- Why choose Standard Life?
- Awards
Award winning workplace pension provider
“A firm that has continually shaped the pensions industry” – UK Pensions Awards
With millions of customers, and nearly 200 years of experience and expertise, we're in pensions and savings for the long run.
And today, we're very proud to be part of Phoenix Group - the UK's largest long-term savings and retirement business. Here's some of the industry recognition and awards that we've received recently. We receive any award as a huge compliment and valuable recognition of our commitment to the pensions industry.
Provider of the Year
“The comprehensive way Standard Life incorporates the PLSA’s Retirement Living Standards into its client analytics tool is a sector first and shows how it is innovating to support both clients and members.” – UK Pensions Awards 2024
“This provider impressed the judges on so many levels - its drive towards improving financial inclusion, its development of industry-wide solutions, its pioneering research and its strong customer support and client satisfaction.”– Pensions Age Awards 2025
Master Trust
“This Master Trust stands out from the crowd for so many reasons - its innovative solutions to meeting members' evolving and diverse needs; its support for employers; its thought leadership, its strong investment performance, administration platform and more.” – Pension Age Awards
Communications
"Standard Life showcased a well-planned, thoughtful and truly impactful communication campaign which sets the bar high for the rest of the industry. This firm is a real leader in this arena." – European Pensions Awards
Together with our clients, we collaborate and create engaging ways to help members interact with their workplace pension plan.
Client Analytics
"Standard Life's Client Analytics platform has given employers a real-time ability to understand where members are predicted to fall within the PLSA's Retirement Living Standards. The firm's innovations to empower employers and engage members has helped contribute to significantly increased fund values."
Workplace Savings and Benefit Awards
Industry ratings
Our GFRP and GSIPP workplace pensions are rated 5 star by Defaqto and we have received gold awards for both our workplace pensions and Master Trust offering by Benefits Guru, powered by FTRC.