide further information on the approach used to determine the fair value of certain financial assets and derivative financial liabilities measured as at fair value on the Group's IFRS statement of financial position, the fair value of these financial instruments has been categorised below to reflect the following fair value hierarchy:

 

Level 1:   Fair values measured using quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities

Level 2:   Fair values measured using inputs other than quoted prices included within level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (i.e. as prices) or indirectly (i.e. derived from prices)

Level 3:   Fair values measured using inputs that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs)

 

The amendment to IFRS 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures which requires the presentation of a fair value hierarchy analysis and related disclosures was issued in March 2009. The implementation of these requirements has resulted in some reclassifications compared to the indicative fair value hierarchy information presented in the Interim Results 2009. The most significant reclassifications resulted in some government bonds being classified as level 2 rather than level 1 and some corporate bonds being classified as level 3 rather than level 2 on the basis that their valuation is based on a single broker indicative quote. The comparative figures for 30 June 2009 in the following tables have been restated to reflect these revised classifications.



Total


Fair value hierarchy





Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total


30 Jun 2010

Restated 30 Jun 2009

31 Dec 2009

30 Jun 2010

Restated 30 Jun 2009

31 Dec 2009

30 Jun 2010

Restated 30 Jun 2009

31 Dec 2009

30 Jun 2010

30 Jun 2009

31 Dec 2009


£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

Equity securities

48,963

38,611

49,621

28

16

17

1,131

1,173

1,220

50,122

39,800

50,858

Debt securities

26,911

25,856

26,158

29,943

24,017

27,845

1,483

1,405

1,515

58,337

51,278

55,518

Derivative financial assets

604

468

398

1,094

1,006

970

-

-

-

1,698

1,474

1,368

Derivative financial liabilities

(68)

(23)

(81)

(440)

(964)

(818)

-

-

-

(508)

(987)

(899)

Total

76,410

64,912

76,096

30,625

24,075

28,014

2,614

2,578

2,735

109,649

91,565

106,845

 

Level 1 financial instruments principally include equity securities listed on a recognised exchange, certain government and supranational institution bonds and exchange traded futures and options.

 

Level 2 financial instruments principally include certain government bonds, listed or publicly quoted corporate bonds, commercial paper, certificates of deposit and derivative instruments which are not exchange traded. Corporate bonds have generally been classified as level 2 as the composite price provided by external pricing providers may include, as an input, quotes provided by some banks that are not based on actual transaction prices.

 

Level 3 financial instruments principally include unlisted equity securities, being predominantly interests in private equity funds, listed or publicly quoted corporate bonds for which prices are not available from external pricing providers or where such prices are considered to be stale (including some asset backed securities) or are based on single broker indicative quotes and unquoted bonds where credit spreads, being a significant input to the valuation technique, are obtained from a broker or estimated internally.

 

Shareholder exposure


Fair value hierarchy





Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total


30 Jun 2010

Restated 30 Jun 2009

31 Dec 2009

30 Jun 2010

Restated 30 Jun 2009

31 Dec 2009

30 Jun 2010

Restated 30 Jun 2009

31 Dec 2009

30 Jun 2010

30 Jun 2009

31 Dec 2009


£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

Equity securities

469

423

469

-

-

-

9

10

10

478

433

479

Debt securities

891

854

747

8,531

7,408

7,843

852

555

749

10,274

8,817

9,339

Derivative financial assets

-

-

-

336

439

455

-

-

-

336

439

455

Derivative financial liabilities

-

-

-

(29)

(180)

(151)

-

-

-

(29)

(180)

(151)

Total

1,360

1,277

1,216

8,838

7,667

8,147

861

565

759

11,059

9,509

10,122

 



6.4     Fair value hierarchy of financial instruments continued

Policyholder (participating) exposure


Fair value hierarchy





Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total


30 June

2010

Restated 30 Jun 2009

31 Dec 2009

30 Jun 2010

Restated 30 Jun 2009

31 Dec 2009

30 Jun 2010

Restated 30 Jun 2009

31 Dec 2009

30 Jun 2010

30 Jun 2009

31 Dec 2009


£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

Equity securities

5,853

7,527

-

-

-

655

604

624

7,761

6,457

8,151

Debt securities

19,314

19,340

19,029

10,730

9,324

10,729

438

519

450

30,482

29,183

30,208

Derivative financial assets

506

453

391

461

320

327

-

-

-

967

773

718

Derivative financial liabilities

(18)

(19)

(16)

