Standard Life Aberdeen Share Discussion Threads

[value hound] 26/4/2021 10:26

They're a bit late for April effin' Fool's Day.

Pronounced “Aberdeen̶1; is hilarious.

[lippy4] 26/4/2021 10:22

so how do you pronounce that name,this is nuts to keep changing the name of the company...

[jubberjim] 26/4/2021 10:22

BIRD BRAINED
This is not going to fly
Ridiculous

[mcunliffe1] 26/4/2021 09:30

Perhaps they can sell the three 'e's to a telecoms company to make their handful.

I see they still felt the need to capitalise the A in Abrdn - no that radical are they?

[spud] 26/4/2021 08:57

I agree it's ridiculous and a complete waste of money. The Company has obviously run out of ideas when it's forced to spend millions on rebranding.spud

[chinese investor] 26/4/2021 08:23

I was close !

Chinese Investor (SLA) 14 Feb 2021 - 11:55:47
I think :-
"Phoenix" -> "Standard Life"
"SLA" -> "Aberdeen Edinburgh"

[spud] 26/4/2021 08:10

Standard Life Aberdeen plc Intention to change name to Abrdn plcSource: UK Regulatory (RNS & others)TIDMSLARNS Number : 5000WStandard Life Aberdeen plc26 April 2021Standard Life Aberdeen plcIntention to Change Name - Standard Life Aberdeen plc to become Abrdn plcStandard Life Aberdeen plc ("the Company") today announces its intention to change its name to "Abrdn plc". The new Abrdn name (pronounced "Aberdeen") will be part of a modern, agile, digitally-enabled brand that will also be used for all the Company's client-facing businesses globally.The new brand identity marks the next stage in the reshaping of the business and future-focused growth strategy. The Company is focused on three interrelated growth vectors: global asset management (Investments), technology platforms for UK financial advisers and their customers (Adviser), and UK savings and wealth (Personal).The rebranding roll-out process for the new name and associated visual identity will begin in the summer and progress through 2021, alongside implementation of a full stakeholder engagement plan to manage the transition.Stephen Bird, Chief Executive, said:"Our new brand Abrdn builds on our heritage and is modern, dynamic and, most importantly, engaging for all of our client and customer channels. It is a highly-differentiated brand that will create unity across the business, replacing five different brand names that have each been operating independently. Our new name reflects the clarity of focus that the leadership team are bringing to the business as we seek to deliver sustainable growth."A subsequent announcement will be made when the Company's name change becomes effective with a revised stock ticker. This is expected to take place prior to the publication of the Company's half year results in August 2021. Until such an announcement is made, trading will continue under the existing ticker. No action is required on the part of any equity holders with respect to their rights as an equity holder.spud

[portside1] 21/4/2021 20:15

My switch was a good thing ,now looking to buy back 2000 more sla for the same money , it's good to switch

[meijiman] 15/4/2021 09:41

I read that spotty is very cross with SLA..not a great surprise really. As for the pudgy one..he is almost forgotten..someone who achieved very little. All so predictable.

[saltaire111] 15/4/2021 08:45

The home market should have a place in a well diversified portfolio of assets, as well as US, European and global stocks. The only area of the market I’m underweight in is bonds - I do not yet see any value there. QE has goosed the bond markets and it continues to do so.

I bought farmland in the UK as a proxy for bonds, and this has performed really well for me over the last decade.

On a value basis, UK stocks look OK for me at the moment, as part of a balanced portfolio that includes exposure to other global markets too.

Salty.

[chinese investor] 15/4/2021 08:26

7.3p adjustment !

[portside1] 14/4/2021 21:05

Now ex div

[pierre oreilly] 13/4/2021 19:52

Porsch, i see you're a very successful retrospective investor! We all are. Tens of thousands think divis are pointless, and 'do what i do, sell a few of the capital gains for income'. Most of those tens of thousands pretty soon see the weakness of their strategy.

Divis are very low in the first few years, but after a longer period, they can be very large, and give a very large and relatively afe income on which you can retire. Best if you understand exponential growth (that doesn't mean quick growth btw, exponential can initially be very slow). You effectively get a double dose of exponential grwoth with companies which have over the long term increased divis, such that each year after many years, you can get back your original investment. If you buy gilts, you can buy an income guaranteed for several decades - hence once you have one, and the income is enough to live on, you can tell your job to bog off and live the life of reilly (after all these years i've only just thought of that one!).

You need capital gains to build up enough so you can turn a big lump of cash into an income. If you just see cap gains as an end in itself, you haven't seen the light yet. In fact, when you see traders in small caps buying and selling for cap gains, liquidity means they are dealing with very small amounts, and are massively away from living on the cap gains anytime soon.

Divis are the ultimate, cap gains are a necessary temporary step on the way to fully grown up investing.

[fenners66] 13/4/2021 14:25

If that opinion was actually mainstream it would be time to buy UK stocks
As it is they are already starting to attract attention as undervalued.
We all know markets are cyclical and you are advocating buying US stocks at the top of their cycle....

[chinese investor] 07/4/2021 14:36

30p to 330p !

[portside1] 07/4/2021 09:42

Bp now 308 from 29

[portside1] 06/4/2021 15:25

Since I told you to switch by up 8p from when I said switch

[portside1] 06/4/2021 13:26

I hope you have taken my advice

[portside1] 06/4/2021 09:55

Their is far more upside to bp and bigger div Switch

[chinese investor] 06/4/2021 09:46

32p to 330p !

[portside1] 06/4/2021 08:06

Switch into bp now

[mcunliffe1] 01/4/2021 16:53

There's been a big buyer operating for the past 12+ months buying SLA shares.

It was SLA themselves.

Didn't appear to me to be too helpful in raising the share price Rather, the share price reverted over time to the price it had been prior to March 2020 when everything dropped like a stone anyway.

I don't understand what you mean portside about the '750 buyer' - am I missing something? Who is it/them?

[portside1] 01/4/2021 16:07

The 750 buyer still buying it's good for 300 next week