Recent changes and important updates
We want to keep you up to date with any fund changes and updates. Below you can see specific fund changes or updates and find useful documents that give some more detail on the changes:
Investment news
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Market volatility and your investments
For more information about the impact of market volatility on your investments and what you should consider.
Fund news
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April 25, 2025
Changes to some of our Standard Life lifestyle profiles and Managed Funds
With effect from June 2025, we’re updating the names and codes of some of our Standard Life lifestyle profiles and Managed Funds.
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April 04, 2025
Changes to the Standard Life Long Corporate Bond Pension Fund
With effect from 5 May 2025, we’re updating the fund description of the Standard Life Long Corporate Bond Pension Fund (Fund code – HB).
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April 03, 2025
We've evolved our responsible investing approach
We've evolved our responsible investing approach for our Future Advantage investment options.
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March 26, 2025
Changes to the SL abrdn MyFolio Managed Life Funds
With effect from 1 April 2025, we’re updating the fund names and descriptions of the SL abrdn MyFolio Managed Life Funds.
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March 26, 2025
Changes to the SL abrdn MyFolio Managed Pension Funds
With effect from 1 April 2025, we’re updating the fund names and descriptions of the SL abrdn MyFolio Managed Pension Funds.
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March 10, 2025
Closure of SL Fidelity Sustainable European Equity Life Fund
With effect from 29 May 2025, we’re closing the SL Fidelity Sustainable European Equity Life Fund (Fund code – 7F).
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February 11, 2025
Changes to the SL Ninety One UK Smaller Companies Life Fund
We’re updating the fund name and description of the SL Ninety One UK Smaller Companies Life Fund (Fund code – 7X).
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February 11, 2025
Changes to the SL Ninety One UK Smaller Companies Pension Fund
We’re updating the fund name and description of the SL Ninety One UK Smaller Companies Pension Fund (Fund code – BEEK).
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January 23, 2025
Changes to the SL Fidelity Sustainable MoneyBuilder Income Life Fund
We’re making changes to the SL Fidelity Sustainable MoneyBuilder Income Life Fund (Fund code – 7D)
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January 15, 2025
We’re closing our SL abrdn MyFolio funds and lifestyle profiles
We are closing our SL abrdn MyFolio Managed and Multi-Manager funds and lifestyle profiles, and our SL abrdn MyFolio Market funds and lifestyle profiles
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January 13, 2025
Changes to funds invested in the abrdn UK Sustainable and Responsible Investment Equity Fund
Changes to funds BL & J1, which are invested in the abrdn UK Sustainable and Responsible Investment Equity Fund. Effective from 20 February 2025.
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December 06, 2024
News about Standard Life funds
With effect from 13 January 2025, we’ll be making changes to the SL abrdn Sustainable Index World Equity Pension Fund (Fund code – LGID) and the SL abrdn Sustainable Index UK Equity Pension Fund (Fund code – MGLB).
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December 05, 2024
Changes to the SL Janus Henderson Emerging Markets Opportunities Pension Fund
With effect from 2 December 2024, we’re making changes to the SL Janus Henderson Emerging Markets Opportunities Pension Fund (Fund code – C8).
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November 19, 2024
Changes to the SL Stewart Investors Asia Pacific Leaders Sustainability Life Fund
Stewart Investors are making changes to their fund (fund code – BFDF) to comply with new regulations due on 02 December 2024. We’re updating our fund name and description in line with this change.
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November 04, 2024
We're evolving our responsible investing approach
We're evolving our responsible investing approach for our Sustainable Multi-Asset, Investment Pathways and Future Advantage investment options.
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October 30, 2024
Changes to the SL Rathbone Income Pension Fund
With effect from 22 November 2024, we’re updating the fund description of the SL Rathbone Income Pension Fund (Fund code – 1Y).
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October 30, 2024
Closure of the SL abrdn Global Real Estate Share Pension Fund
With effect from 11 December 2024, we’re closing the SL abrdn Global Real Estate Share Pension Fund (Fund code VB).
