Investors can no longer run the market beta higher

Geopolitical risk still an issue

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With Britain's exit from the European Union looming, getting the investments right surrounding Brexit is vital - but it's not the only concern, argue Craig Hart and Harry Thompson, assistant fund managers at King & Shaxson Ethical Investing.

After the EU referendum in 2016, we only made one prediction: that nothing would happen until the very last moment, and that in between we would be subjected to a relentless barrage of spurious and nonsensical headlines. So far, it has proven true. The global economy has simply marched on for two years until now. At the moment, the noisy headlines are now drowning out far more important issues. We are, once again, investing in interesting times.  Global outlook 2019: Opportunities outside the UK It is now well-documented that global economic growth is slowing and the idea of an ear...

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