Half-year Report - Part 4 of 4

RNS Number : 1636I

Standard Life Aberdeen plc

07 August 2019

 

Standard Life Aberdeen plc

Half year results 2019

Part 4 of 4

5. Supplementary information

5.1   Alternative performance measures

 
We assess our performance using a variety of measures that are not defined under IFRS and are therefore termed alternative performance measures (APMs). The APMs that we use may not be directly comparable with similarly named measures used by other companies.

All APMs should be read together with the IFRS condensed consolidated income statement, IFRS condensed consolidated statement of financial position and IFRS condensed consolidated statement of cash flows, which are presented in the Financial information section of this report.

KPI  Key performance indicators (KPIs) are defined as the measures by which the development, performance or position of the business can be measured effectively.

Definition		Purpose
Adjusted profit before tax   KPI
Adjusted profit before tax is the Group's key alternative performance measure. Adjusted profit excludes the impact of the following items: ·  Restructuring costs and corporate transaction expenses. Restructuring includes the impact of major regulatory change. ·  Amortisation and impairment of intangible assets acquired in business combinations and through the purchase of customer contracts ·  Profit or loss arising on the disposal of a subsidiary, joint venture or associate ·  Fair value movements in contingent consideration ·  Items which are one-off and, due to their size or nature, are not indicative of the long-term operating performance of the Group ·  Impacts arising from investment return variances and economic assumption changes in the Group's insurance entities ·  Dividends payable on preference shares classified as non-controlling interests are excluded from adjusted profit in line with the treatment of ordinary shares. Similarly to preference shares, coupons paid on perpetual debt instruments classified as equity for which interest is only accounted for when paid is excluded from adjusted profit. This includes our share of interest payable on Tier 1 debt instruments held by associates. Further details are included in Note 4.8 of the Financial information section. Note 4.3 of the Financial information section provides a breakdown of adjusted profit before tax by segment, and an analysis of adjusting items. An explanation of why individual items are excluded from adjusted profit is set out on pages 239 to 240 of the Annual report and accounts 2018.		Adjusted profit reporting provides further analysis of the results reported under IFRS and the Directors believe it helps to give shareholders a fuller understanding of the performance of the business by identifying and analysing adjusting items. Adjusted profit before tax is consistent with the way that financial performance is measured by management and reported to the Board and Executive team. Adjusted profit before tax is also a key input to the adjusted earnings per share measure which is used to assess performance for remuneration purposes.
Adjusted cash generation
From H1 2019 we are no longer reporting an alternative performance measure for cash generation. Following the sale of the UK and European insurance business the IFRS condensed consolidated statement of cash flows provides a shareholder view of the Group's cash generation.

Adjusted profit before tax

Reconciliation of adjusted profit to IFRS profit by component

The key components of adjusted profit before tax are fee based revenue, adjusted operating expenses and share of associates' and joint ventures' profit before tax. These components provide a meaningful analysis of our adjusted results.

The table below provides a reconciliation of movements between adjusted profit component measures and their closest IFRS equivalent:

Adjusted profit term	Group adjusted profit	Presentation differences	Adjusting items	Capital management	Share of associates' and joint ventures' tax expense	Non-controlling interests	Group IFRS	IFRS term
H1 2019	£m	£m	£m	£m	£m	£m	£m
Fee based revenue	815	374	467	22	-	-	1,678	Total income
Adjusted operating expenses	(673)	(374)	(283)	-	-	-	(1,330)	Total expenses
Capital management	22	-	-	(22)	-	-	-	N/A
Share of associates' and joint ventures' profit before tax	116	-	164	-	1	-	281	Share of profit from associates and JVs1
Adjusted profit before tax from continuing operations	280	-	348	-	1	-	629	Profit before tax
Tax on adjusted profit	(31)	-	41	-	-	-	10	Total tax credit
Share of associates' and joint ventures' tax	(27)	-	-	-	27	-	-	N/A
Adjusted profit after tax from continuing operations	222	-	389	-	28	-	639	Profit for the period from continuing operations
Adjusted profit after tax from discontinued operations	-	-	25	-	-	-	25	Profit for the period from discontinued operations
Adjusted profit after tax	222	-	414	-	28	-	664	Profit for the period

¹    Includes £243m reversal of impairment of interest in associates.

