Overview
Lobbying Costs
450,000€
Financial year: Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2.5 Fte (7)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
9
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Standard Life Aberdeen plc (SLA)
EU Transparency Register
28229947613-19 First registered on 05 Jan 2012
Goals / Remit
Standard Life Aberdeen was created through a merger between Aberdeen Asset Management PLC and Standard Life PLC in August 2017. The merged company has assets under management and administration of £646.2bn (at 30 Sept 2017). The Group’s investment business, Aberdeen Standard Investments, is one of the largest active managers in Europe, offering clients access to a comprehensive range of developed and emerging market equities and fixed income, multi-asset, real estate and alternatives solutions. Aberdeen Standard Investments has over 1,000 investment professionals based around the world. The Group’s pensions and savings business, Standard Life, has around 4.5 million customers and is based primarily in the UK, with operations in Ireland and Germany. The business has established a market-leading position through a long-term commitment to support the needs of employers and their employees. Standard Life Aberdeen has offices in 50 cities around the world, servicing clients in 80 countries.
Main EU files targeted
Strategy and policy developed relating to financial services including asset management, pensions and long-term savings, market access, consumer protection and regulation of financial services.
Address
Head Office
6 St Andrew Square
Edinburgh EH2 2BD
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People
Total lobbyists declared
7
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 1 25% 6 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2.5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 15 Feb 2018
Name Start date End Date Kate BALLANTYNE 23 Sep 2023 20 Sep 2024 John BETHELL 06 Sep 2023 05 Sep 2024 Ms Argi Sampedro 19 Jan 2022 19 Jan 2023 Ms Argi Sampedro 28 Feb 2020 27 Feb 2021 Ms Annegret Schneider 16 Feb 2016 01 Mar 2017 Mr Alexander MacDonald 09 May 2012 01 Mar 2013 Complementary Information
We have one full-time person responsible for EU affairs and other members of the Public Affairs teams cover EU issues when necessary. There are other SLA staff members who are involved in an analytical and advisory capacity on a frequent basis to discuss specific areas of consultation and policy developments. In addition, there are several large teams working on the implementation of EU legislation. We also have a Head of Brexit Strategy who also covers activities under scope of the TR in relation to the Brexit negotiations.
Person in charge of EU relations
Ms Kyra Brown (Senior Public Affairs Manager)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Keith Skeoch Martin Gilbert (Co-CEOs)
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Companies & groups
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Networking
Affiliation
Standard Life Aberdeen belongs to, and engages with, a range of organisations whose activities may be relevant. Key groups are: Association of British Insurers (ABI), Investment Association (IA), Confederation of British Industry (CBI), European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA), Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE), City of London Corporation, TheCityUK, European Insurance CRO (Chief Risk Officer) Forum, European Insurance CFO (Chief Finance Officer) Forum, Financial Future (FF), and FEAM. We also subscribe to DeHavilland's EU monitoring service and Politico Pro.
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
450,000€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
None
Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
9 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 16 Nov 2021 Location Brussels Subject AIFMD, CMU Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Florian Denis (Cabinet member)
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Date 14 Jun 2021 Location Virtual Subject Sustainable Finance, climate scenarios Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Katherine Power (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Apr 2021 Location virtual Subject CMU/AIFMD Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Florian Denis (Cabinet member)
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Date 21 Jan 2020 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Brexit Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio An Economy that Works for People Attending - Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet member)
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Date 10 Oct 2018 Location Brussels Subject Economic and Monetary Union and other economic issues Cabinet Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker Portfolio President Attending - Paulina Dejmek Hack (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 22 Jan 2016 Location Brussels Subject Insurance investment & solvency II Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Marlene Madsen (Cabinet member)
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Date 22 Jan 2016 Location Brussels Subject Insurance latest developments Cabinet Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker Portfolio President Attending - Paulina Dejmek Hack (Cabinet member)
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Date 16 Apr 2015 Location Brussels Subject Capital Markets Union Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio Euro and Social Dialogue, also in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Lee Foulger (Cabinet member)
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Date 10 Apr 2015 Location Brussels Subject Capital Markets Union Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio Euro and Social Dialogue, also in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Lee Foulger (Cabinet member)