Standard Life Shares

ReportInvestor

Guardian - Resolution admits it could face takeover

We shouldn't put too much store in hopes of a takeover of Standard by Resolution. It might even be the other way round.

And if Resolution is talking to everyone about a way forward, it makes an outside bid for Resolution much more likely.

Still, the sector is consolidating.

ReportInvestor

On a point of information:

Yahoo

Standard Life is to enter the Dow Jones STOXX600 index.

I doubt this is earth shattering news for our shares.

EdInvestor

ReportInvestor wrote:

Standard Life is to enter the Dow Jones STOXX600 index.

I doubt this is earth shattering news for our shares.

Hard to say: but when you consider that foreigners now own around 30% of the FTSE, there could be an effect.The reason for this BTW is that so many of our big listed companies are now major global multinationals that interest investors overseas as well as here.

bugbod

Advice please
I'm putting a limit order on Computershare - 298.50 , what would be a reasonable time to have it expire? I know it can only be an educated guess!

Just thinking that I may decide to cut and run earlier and I can't see a cancel facility on the site, though it may become apparent once I've pressed the 'do or die' button.

ReportInvestor

I assume that it will still be possible to sell when you want, even after placing a limit order.

You own the shares, after all!

Historically the broader market tends to do well around Christmas & the early New Year as people have an end of year rethink about their investment portfolios and the press gets out its New Year stock suggestions.

But that's not guaranteed, obviously.

bugbod

ReportInvestor wrote:

I assume that it will still be possible to sell when you want, even after placing a limit order.

You own the shares, after all!

Historically the broader market tends to do well around Christmas & the early New Year as people have an end of year rethink about their investment portfolios and the press gets out its New Year stock suggestions.

But that's not guaranteed, obviously.

Thanks, I didn't know that. There's a 90 day limit, so I might just go for early January .

I phoned. I can cancel by phoning them.


Filled in, simple to do BUT after pressing Submit - Sorry , there is a system error, please contact us by phoning .......:rotfl:
I'll try again later.

Ian_W

Just keep trying - the error does come up regularly.

I think if you place the order by phone they'll charge you 1% as against 0.5% [£15 min charge] online. Plus, of course, the cost of the 0870 number.

I thought the max for a limit order was 25 days? But I could be wrong.

ReportInvestor

The Computershare rascals do know how to spin the maximum profit out of their Standard Life contract .

Why should you need to phone? What's the telephone operator going to do apart from key your same order into a computer :rolleyes: ?

EdInvestor

Has anybody moved their shares from C'share to their own broker yet?

bugbod

Ian_W wrote:

Just keep trying - the error does come up regularly.

I think if you place the order by phone they'll charge you 1% as against 0.5% [£15 min charge] online. Plus, of course, the cost of the 0870 number.

Yes I did think of that
I thought the max for a limit order was 25 days? But I could be wrong.[/quote]
90 days on the web page - but maybe it's wrong!:D