Adjusted profit term	Group adjusted profit	Presentation differences	Adjusting items	Capital management	Share of associates' and joint ventures' tax expense	Non-controlling interests -ordinary shares	Group IFRS	IFRS term
H1 2018	£m	£m	£m	£m	£m	£m	£m
Fee based revenue	966	112	9	(3)	-	-	1,084	Total income
Adjusted operating expenses	(712)	(112)	(172)	-	-	-	(996)	Total expenses
Capital management	(3)	-	-	3	-	-	-	N/A
Share of associates' and joint ventures' profit before tax	60	-	(3)	-	(18)	-	39	Share of profit from associates and JVs
Adjusted profit before tax from continuing operations	311	-	(166)	-	(18)	-	127	Profit before tax
Tax on adjusted profit	(48)	-	35	-	-	-	(13)	Total tax expense
Share of associates' and joint ventures' tax	(18)	-	-	-	18	-	-	N/A
Adjusted profit after tax from continuing operations	245	-	(131)	-	-	-	114	Profit for the period from continuing operations
Adjusted profit after tax from discontinued operations	138	-	(64)	-	-	5	79	Profit for the period from discontinued operations
Adjusted profit after tax	383	-	(195)	-	-	5	193	Profit for the period

This reconciliation includes a number of reconciling items which arise due to presentation differences between IFRS reporting requirements and the determination of fee based revenue and adjusted operating expenses. Fee based revenue and adjusted operating expenses exclude items which have an equal and opposite effect on IFRS income and IFRS expenses in the consolidated income statement. Other presentation differences also include Aberdeen Standard Investments commission expenses which are presented in expenses in the consolidated income statement but are netted against fee based revenue in the analysis of Group adjusted profit by segment. Further details of presentation differences are included in Note 4.3(b)(ii) of the Financial information section of this report. The FY 2018 reconciliation of movements between adjusted profit component measures and their closest IFRS equivalent is included on page 241 of the Annual report and accounts 2018.

Phoenix profitability

The table below provides a breakdown for the calculation of our share of adjusted profit before tax from Phoenix of £53m which is included in the Insurance associates and joint ventures total of £90m. Phoenix use an operating profit alternative performance measure which is before finance costs, while the Group's adjusted profit is after deducting finance costs.

	H1 2019	H1 2019
	100%	19.98%
Phoenix profitability for the six months ended 30 June 2019	£m	£m
Operating profit before tax (Phoenix APM)	325	65
Finance costs	(63)	(12)
Adjusted profit before tax (Standard Life Aberdeen APM)	262	53

5.2   Financial ratios

We also use a number of financial ratios to help assess our performance and these are also not defined under IFRS. Details of our main financial ratios and how they are calculated are presented below.

Definition				Purpose
Cost/income ratio KPI
This is an efficiency measure that is calculated as adjusted operating expenses divided by fee based revenue in the period, and includes the share of associates' and joint ventures' profit before tax.				This ratio is used by management to assess efficiency and reported to the Board and Executive team. This ratio is also a measure used to assess performance for remuneration purposes.
Adjusted diluted earnings per share KPI
Adjusted diluted earnings per share is calculated on adjusted profit after tax. The weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue is adjusted during the period to assume the conversion of all dilutive potential ordinary shares, such as share options granted to employees. Details on the calculation of adjusted diluted earnings per share are set out in Note 4.7 in the Financial information section.				Earnings per share is a commonly used financial metric which can be used to measure the profitability and capital efficiency of a company over time. We also calculate adjusted diluted earnings per share to illustrate the impact of adjusting items on the metric. This ratio is used by management to assess performance and reported to the Board and Executive team.
Fee revenue yield (bps)
The fee revenue yield is calculated as annualised fee based revenue (excluding performance fees, SL Asia, 1825, Focus and Threesixty) divided by monthly average fee based AUM/AUA. Details on the calculation of the fee revenue yield are set out in the Management report section.				The average revenue yield on fee based business is a measure that illustrates the average margin being earned on the assets that we manage or administer.

Cost/income ratio from continuing operations

	H1 2019	H1 2018	FY 2018
Adjusted operating expenses (£m)	(673)	(712)	(1,395)
Fee based revenue (£m)	815	966	1,868
Share of associates' and joint ventures' profit before tax (£m)	116	60	186
Total fee based revenue and share of associates' and joint ventures' profit before tax (£m)	931	1,026	2,054
Cost/income ratio (%)	72	69	68

 

5.3   Assets under management and administration and flows

Definition			Purpose
AUMA KPI
AUMA is a measure of the total assets we manage or administer on behalf of our clients and customers. It includes assets under management (AUM) and assets under administration (AUA). AUM is a measure of the total assets that we manage on behalf of individual customers and institutional clients. AUM also includes captive assets managed on behalf of the Group including assets managed for corporate purposes. AUA is a measure of the total assets we administer for customers through products such as platforms and ISAs.			As an investment company, AUMA and flows are key drivers of shareholder value. H1 2018 AUMA has been restated to exclude associates, joint ventures, SL Asia and is also only presented on a continuing operations basis. This change was disclosed in the Annual report and accounts 2018. A reconciliation of H1 2018 AUMA and net flows to previously disclosed information is provided in Section 5.5.
Gross inflows and net flows KPI
Net flows represent gross inflows less gross outflows or redemptions. Gross inflows are new funds from clients and customers. Gross outflows or redemptions is the money withdrawn by clients or customers during the period.			As an investment company, AUMA and flows are key drivers of shareholder value. H1 2018 gross inflows and net flows have been restated to exclude associates, joint ventures, SL Asia and is also only presented on a continuing operations basis.

