About Skandia

Great managers need great support

Successful football managers need to build a top quality infrastructure within their club if they're going to get the best results. This will include things like the stadium, the training facilities, the scouts, the medical staff, the coaching staff and of course the players.

Skandia supports financial advisers and their clients

Skandia UK is an important part of the infrastructure of many financial advisers' businesses. Our investment platform, called Skandia Investment Solutions, offers a fresh approach to financial services by giving you and your adviser a single, transparent overview of your financial position.

Our platform makes it much easier for you and your adviser to make well-informed investment decisions and plan your financial future. It's an innovative place for you to build, manage and monitor your medium to long-term investments by giving you access to a wide choice of funds and a range of tax-efficient ways to hold them in a single place.

So what is an investment platform?

The term 'investment platform' is used to describe a place where a variety of different investment related processes and activities can be conveniently carried out.

Just as our Fantasy Fund Football game lets you choose your formation, pick your team and then manage that team throughout the game, Skandia Investment Solutions provides a similar approach to handling your investments.

See how it works with this two minute video:

Skandia at a glance

  • Skandia was first launched in the UK in 1979
  • In 2006 we became part of the Old Mutual Group, a FTSE 100 company which manages £302.8 billion in funds*
  • Skandia UK is trusted to manage £35.3 billion in funds*
  • We win a lot of awards - here are some recent examples:
    • Best Fund Platform- Aberdeen Platform Awards (September 2011)
    • Company of the Year - FTadviser.com Online Service Awards (June 2011)
    • Best WRAP or Platform - MoneyMarketing Financial Service Awards (March 2011)
    • Best Wrap/Platform for Advisers - Professional Adviser Awards - (February 2011)
  • We are the proud sponsors of Skandia Team GBR - the British Sailing Team

* Figures correct as at 30 June 2011.

To find out more about Skandia UK, why not visit www.skandia.co.uk

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