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Third quarter trading update

Rathbone Greenbank Investments (Greenbank), Rathbones’ specialist ethical, sustainable and impact arm, has today detailed its plan to become a net zero emissions business by 2040. This commitment covers emissions associated with its operations, supply chain and investments.

This statement is a half-yearly financial report in accordance with the UK Listing Authority’s Disclosure and Transparency Rules. It covers the six month period ended 30 June 2016.

Philip Howell, Chief Executive of Rathbone Brothers Plc, said:

"Whilst turbulent market conditions and planned expenditure have impacted profitability, we continue to pursue our growth plans. In an eventful first half, our investment teams have worked hard to ensure that client communications are timely and insightful. "Although our outlook is cautious, Rathbones will remain alert to acquisition opportunities that

We are supporting ClearVision, a lending library that adds Braille to children's books, before loaning them to visually impaired children.

The charity's library is well established and serves over 1,000 families, schools, Vision Support Services and public libraries, making over 10,000 loans in the last year alone. 

We will be supporting ClearVision by way of two donations of £2,500 each, one now and another next summer. 

National Braille Week aims to raise awareness of the importance of Braille and other alternative formats that open up the written world to people with visual

Each quarter we produce a market review based on the key themes discussed at our Strategic Asset Allocation Committee. This quarter's key themes include:

1. Equities: Markets are likely to reward high-quality growth businesses

2. Bonds: Evaporating liquidity and tight spreads may cause problems for investors

3. Disruptive technologies: The digital economy is creating investment opportunities

4. Currency wars: China is on the verge of devaluing the reminbi to support growth

5. The curse of deflation: Has economic stagnation and ECB inaction condemned Europe?

 Read the key issues shaping

• Third successive ‘Votes Against Slavery’ engagement
• Investors with a combined £9.6 trillion assets under management join the engagement