Like many pieces of market folklore, 'sell in May and go away' is memorable, but the evidence no longer supports it. Rathbone Multi-Asset Portfolios Fund Manager Will McIntosh‑Whyte explores why this seasonal strategy doesn't stack up.
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26 April 2026
UK equity income: an ‘unusually polarised’ market
Rathbone Income Fund manager Alan Dobbie says renewed energy-price pressure is squeezing consumers and corporate margins, reinforcing the case for diversified income portfolios and selective stock opportunities.
25 April 2026
Rate repricing creates gilt opportunities
Fears of a spike in inflation and an increasingly hawkish tone from central banks have driven exceptional volatility in government bond markets. While growth risks are underestimated, selective opportunities have been emerging in gilts.
17 April 2026
A third of UK investors prioritise sustainability over returns
Almost a third of UK investors say they would accept lower financial returns in order to invest ethically or sustainably, with younger investors and higher-wealth individuals showing the strongest preference for sustainable investing.
27 March 2026
Rathbones Asset Management expands Luxembourg SICAV with GEM fund launch
Rathbones Asset Management Limited announces the launch of the Rathbone SICAV Global Emerging Markets Equity Fund, broadening the Rathbone Luxembourg SICAV Funds range.
3 March 2026
AI isn’t green but it can still help sustainability challenges
This year, there is going to be a sharp focus on how artificial intelligence (AI) and sustainability can work efficiently together.
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7 mins
9 September 2026
When the lines blur: private credit in a public world
The distinctions between banks, insurers, asset managers and public and private markets are becoming increasingly blurred. Rathbones Fixed Income Assistant Fund Manager Christie Goncalves explores this convergence and what it means for credit investors seeking to identify risk before markets do.
5 mins
14 August 2026
Keeping the lights on: why a UK-based power company earned a place from day one
When we launched our Rathbone Greenbank Multi-Asset Portfolios back in 2021, we thought electricity usage was on a multi-decade rise. Driven by the replacement of fossil fuels with cleaner energy, better battery technology that was boosting take-up of electric vehicles, and a generation of underinvestment in Western power assets, we felt the world was only going one way.
Because of this, we launched our fund holding several companies that were helping build electricity infrastructure. One of these was SSE.