Q1 AUA and flows update

RNS Number : 6137L

Standard Life plc

29 April 2015

 



Standard Life plc      

2015 Q1 AUA and flows update

29 April 2015

Strong demand and investment performance driving growth

·   Assets under administration¹ up 5% to £311.9bn driven by strong net inflows and positive market movements

·   Particularly strong third party net inflows and investment performance driving 5% increase in Standard Life Investments total AUM to £258.4bn:

o Third party net inflows (excl. strategic partner life business) of £3.7bn

o 73% of net inflows² from outside the UK as we continue to expand our global reach

o Third party AUM³ funds ahead of benchmark over 1 year: 73%; 3 years: 94%; and 5 years: 89%

·   Continued momentum in our UK business with retail and workplace fee AUA up 6% to £108.5bn driven by net inflows of £1.5bn into our retail new and workplace propositions and positive market movements:

o Wrap platform, including £1bn of net inflows (up 16%), driving growth in retail new AUA to £40bn

o Regular contributions into workplace pensions up 16% year-on-year with AUA now £34bn

o Added 60,000 new savers through auto enrolment, 620,000 since auto enrolment began

David Nish, Chief Executive, commented:

"Standard Life has made a good start to 2015 benefiting from strong investment markets as we continue to focus on providing value for our customers, clients and shareholders. We have increased the assets that we administer on behalf of our customers to £312bn helped by strong demand for our propositions. We completed the disposal of our Canadian business and returned £1.75bn of value to shareholders.

"Standard Life Investments now actively manages almost £260bn of assets across the globe driven by consistently strong investment performance and particularly strong third party net inflows, benefiting from high demand for our leading suite of multi-asset investment solutions. We are continuing to see the benefits of our expanding distribution capabilities and strategic relationships with 73% of net inflows from outside the UK and 70% of net inflows through the wholesale channel.

"Our UK fee based propositions continue to build momentum. Our Wrap platform saw record quarterly net inflows and in our workplace business regular contributions were up 16% year-on-year as we continue to see demand for our auto enrolment solutions, with a further 60,000 savers joining schemes we administer. The strength of our propositions, investment solutions and market positioning means we are well placed to deal with the new pensions regulations and to support customers as saving for their futures becomes increasingly front of mind.

"In Europe we continue to increase focus on unit linked business in Germany while in Asia we welcome the changes to foreign direct investment limits in India.

"We remain very well positioned to deliver ongoing growth. We have the products, expertise and proven investment performance to help our customers and clients to save and invest, so that they can look forward to their financial futures with confidence."

Unless otherwise stated, all figures are reported

on a continuing basis¹ for the three months ended 31 March 2015

Assets and flows

Group assets under administration - three months ended 31 March 2015

	Fee (F) Spread/risk (S/R)  Other (O)		Opening AUA at 1 Jan 2015	Gross flows	Redemptions	Net flows	Market and other movements	Closing AUA at 31 Mar 2015
			£bn	£bn	£bn	£bn	£bn	£bn
Total fee			268.6	10.4	(7.4)	3.0	10.7	282.3
Total spread/risk			16.1	0.1	(0.3)	(0.2)	0.6	16.5
Total other			11.9	0.2	(0.1)	0.1	1.1	13.1
Total AUA			296.6	10.7	(7.8)	2.9	12.4	311.9
By business:
Standard Life Investments
Third party (excl. strategic partner life business)			117.5	7.9	(4.2)	3.7	4.2	125.4
Third party strategic partner life business			43.8	-	(1.3)	(1.3)	2.2	44.7
Standard Life Investments total third party		F	161.3	7.9	(5.5)	2.4	6.4	170.1
UK
UK retail new fee business			37.3	1.6	(0.7)	0.9	1.7	39.9
UK retail old fee business			33.5	0.2	(0.7)	(0.5)	1.6	34.6
Workplace4			32.0	1.0	(0.4)	0.6	1.4	34.0
UK retail and workplace4 fee		F	102.8	2.8	(1.8)	1.0	4.7	108.5
Conventional with profits		F	2.1	-	(0.2)	(0.2)	-	1.9
Annuities		S/R	15.5	0.1	(0.3)	(0.2)	0.6	15.9
Assets not backing products		O	7.7	-	-	-	0.7	8.4
UK total			128.1	2.9	(2.3)	0.6	6.0	134.7
Europe
Fee		F	17.2	0.6	(0.3)	0.3	0.5	18.0
Spread/risk		S/R	0.6	-	-	-	-	0.6
Europe total			17.8	0.6	(0.3)	0.3	0.5	18.6
UK and Europe total			145.9	3.5	(2.6)	0.9	6.5	153.3
Asia and Emerging Markets
Wholly owned		F	0.4	-	-	-	0.1	0.5
Joint ventures		O	2.1	0.2	(0.1)	0.1	0.1	2.3
Asia and Emerging Markets total			2.5	0.2	(0.1)	0.1	0.2	2.8
Other corporate assets		O	2.5	-	-	-	0.3	2.8
Consolidation and eliminations5		F/O	(15.6)	(0.9)	0.4	(0.5)	(1.0)	(17.1)
Group AUA - continuing operations			296.6	10.7	(7.8)	2.9	12.4	311.9

