THE INVESTOR
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autumn 2014
ANALYSIS
04 News
The latest on Europe’s economic
recovery, changes to intestacy
legislation and George Osborne’s
new measures for pensions
06 USA today
Recent economic indicators point to
the US seeing a strong recovery. But is
this recovery too good to be true?
09 Green light for takeovers
As corporate life starts to return to
normality, companies are once again
getting the go-ahead to target M&As
12 Oiling the machine
The relative stability of crude over the
past few years has been good news for
economies and consumers
14 Perfect timing
Why investing should also be a
long-term process, with the ultimate
aim of building a diversified portfolio
16 Bubble trouble
To combat the threat of another
property bubble, measures have been
introduced to stem the rise in prices
IN YOUR INTEREST
18 Trust in the future
Trusts play an important role for
protecting family wealth and, as their
attractiveness increases, their value
continues to grow
FOUNDATION
20 Smells like teen spirit
How UK charity Teenage Cancer Trust
helps youngsters between the ages of
13 and 24 cope with the disease
THE INVESTOR CENTRE
22 Viewpoint
UK Absolute Return fund manager
Nigel Ridge of BlackRock on the
world of long short
24 Unit trust Portfolios
Latest Growth & Income Portfolio data
26 Fund manager commentaries
Fund managers share their thoughts
38 Final word
The investment team at Majedie
on the state of the markets
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