• Standard Life HY 2026 results presentation featured CEO Andy Briggs, CFO Nicolaos Nicandrou; Q&A included Panmure Liberum, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs.
• First-half operating cash generation GBP 745 million; IFRS operating profit GBP 563 million; interim dividend 28.05 pence, up 2.6%.
• Leverage ratio reached 29% after GBP 500 million debt redemption; solvency cover 169%; group regulatory solvency ratio 146%.
• Aegon UK acquisition targeted for completion near year-end; management flagged GBP 800 million net synergies, GBP 400 million excess cash uplift.
• PRT partnership sized up to GBP 2 billion over five years; launch expected in H1 next year; incremental PRT capacity seen at GBP 5-7 billion annually.

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