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Review of the week: Time flies
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
There’s so much going on that it can seem like nothing in isolation makes any difference. That’s not true, argues chief investment officer Julian Chillingworth. Every decision matters.
Planet Papers 1: A responsible recovery
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
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The virus has had a profound and sudden impact across the planet, and it will continue to affect our lives and influence economic activity for some time to come. Amid the continued uncertainty, the problems that grabbed the world’s attention in 2019 – climate change in particular – are not going away. The nagging need for systemic reform of the global economy stays constant.
Review of the week: Computer says no
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
The government started the fourth quarter with the political equivalent of a kitchen-sinking. Best to focus your attention elsewhere, argues chief investment officer Julian Chillingworth, like better-than expected economic data and the potential for monetary stimulus.
Investment Insights Q4 2020: How high can they go?
Last Updated: January 13, 2026
As COVID-19 continues to affect our lives and influence economic activity around the world, there’s lots of uncertainty about what the future holds. Localised outbreaks and lockdowns are possible anywhere until a vaccine is found, with the level of unemployment likely to be the key factor driving the pace of the recovery over the next couple of years.
Post holiday blues
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
With summer fading into memory, a long uncertain winter of social distancing lies ahead. It’s easy to feel gloomy, but as chief investment officer Julian Chillingworth argues, we should try not to buy into the doom.
Review of the week: Predicting the unpredictable
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
Biden has taken the edge in the polls but previous experience begs the question: do polls really matter? Our chief investment officer, Julian Chillingworth, mulls the possible outcomes of the US election and the effectiveness of the UK government’s spending packages.
Planet Papers 2: Changing the planet
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
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Rathbones’ stewardship director Matt Crossman explains why he firmly believes we can make the world a better place through our investments, and how best to do it.
Review of the week: Sliced and diced
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
We all try to structure our financial affairs as efficiently as possible, so we have more money to do what we want with our lives. Yet sometimes our financial affairs start to affect the structure of our lives and our communities, notes chief investment officer Julian Chillingworth.
In flux
Last Updated: October 10, 2025
"You can feel it — or at least, I can. Going out seems more of a chore, except for the exercise regimen that is, everybody seems to be on that train. But having dinner with friends, going for a pint (gluten-free in my case), returning to the office? These concepts feel alien even when you do manage to overcome the threshold of your home and give them a go.
Rathbone Income Fund
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
Despite a challenging year, our Rathbone Income Fund has yielded 4%. Co-fund manager Alan Dobbie explains why he is excited and optimistic about the future of UK companies.
Rathbone UK Opportunities Fund
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
UK companies have been overlooked by many investors recently, yet our Rathbone UK Opportunities Fund has been busy finding extraordinary businesses with strong profits and promising futures. Manager Alexandra Jackson explains why she believes UK shares are due a comeback and how the businesses in which she invests make her excited about the future.
Rathbone High Quality Bond Fund
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
The manager of the Rathbone High Quality Fund Noelle Cazalis explains how her fund managed to keep its drawdowns very low during the pandemic sell-offs. If you’re looking for a safer source of yield, tune in to see if this fund would fit the bill.