5.3.1 AUMA

6 months ended 30 June 2019

	Opening AUMA at 1 Jan 2019	Gross inflows	Redemptions	Net flows	Market and other movements	Corporate actions and business rationalisation1	Closing AUMA at 30 Jun 2019
	£bn	£bn	£bn	£bn	£bn	£bn	£bn
Equities	72.9	4.3	(13.6)	(9.3)	9.1	-	72.7
Fixed income	46.7	4.0	(5.7)	(1.7)	3.2	-	48.2
Multi-asset2	53.9	4.0	(10.0)	(6.0)	5.0	-	52.9
Private markets	16.0	0.9	(2.1)	(1.2)	0.4	-	15.2
Alternatives	12.3	1.5	(0.5)	1.0	(0.1)	-	13.2
Real estate	29.7	1.4	(1.9)	(0.5)	-	0.7	29.9
Quantitative	2.1	3.6	(0.3)	3.3	0.6	-	6.0
Cash/Liquidity	16.5	4.6	(1.8)	2.8	(1.5)	-	17.8
Institutional/Wholesale and Wealth	250.1	24.3	(35.9)	(11.6)	16.7	0.7	255.9
Strategic insurance partners	255.0	9.7	(15.4)	(5.7)	20.5	-	269.8
Total AUM	505.1	34.0	(51.3)	(17.3)	37.2	0.7	525.7
Platforms - Wrap and Elevate	54.2	3.4	(2.3)	1.1	4.5	-	59.8
Eliminations	(7.8)	(0.9)	1.2	0.3	(0.5)	-	(8.0)
Total AUMA	551.5	36.5	(52.4)	(15.9)	41.2	0.7	577.5

¹   Corporate actions relate to the acquisition of Orion Partners (£0.7bn).

²    Wealth is included in multi-asset. Further analysis is provided on page 49.

Strategic insurance partner analysis

	Opening AUM at 1 Jan 2019	Gross inflows	Redemptions	Net  flows	Market and other movements	Corporate actions and business rationalisation	Closing AUM at 30 Jun 2019
	£bn	£bn	£bn	£bn	£bn	£bn	£bn
Phoenix	131.6	4.7	(6.5)	(1.8)	11.0	-	140.8
Lloyds	98.6	4.1	(6.6)	(2.5)	7.4	-	103.5
Other	24.8	0.9	(2.3)	(1.4)	2.1	-	25.5
Total	255.0	9.7	(15.4)	(5.7)	20.5	-	269.8

6 months ended 30 June 2018 

	Opening AUMA at 1 Jan 2018	Gross inflows	Redemptions	Net flows	Market and other movements	Corporate actions and business rationalisation1	Closing AUMA at 30 Jun 2018
	£bn	£bn	£bn	£bn	£bn	£bn	£bn
Equities	97.5	7.1	(14.7)	(7.6)	(3.9)	1.2	87.2
Fixed income	48.0	3.2	(5.3)	(2.1)	(0.2)	0.9	46.6
Multi-asset	72.4	5.0	(9.4)	(4.4)	(1.4)	-	66.6
Private markets	16.5	0.6	(1.3)	(0.7)	(0.2)	-	15.6
Alternatives	8.0	0.4	(0.6)	(0.2)	1.7	2.1	11.6
Real estate	28.5	1.6	(1.8)	(0.2)	-	0.6	28.9
Quantitative	2.2	0.1	(0.1)	-	-	-	2.2
Cash/Liquidity	17.2	4.8	(3.2)	1.6	0.4	-	19.2
Institutional/Wholesale and Wealth	290.3	22.8	(36.4)	(13.6)	(3.6)	4.8	277.9
Strategic insurance partners	271.8	11.0	(16.6)	(5.6)	(0.1)	-	266.1
Total AUM	562.1	33.8	(53.0)	(19.2)	(3.7)	4.8	544.0
Platforms - Wrap and Elevate	54.0	4.7	(2.2)	2.5	(0.2)	-	56.3
Eliminations	(8.0)	(1.1)	0.9	(0.2)	-	-	(8.2)
Total AUMA	608.1	37.4	(54.3)	(16.9)	(3.9)	4.8	592.1

Strategic insurance partner analysis

	Opening AUMA at 1 Jan 2018	Gross inflows	Redemptions	Net flows	Market and other movements	Corporate actions and business rationalisation	Closing AUMA at 30 Jun 2018
	£bn	£bn	£bn	£bn	£bn	£bn	£bn
Phoenix	139.8	5.4	(7.3)	(1.9)	(0.3)	-	137.6
Lloyds	108.4	4.5	(6.9)	(2.4)	0.2	-	106.2
Other	23.6	1.1	(2.4)	(1.3)	-	-	22.3
Total	271.8	11.0	(16.6)	(5.6)	(0.1)	-	266.1