Standard Life Investments assets under management - three months ended 31 March 2015

							Opening AUM at 1 Jan 2015			Gross flows	Redemptions	Net flows	Market and other movements	Closing AUM at 31 Mar 2015
							£bn			£bn	£bn	£bn	£bn	£bn
Third party AUM (excl. Strategic partner life business)	UK						75.5			3.8	(2.8)	1.0	3.6	80.1
	Europe						11.3			1.6	(0.4)	1.2	(0.4)	12.1
	North America						8.1			1.1	(0.3)	0.8	0.6	9.5
	Asia Pacific						2.0			0.4	(0.2)	0.2	0.2	2.4
	India						6.1			0.5	-	0.5	(0.1)	6.5
	Ignis						14.5			0.5	(0.5)	-	0.3	14.8
	By geography of client							117.5		7.9	(4.2)	3.7	4.2	125.4
	Equities				15.5					0.6	(0.7)	(0.1)	1.2	16.6
	Fixed income				22.0					1.2	(0.8)	0.4	0.3	22.7
	Multi-asset6				38.6					4.3	(1.6)	2.7	2.6	43.9
	Real estate				7.4					0.2	(0.1)	0.1	0.2	7.7
	MyFolio				5.9					0.6	(0.2)	0.4	0.3	6.6
	Other7				13.6					0.5	(0.3)	0.2	(0.7)	13.1
	Ignis8				14.5					0.5	(0.5)	-	0.3	14.8
	By asset class							117.5		7.9	(4.2)	3.7	4.2	125.4
	Wholesale9					35.5				4.5	(1.9)	2.6	1.1	39.2
	Institutional					61.4				2.7	(1.6)	1.1	2.5	65.0
	Wealth					6.1				0.2	(0.2)	-	0.3	6.4
	Ignis					14.5				0.5	(0.5)	-	0.3	14.8
	By channel								117.5	7.9	(4.2)	3.7	4.2	125.4
	Standard Life Group					84.6				0.9	(1.4)	(0.5)	4.2	88.3
	Phoenix Group					43.8				-	(1.3)	(1.3)	2.2	44.7
	Strategic partner life business AUM					128.4				0.9	(2.7)	(1.8)	6.4	133.0
	AUM - continuing operations					245.9				8.8	(6.9)	1.9	10.6	258.4

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Notes to Editors

1   Continuing operations excludes the Canadian business assets sold on 30 January 2015 (£32.8bn).

2   Excluding strategic partner life business.

3   Excluding strategic partner life business and Ignis.

4   In the 3 months to 31 March 2015, UK corporate assets have been renamed as workplace.

5   Certain products are included in both Group AUA and Standard Life Investments third party AUM. Therefore, at a Group level an elimination adjustment is required to remove any duplication, in addition to other necessary consolidation adjustments. Comprises £16.7bn (FY 2014: £15.2bn) related to fee business eliminations and £0.4bn (FY 2014: £0.4bn) related to other eliminations.

