Investment Conundrums: Neptune's Geffen and Dowey warn things could 'get ugly' in the UK

Avoiding domestic stocks

Tom Eckett
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Neptune Investment Management's chief executive Robin Geffen and CIO James Dowey have said high levels of UK debt coupled with the uncertainty of Brexit makes the domestic market extremely vulnerable to rising rates.

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