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<p><a href="http://www.rathbones.com/about-us/our-offices/kendal">The Kendal office</a> is sponsoring the <a href="http://www.abbothall.org.uk/exhibitions/barbara-hepworth">Barbara Hepworth: Within the Landscapes exhibition at Abbot Hall </a>from 5 July – 28th September 2014.&nbsp;</p>

<p>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:</p> <p>1. Equities: Markets are likely to reward high-quality growth businesses</p> <p>2. Bonds: Evaporating liquidity and tight spreads may cause problems for investors</p> <p>3. Disruptive technologies: The digital economy is creating investment opportunities</p> <p>4. Currency wars: China is on the verge of devaluing the reminbi to support growth</p>

Jane Sydenham talks to Axel from Reuters about the investment outlook for the next six months and beyond.

 

<p>Rathbone Investment Management Ltd today confirms that it has received full Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS) accreditation, the highest independent indicator of investment performance reporting.&nbsp; Created and maintained by the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute, these standards are aimed at ensuring fair representation and full disclosure of an investment firm’s performance history.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Oliver Corbett, a non-executive director of Rathbone Group Plc (“Rathbones”), will today, subject to regulatory consent, join the board of Close Brothers Group plc, a company listed on the London Stock Exchange, as an independent non-executive director. Accordingly it has been agreed that also today, Oliver will step down from the Rathbones board and that James Dean (who joined the board on 1 November 2013) will, in accordance with Rathbones’ succession plan, succeed Oliver as Chairman of the audit committee.</p>

<p>Rathbones confirms it has been shortlisted for the Echo Corporate Social Responsibility Award 2014, part of the Echo Regional Business Awards to be held on 3 July at St George’s Hall, Liverpool.</p>