Will the Gains Balance Past Losses? ; Jeremy Gates Examines Why with-Profits Investors Have Taken Such a Pasting

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When Standard Life announced plans to float on the stock market as a public company, there was little celebration from its 2.1 million members set for "windfalls" worth from pounds 500 to perhaps pounds 100,000.

To anyone who has followed the saga of Standard Life's recent difficulties, this was hardly a surprise.

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Will the Gains Balance Past Losses? ; Jeremy Gates Examines Why with-Profits Investors Have Taken Such a Pasting

A with-profits bond with most insurers and friendly societies has been a poor investment in recent years.

At Standard Life, the pain has been severe for investors now given a vote on their company's future.

Yet with-profits bonds - invested in a mix of shares, fixed interest products including gilts, property, cash, ...

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