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October 30, 2024
Closure of the SL abrdn Global Real Estate Share Life Fund
With effect from 11 December 2024, we’re closing the SL abrdn Global Real Estate Share Life Fund (Fund code VA).
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October 30, 2024
Changes to the SL Rathbone Income Life Fund
With effect from 22 November 2024, we’re updating the fund description of the SL Rathbone Income Life Fund (Fund code – 3R).
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October 30, 2024
Changes to the SL abrdn UK Ethical Equity Pension Fund
With effect from 2 December 2024, we’re updating the fund description of the SL abrdn UK Ethical Equity Pension Fund (Fund code – JJNN).
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October 30, 2024
Changes to the Standard Life At Retirement funds
With effect from January 2025, we’re updating the fund descriptions of the Standard Life At Retirement funds.
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October 30, 2024
Changes to the Standard Life Investment Pathway Option 4 Fund
We’re updating the fund description of the SL Investment Pathway Option 4 Fund: I plan to take out all my money within the next 5 years (Fund code – GBMC).
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October 25, 2024
Changes to the Standard Life Sustainable Index Asia Pacific (ex Japan) Equity Pension Fund
From November, our fund will be able to invest in developed markets in Asia, excluding Japan and we’ll be updating our fund description to reflect this.
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October 17, 2024
Updated fund name and description of the SL Vanguard SRI European Stock Pension Fund
With effect from 24 June 2024, we updated the fund name and description of the SL Vanguard SRI European Stock Pension Fund (Fund code – LLEG).
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October 17, 2024
We’re making changes to the SL Man GLG Japan CoreAlpha Pension Fund
The fund manager has advised us that they’re changing their fund name effective 25 November 2024. We’re changing our fund name and description to reflect this.
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September 26, 2024
Onshore Bond – Distribution Fund August Distribution
The fund distribution rate is set every six months. In August 2024 the distribution rate is 2.5%. Read more for the pence per unit rate.
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September 24, 2024
Update to SL ASI UK Value Equity Pension Fund
With effect from 11 September 2024, we updated the fund name and description of the SL ASI UK Value Equity Pension Fund
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September 11, 2024
Changes to the SL abrdn UK Income Unconstrained Equity Pension Fund
abrdn are making changes to the SL abrdn UK Income Unconstrained Equity Pension Fund (Fund code – YC). Find out more.
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September 11, 2024
Changes to the SL abrdn Investment Grade Corporate Bond Life Fund
abrdn are making changes to SL abrdn Investment Grade Corporate Bond Life Fund (Fund code – L8). Find out more.
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August 19, 2024
We're making changes to the Standard Life European Equity Pension Fund (Fund code - FE)
We're making changes to the Standard Life European Equity Pension Fund (Fund code - FE)
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August 19, 2024
We're making changes to the Standard Life European Equity Life Fund (Fund code - FH)
We're making changes to the Standard Life European Equity Life Fund (Fund code - FH)
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June 26, 2024
We’re closing the SL Fidelity American Life Fund (Fund code – LT)
Following a fund review, we’ve decided to close the SL Fidelity American Life Fund (Fund code – LT) from 3 October 2024.
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May 31, 2024
Changing the description of some of our investment options
We're changing the description of some of our Sustainable Multi Asset Pre-Retirement funds. Read our article for full details.
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May 24, 2024
Changes to the SL Invesco Responsible Japanese Equity Value Discovery Pension Fund
Invesco are making changes to their SL Invesco Responsible Japanese Equity Value Discovery Pension Fund effective from 1 July 2024.
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May 23, 2024
Changes to the Standard Life Global Bond Pension Fund
We’re making changes to our fund description, which will allow greater flexibility in how it aims to achieve its objective of providing long term growth.
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May 16, 2024
Changes to the SL Ninety One Global Multi-Asset Sustainable Growth Pension Fund
Ninety One is simplifying its fund range and has decided to merge its underlying fund with another of its funds that have a similar investment objective.