In the KNOW blog

Finance often gets a bad rap – sometimes justified! – yet it’s a sector that looms large because of the extraordinary leverage it can bring to bear. As our sustainable investment analyst Neil Smith explains, when harnessed right, it can help create a whole lot of good.

Whether you love Trump or hate him, you can’t argue that he’s giving the world a tremendous shock. Multi-asset portfolios fund manager Will McIntosh-Whyte unpicks the good from the toxic and explains how he’s investing in the relationship.

As the socials get blitzed with people gearing up for Euro summer, our multi-asset equity analyst Emma Letheren is dispatched to Paris to scout companies. She finds a rare optimism among them, but old doubts die hard.

A wave of disappointing headlines about our battle against climate change and the move to cleaner energy doesn’t have equity investment specialist Michael Cumberlidge in a funk. He’s looking at the day-to-day improvements delivered by ever-better technology.

A busy spring of AGMs has engagement analyst Jenny Twigg ready for a holiday. Before she heads off in search of sun, she explains why it pays to hear someone out before leaping to conclusions.

Former First Bro Elon Musk is lambasting President Trump’s tax and spending plans as a “mountain of disgusting pork.” Multi-asset fund manager Will McIntosh-Whyte unpicks the claims and concludes a few porky morsels may not prove a bad thing, as long as bond markets can swallow them.

Would you choose a new car based on how much its price has risen in the past couple of years? Head of multi-asset investments David Coombs asks why so many are happy doing this with their life savings.

In light of intense political scrutiny of corporate diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) practices, our engagement analyst Jenny Twigg explains why ditching DEI could prove painfully short-sighted.

Fantastical blockbusters like House of the Dragon aren’t for our head of multi-asset investments David Coombs. For him, nothing beats a gritty realistic drama. Besides, you can’t dream up anything crazier than real life in the year 2025.

Water utilities face intense pressure to better conserve this limited resource. Sustainable investment analyst Neil Smith explains how innovative water testing kit helps them reuse water more safely.

Sharp falls in US stocks seemed to quieten the President a little. Yet, with ‘Liberation Day’ approaching, multi-asset equity analyst Emma Letheren notes that companies’ ability to pass on higher costs is about to be tested.

Sunny Florida is always going to look better than grey old London in late winter. Yet multi-asset equity analyst Emma Letheren saw a vibrancy there that’s truly foreign to Britain.