6   Comprises suite of global absolute return strategies and balanced funds.

7   Comprises cash, private equity and Wealth. Net inflows from India cash funds £0.2bn (Q1 2014: net outflow £0.1bn).

8   Net inflows from Ignis liquidity funds £0.3bn (Q1 2014: £nil).

9   India cash funds were reclassified as Wholesale in the year to 31 December 2014.

Supplementary information

Group assets under administration net flows - 15 months ended 31 March 2015

	Fee (F) Spread/risk (S/R)	3 months to 31 Mar 2015	3 months to 31 Dec 2014	3 months to  30 Sep 2014	3 months to 30 Jun 2014	3 months to 31 Mar 2014
	Other (O)	£bn	£bn	£bn	£bn	£bn
Total fee		3.0	(3.1)	0.2	2.3	2.3
Total spread/risk		(0.2)	(0.3)	(0.2)	(0.2)	(0.2)
Total other		0.1	0.1	-	-	0.1
Total net flows		2.9	(3.3)	-	2.1	2.2
By business:
Standard Life Investments
Third party (excl. strategic partner life business)		3.7	(2.9)	0.6	2.1	1.9
Third party strategic partner life business		(1.3)	(0.9)	(0.7)	-	-
Standard Life Investments total third party	F	2.4	(3.8)	(0.1)	2.1	1.9
UK
UK retail new fee business		0.9	0.8	0.6	0.7	0.8
UK retail old fee business		(0.5)	(0.5)	(0.6)	(0.5)	(0.6)
Workplace4		0.6	0.6	0.7	0.4	0.5
UK retail and workplace4 fee	F	1.0	0.9	0.7	0.6	0.7
Conventional with profits	F	(0.2)	(0.3)	(0.2)	(0.3)	(0.2)
Annuities	S/R	(0.2)	(0.3)	(0.2)	(0.2)	(0.2)
Assets not backing products	O	-	-	-	-	-
UK total		0.6	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.3
Europe
Fee	F	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.3
Spread/risk	S/R	-	-	-	-	-
Europe total		0.3	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.3
UK and Europe total		0.9	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.6
Asia and Emerging Markets
Wholly owned	F	-	-	0.1	-	-
Joint ventures	O	0.1	0.1	-	-	0.1
Asia and Emerging total		0.1	0.1	0.1	-	0.1
Other corporate assets	O	-	-	-	-	-
Consolidation and eliminations5	F/O	(0.5)	(0.2)	(0.5)	(0.4)	(0.4)
Group net flows - continuing operations		2.9	(3.3)	-	2.1	2.2

Standard Life Investments assets under management net flows - 15 months ended 31 March 2015

			3 months to 31 Mar 2015			3 months to 31 Dec 2014	3 months to  30 Sep 2014	3 months to 30 Jun 2014	3 months to 31 Mar 2014
			£bn			£bn	£bn	£bn	£bn
Third party net flows (excl. Strategic partner life business)	UK	1.0				0.4	(0.3)	1.4	0.4
	Europe		1.2			0.5	0.2	0.1	0.5
	North America		0.8			0.3	0.1	0.4	0.7
	Asia Pacific		0.2			0.1	0.2	-	0.1
	India		0.5			0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2
	Ignis		-			(4.5)	0.2	-	-
	By geography of client				3.7	(2.9)	0.6	2.1	1.9
	Equities		(0.1)			(1.0)	(0.5)	-	0.2
	Fixed income		0.4			-	(0.9)	(0.1)	-
	Multi-asset6		2.7			1.4	1.0	1.4	1.3
	Real estate		0.1			0.3	0.2	0.2	-
	MyFolio		0.4			0.5	0.3	0.4	0.4
	Other7		0.2			0.4	0.3	0.2	-
	Ignis8		-			(4.5)	0.2	-	-
	By asset class			3.7		(2.9)	0.6	2.1	1.9
	Wholesale9		2.6			1.5	1.2	1.1	1.4
	Institutional		1.1			0.1	(0.8)	0.9	0.6
	Wealth		-			-	-	0.1	(0.1)
	Ignis		-			(4.5)	0.2	-	-
	By channel				3.7	(2.9)	0.6	2.1	1.9
	Standard Life Group				(0.5)	(0.5)	(0.8)	(0.7)	(0.4)
	Phoenix Group				(1.3)	(0.9)	(0.7)	-	-
	Strategic partner life business net flows				(1.8)	(1.4)	(1.5)	(0.7)	(0.4)
	Asset management net flows - continuing operations			1.9		(4.3)	(0.9)	1.4	1.5