5.3.2 Quarterly net flows

	3 months to 30 Jun 19	3 months to 31 Mar 19	3 months to 31 Dec 18	3 months to 30 Sep 18	3 months to 30 Jun 18
	£bn	£bn	£bn	£bn	£bn
Equities	(4.8)	(4.5)	(5.7)	(4.3)	(3.9)
Fixed income	(1.6)	(0.1)	(0.4)	(0.3)	(0.9)
Multi-asset	(2.5)	(3.5)	(6.7)	(4.6)	(2.9)
Private markets	(0.1)	(1.1)	0.3	(0.9)	(0.2)
Alternatives	0.4	0.6	(0.6)	0.4	(0.4)
Real estate	(0.1)	(0.4)	(0.2)	0.2	-
Quantitative	(0.1)	3.4	0.1	(0.2)	-
Cash/Liquidity	1.4	1.4	0.6	(3.5)	1.4
Institutional/Wholesale and Wealth	(7.4)	(4.2)	(12.6)	(13.2)	(6.9)
Strategic insurance partners	(2.7)	(3.0)	(1.7)	1.8	(3.1)
Total net flows from AUM	(10.1)	(7.2)	(14.3)	(11.4)	(10.0)
Platforms - Wrap and Elevate	0.5	0.6	0.7	1.0	1.0
Eliminations	0.2	0.1	0.1	(0.1)	(0.1)
Total net flows	(9.4)	(6.5)	(13.5)	(10.5)	(9.1)

¹   Corporate actions relate to the acquisition of £4.8bn of AUM in transactions with Alpine Woods, ETF Securities and Hark Capital.

5.4   AUM and flows (excludes strategic insurance partners)

5.4.1 Detailed asset class split and by channel

	Opening AUM at 1 Jan 2019	Gross inflows	Redemptions	Net flows	Market and other movements	Corporate actions and business rationalisation	Closing AUM at 30 Jun 2019
6 months ended 30 June 2019	£bn	£bn	£bn	£bn	£bn	£bn	£bn
Developed markets equities	12.9	1.0	(2.0)	(1.0)	2.2	-	14.1
Emerging markets equities	25.0	1.0	(5.9)	(4.9)	3.4	-	23.5
Asia Pacific equities	22.5	1.9	(3.3)	(1.4)	2.2	-	23.3
Global equities	12.5	0.4	(2.4)	(2.0)	1.3	-	11.8
Total equities	72.9	4.3	(13.6)	(9.3)	9.1	-	72.7
Developed markets credit	32.1	2.5	(3.1)	(0.6)	2.0	-	33.5
Developed markets rates	5.2	0.2	(1.4)	(1.2)	0.4	-	4.4
Emerging markets fixed income	9.4	1.3	(1.2)	0.1	0.8	-	10.3
Total fixed income	46.7	4.0	(5.7)	(1.7)	3.2	-	48.2
Absolute return	21.9	0.4	(6.7)	(6.3)	0.7	-	16.3
Diversified growth/income	1.7	0.3	(0.1)	0.2	0.3	-	2.2
MyFolio	13.9	1.3	(1.1)	0.2	1.1	-	15.2
Other multi-asset	5.5	0.5	(1.0)	(0.5)	1.7	-	6.7
Parmenion1	5.2	1.1	(0.6)	0.5	0.5	-	6.2
Aberdeen Standard Capital1	5.7	0.4	(0.5)	(0.1)	0.7	-	6.3
Total multi-asset	53.9	4.0	(10.0)	(6.0)	5.0	-	52.9
Private equity	12.3	0.7	(2.1)	(1.4)	0.4	-	11.3
Private credit and solutions	-	-	-	-	0.1	-	0.1
Infrastructure equity	3.7	0.2	-	0.2	(0.1)	-	3.8
Total private markets	16.0	0.9	(2.1)	(1.2)	0.4	-	15.2
Total alternatives	12.3	1.5	(0.5)	1.0	(0.1)	-	13.2
UK real estate	15.3	0.6	(1.2)	(0.6)	(0.1)	-	14.6
European real estate	12.2	0.6	(0.4)	0.2	-	-	12.4
Global real estate	0.8	0.1	(0.1)	-	0.1	0.7	1.6
Real estate multi-manager	1.4	0.1	(0.2)	(0.1)	-	-	1.3
Total real estate	29.7	1.4	(1.9)	(0.5)	-	0.7	29.9
Total quantitative	2.1	3.6	(0.3)	3.3	0.6	-	6.0
Total cash/liquidity	16.5	4.6	(1.8)	2.8	(1.5)	-	17.8
Total	250.1	24.3	(35.9)	(11.6)	16.7	0.7	255.9

¹    Parmenion and Aberdeen Standard Capital included in Wealth. See further analysis below.