(57)

(544)

(446)

-

-

-

(75)

(563)

(462)

Total

26,908

25,627

26,931

11,134

9,100

10,610

1,093

1,123

1,074

39,135

35,850

38,615

 

Policyholder (unit linked) exposure


Fair value hierarchy





Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total


30 Jun 2010

Restated 30 Jun 2009

31 Dec 2009

30 Jun 2010

Restated 30 Jun 2009

31 Dec 2009

30 Jun 2010

Restated 30 Jun 2009

31 Dec 2009

30 Jun 2010

30 Jun 2009

31 Dec 2009


£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

Equity securities

40,177

31,749

40,679

28

16

17

100

68

63

40,305

31,833

40,759

Debt securities

6,076

5,433

5,899

10,102

7,162

8,893

184

307

303

16,362

12,902

15,095

Derivative financial assets

79

13

6

252

214

159

-

-

-

331

227

165

Derivative financial liabilities

(41)

(4)

(54)

(304)

(217)

(193)

-

-

-

(345)

(221)

(247)

Total

46,291

37,191

46,530

10,078

7,175

8,876

284

375

366

56,653

44,741

55,772

 

Third party interest in consolidated funds and non-controlling interests exposure


Fair value hierarchy





Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total


30 Jun 2010

Restated 30 Jun 2009

31 Dec 2009

30 June

2010

Restated 30 Jun 2009

31 Dec 2009

30 Jun 2010

Restated 30 Jun 2009

31 Dec 2009

30 Jun 2010

30 Jun 2009

31 Dec 2009


£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

Equity securities

1,211

586

946

-

-

-

367

491

523

1,578

1,077

1,469

Debt securities

630

229

483

580

123

380

9

24

13

1,219

376

876

Derivative financial assets

19

2

1

45

33

29

-

-

-

64

35

30

Derivative financial liabilities

(9)

-

(11)

(50)

(23)

(28)

-

-

-

(59)

(23)

(39)

Total

1,851

817

1,419

575

133

381

376

515

536

2,802

1,465

2,336

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

  

7  Glossary

 


 

Acquisition costs

Expenses related to the procurement and processing of new business written including a share of overheads.

 

Annuity

A periodic payment made for an agreed period of time (usually up to the death of the recipient) in return for a cash sum. The cash sum can be paid as one amount or as a series of premiums. If the annuity commences immediately after the payment of the sum, it is termed an immediate annuity. If it commences at some future date, it is termed a deferred annuity.

 

Assets under administration (AUA)

A measure of the total assets that the Group administers on behalf of customers and institutional clients, it includes those assets for which the Group provides investment management services, as well as those assets that the Group administers where the customer has made a choice to select an external third party investment manager. Assets under administration reflect the value of the IFRS gross assets of the Group adjusted, where appropriate, for consolidation adjustments, inter-company assets and intangible assets.  In addition, the definition includes third party assets administered by the Group which are not included in the consolidated statement of financial position.

 

Assumptions

Variables applied to data used to project expected outcomes.

 

Back book management

We choose to analyse our EEV operating profit before tax in the three components which reflect the focus of our business effort - core, efficiency and back book management. Back book management includes all non-expense related operating variances and assumption changes for covered business plus those development costs directly related to back book management initiatives and, for non-covered business, specific costs attributed to back book management. 

 

Board

The board of Directors of the Company.

 

Capital resources (CR)

Capital resources include the assets in excess of liabilities, valued on a regulatory basis, and certain other components of capital.

 

Capital resources requirement (CRR)

A company must hold capital resources in excess of the capital resources requirement. The CRR represents the total of the individual capital resources requirements (ICRR) of each regulated company in the Group.

 

CFO Forum

A high-level discussion group formed and attended by the Chief Financial Officers of major European listed, and some non-listed, insurance companies.

 

Company

Standard Life plc.

 

Constant currency

Eliminates the effects of exchange rate fluctuations and is used when calculating financial performance on a range of measures.

 

Core

We choose to analyse our EEV operating profit before tax in the three components which reflect the focus of our business effort - core, efficiency and back book management. Core includes new business contribution, expected return and development costs for covered business excluding those development costs directly related to back book management initiatives and, for non-covered business, IFRS operating profit excluding specific costs attributable to back book management.

