Mutuo resists Standard Life change

THE Co-operative Party think tank, Mutuo, has called on Standard Life members to resist proposals to demutualise the organisation. Mutuo say that Standard Life&#039s recent poor performance is...

THE Co-operative Party think tank, Mutuo, has called on Standard Life members to resist proposals to demutualise the organisation.
Mutuo say that Standard Life&#039s recent poor performance is the result of decisions taken by managers and cannot be blamed on the its mutual status.
"As has been the case in every de-mutualisation, the main beneficiaries are not the members, but senior managers who cash in with enhanced remuneration packages," says a Mutuo statement.
"For Standard Life members, the short-term value of the slim payouts from de-mutualisation would soon be eroded by the cost of rewarding equity shareholders.`
Mutuo Director Peter Hunt added: "We reject the argument that FSA regulation is driving Standard Life towards this decision. Other mutuals continue to prosper and offer market leading financial services; and continue to share the benefits of their mutual status with their members."

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