Standard Life Aberdeen Wins GBP100 Billion Asset Dispute with Lloyds -Update
19 Março 2019 - 7:18AM
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--Lloyds Banking Group said it will work with Standard Life
Aberdeen after losing a tribunal decision over withdrawing GBP100
billion of assets from the asset manager
--Lloyds said it will press ahead with plans to move the assets
to its wealth-management partner Schroders and funds giant
BlackRock, meaning it may be forced to pay an exit fee
By Adam Clark
Lloyds Banking Group PLC (LLOY.LN) said Tuesday that it will
work with Standard Life Aberdeen PLC (SLA.LN) after losing a
tribunal decision over the transfer of 100 billion pounds ($133
billion) in assets to rival fund managers.
Lloyds said in February 2018 that it would pull the assets from
Standard Life Aberdeen, with the majority being shifted to
Schroders PLC (SDR.LN) to cement a new wealth-management joint
venture. BlackRock Inc. (BLK) was also due to receive a GBP30
billion portion of the assets.
The U.K. bank justified ending the agreement before its 2022
deadline by saying the merger of Standard Life and Aberdeen Asset
Management left the combined entity in competition with its
Scottish Widows business. Standard Life disputed the claim and the
two parties entered dispute resolution.
On Tuesday, Standard Life Aberdeen said a tribunal ruled Lloyds
didn't have the right to end the agreement between the two parties
and that it will continue to manage the assets while considering
its next steps.
"We are disappointed with the decision of the arbitration
tribunal, and will look to discuss its outcome with Standard Life
Aberdeen. Our strategy remains unchanged, which is to do the right
thing for customers. We will discuss starting the process of an
orderly transfer of assets to our new partners BlackRock and
Schroders," a spokesman for Lloyds' Scottish Widows business
said.
Analysts at investment platform Hargreaves Lansdown said the
decision was a serious setback for Lloyds' wealth-management plans
with Schroders.
"Negotiations will now begin between Standard Life and Lloyds to
find some sort of resolution. This could involve Standard Life
Aberdeen remaining as manager of the assets until 2022, or Lloyds
stumping up some cash for breaking the agreement early," Hargreaves
Lansdown analyst Laith Khalaf said.
At 0930 GMT, Standard Life Aberdeen shares were up 1.5% while
Lloyds shares were up 0.8%.
Write to Adam Clark at adam.clark@dowjones.com;
@AdamDowJones
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