Article: Slick Standard Lifers hauled over the carpet.(Sandy Crombie and Sir Brian Stewart of Standard Life)

Sonia Speedy says the Standard Life board took some flak at last week's AGM but beneath the anger, most policyholders understood why the firm is moving towards demutualisation

An illuminating moment at Standard Life's annual general meeting last week came as a disgruntled punter, when asked his name while calling for chief executive Sandy Crombie's head on a plate, responded: "You might remember me, you wrote back to me last year reassuring me about the company's mutual status."

Flashes of policyholder anger such as this were frequent throughout the carefully controlled question and answer session but there was no sign of the complete indignation ...

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