Global Absolute Return Strategies (GARS) Fund

Andrew Milligan will be discussing the output from the recent SLI Global Investor Group quarterly strategy meeting, our outlook for the coming quarter and any changes to our asset allocation House View.

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Tel: 08444933800 / +44 (0) 1452 555566
Conference ID: 76695051

Many fixed income markets have continued to reward investors during the initial months 2013 despite increasing nervousness about the future direction of government yields and much speculation about a 'great rotation' out of bonds into riskier assets. Members of the team behind our Strategic Bond Fund will provide an update on our current outlook for global fixed income markets and discuss some of the opportunities that we are currently exploiting within this flexible bond portfolio.

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Tel: 0844 493 3800
Conference ID: 91427043

The improved investor sentiment engendered by additional central bank stimulus in 2012 has fuelled a considerable rally in UK equities from their summer lows. While the market rose strongly overall, this masked some considerable divergences in performance, as cyclical and financial stocks in particular closed their steep discount to other sectors. Despite the market generally remaining on an upward trend in 2013, recent events have seen sharp divergence in the performance of individual sectors once again.

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Tel: 0844 493 3800
Conference ID: 91583297

Bambos Hambi, Head of Funds Management, will provide an update on our MyFolio range. The MyFolio Funds are carefully constructed risk-based portfolios which offer your clients a choice of active and passive investment strategies across five risk levels.

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Tel: 0844 493 3800 / Conference ID: 34339169

Absolute Return Investment Specialist Andy Ford will provide an update on the GARS Fund. He will go into detail on some of the current strategies and talk through the Fund's performance.

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Tel: 0844 493 3800 / +44 (0) 1452 555 566
Conference ID: 30814974

Dial in to hear Nick Cann, Chief Executive of the Institute of Financial Planning (IFP), give his views on the industry as RDR is now in force. This is a great opportunity to hear directly from Nick, and ask him any questions in an interactive environment.

The call will be hosted by Michael Beveridge, Head of Wholesale Sales at Standard Life Investments, and a member of the IMA Education & Training committee. Michael will also give an update on our Learning Gateway tool.

Learning Gateway was designed to meet the specific training requirements of intermediaries as stipulated by the FSA. It is a portal of wide-ranging generic educational resources that has been designed to complement your ongoing training requirements in an RDR world.

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Tel: 0844 493 3800 Conference ID: 26396124

Real Estate - It's Time to Get Involved

Against a backdrop of muted growth, low interest rates and above trend inflation expectations, it's little surprise investor interest is turning so actively to real estate given its relatively high yield, attractive valuation profile and inflation hedging potential. Join Andrew for a fresh perspective on global Real Estate, with a focus on those markets and sectors we believe will drive investor returns.

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Tel: 0844 493 3800 / +44 (0) 1452 555 566
Conference ID: 91196753

Given the macro headwinds experienced in 2012 and improving expectations for 2013, Mikhail Zverev, Head of Global Equities and manager of the Global Equity Unconstrained Fund, will provide an update on global markets and his outlook on some of the key perceived risks. He will cover our strategy in the current environment and where we see opportunities for global investors?

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Tel: 0844 493 3800 Conference ID: 91193023

Absolute Return Investment Specialist Andy Ford will provide an update on the GARS Fund. He will do into detail on some of the current strategies and talk through the Fund's performance.

If you do not have the facilities to listen online (headphones / speakers) please use the details below:

Tel: 0844 493 3800 / +44 (0) 1452 555 566
Conference ID: 11654307

The volatility experienced in the region over the last 5 years has unsurprisingly left some investors still wary of European equities. However, Europe is home to a wide range of exciting companies that offer attractive dividends that are high and sustainable, delivering growth and with the potential to surprise to the upside.

Will James, Fund Manager of the European Equity Income Fund will highlight some of the opportunities available and how the power of income combined with active management can deliver an attractive level of total return.

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Tel: 0844 493 3800 / Conference ID 91171701

2012 was another example of the long term trend of superior performance from mid and small cap companies over their larger counterparts. Harry Nimmo will discuss his expectations going forward and the opportunities he is identifying for his UK and Global portfolios.

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Tel: 0844 493 3800 / Conference ID 91186359

Bambos Hambi, Head of Funds Management, will provide an update on our MyFolio range. The MyFolio Funds are carefully constructed risk-based portfolios which offer your clients a choice of active and passive investment strategies across five risk levels.

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Tel: 0844 493 3800 / Conference ID: 87716149

Unbound by market cap bias, Thomas Moore will discuss the benefits of his unconstrained approach in the current environment and how it provides increased income diversification and greater total return potential. He will also highlight how this strategy performed in 2012 along with his expectations for 2013.

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Tel: 0844 493 3800 / Conference ID: 87720895

Head of Global Strategy, Andrew Milligan, will discuss the topical issues and market drivers as we head into 2013. As always, after the presentation we will open up to a Q&A session where you can pose your question to Andrew.

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Tel: 0844 493 3800 / +44 (0) 1452 555 566
Conference ID: 86239416

As we draw towards the end of another volatile year, smaller companies have outperformed their larger counterparts, but macro/political challenges still remain. Harry Nimmo will look back at how his UK Smaller Companies Fund has fared in 2012 along with the outlook for his bias to growth orientated, quality companies with strong earnings momentum in the UK and Globally.

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Tel: 0844 493 3800
Conference ID: 78748241

The latest UK inflation figures have understandably left some investors anxious. Jonathan Gibbs, Head of Real Returns, will examine the outlook for inflation-linked bond markets around the world. Difficult times present challenges and opportunities for portfolio constructors, and Jonathan will consider current market expectations, and discuss how we are seeking to add value in global inflation linked portfolios.

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Tel: 0844 493 3800
Conference ID: 76581973