6 months ended 30 June 2019	Opening AUM at 1 Jan 2019	Gross inflows	Redemptions	Net  flows	Market and other movements	Corporate actions and business rationalisation	Closing AUM at 30 Jun 2019
	£bn	£bn	£bn	£bn	£bn	£bn	£bn
Institutional	166.7	13.9	(20.8)	(6.9)	10.1	-	169.9
Wholesale	72.5	8.9	(14.0)	(5.1)	5.4	0.7	73.5
	239.2	22.8	(34.8)	(12.0)	15.5	0.7	243.4
Wealth (included in multi-asset)	10.9	1.5	(1.1)	0.4	1.2	-	12.5
Total	250.1	24.3	(35.9)	(11.6)	16.7	0.7	255.9

	Opening AUM at 1 Jan 2018	Gross inflows	Redemptions	Net flows	Market and other movements	Corporate actions and business rationalisation	Closing AUM at 30 Jun 2018
6 months ended 30 June 2018	£bn	£bn	£bn	£bn	£bn	£bn	£bn
Developed markets equities	16.3	1.0	(1.3)	(0.3)	-	-	16.0
Emerging markets equities	37.0	3.0	(7.6)	(4.6)	(2.8)	-	29.6
Asia Pacific equities	27.7	2.1	(3.9)	(1.8)	(0.8)	-	25.1
Global equities	16.5	1.0	(1.9)	(0.9)	(0.3)	1.2	16.5
Total equities	97.5	7.1	(14.7)	(7.6)	(3.9)	1.2	87.2
Developed markets credit	32.9	1.7	(3.3)	(1.6)	0.1	0.9	32.3
Developed markets rates	5.7	0.4	(0.6)	(0.2)	(0.2)	-	5.3
Emerging markets fixed income	9.4	1.1	(1.4)	(0.3)	(0.1)	-	9.0
Total fixed income	48.0	3.2	(5.3)	(2.1)	(0.2)	0.9	46.6
Absolute return	39.8	1.1	(6.3)	(5.2)	(0.8)	-	33.8
Diversified growth/income	1.5	0.3	(0.2)	0.1	-	-	1.6
MyFolio	13.3	1.5	(0.7)	0.8	-	-	14.1
Other multi-asset	6.5	0.7	(1.1)	(0.4)	(0.5)	-	5.6
Parmenion	4.4	1.0	(0.5)	0.5	0.1	-	5.0
Aberdeen Standard Capital	6.9	0.4	(0.6)	(0.2)	(0.2)	-	6.5
Total multi-asset	72.4	5.0	(9.4)	(4.4)	(1.4)	-	66.6
Private equity	12.4	0.4	(1.0)	(0.6)	0.2	-	12.0
Private credit and solutions	0.3	0.2	-	0.2	(0.4)	-	0.1
Infrastructure equity	3.8	-	(0.3)	(0.3)	-	-	3.5
Total private markets	16.5	0.6	(1.3)	(0.7)	(0.2)	-	15.6
Total alternatives	8.0	0.4	(0.6)	(0.2)	1.7	2.1	11.6
UK real estate	15.8	0.7	(1.1)	(0.4)	-	-	15.4
European real estate	11.1	0.9	(0.6)	0.3	(0.1)	-	11.3
Global real estate	0.1	-	-	-	0.1	0.6	0.8
Real estate multi-manager	1.5	-	(0.1)	(0.1)	-	-	1.4
Total real estate	28.5	1.6	(1.8)	(0.2)	-	0.6	28.9
Total quantitative	2.2	0.1	(0.1)	-	-	-	2.2
Total cash/liquidity	17.2	4.8	(3.2)	1.6	0.4	-	19.2
Total	290.3	22.8	(36.4)	(13.6)	(3.6)	4.8	277.9

6 months ended 30 June 2018	Opening AUM at 1 Jan 2018	Gross inflows	Redemptions	Net  flows	Market and other movements	Corporate actions and business rationalisation	Closing AUM at 30 Jun 2018
	£bn	£bn	£bn	£bn	£bn	£bn	£bn
Institutional	192.5	10.9	(21.5)	(10.6)	0.5	-	182.4
Wholesale	86.6	10.5	(13.8)	(3.3)	(4.1)	4.8	84.0
	279.1	21.4	(35.3)	(13.9)	(3.6)	4.8	266.4
Wealth (included in multi-asset)	11.2	1.4	(1.1)	0.3	-	-	11.5
Total	290.3	22.8	(36.4)	(13.6)	(3.6)	4.8	277.9

5.4.2 AUM by geography (excludes strategic insurance partners)

	30 Jun 2019	31 Dec 2018
	£bn	£bn
UK	128.9	125.4
Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)	59.7	57.1
Asia Pacific (APAC)	18.4	18.2
Americas	48.9	49.4
Total	255.9	250.1

