About Skandia

When it comes to investing, you need to have confidence in the company you’re dealing with. With Skandia, you can. First launched in the UK in 1979, we’re now trusted to manage
£33.4 billion in funds*.

Our history goes back much further than that. We’re proud to be a part of the Old Mutual Group, a leading international long-term savings and wealth management group. Originating in South Africa in 1845, Old Mutual Group continues to provide life assuranceLife assurance An insurance policy which pays out a lump sum on the death of the policy holder.asset managementAsset managementAlso known as investment management, asset management is the professional management of various securities/assets such as shares, bonds, real estate etc to meet the goals of the investor., banking and general insurance in Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia. Old Mutual Group has £267.2 billion in funds under management* and approximately 55,000 employees.

* Figures correct as at 31 December 2011.

Financial planning starts here

Sound investing isn’t about hopes or hunches. It’s about making the right plans, right now.

You can’t control the markets any more than you can control the weather, but you can have a plan. Skandia gives you and your financial adviser the facilities to plan and build an investmentInvestment An asset acquired for the purpose of producing income and/or capital gains for its owner. portfolio that’s right for you.

By delivering an unrivalled combination of tools, skills, background and flexibility of products, we’ll work with your financial adviserFinancial adviser Individual who gives advice about all aspects of finance. Financial advisers can advise and sell products for a range of insurance companies and investment companies. Generally, the companies pay them commission when they sell a product although they may assign part of that commission to their client. There are also financial advisers who do not take commission but charge a fee to their clients instead. to help you make solid financial plans for your future.

In the 30 years since we first launched in the UK, we’ve given people the kind of investment opportunities that were previously only available to the very wealthy. A lot has happened during those 30 years. The market has changed and so have our customers. Fortunately, we’ve always been one step ahead with new investment ideas and innovations.

Our innovation sets us apart

The world of investing is constantly evolving, so we don’t believe in standing still. We want to help drive the industry forward to offer new and better investing opportunities. That’s why we’re proud to have a number of ‘firsts’ to our name, from pioneering multi-managerMulti-managerMulti-manager is a means of investing where you can access a wide range of different fund managers through a single investment product. investing to launching the UK’s first fund supermarketFund supermarket A fund supermarket gives you access to a variety of products and allows you to choose from hundreds of funds in one place..

Thirty years on, we’re proud to be a UK leader in long-term investing – not only because it affords our staff the recognition they deserve, but because it gives our customers the reassurance they need to plan for the future ahead.

Old Mutual

On 21 March 2012 Old Mutual plc sold the Skandia businesses in Sweden, Norway and Denmark to Skandia Liv. All Skandia businesses and their customers outside of Sweden, Norway and Denmark are unaffected by this transaction. These businesses will continue to be owned by Old Mutual and operate under the Skandia brand.