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THE INVESTOR | 03
ANALYSIS
04 News
The latest update on Brexit, how
merger activity continues to grow
and the ongoing issue of intestacy
06 Giant steppes for Russia
A quarter of a century after the break-
up of the Soviet Union, Putin’s Russia
is still defining its place in the world
12 Clinton versus Trump
Do the financial markets have
a preference for who wins the US
presidential elections?
14 Building after Brexit
As the UK comes to terms with
post-Brexit life, new infrastructure
projects may come to the fore
16 Prosthetics – the future
A look at fast-evolving prosthetic
technology and how advances will
impact people around the world
18 Shoring up
With sterling dropping sharply
following the EU referendum, the UK
must decide what its currency policy
will be over the coming years
IN YOUR INTEREST
09 Beware the scammers
How criminals are using increasingly
sophisticated techniques to target
savings and pension pots
20 Helping generation rent
As youngsters struggle to get on the
property ladder, older generations have
more options available to lend a hand
22 Golden years
New retirement communities provide
an alternative to traditional old-age
living, but they come at a price
THE INVESTOR CENTRE
24 Viewpoint
AXA Investment Managers’ senior
economist David Page gives his view
on Brexit’s impact on world markets
26 Unit Trust Portfolios
Latest Growth & Income Portfolio data
28 Fund manager commentaries
Fund managers share their thoughts 16
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