 

Covered business

The business covered by the EEV methodology. This should include any contracts that are regarded by local insurance supervisors as long-term or life insurance business and may cover other long-term life insurance, short-term life insurance such as group risk business and long-term accident and health business. Where short-term healthcare is regarded as part of or ancillary to a company's long-term life insurance business, then it may be regarded as long-term business. For covered business within the Standard Life Group please refer to the EEV methodology within the EEV supplementary information

 

 

Deferred acquisition costs (DAC)

The method of accounting whereby acquisition costs on long-term business are deferred in the statement of financial position as an asset and amortised over the life of those contracts. This leads to a smoothed recognition of up front expenses instead of the full cost in the year of sale. 

 

Deferred income reserve (DIR)

The method of accounting whereby front end fees that relate to services to be provided in future periods are deferred in the statement of financial position as a liability and amortised over the life of those contracts. This leads to a smoothed recognition of up front income instead of the full income in the year of sale.  

 

Development costs

Costs that are considered to be non-recurring and are reported separately from other expenses in the EEV movement analysis.

 

Director

A director of the Company.

 

Discounting

The reduction to present value at a given date of a future cash transaction at an assumed rate, using a discount factor reflecting the time value of money. The choice of a discount rate will usually greatly influence the value of insurance provisions, and may give indications on the conservatism of provisioning methods. 

 

Dividend cover

This is a measure of how easily a company can pay its dividend from profit. It is calculated as IFRS operating profit after tax and minority interest divided by the total dividend for that financial period.

 

Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT)

EBIT is defined as earnings before interest, taxation, foreign exchange gains and losses, profit on partial disposal of investments in associates, divergence on financial guarantee costs, movement on contract for differences and restructuring costs. This KPI measures directly the underlying operating profitability.

 

EBIT margin

This is an industry measure of performance for investment management companies. It is calculated as EBIT divided by total revenue.

 

Earnings per share (EPS)

EPS is a commonly used financial metric which can be used to measure the profitability and strength of a company over time. EPS is calculated by dividing profit by the number of ordinary shares. Basic EPS uses the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the year. Diluted EPS adjusts the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding to assume conversion of all dilutive potential ordinary shares, for example share awards and share options awarded to employees.

 

Economic assumptions

Assumptions in relation to future interest rates, investment returns, inflation and tax. These assumptions and variances in relation to these assumptions are treated as non-operating profits/(losses) under EEV.

 

Efficiency

We choose to analyse our EEV operating profit before tax in the three components which reflect the focus of our business effort - core, efficiency and back book management. Efficiency includes covered business maintenance expense variances and assumption changes.

 

European Embedded Value (EEV)

The value to equity shareholders of the net assets plus the expected future profits on in-force business from a life assurance and pensions business. Prepared in accordance with the EEV Principles and Guidance issued in May 2004 by the CFO Forum and the Additional Guidance issued in October 2005. EEV reports the value of business in-force based on a set of best estimate assumptions, allowing for the impact of uncertainty inherent in future assumptions, the costs of holding required capital, the value of free surplus and TVOG.    

 

EEV operating profit

Covered business EEV operating profit represents profit generated from new business sales and the in-force book of business, based on closing non-economic and opening economic assumptions. Covered business is defined above.

 

Non-covered business EEV operating profit generally represents IFRS operating profit. Non-covered business is defined below.


EEV operating profit capital and cash generation

This is a measure of the underlying shareholder capital and cash flow of the Group.

 

Covered business EEV operating capital and cash generation represents the EEV operating profit net worth (free surplus and required capital) on an after-tax basis.

 

Non-covered business EEV operating capital and cash generation represents EEV operating profit after tax (as defined above).

 

Expected return on EEV

Anticipated results based on applying opening assumptions to the opening EEV.

 

Experience variances

Current period differences between the actual experience incurred over the period and the assumptions used in the calculation of the embedded value, excluding new business non-economic experience variances which are captured in new business contribution.

 

Financial options and guarantees

Terms relating to covered business conferring potentially valuable guarantees underlying, or options to change, the level and nature of policyholder benefits and exercisable at the discretion of the policyholder, whose potential value is impacted by the behaviour of financial variables.

 

Free surplus

The amount of capital and any surplus allocated to, but not required to support, the in-force business covered by the EEV.

 

Group capital surplus

This is a regulatory measure of our financial strength and compares the Group's capital resources to its capital resource requirements in accordance with the Insurance Groups Directive.

 

Group, Standard Life Group or Standard Life

Prior to demutualisation on 10 July 2006, SLAC and its subsidiaries and, from demutualisation on 10 July 2006, the Company and its subsidiaries.

