Standard Life Share Discussion Threads

[waddy] 19/3/2017 08:34

The Telegraph has s piece on the merger today, quoting Keith Skeoch.

[zho] 18/3/2017 12:51

The initial flurry of excitement regarding Standard Life’s plan to acquire Aberdeen Asset Management for £3.8 billion in stock is fading, as investors question whether the industrial logic is strong enough to justify the swoop that will create a £660 billion asset manager.

[joshuam] 17/3/2017 16:17

Must be problems with the merger that we don't know about

[waddy] 17/3/2017 16:07

Just the final year-end divi alone at this price is circa 3.73%

[essentialinvestor] 17/3/2017 16:00

DMF, 3.20 looks on the low side to me, but never say never.

DLG near this level looks value on a 12 month view IMV,
unless markets plunge, added this morning.

[dmf] 17/3/2017 15:58

320 would be a nice entry point!

[joshuam] 17/3/2017 15:30

Wow 320 some excellent buying opportunities coming

[dmf] 17/3/2017 10:17

RBC reiterates underperform 320

[uppompeii] 16/3/2017 17:14

Linton5....and so you should be. I worked for Widows and Royal London in Edinburgh for years, love the place and country, never any issues ( why should there be?) . I don't get the same vibe now when I go, maybe it's me...not saying that's not so here in England either! But I'm not confident with SL and the politics there just now. I'm probably completely wrong though.

[linton5] 16/3/2017 16:26

Yip I'm a Scottish patriot but there even starting to annoy me. Politics is a farce

[f1araway] 16/3/2017 16:11

uppompeiiCouldn't agree more!

[f1araway] 16/3/2017 16:04

Like a stone!

[uppompeii] 16/3/2017 16:02

I'm not sure why SL don't just up sticks and move south, this thing is never going to be put to bed until the SNP either get voted out or get their way, in which case the end result is the same.

[essentialinvestor] 16/3/2017 15:25

DLG today Linton, and HSTN, my second largest holding.


On SL, it was about to start another leg up towards 3.80/90 imv,
then the Queen from beyond the wall spoke.

Makes this a very tricky call atm imv.

[linton5] 16/3/2017 15:21

Lol are you on the button ess watching and waiting

[essentialinvestor] 16/3/2017 14:13

Any TA views here?, appreciated.

[pierre oreilly] 16/3/2017 11:07

Because 'might' covers all eventualities. It might have a positive effect. Or no effect.

It does seem a pretty vacuous self-evidentially correct but useless thing to say in isolation.

[joshuam] 16/3/2017 07:29

American interest rate rise to 1% might have a negative affect on sl share price

[essentialinvestor] 15/3/2017 11:00

lol at the shadow of Sturgeon, I was out at 3.73 when it started dipping
following the referendum news.

It had been recovering nicely that morning, thanks Nicola.

[joshuam] 15/3/2017 10:56

wouldn't buy back in just for the divi

[uppompeii] 15/3/2017 09:40

I'm afraid the shadow of Sturgeon is going to be a lot more disruptive than Brexit. I wont be looking to buy back in the current atmosphere unless there is a significant chance of a quick profit. I'm not hopeful for long term gains here now.

[joshuam] 15/3/2017 08:00

The market awaits

[f1araway] 14/3/2017 15:55

It appears the market isn't too enamoured with the merger but since the dividend record date is only 35 days away the lower level helps the strike price for scrip - Braw!