Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP) was an asset management company based in Edinburgh, Scotland.
[1] These funds were invested across all major asset classes – including worldwide equities, property, bonds, multi-asset, multi-manager and cash.
After Bill Main retired in 2003,[3] Chris Phillips became CEO at SWIP until he announced his intention to move to Morley Fund Management in 2007.
On 1 April 2014, Aberdeen Asset Management PLC announced the completion of their acquisition of SWIP from Lloyds Banking Group in an RNS to the London Stock Exchange.
The company used the trademarks "SWIP" and "Scottish Widows" under temporary licence from Lloyds Banking Group until late 2014, when it merged with its parent.