 

Heritage With Profits Fund (HWPF)

The Heritage With Profits Fund contains all existing business - both with profits and non profit - written before demutualisation in the UK, Irish or German branches, with the exception of the classes of business which the Scheme of Demutualisation allocated to the Proprietary Business Fund.  This HWPF also contains increments to existing business. 

 

Individual Capital Assessment (ICA)

The process by which the Financial Services Authority (FSA) requires insurance companies to make an assessment of the regulated company's own capital requirements, which is then reviewed and agreed by the FSA.

 

In-force

Long-term business which has been written before the period end and which has not terminated before the period end.

 

Interest margin

Net interest income for the year as a percentage of average total assets during the year disclosed in basis points (1/100th of 1%). This is a measure of how much margin the Group is making on its banking assets and measures the driver of income generation for this business.

 

Internal rate of return (IRR)

A measure of rate of return on an investment and so an indicator of capital efficiency. The IRR is equivalent to the discount rate at which the present value of the after-tax cash flows expected to be earned over the lifetime of new business written is equal to the capital invested to support the writing of the business.

 

International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)

International Financial Reporting Standards are accounting standards issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). The Group's consolidated financial statements are required to be prepared in accordance with IFRS.

 

 

 

IFRS operating profit

IFRS operating profit is calculated by adjusting profit attributable to equity holders before tax for the impact of short-term economic changes to asset and liability values. The Directors believe that by removing this volatility from operating profit, they are presenting a more meaningful indication of the long-term performance of the Group.

 

IFRS tangible equity per share

Total IFRS equity, less non-controlling interests and intangible assets, divided by the diluted number of issued shares at the end of the period.

 

IFRS underlying profit

Underlying profit is calculated by adjusting profit attributable to equity holders before tax for items such as volatility arising from accounting mismatches, impairment of intangibles and certain restructuring expenses.

 

Key performance indicators (KPI)

This is a measure by reference to which the development, performance or position of the business can be measured effectively.

 

Maintenance expenses

Expenses related to the servicing of the in-force book of business (including investment and termination expenses and a share of overheads).

 

Market Consistent Embedded Value (MCEV)

The European Insurance CFO Forum Market Consistent Embedded Value Principles©1 (MCEV Principles) were issued by the CFO Forum on 4 June 2008 to replace the current EEV Principles and Additional Guidance and were designed to improve the transparency and comparability of embedded value reporting. On 19 December 2008, the CFO Forum announced that it would undertake further work to seek to improve the consistency of certain MCEV Principles, particularly in light of volatile economic markets.

 

In light of these developments, which may result in significant amendments to MCEV, the CFO Forum announced on 22 May 2009 that it believed that it was sensible to defer the mandatory MCEV reporting for all member firms until 2011. A further update on the work of the CFO Forum will be provided later this year.

1 © Stichting CFO Forum Foundation 2008

 

Mutual fund

A collective investment vehicle enabling investors to pool their money, which is then invested in a diverse portfolio of stocks or bonds, enabling investors to achieve a more diversified portfolio than they otherwise might have done by making an individual investment. 

 

Net flows

Life and pensions net flows represent gross inflows less redemptions. Gross inflows are premiums and deposits recognised in the period on a regulatory basis (excluding any switches between funds). Redemptions are claims and annuity payments (excluding any reinsurance transactions and switches between funds).

 

Net worth

The market value of equity holders' funds and the shareholders' interest in the surplus held in the non profit component of the long-term business funds, determined on a statutory solvency basis and adjusted to add back any non-admissible assets per regulatory returns.

 

New business contribution (NBC)

The expected present value of all future cash flows attributable to the equity holder from new business, as included within EEV operating profit.

 

New business strain (NBS)

Costs involved in acquiring new business (such as commission payments to intermediaries, expenses, reserves) affecting the insurance company's financial position at that point and where all of the income from that new business (including premiums and investment income) has not yet been received and will not be received until a point in the future. To begin with, therefore, a strain may be created where cash outflows exceed inflows.

 

NBS margin

New business strain as a percentage of PVNBP sales (see PVNBP below). 

 

 

Non-covered business

Mainly includes third party global investment management, banking, healthcare and other businesses not associated with the life assurance and pensions business. Non-covered business excludes the global investment management look through profits and the return on mutual funds which are recognised in covered business. Non-covered business is excluded from the EEV methodology and is included within the Group EEV on an IFRS basis.

