Standard Life Shares

Browntrout_2

whu wrote: »

Hi - just wondering if there is any charge for reinvesting the dividends to get more shares?

No, there is no commission to reinvest, you can logon via computershare website to change your decision to re-invest or take the cash.

whu

Thanks - how do they value the holding - is it as simple as saying your dividend is worth £30 and the share value is £2.30 at the date they are going to pay you the dividend so you get 13 shares?

Browntrout_2

yes it would be the cash value divided by share price at a set time on a set day, then they will email or post you a statement.

Details on the DRIP scheme are all online here;

http://ukgroup.standardlife.com/html/investors/shareholder_managing.html

Primrose

I wonder how many of you have now put your Standard Life shares into an ISA?

whu

Could someone please help with a question on CGT - do you have to pay CGT on the difference in the value of the shares between what you paid for them and what you sold them for?If so does it mean that if you dont make any money above £9500 in any one year (which I think is the allowance) you dont have to pay CGT?
Thanks.

baby_boomer

Correct.

Bear in mind that the CGT allowance also takes in gains on furniture, gold, buy-to-let property and anything else you sell for a capital gain in the same tax year.

baby_boomer

Yahoo - Standard v the FTSE

Up, ahead of the FTSE trend, to 263p

Standard up 4%.

FTSE up 2%.

Insurance sector generally showing strength, rather than Standard in particular.

Yorkshireman_3

baby_boomer wrote: »

Yahoo - Standard v the FTSE

Up, ahead of the FTSE trend, to 263p

Standard up 4%.

FTSE up 2%.

Insurance sector generally showing strength, rather than Standard in particular.

Just to let you know im still here keeping most of mine until they reach £3.50 plus but selling some i bought additionally when they reach £2.80 hopefully soon --- days??

sarahc5388

I have a verstaile with profits fund - over 25 years, £50 a month, been paying for 10 years, current surrender value is only 6700, full term figures are lower - 19900, medium - 20900, higher 25000 (ish), is it worth surrendering this now as there's still 15 years to go, any advice welcome. p.s. I also have 247 shares currently worth about 650, I could do with the cash, are these likely to increase in value in the next couple of weeks and if i do sell them how long will it take for me to get the cash? Cheers everyone

cheggers

When do I get my extra shares from the May divided payment, still not had any paperwork through.