Moody's changes Standard Life's outlook to stable from negative following the announced merger with Aberdeen
London, 08 March 2017-- Moody's Investors Service has today affirmed the debt ratings of Standard Life plc and the A1 Insurance Financial Strength Rating of Standard Life Assurance Ltd. Moody's also changed the outlook on these entities to stable from negative. The action follows the announcement last Monday of an all-share merger between Standard Life and Aberdeen Asset Management Plc, subject to shareholders' and regulatory approvals. Under the terms of the agreement,...Standard Life Aberdeen is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, Co. is managed into following segments: Aberdeen Standard Investments, which provides a range of investment products and services for individuals and institutional customers through a number of different investment vehicles; Pensions and Savings, which provide a range of long-term savings and investment products to individual and corporate customers in the U.K., Germany, Austria and Ireland; and India and China life, which provides a range of insurance and savings products and comprise Co.'s life insurance associate in India, its life insurance joint venture in China, and wholly owned operations in Hong Kong.
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