On 20 September 2007 we published a Readers' Forum query about the treatment of Standard Life bonus shares following the demutualisation in 2006, which referred to the way in which the transactions were treated by the Interactive Data CGT service, and said that we had asked them to comment.
Their response is as follows: 'Interactive Data (Europe) Ltd has checked the treatment of the two issues (demutualisation and preferential) of Standard Life shares and believes that it is correct.
'As always, if any customers of Interactive Data's CGT Service require an explanation of any element of the service then we will be very pleased to provide this on an individual basis. This can be done by calling the helpdesk which is open from 9am — 5pm each working day on 020 7825 8300.'