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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Investment View from Scottish Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest news, views and commentary from the world of investment and funds.]]></description><link>http://www.scottishlife.co.uk/scotlife/web/site/Adviser/Investment/Blog/advInvestmentBlog.asp</link><copyright>Copyright Scottish Life 2010</copyright><language>EN</language><ttl>1440</ttl><webMaster>do@scottishlife.co.uk</webMaster><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 11:20:06 GMT</pubDate><item><title><![CDATA[When investments and cricket come together]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's not often you can link the game of cricket with the world of pension investments but these two fine art forms may be closer than you think especially when looking at drawdown investment strategies.]]></description><link>http://www.scottishlife.co.uk/scotlife/localuserpage.asp?ae_bae=T&amp;pagename=130515InvestmentsAndCricket</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[What does SRI mean to you?]]></title><description><![CDATA[If I was to say 'socially responsible investing' to you, what's the first word that comes to your mind?]]></description><link>http://www.scottishlife.co.uk/scotlife/localuserpage.asp?ae_bae=T&amp;pagename=130411WhatDoesSRImeanToYou</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to design an investment default for automatically enrolled schemes]]></title><description><![CDATA[This might surprise you but there’s no mention of default investments in the automatic enrolment legislation; at least not so far.]]></description><link>http://www.scottishlife.co.uk/scotlife/localuserpage.asp?ae_bae=T&amp;pagename=121126AEInvestmentDefault</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Have you got time for a CIP?]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the consequences of the RDR has been the explosion of model portfolios, or CIPs, as the FSA now call them. With hindsight it's not that surprising as they allow advisers to provide a consistent process with low costs and access clients who are unable or unwilling to pay for bespoke advice.]]></description><link>http://www.scottishlife.co.uk/scotlife/localuserpage.asp?ae_bae=T&amp;pagename=121010timeforaCIP</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why automatic rebalancing is a good thing]]></title><description><![CDATA[An article about automatic rebalancing caught my eye recently. It attracted fourteen comments so either this was a slow work day for many advisers or it's a subject that riles a lot of people.]]></description><link>http://www.scottishlife.co.uk/scotlife/localuserpage.asp?ae_bae=T&amp;pagename=121003AutomaticRebalancing</link><pubDate>Wed, 3 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Take  another look at income drawdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[We're just about ready to launch our new approach to income drawdown -  an Income Planning Tool and a new investment proposition specifically designed  for your drawdown clients...]]></description><link>http://www.scottishlife.co.uk/scotlife/localuserpage.asp?ae_bae=T&amp;pagename=120816takeAnotherLook</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gilt-y politics]]></title><description><![CDATA[OK, so it's pretty obvious that we're going through uncertain times at the moment. The global economic machine is spluttering, everyone has become an expert in left-wing Greek politics and UK gilt yields have hit rock-bottom.]]></description><link>http://www.scottishlife.co.uk/scotlife/localuserpage.asp?ae_bae=T&amp;pagename=120730gilt%2Dypolitics</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are you part of the outsourcing trend?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Everywhere you look in our industry you can see signs of the growing trend towards investment outsourcing.]]></description><link>http://www.scottishlife.co.uk/scotlife/localuserpage.asp?ae_bae=T&amp;pagename=120515outsourcing</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[From CIP's to DFM's and everything in between]]></title><description><![CDATA[You know you’ve hit the big time when the FSA dedicate a guidance consultation paper to you.]]></description><link>http://www.scottishlife.co.uk/scotlife/localuserpage.asp?ae_bae=T&amp;pagename=120419CIPtoDFM</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[If it ain't broke...]]></title><description><![CDATA[As someone who works in marketing I long to stamp "New and Improved" on our investment proposition as often as possible.]]></description><link>http://www.scottishlife.co.uk/scotlife/localuserpage.asp?ae_bae=T&amp;pagename=120329ifitaintbroke</link><pubDate>Sun, 1 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Re-enter the Dragon]]></title><description><![CDATA[On 23 January 2012, China waved goodbye to the rabbit and ushered in the year of the dragon. In a year where eyes will firmly be on the Chinese economy, perhaps there’s more to the dragon than meets the eye.]]></description><link>http://www.scottishlife.co.uk/scotlife/localuserpage.asp?ae_bae=T&amp;pagename=120315reenterthedragon</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Re-enter the Dragon]]></title><description><![CDATA[b]]></description><link>http://www.scottishlife.co.uk/scotlife/localuserpage.asp?ae_bae=T&amp;pagename=120315re%2Denterthedragon</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
