Last Updated: September 30, 2025

The Bank of England is expected to hold interest rates at 0.5% when its monetary policy committee meets on Thursday. For the past few weeks, Governor Mark Carney has backpedalled on a May hike following a run of poor economic data. With the committee gun-shy about pulling the trigger when economic data are glum, it could be some time before we see another rate rise. GDP growth has been trending downward for a year now, posting a paltry 1.2% annual expansion in the first quarter.

Last Updated: September 30, 2025

There is a school of thought that says monetary policy has to shock to be effective.

Last Updated: September 30, 2025

Donald Trump hammered out a new trade deal with Mexico last week, but negotiations with Canada have been less fruitful.

Last Updated: September 30, 2025

A decade ago the bottom fell out of Lehman Brothers and the global financial crisis well and truly got going.

Last Updated: September 30, 2025

This note is to inform you of a proposed merger of the net assets of the Rathbone Blue Chip Income and Growth Fund into the Rathbone Income Fund.

Last Updated: September 30, 2025

Rathbone Unit Trust Management Ltd confirms that the Rathbone Recovery Fund has been renamed to the Rathbone UK Opportunities Fund.

Last Updated: September 30, 2025

In June last year Rathbones published an investment update following the EU referendum. We are delighted to announce, it was one of twelve campaigns that has been shortlisted in the 'thought leadership' category at Headlinemoney Awards 2017

Last Updated: September 30, 2025

Increasingly, the regulatory environment is requiring advisers to focus on the appropriate outcomes for their clients when selecting their investments and being able to monitor and compare those selections over time as client needs change.

Last Updated: September 30, 2025

The Rathbone Income Fund resides in the Investment Association (IA)’s UK All Companies sector having moved last year from the UK Equity Income sector.

Last Updated: September 30, 2025

Emerging markets recovered sharply last week after a hefty rate hike by the Turkish central bank and a more modest – but still applauded – one by the Russian monetary authority

Last Updated: September 30, 2025

James Thomson, manager of the Rathbone Global Opportunities fund discusses the drivers of top quartile performance in 2018* including the zero exposure to emerging markets, declining UK and overweight US, tech and defensive growth.

Last Updated: September 30, 2025

Carl reviews performance of the Rathbone Income Fund in 2018. He discusses the strategy and positioning of the fund looking ahead and consider where opportunities for long term performance may be found in the current landscape.