Rathbones dispels five common Brexit myths

Paper titled 'If you leave me now'

Jayna Rana
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Rathbone Investment Management has examined the economic and financial consequences of a potential Brexit from the European Union, as well as the implications for investment strategies, in a recent report on the issue.

Edward Smith, asset allocation strategist and author of the report, said: "In our paper, we wish to show that the economic and financial implications of either decision are more finely balanced and multifaceted than the current rhetoric suggests. "Therefore, we would urge investors to view holdings that rest on the result of the referendum per se with considerable circumspection." The report, entitled If you leave me now, aims to dispel the following common ‘myths' surrounding both sides of the EU membership referendum debate. Immigration There is no evidence to suggest the first...

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