Welcome to the Aberdeen Group Pension Scheme

As a member of the Aberdeen Group Pension Scheme (the Scheme) you may have Defined Benefits (DB) pension benefits, Defined Contribution (DC) pension savings or a mix of both.

Your pension benefits will depend on when you joined the company and when you joined the Scheme. Don’t know the date you joined the Scheme? Log in via the Standard Life dashboard to view your start date.

Here you will find the latest guides, documents and information, or login to manage your plan online. You can also use the ‘How can we help?’ function below to get to the information you need.

Welcome to the Aberdeen Group Pension Scheme

As a member of the Aberdeen Group Pension Scheme (the Scheme) you may have Defined Benefits (DB) pension benefits, Defined Contribution (DC) pension savings or a mix of both.

Here you will find the latest guides, documents and information, or login to manage your plan online. You can also use the ‘How can we help?’ function below to get to the information you need.

Just joined Aberdeen

Want to learn more about the Aberdeen Group Pension Scheme? This website covers the DC pension benefits, details about how joining works and your options.

Read more about the plan
New joiner checklist

From deciding how much to pay in, reviewing your investment options, to checking your retirement date, our checklist is designed to make sure your pension is working for you.

Read the new joiner checklist
Want to manage your plan online?

Whether you're working for Aberdeen, a deferred member of the Scheme or receiving your pension, find out how you can manage your plan online.

Manage your plan online
View Scheme documents

The Trustee is required to provide information about how the Scheme is meeting certain governance standards, costs and charges information, the investment principles and how the Trustee has followed these principles.

Scheme documents
Understanding your investment options

Understand how your pension savings are invested and the options you have.

Read more about the plan
Understanding investment charges

Read more about fund charges and discount Aberdeen has negotiated for the Scheme.

Read more about charges
Choosing your own investments

Get information on the range of investment options available to you through the Scheme.

Learn more about choosing your own investment options
Beneficiaries

Making sure your wishes are clear about who you would like your DC pension savings to go to when you die is part of planning ahead.

Find out how to add or amend your beneficiaries.

Learn about beneficiaries
Your options

You may need to transfer some or all of your DC pension savings from the Scheme if you want to access it flexibly. Learn more about your options.

Learn about your options
Retirement options

Understand the different ways you can take your DC pension savings in retirement and find the right option for you.

Find out about your options in retirement
Retirement tool

Use Standard Life's tools to find out if you are on track for the retirement lifestyle you want.

Use the retirement tool
FAQs for new joiners

Get answers to common questions about your DC pension savings and pensions in general.

Read the FAQs
Pension FAQs

Get further information on topics including pension allowances and saving for retirement.

Read the FAQs
Contributions options

Find out about how contributions are made to your DC pension savings, what your options are and how to make changes.

Read about your contribution options
Increasing contributions

Find out more about how to boost your DC pension savings, including how to make one-off contributions

Find out how to increase contributions
Contact details for members that joined the Scheme on or after 1 April 2025

Find out who to contact for help with the Aberdeen Group Pension Scheme – and how you can get in touch.

Find contact details
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