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Do we need to worry about inflation, the thief in the night?
Last Updated: October 28, 2025
Over the longer term, it can have significant effects on the purchasing power of a portfolio. This is particularly pertinent for personal injury and Court of Protection (PI/COP) clients who usually have an irreplaceable pot of money which needs to support them for life.
Rathbones targets modern slavery for third year with biggest collaborative engagement yet
Last Updated: July 22, 2025
Rathbones has launched its third Votes Against Slavery engagement, securing support from 122 investors with assets under management totalling £9.6 trillion.
Monthly Digest: testing the limits
Last Updated: December 16, 2025
April gave investors a rollercoaster ride but the US stock market ended only modestly down and bonds regained their safe-haven status.
Quarterly Investment Update video: Staying defensive as risks continue to build
Last Updated: July 22, 2025
Rathbones’ co-chief investment officer Ed Smith explains why we can see a path to better returns, but there are substantial dangers to be guarded against.
Big gains for big stocks obscure some hidden gems
Last Updated: July 22, 2025
We’ve been exploring the investment opportunities among oft-overlooked small and mid-sized companies.
Talking to the next generation about money webinar
Last Updated: July 22, 2025
Join us for an insightful webinar to discuss how a family board meeting can be used to talk to the next generation about money.
Are you aware of the 60% income tax trap?
Last Updated: November 28, 2025
Brits are paying ever more in taxes, but that doesn’t mean you have to. With a bit of care and maybe some advice, you could avoid paying thousands of pounds more than you would otherwise.
Rathbones combatting modern slavery webinar
Last Updated: July 22, 2025
Modern slavery and human trafficking is a pervasive risk to society and to our clients' investments. It is imperative that all companies play their part in seeking to reduce the opportunities for modern slavery to occur.
Review of the week: The bank of mum and dad
Last Updated: July 22, 2025
UK central bankers fall into an age-old parenting trap while talking to investors. Also, we look at the differences between official statistics and new ‘real-time’ series.
Edinburgh
Last Updated: January 23, 2026
We have a long history in Edinburgh and in 2022 we moved to George Street, one of the capital’s grandest streets in the New Town. The team is part of one of the UK’s largest and longest-established wealth management firms.
Fiona Gillespie
Last Updated: March 2, 2026
Fiona joined Rathbones in October 2019 following her previous role leading the investment team at Anderson Strathern Asset Management. Previous to that, Fiona spent 24 years at Edinburgh Fund Managers and then Aberdeen Asset Management following their acquisition, where she had principal responsibility for managing multi asset mandates for Charity clients, pension funds and flagship unitised strategies.
Fiona is an Associate of the Society of Investment Professionals, and Member of the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment.
Is it time to consider a total return strategy?
Last Updated: July 22, 2025
Fiona Gillespie, Head of Charities - Scotland, explores the options available to charity trustees in terms of investment strategy.