 

Non-economic assumptions

Assumptions in relation to future levels of mortality, morbidity, persistency and expenses. These assumptions, and variances in relation to these assumptions, are included as operating profits/(losses) under EEV.

 

Non profit policy

A policy, including a unit linked policy, which is not a with profits policy.

 

Personal pension plan

An individual pension arrangement with particular tax advantages whereby individuals who are self-employed or those who are not members of employer-sponsored pension scheme arrangements can make provision for retirement or provide benefits for their dependents in a tax efficient manner.

 

Present value of in-force business (PVIF)

The present value of the projected future distributable profits after tax attributable to equity holders from the covered business in-force at the valuation date, adjusted where appropriate, to take account of TVOG.

 

Present value of new business premiums (PVNBP)

The industry measure of insurance new business sales under the EEV methodology. It is calculated as 100% of single premiums plus the expected present value of new regular premiums. 

 

Proprietary Business Fund

The Proprietary Business Fund in SLAL contains, among other things, certain classes of business - pension contribution insurance policies, income protection plan policies and a number of SIPP policies written before demutualisation, as well as most new insurance business written after demutualisation in the UK, Ireland and Germany.

 

PVNBP margin

PVNBP margin is NBC expressed as a percentage of PVNBP. This measures whether new business written is adding value or eroding value.  

 

Recourse cash flow (RCF)

Certain cash flows arising in the HWPF on specified blocks of UK and Irish business, which are transferred out of the fund on a monthly basis and accrue to the ultimate benefit of equity holders, as determined by the Scheme of Demutualisation.

 

Regular premium

A regular premium contract (as opposed to a single premium contract), is one where the policyholder agrees at inception to make regular payments throughout the term of the contract.

 

Required capital

The amount of assets, over and above the value placed on liabilities in respect of covered business, whose distribution to equity holders is restricted.

 

Return on EEV (RoEV)

The annualised post-tax operating profit on an EEV basis expressed as a percentage of the opening embedded value, adjusted for dividends paid to equity holders.

 

Return on equity (RoE)

Calculated as IFRS operating profit after tax divided by opening net assets.

 

Scheme of Demutualisation (the Scheme)

The scheme pursuant to Part VII of, and Schedule 12 to, the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, under which substantially all of the long-term business of SLAC was transferred to Standard Life Assurance Limited on 10 July 2006.

 

SICAV

A SICAV (société d'investissement à capital variable) is an open-ended collective investment scheme common in Western Europe. SICAVs can be cross-border marketed in the EU under the UCITS directive.

 

Single premium

A single premium contract (as opposed to a regular premium contract (see above)), involves the payment of one premium at inception with no obligation for the policyholder to make subsequent additional payments.

 

SIPP

A self invested personal pension which provides the policyholder with greater choice and flexibility as to the range of investments made, how those investments are managed, the administration of those assets and how retirement benefits are taken.

 

SLAC

The Standard Life Assurance Company (renamed The Standard Life Assurance Company 2006 on 10 July 2006).

 

Third party investment management net new business

Represents investment management third party investment and insurance gross inflows less redemptions.

 

Time value of options and guarantees (TVOG)

Represents the potential additional cost to equity holders where a financial option or guarantee exists which affects policyholder benefits and is exercisable at the option of the policyholder.

 

Total shareholder return

This is a measure of the overall return to shareholders and includes the movement in the share price and any dividends paid and reinvested.

 

Underwriting profit

The earned premium remaining after losses have been paid and administrative expenses have been deducted. It does not include any investment income earned on held premiums.

 

Undiscounted payback period

A measure of capital efficiency that measures the time at which the value of expected undiscounted cash flows (after tax) is sufficient to recover the capital invested to support the writing of new business. 

 

Unit linked policy

A policy where the benefits are determined by reference to the investment performance of a specified pool of assets referred to as the unit linked fund.

 

With profits policy

A policy where, in addition to guaranteed benefits specified in the policy, additional bonuses may be payable from relevant surplus. The declaration of such bonuses (usually annually) reflects, amongst other things, the overall investment performance of the fund of which the policy forms part. Also known as a 'participating' policy.  

 

Wrap platform

An investment platform which is essentially a trading platform enabling investment funds, pensions, direct equity holdings and some life assurance contracts to be held in the same administrative account rather than as separate holdings.


