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<img alt height="481" src="https://d2fbaur19mkdj9.cloudfront.net/sites/rathbones.com/files/imce/braille.jpg" width="454"> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>We&nbsp;are supporting&nbsp;<a href="http://www.clearvisionproject.org/">ClearVision</a>, a lending library that adds Braille to children's books, before loaning them to visually impaired children.</p> <p>The charity's library is well established and serves over 1,000 families, schools,&nbsp;Vision Support Services and public libraries, making over 10,000 loans in the last year alone.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Rathbones’ charity team was delighted to win the Investment Manager of the Year award for the second year running at the 18^th&nbsp;Annual Charity Times Awards on 4 October.</p> <p>The awards celebrate best practice in the UK charity and not-for-profit sector and Rathbones were one of seven investment management firms shortlisted. The ceremony, run by Charity Times, took place at the Park Plaza on Westminster Bridge with winners announced by comedian Shappi Khorsandi.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Each quarter, our strategic asset allocation committee meets to identify the key themes that could affect global financial markets. This quarter’s key themes include:</p> <p>1. Digging below the surface of UK indices - <em>A conundrum in UK equity valuations&nbsp;</em></p> <p>2. Time to shine - <em>Gold is back in the spotlight</em>&nbsp;</p> <p>3. Out of fashion - <em>Is there still value in Europe’s equity markets?&nbsp;</em></p> <p>4. The hunt for yield - <em>Attractive infrastructure investments are harder to find&nbsp;</em></p>

<h2>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.</h2> <p>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.</p> <img alt height="350" src="https://d2fbaur19mkdj9.cloudfront.net/sites/rathbones.com/files/imce/scamsmart_infographic_final_target.png" width="350"> <p>&nbsp;</p>