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Are the bears in hibernation, or just napping?
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
With the groundwork laid for a rapid recovery, equity markets reflected continued optimism in June. But as chief investment officer Julian Chillingworth notes, significant risks remain.
How quickly will the world recover from the coronavirus pandemic?
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
The global economy is waking up from its medically induced coma as lockdown measures to combat the spread of COVID-19 are eased. With high levels of unemployment, ongoing social distancing measures and the risk of a second wave, what will economic activity look like over the coming months?
Rathbone Multi Asset Portfolios webcast - Wednesday 5 August
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
Join our latest webcast with co-fund manager Will McIntosh-Whyte for an update on the Rathbone Multi-Asset Portfolios.
Investment Update: Inflation should stay well anchored
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
Will the extraordinary quantity of monetary and fiscal stimulus result in abnormally high inflation? Words to that effect form one of our most frequently asked questions this year. It’s an important one: returns from ‘fixed income’ assets such as conventional bonds can be decimated by unanticipated inflation, and although equities tend to do best in periods of slightly above-average inflation, very high inflation is a threat to their returns too.
Rathbones launches new report: The Value of ESG
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
How mainstream is ESG investing within today’s adviser world?
Managing expectations
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
The hard data is coming in and so far companies have fared better through the pandemic than expected. Just how long complete recovery will take no one knows, but as chief economist Julian Chillingworth notes, we maintain our long-held belief in the human capacity to co-operate and solve problems.
Best Alpha Manager - Global Developed Equities
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
James Thomson, manager of the Rathbone Global Opportunities Fund, has picked up Best Alpha Manager, Global Developed Equities at FE fundinfo’s 2020 Alpha Manager Awards!
Alternative strategies can help to protect portfolios in times of crisis
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
Absolute return strategies, named for their purpose of providing a source of positive returns over the whole market cycle, have suffered negative press for some time. These funds, which we call actively managed diversifiers, have been criticised for underperformance relative to broader equity markets.
Ready or not? Research reveals differences in preparedness as advisers brace for ESG demands
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
With upcoming MiFID II measures set to compel advisers to ask clients about ESG, recent research commissioned by Rathbones1 questioned advisers on how they are preparing for a more ESG-focused future.
Get ready for a change to capital gains tax
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has written to the Office for Tax Simplification, calling for a review of capital gains tax (CGT). What might the Chancellor do — and how can investors limit their exposure to the tax if it rises as sharply as many expect?
A patchy summer
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
As summer winds down and the pandemic persists, governments are finding it hard to taper their support measures.
Rathbone Multi Asset Portfolios webcast - Wednesday 30 September
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
Co-Fund Manager of the Rathbone Multi-Asset Portfolios fund range Will McIntosh-Whyte will discuss fund performance.