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Based on 59 reviews, last reviewed 13th Dec 2024
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5

Standard Life were straight forward. Buying an annuity from Standard Life was straight forward and everything went smoothly. They transferred me to Hub Financial Solutions to complete th... Read more Reviewed on: 13th December 2024
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Latest lowest rating:

2

What on earth has happened to Standard Life Chris Canham Write a review Reviews 3.6 949 total 5-star 43% 4-star 5% 3-star 3% 2-star 5% 1-star 44% Sort: Chris Canham 61 reviews R... Read more Reviewed on: 25th October 2024
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Standard Life pension reviews written by Smart Money People like you. For many of us, our pension is an important part of our financial future. Finding a pension provider that you can trust and rely on is a must for many people. Take a look at our Standard Life pension reviews to find out what life at Standard Life is really like. If you hold this pension, we'd love you to write an honest review here too!

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Standard Life Pensions reviews (59)

Standard Life were straight forward.

5
Buying an annuity from Standard Life was straight forward and everything went smoothly. They transferred me to Hub Financial Solutions to complete the transaction and they were very professional too. I also had a pension, (and now an annuity) with Aviva, who were poor in comparison to Standard Life. Reviewed on: 13th December 2024

What on earth has happened to Standard Life

2
Chris Canham Write a review Reviews 3.6 949 total 5-star 43% 4-star 5% 3-star 3% 2-star 5% 1-star 44% Sort: Chris Canham 61 reviews Rated 2 out of 5 stars Updated 5 hours ago Chaos continues - What has happened to Standard Life ?? Ive always had a high regard for Standard Life ( their people are nice and website and paperwork are great ) and it pains me to do this poor review but communicating with them over the past few years has become unbelievably clunky and ... Reviewed on: 25th October 2024

I love Standard Life.

5
I love Standard Life. Their app is so easy to use. Any queries I’ve had have been dealt with quickly. I wouldn’t hesitate in recommending them! Reviewed on: 14th September 2024

Managing pensions on the Standard Life Portal

5
Standard Life's incredibly user-friendly, transparent website and personable customer service operators have really helped to demystify pensions for me at every step; from checking in with me every year on the ethical standards applied to my investments, to making it incredibly simple to transfer older pensions that were left languishing. They also make the process of changing where my pension is invested under their umbrella very straightforward so I might optimise it when the... Reviewed on: 12th April 2024

Great customer service and no hidden transaction cha...

5
Great customer service and no hidden transaction charges Reviewed on: 12th April 2024

Customer service pretty good

3
Customer service pretty good and the app is really easy to use Reviewed on: 2nd April 2024

Poor pension system landed me with a £32,000 tax bill

1
Tried to make a £300 withdrawal from my pension pot of £73,000. Selected the pot to suture from and Entered the £300 into the amount of withdrawal. Then clicked confirm. It then stated I had withdrawn my entire pension of £73k without any warning or double confirmation. This was on Saturday and they were closed until 9am Monday. Rang at 9am monday and told the payment had been processed and sent be reversed. Received £41k this morning so £32k tax deducted! This has put me in s... Reviewed on: 26th March 2024

Workplace Pension Scheme Administered By Standard Life

1
I had some pension savings from a previous employer (one I left in 2004) in a scheme administered by Standard Life. It was a relatively small amount so I didn't pay close attention to it - more fool me! The charges are egregiously high, typically running at around 1.3% per year for actively managed funds which uniformly performed poorly and even as much as 1% per year for a simple FTSE index tracker (available from many other providers for as little as 0.1% per year). Finally I'... Reviewed on: 23rd October 2023

Extremely slow payout,

1
My 54 year old husband of 30 years passed away in March 2023. His pension will give me some security, and look after me like my husband intended. Now September and still nothing received. Standard Life say they have worked hard to make the process easy and quick. Don’t believe it…. I must be 30 phone calls in. All documents submitted in April. They have approved everything, They said you will receive funds within 10 working days…. Of course it’s 11 working days and nothi... Reviewed on: 7th September 2023

New-era, Pension-provision entrepreneurs!

5
Great investment hub, support mechanism second-to-none, amazing App for tracking fund, providing advice and DIY pension provision for new generations of investors! Invest with the Best..! Reviewed on: 13th July 2023

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