Group assets under administration - three months ended 31 March 2014

	Fee (F) Spread/risk (S/R)  Other (O)			Opening AUA at 1 Jan 2014	Gross flows	Redemptions	Net flows	Market and other movements	Closing AUA at 31 Mar 2014
				£bn	£bn	£bn	£bn	£bn	£bn
Total fee				190.7	6.8	(4.5)	2.3	0.9	193.9
Total spread/risk				15.1	0.1	(0.3)	(0.2)	0.3	15.2
Total other				8.9	0.1	-	0.1	-	9.0
Total AUA				214.7	7.0	(4.8)	2.2	1.2	218.1
By business:
Standard Life Investments
Third party (excl. strategic partner life business)				89.8	5.3	(3.4)	1.9	0.8	92.5
Third party strategic partner life business				-	-	-	-	-	-
Standard Life Investments total third party			F	89.8	5.3	(3.4)	1.9	0.8	92.5
UK
UK retail new fee business				33.8	1.6	(0.8)	0.8	0.3	34.9
UK retail old fee business				33.5	0.2	(0.8)	(0.6)	0.2	33.1
Workplace4				29.2	0.9	(0.4)	0.5	(0.2)	29.5
UK retail and workplace4 fee			F	96.5	2.7	(2.0)	0.7	0.3	97.5
Conventional with profits			F	2.9	-	(0.2)	(0.2)	-	2.7
Annuities			S/R	14.6	0.1	(0.3)	(0.2)	0.2	14.6
Assets not backing products			O	5.7	-	-	-	-	5.7
UK total				119.7	2.8	(2.5)	0.3	0.5	120.5
Europe
Fee			F	14.9	0.6	(0.3)	0.3	0.4	15.6
Spread/risk			S/R	0.5	-	-	-	0.1	0.6
Europe total				15.4	0.6	(0.3)	0.3	0.5	16.2
UK and Europe total				135.1	3.4	(2.8)	0.6	1.0	136.7
Asia and Emerging Markets
Wholly owned			F	0.3	-	-	-	-	0.3
Joint ventures			O	1.6	0.1	-	0.1	-	1.7
Asia and Emerging total				1.9	0.1	-	0.1	-	2.0
Other corporate assets			O	2.0	-	-	-	-	2.0
Consolidation and eliminations5			F/O	(14.1)	(1.8)	1.4	(0.4)	(0.6)	(15.1)
Group AUA - continuing operations				214.7	7.0	(4.8)	2.2	1.2	218.1

Standard Life Investments assets under management - three months ended 31 March 2014

							Opening AUM at 1 Jan 2014			Gross flows	Redemptions	Net flows	Market and other movements	Closing AUM at 31 Mar 2014
							£bn			£bn	£bn	£bn	£bn	£bn
Third party AUM (excl. Strategic partner life business)	UK						68.3			3.2	(2.8)	0.4	0.5	69.2
	Europe						10.4			0.8	(0.3)	0.5	(0.2)	10.7
	North America						5.2			0.9	(0.2)	0.7	0.5	6.4
	Asia Pacific						1.8			0.2	(0.1)	0.1	(0.1)	1.8
	India						4.1			0.2	-	0.2	0.1	4.4
	Ignis						-			-	-	-	-	-
	By geography of client							89.8		5.3	(3.4)	1.9	0.8	92.5
	Equities				15.1					0.8	(0.6)	0.2	0.1	15.4
	Fixed income				20.2					0.7	(0.7)	-	0.2	20.4
	Multi-asset6				31.4					2.9	(1.6)	1.3	0.1	32.8
	Real estate				6.1					0.2	(0.2)	-	0.2	6.3
	MyFolio				4.0					0.5	(0.1)	0.4	-	4.4
	Other7				13.0					0.2	(0.2)	-	0.2	13.2
	Ignis8				-					-	-	-	-	-
	By asset class							89.8		5.3	(3.4)	1.9	0.8	92.5
	Wholesale9					28.9				3.2	(1.8)	1.4	(0.1)	30.2
	Institutional					55.1				2.0	(1.4)	0.6	0.8	56.5
	Wealth					5.8				0.1	(0.2)	(0.1)	0.1	5.8
	Ignis					-				-	-	-	-	-
	By channel								89.8	5.3	(3.4)	1.9	0.8	92.5
	Standard Life Group					80.3				1.3	(1.7)	(0.4)	0.8	80.7
	Phoenix Group					-				-	-	-	-	-
	Strategic partner life business AUM					80.3				1.3	(1.7)	(0.4)	0.8	80.7
	AUM - continuing operations					170.1				6.6	(5.1)	1.5	1.6	173.2

 

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