Standard Life Aberdeen confirms Lloyds Bank to pay £140mln to settle fund dispute
The bank cancelled the £104bn contract when Standard Life and Aberdeen merged
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Lloyds Banking Group has many household names like Lloyds Bank, Halifax, Bank of Scotland and Scottish Widows. Lloyds Banking Group is a leading UK based financial services group providing a wide range of banking and financial services, focused on personal and commercial customers. The Group’s main business activities are retail, commercial and corporate banking, general insurance, and life, pensions and investment provision. The Group operates the UK’s largest retail bank and has a large and diversified customer base.
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The bank cancelled the £104bn contract when Standard Life and Aberdeen merged
Terms of the settlement are still to be finalised according to the reports but are said to include provision for SLA to manage £30bn of funds for Lloyds until 2022
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Morgan Stanley left its recommendation on Lloyds at ‘overweight’ but lowered its target price on the shares to 70p from 78p
The Irish broker also raised its target price for the FTSE 100-listed firm to 71p from 70p, citing strong capital return and a more resilient earnings forecast
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The hub will develop new technology for Bank of Scotland, Lloyds Bank, Halifax and Scottish Widows customers
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MPs have voiced their frustration at Lloyds, which makes a hefty contribution to the pension of senior executives, but doesn’t offer those same perks to other staff
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