5.4.3 Total AUM by asset class

	30 Jun 2019			31 Dec 2018
	Institutional/ Wholesale1	Strategic insurance partners	Total	Institutional/ Wholesale1	Strategic insurance partners	Total
	£bn	£bn	£bn	£bn	£bn	£bn
Equities	72.7	48.9	121.6	72.9	44.0	116.9
Fixed income	48.2	95.7	143.9	46.7	90.0	136.7
Multi-asset	52.9	18.9	71.8	53.9	17.5	71.4
Private markets	15.2	0.9	16.1	16.0	2.3	18.3
Alternatives	13.2	-	13.2	12.3	-	12.3
Real estate	29.9	10.0	39.9	29.7	10.3	40.0
Quantitative	6.0	67.0	73.0	2.1	60.7	62.8
Cash/Liquidity	17.8	28.4	46.2	16.5	30.2	46.7
Total AUM	255.9	269.8	525.7	250.1	255.0	505.1

¹    Includes Wealth.

5.5   AUMA - reconciliation to previously disclosed information

6 months ended 30 June 2018

	Opening AUMA at 1 Jan 2018	Gross inflows	Redemptions	Net flows	Market and other movements	Corporate actions and business rationalisation	Closing AUMA at 30 Jun 2018
	£bn	£bn	£bn	£bn	£bn	£bn	£bn
Standard Life Aberdeen AUMA as reported	654.9	40.1	(57.2)	(17.1)	(3.3)	4.8	639.3
Less: Discontinued operations	(134.1)	(4.4)	5.6	1.2	(0.3)	-	(133.2)
Less: Discontinued eliminations	105.7	2.3	(3.0)	(0.7)	(1.0)	-	104.0
Less: HDFC AMC	(13.6)	-	-	-	0.5	-	(13.1)
Less: India and China life	(4.8)	(0.6)	0.3	(0.3)	0.2	-	(4.9)
Total Standard Life Aberdeen AUMA	608.1	37.4	(54.3)	(16.9)	(3.9)	4.8	592.1

6. Glossary

Aberdeen Asset Management or Aberdeen

Aberdeen Asset Management PLC, or Aberdeen Asset Management PLC and its subsidiaries.

Adjusted operating expenses

Adjusted operating expenses is a component of adjusted profit and relates to the day-to-day expenses of managing our business.

Adjusted profit

Adjusted profit before tax is the Group's key alternative performance measure. Adjusted profit excludes the impact of the following items:

·  Restructuring costs and corporate transaction expenses. Restructuring includes the impact of major regulatory change.

·  Amortisation and impairment of intangible assets acquired in business combinations and through the purchase of customer contracts

·  Profit or loss arising on the disposal of a subsidiary, joint venture or associate

·  Fair value movements in contingent consideration

·  Items which are one-off and, due to their size or nature, are not indicative of the long-term operating performance of the Group

Adjusted profit also excludes impacts arising from investment return variances and economic assumption changes in the Group's insurance entities. It is calculated based on expected returns on investments backing equity holder funds, with consistent allowance for the corresponding expected movements in equity holder liabilities. Impacts arising from the difference between the expected return and actual return on investments, and the corresponding impact on equity holder liabilities except where they are directly related to a significant management action, are excluded from adjusted profit and are presented within profit before tax. The impact of certain changes in economic assumptions is also excluded from adjusted profit and is presented within profit before tax.

Dividends payable on preference shares classified as non-controlling interests are excluded from adjusted profit in line with the treatment of ordinary shares. Similarly to preference shares, coupons paid on perpetual debt instruments classified as equity for which interest is only accounted for when paid is excluded from adjusted profit. This includes our share of interest payable on Tier 1 debt instruments held by associates. Coupons payable on perpetual debt instruments classified as equity for which interest is accrued are included in adjusted profit before tax.

Assets under management and administration (AUMA)

AUMA is a measure of the total assets we manage or administer on behalf of our clients and customers. It includes assets under management (AUM) and assets under administration (AUA). AUMA does not include AUM/AUA for associates and joint ventures and is also only presented on a continuing operations basis.

AUM is a measure of the total assets that Aberdeen Standard Investments manages on behalf of individual customers and institutional clients. AUM also includes assets managed for corporate purposes.

AUA is a measure of the total assets we administer for customers through our Platforms.

Board

The Board of Directors of the Company.

Capital management

Capital management is a component of adjusted profit and relates to the return from the net assets of the shareholder business, net of costs of financing. This includes the net assets in defined benefit staff pension plans and net assets relating to the financing of subordinated liabilities.

Chief Operating Decision Maker

The Executive team.

Company

Standard Life Aberdeen plc. Prior to the merger, Standard Life plc.

Cost/income ratio

This is an efficiency measure that is calculated as adjusted operating expenses divided by adjusted operating income, and includes the share of associates' and joint ventures' profit before tax.

CRD IV

CRD IV is the European regulatory capital regime (comprising the Capital Requirements Directive and Capital Requirements Regulation) that applies to investment firms.

Director

A Director of the Company.

