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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:

1. A phoney war - Waiting for Brexit 
2. A president in waiting - How markets might react to the US election result
3. Currency outlook - In the long term, sterling looks undervalued
4. A developing story - Seeking opportunities in emerging market debt
5. Valuations too rich? - Infrastructure funds stand at substantial premiums

Read the key issues shaping current investment strategy.

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Rathbone Brothers Plc (Rathbones), the FTSE 250 wealth management company, announces its extended partnership with Lacrosse Scotland until 2017. The partnership comes during an exciting time for the sport with confirmation that U19 World Championships 2015 will be held in Edinburgh.  

Rathbones' sponsorship has enabled Lacrosse Scotland to set up the Rathbones Fund, a body which offers grants to lacrosse players, and also clubs which are aiming to develop the sport in Scotland. This partnership between Rathbones and Lacrosse Scotland aims to increase participation and facilitate greater

The Education Business Awards, which was sponsored by Rathbones, took place at The Grange Hotel in London on 10 July. The awards recognised schools from all sectors for their excellence, innovation and outstanding achievements in the UK education sector. 20 awards were presented by Sharron Davies MBE.

Rathbones awarded the ‘Personal Finance Education Award’ to St Mary’s School, East Sussex at The Education Business Awards, and also presented King’s College School, London with the ‘Outstanding Progress – Independent School Award.’

Commenting, Rathbones’ Andrew Pitt, head of charities, London

Rathbones Group Plc (“Rathbones”) today announces that following receipt of regulatory approval, it has completed the acquisition of Speirs & Jeffrey (“S&J”), Scotland’s largest independent wealth manager with funds under management of £6.7bn and a team of around 150 people, including 38 investment professionals.

Speirs & Jeffrey represents a strong cultural and operational fit for Rathbones, with a heritage and philosophy very similar to our own. S&J is market-leading in Scotland and, like Rathbones, their approach places clients at the heart of everything they do. 

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An enormous painting of an urban scene strewn with bin bags and graffiti, and overgrown with twisted plants and weeds, is the winner of the John Moores Painting Prize Visitors’ Choice 2014, sponsored by Rathbones.

Since the exhibition opened in July, visitors have been voting in their thousands for their favourite work. With such a varied selection people were spoilt for choice between eerie photorealist works, stunning portraiture, landscape and figurative work or intriguing abstract paintings.

However it was the overwhelming Vinculum by London-born Losq which captured the imagination of

Camilla Ayling and Emma Saunders, analysts in Rathbones’ research team, have been honoured with spots in Citywire’s Top 30 Under 30 list.