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spring 2014
ANALYSIS
04 News
The latest from this year’s Budget,
including changes to pension and ISA
rules, plus news on the EU elections
and auto enrolment take-up
06 Rollercoaster ride
Is the current UK recovery sustainable,
or should we be strapped in for a
turbulent period of ups and downs?
09 Eyes on the prize
With the World Cup about to kick off
this summer, Brazil looks to prevent
a spectacular economic own goal
16 A retail revolution
Consumers are turning to new ways
to buy their goods – and retailers
are having to ensure that online pays
18 The great experiment
Anthony Hilton on why the boldness
of the world’s central bankers appears
to have paid off
INTERVIEWS
14 Sarah Bates
‘I find the fact that there are so
few women as chair of FTSE 100
companies odd’ – the new chair of
St. James’s Place in conversation
20 Home is where the heart is
‘Taking a few children out of
orphanages wasn’t going to solve the
problem’ – Mark and Caroline Cook
from Hope and Homes for Children
IN YOUR INTEREST
12 The generation gap
Despite the recent cap on long term
care costs, many families still face
a struggle to pay the bills
THE INVESTOR CENTRE
22 Viewpoint
Kevin Murphy and Nick Kirrage of
Schroders on why patience is very
much a virtue
24 Unit trust Portfolios
Latest Growth & Income Portfolio data
26 Fund manager commentaries
Fund managers share their thoughts
38 Final word
Adrian Frost from Artemis
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