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, such as share options awarded to employees.

Effective tax rate

Tax expense/(credit) attributable to equity holders' profit divided by profit before tax attributable to equity holders' profits expressed as a percentage.

Executive team

Responsible for providing overall leadership of the business and comprises: Chief Executive, Chairman Aberdeen Standard Investments, General Counsel, Chief Financial Officer, Global Head of Distribution, Chief of Staff, Chief Investment Officer, Chief HR Officer and the Chief Operating Officer.

Fair value through profit or loss (FVTPL)

FVTPL is an IFRS measurement basis permitted for assets and liabilities which meet certain criteria. Gains or losses on assets or liabilities measured at FVTPL are recognised directly in the income statement.

FCA

Financial Conduct Authority of the United Kingdom.

Fee based business/revenue

Fee based business is a component of adjusted profit and includes products where we generate revenue primarily from asset management charges (AMCs), premium based charges and transactional charges. AMCs are earned on products such as mutual funds, and are calculated as a percentage fee based on the assets held. Investment risk on these products rests principally with the customer, with our major indirect exposure to rising or falling markets coming from higher or lower AMCs. Fee based revenue is shown net of fees, commissions and similar charges (e.g. rebates and initial charges).

Fee revenue yield (bps)

The average revenue yield on fee based business is a measure that illustrates the average margin being earned on the assets that we manage or administer. It is calculated as annualised fee based revenue (excluding performance fees, SL Asia, 1825, Focus and Threesixty) divided by monthly average fee based assets under management/administration.

Global absolute return strategies (GARS)

A discretionary multi-asset fund provided under several regulated pooled and segregated structures globally by Aberdeen Standard Investments. The investment objective is to target a level of return over a rolling three-year period equivalent to cash plus 5% a year (gross of fees), and to do so with as little risk as possible.

Group, Standard Life Aberdeen Group or Standard Life Aberdeen

Relates to the Company and its subsidiaries following the completion of the merger of Standard Life plc and Aberdeen Asset Management PLC on 14 August 2017.

ICAAP

Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process. The ICAAP is the means by which the Group assesses the level of capital that adequately supports all of the relevant current and future risks in its 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 prepared in accordance with IFRS as endorsed by the EU. All EU-listed companies are required to prepare consolidated financial statements using IFRS issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) as endorsed by the EU. The IFRS financial results in the Management report and in Section 4 have been prepared on the basis of the IFRS accounting policies applied by the Group in the Annual report and accounts 2018 as amended for new standards effective from 1 January 2019, as disclosed in Note 4.1 - Accounting policies.

Investment performance

Investment performance has been aggregated using a money weighted average of our assets under management which are outperforming their respective benchmarks on a gross of fees basis. Benchmarks differ by fund and are defined in each fund's Investment Management Agreement (for example, the benchmark for our GARS unit trust fund is six-month GBP LIBOR). For total AUM, the investment performance calculation covers 81% of Aberdeen Standard Investments AUM, with certain assets excluded such as non-discretionary portfolios e.g. full replication tracker funds or funds where no applicable index is available such as Aberdeen Standard Capital funds. Investment performance is calculated as if Standard Life Group and Aberdeen had always been merged.

Key performance indicators (KPI)

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

Net flows

Net flows represent gross inflows less gross outflows or redemptions. Gross inflows are new funds from clients and customers. Gross outflows or redemptions is the money withdrawn by clients or customers during the period.

Phoenix or Phoenix Group

Phoenix Group Holdings plc or Phoenix Group Holdings plc and its subsidiaries.

Pillar 1

Under CRD IV, Pillar 1 focuses on fixed overhead requirements and the Group's exposure to credit and market risks in respect of risk-weighted assets, and sets a minimum requirement for capital based on these measures.

Pillar 2

The requirement for companies to assess the level of additional capital held against risks not covered in Pillar 1.

Pillar 3

This complements Pillar 1 and Pillar 2 with the aim of improving market discipline by requiring companies to publish certain details of their risks, capital and risk management. The Group's Pillar 3 disclosures will be published on the Group's website at www.standardlifeaberdeen.com/annualreport before 31 December 2019.

Platform

An investment platform (e.g. Wrap or Elevate) 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.

SLAL

Standard Life Assurance Limited.

Standard Life

Following completion of the sale of our UK and European insurance business to Phoenix in August 2018, we have retained ownership of the Standard Life brand while also licensing it to Phoenix. The Standard Life brand will continue to be a prominent feature of our retail platforms.

Standard Life Group

Prior to demutualisation on 10 July 2006, The Standard Life Assurance Company 2006 and its subsidiaries and, from demutualisation on 10 July 2006 to 13 August 2017, Standard Life plc and its subsidiaries.

Strategic insurance partners

A measure of the assets managed on behalf of a number of strategic partners such as Lloyds Banking Group and Phoenix.

Subordinated liabilities

Subordinated liabilities are debts of a company which, in the event of liquidation, rank below its other debts but above share capital.

