Standard Life (LON:SL.) shrugged off the recent stock market turbulence to raise its dividend as profits and inflows both rose in 2015.
Keith Skeoch, chief executive, said he expected difficult conditions in global financial markets to persist for some time but its strong position allowed it to raise the dividend by almost 8%.
Total assets under management rose by 4% to £307bn with net inflows of £6.3bn, while a 10% rise in fees to £1.58bn helped underlying profits rise by 9% to £665mln.
Skeoch said strong inflows into its works and pensions division helped by the move to auto-enrolment of company schemes. New retail business rose 14% to £5.8bn with 250,000 new customers.
Institutional or wholesale new business more than doubled to £12.6bn with over two-thirds of this coming from outside of the UK.
"Global financial markets have started 2016 in poor shape but, because of our investment expertise and the innovative solutions that we provide, this gives us opportunities to serve our clients as well," chairman Sir Gerry Grimstone added.
Shares rose 1.5% to 343p.