FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / Standard Life / 1 October 2026
Standard Life (SDLF): news on Thursday 1 October 2026
−1.3 neutral
Coverage was split between a customer complaint about a lost annuity payment, which reflects badly on Standard Life, and a new offshore bond launched with AJ Bell, which is a positive product story. The two broadly offset each other.
What drove it
- annuity complaint
- AJ Bell offshore bond
The 2 stories
- −9.2 I paid Standard Life £82,000 to set up an annuity... then it said it had never heard of me: CRANE ON THE CASE
Customer complaint about Standard Life losing annuity record; reputational damage. - +8.0 AJ Bell teams up with Standard Life to launch offshore bond
Partnership with AJ Bell to launch an offshore bond; new product.
Standard Life: every day · Insurance on 1 October 2026 · FTSE 100 overview for the day