7. Shareholder information

Registered office

1 George Street
Edinburgh
EH2 2LL

Scotland

Company registration number: SC286832

For shareholder services call:

0345 113 0045*

*Calls may be monitored and/or recorded to protect both you and us and help with our training. Call charges will vary.

Secretary

Kenneth A Gilmour

Registrar

Link Market Services Limited (Link)

Auditors

KPMG LLP

Solicitors

Slaughter and May

Brokers

JP Morgan Cazenove

Goldman Sachs

Cenkos Securities

Shareholder services

We offer a wide range of shareholder services. For more information, please:

·  Contact our registrar, Link, who manage this service for us. Their details can be found on the back cover.

·  Visit our share portal at www.standardlifeaberdeenshares.com

Sign up for Ecommunications

Signing up means:

·  You'll receive an email when documents like the Annual report and accounts, Half year results and AGM guide are available on our website

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

Set up a share portal account

Having a share portal account means you can:

·  Manage your account at a time that suits you

·  Download your documents when you need them

To find out how to sign up, visit www.standardlifeaberdeenshares.com

Preventing unsolicited mail

By law, the Company 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 or phone calls. You could also be targeted by fraudulent 'investment specialists'. Remember, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

You can find more information about share scams at the Financial Conduct Authority website www.fca.org.uk/consumers/scams

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 Aberdeen Share Account - by contacting Link, 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 visit www.mpsonline.org.uk

Financial calendar

Half year results 2019	7 August 2019
Ex-dividend date for 2019 interim dividend	15 August 2019
Record date for 2019 interim dividend	16 August 2019
Last date for DRIP elections for 2019 interim dividend	4 September 2019
Dividend payment date for 2019 interim dividend	24 September 2019

Analysis of registered shareholdings at 30 June 2019

Range of shares	Number of holders	% of total holders	Number of shares	% of total shares
1-1,000	65,554	65.50	26,713,514	1.11
1,001-5,000	29,718	29.69	59,997,261	2.48
5,001-10,000	2,664	2.66	17,573,358	0.73
10,001-100,000	1,551	1.55	37,351,640	1.55
#100,001+	603	0.60	2,271,648,143	94.13
Total	100,090	100	2,413,283,916	100

# These figures include the Company-sponsored nominee - the Standard Life   Aberdeen Share Account - which had 1,014,069 participants holding 653,304,080 shares.    

Forward looking statements

This document may contain certain 'forward-looking statements' with respect to the financial condition, performance, results, strategy, objectives, plans, goals and expectations of Standard Life Aberdeen plc (Standard Life Aberdeen) and its affiliates. These forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate only to historical or current facts.

Forward-looking statements are prospective in nature and are not based on historical facts, but rather on current expectations and projections of management about future events, and are therefore subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from the future results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. For example, statements containing words such as 'may', 'will', 'should', 'could', 'continue', 'aims', 'estimates', 'projects', 'believes', 'intends', 'expects', 'hopes', 'plans', 'pursues', 'seeks', 'targets' and 'anticipates', and words of similar meaning, may be forward-looking. These statements are based on assumptions and assessments made by Standard Life Aberdeen in light of its experience and its perception of historical trends, current conditions, future developments and other factors it believes appropriate.

By their nature, all forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they are based on information available at the time they are made, including current expectations and assumptions, and relate to future events and depend on circumstances which may be or are beyond Standard Life Aberdeen's control, including among other things: UK domestic and global political, economic and business conditions (such as the UK's exit from the EU); market related risks such as fluctuations in interest rates and exchange rates, and the performance of financial markets generally; the impact of inflation and deflation; the impact of competition; the timing, impact and other uncertainties associated with future acquisitions, disposals or combinations undertaken by Standard Life Aberdeen or its affiliates and/or within relevant industries; the value of and earnings from Standard Life Aberdeen's strategic investments and ongoing commercial relationships; default by counterparties; information technology or data security breaches; natural or man-made catastrophic events; the failure to attract or retain necessary key personnel; the policies and actions of regulatory authorities; and the impact of changes in capital, solvency or accounting standards, and tax and other legislation and regulations (including changes to the regulatory capital requirements that Standard Life Aberdeen is subject to) in the jurisdictions in which Standard Life Aberdeen and its affiliates operate. As a result, Standard Life Aberdeen's actual future financial condition, performance and results may differ materially from the plans, goals, objectives and expectations set forth in the forward-looking statements.

Persons receiving this document should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Neither Standard Life Aberdeen nor its affiliates assume any obligation to update or correct any of the forward-looking statements contained in this document or any other forward-looking statements it or they may make (whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise), except as required by law. Past performance is not an indicator of future results and the results of Standard Life Aberdeen and its affiliates in this document may not be indicative of, and are not an estimate, forecast or projection of, Standard Life Aberdeen's or its affiliates' future results.

 

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