  

 

  

 

 

8  Shareholder information


 

Registered office

Company registration number: SC286832

Standard Life House

30 Lothian Road

Edinburgh

EH1 2DH

Scotland

 

Phone:  

0845 60 60 100 or +44 (0)131 246 1843

For shareholder services call 0845 113 0045

Registrar:

Capita Registrars Limited

Auditors:

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Solicitors:

Slaughter and May

Brokers:

UBS


Merrill Lynch

 

Shareholder services

We offer a wide range of shareholder services, some details of which are set out below. If you need any further information about any of these services, please:

·    Contact our registrar, Capita on 0845 113 0045 if calling from the UK. International numbers for Capita can be found on the last page of this report

·    Visit our shareportal at www.standardlifeshareportal.com

 

Sign up for ecommunications

You can choose to receive your shareholder communications electronically - registering is easy and free. Just go to www.standardlifeshareportal.comto find out how. Signing up means:

·    You'll receive an email when documents like the Annual Report and Accounts, Summary Financial Report and AGM guide are available on our website. You can then read these online in an easy to use, searchable format instead of receiving paper copies in the post

·    Voting instructions for the Annual General Meeting will be sent to you electronically

·    You can download your dividend tax vouchers when you need them

·    You can view your Standard Life Share Account statement online

 

Any information you receive electronically will be the same as the paper version - but you'll help us save money, and conserve natural resources.

 

Preventing unsolicited mail

By law, Standard Life has to make certain details from its share register publicly available. Because of this, it is possible that some registered shareholders could receive unsolicited mail. You could also be targeted by fraudulent 'investment specialists' using high-pressure cold-calling sales techniques - these are sometimes called 'boiler room scams'. You can find more information about this at the Financial Services Authority website www.moneymadeclear.fsa.gov.uk

 

If you are a certificated shareholder, your name and address may appear on a public register. Using a nominee company to hold your shares can help protect your privacy. You can transfer your shares into the Company-sponsored nominee - the Standard Life Share Account - by contacting Capita, or you could get in touch with your broker to find out about their nominee services.

 

If you want to limit the amount of unsolicited mail you receive generally, please contact:

The Mailing Preference Service (MPS), DMA House, 70 Margaret Street, London W1W 8SS - or register online at www.mpsonline.org.uk

 

 

Analysis of registered shareholdings as at 30 June 2010

Range of shares

Number of holders

% of total holders

Number of shares

% of total shares

1-1,000

66,625

54.77%

31,873,397

1.41%

1,001-5,000

48,495

39.86%

101,724,833

4.50%

5,001-10,000

3,720

3.06%

25,581,502

1.13%

10,001-100,000

2,310

1.90%

50,547,559

2.24%

*100,001+

503

0.41%

2,050,162,137

90.72%

Totals

121,653

100.00%

2,259,889,428

100.00%

 

* These figures include the Company-sponsored nominee - the Standard Life Share Account - which had 1,317,973 participants holding 1,062,985,669 shares, and the Unclaimed Asset Trust, which had 78,103 participants holding 27,860,090 shares.

 

Financial calendar for 2010


Ex-dividend date for 2010 interim dividend

18 August 2010

Record date for 2010 interim dividend

20 August 2010

Scrip reference price set for 2010 interim dividend

25 August 2010

2010 Q3 trading results and interim management statement

3 November 2010

Interim dividend payment date

19 November 2010

2010 Preliminary results

8 March 2011

 

Directors

 

* Executive Director

 

Gerry Grimstone (Chairman)

David Nish* (Chief Executive)

Kent Atkinson

Lord Blackwell

Colin Buchan
Crawford Gillies

David Grigson

Jackie Hunt*

Baroness McDonagh
Keith Skeoch*
Sheelagh Whittaker

 

Contact details

We want to make sure you have answers to all your questions. 

 


Web

Mail

Phone

UK and Ireland

www.standardlifeshareportal.com

questions@standardlifeshares.com

 

Address:

Standard Life Shareholder Services

34 Beckenham Road

Beckenham, Kent

BR3 4TU

0845 113 0045

+44 (0)20 3367 8224

(01) 431 9829

Germany and Austria

www.standardlifeshareportal.com/de

fragen@standardlifeshares.de

 

Address:

Standard Life Aktionärsservice

Posta 20 01 43

60605 Frankfurt am Main

Germany

+49 (0)6196 7693130

Canada

www.standardlifeshareportal.com

(English)

 

www.standardlifeshareportal.com/fr

(French Canadian)

questions@standardlifeshares.ca

 

Address:

Standard Life Shareholder Services

PO Box 4636, Station A

Toronto M5W 7A4

1-866-982-9939

 

 

 


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