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With effect from 1 September 2025, we’re updating the fund name, description and charges of the SL abrdn UK Smaller Companies Pension Fund (Fund code – KR). The fund code will stay the same.
The SL abrdn UK Smaller Companies Pension Fund invests primarily in the abrdn UK Smaller Companies Fund. From 1 September 2025 the fund will invest in the RGI UK Listed Smaller Companies Fund, managed by River Global Investors.
The previous and new fund details are shown in the table below.
We’ll be updating our fund factsheets to reflect the new fund names and descriptions. These will be available on standardlife.co.uk/funds once updated.
The current and new fund details are shown in the tables below:
| Current fund name | New fund name |
|
SL abrdn UK Smaller Companies Pension Fund (Fund code - KR) |
SL RGI Institutional UK Listed Smaller Companies Pension Fund (Fund code - KR) |
| Total annual fund charge | Total annual fund charge |
| 1.48% | 1.60% |
| Current fund description | New fund description |
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The SL abrdn UK Smaller Companies Pension Fund invests primarily in the abrdn UK Smaller Companies Fund. The aim of the abrdn UK Smaller Companies Fund is summarised below. The fund aims to provide long term growth by investing mainly in the shares of smaller companies listed on the UK stock market. The fund is actively managed by our investment team, who will select stocks to try to take advantage of opportunities they have identified. The value of any investment can fall as well as rise and is not guaranteed – you may get back less than you pay in. |
The SL RGI Institutional UK Listed Smaller Companies Pension Fund invests primarily in the RGI Institutional UK Listed Smaller Companies Fund is summarised below. The investment objective of the fund is to grow the value of your investment (known as “capital growth”) in excess of the Deutsche Numis Smaller Companies + AIM Excluding Investment Companies Index Net Total Return (the “Benchmark”) over a rolling 5 year period, after the deduction of all fees. The value of any investment can fall as well as rise and is not guaranteed – you may get back less than was paid in. |
The charges shown in the following tables are the effective total annual fund charges before any applicable discounts have been taken into account. Charges are not guaranteed. They are regularly reviewed and may change in the future.