Standard Life

standard life is a long-term investment savings business dedicated to helping build a more prosperous world. this has been important to us since we were established in edinburgh in 1825. since then, we've been growing globally. today, the standard life group employs around 6,500 people internationally - through businesses in the uk, europe, north america, asia and australia. around 4.5 million customers worldwide trust us with their financial future - and we're responsible for the administration of £302 billion of their assets. we support a further 20 million customers through our chinese and indian joint venture businesses. our standard life investments brand also offers truly global asset management expertise with strong investment capabilities. standard life plc is listed on the london stock exchange with around 1.2 million individual shareholders across over 50 countries. and we're one of the top 500 companies worldwide, by revenue, as listed in the 2015 fortune global 500.