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Lacrosse legacy programme launched in Surrey as 3,500 girls compete in the finals of the Rathbones National Schools Lacrosse Championships.

Rathbones is pleased to announce that Alex Moore, head of collectives research, has been recognised as a rising star in the industry by landing a spot in PAM’s 2019 Top 40 under 40.

Moore joined Rathbones in May 2015 as a collectives research analyst and was promoted to head of collectives research in July 2018. Prior to joining, he worked for the British Steel Pension Fund and Dimensional Fund Advisors, specialising in Asia-Pacific and emerging markets equity portfolio management.

Moore is responsible for overseeing the team that provides guidance to Rathbones’ investment managers in making

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

There were 3,186 reports of investment fraud in 2015/16. In the same year, victims lost an average of £32,000 to these scams.

To help combat the problem, Rathbones is supporting a new FCA campaign called Scam Smart. Experienced investors and those over 65 with savings in excess of £10,000 are the typical targets, and it is important that we remain aware of the facts and best practice when managing your money.

How to be a ScamSmart investor

1. Reject any unsolicited contact about investment opportunities.

There are ways that fraudsters can pretend they aren’t calling you out of the

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