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Matt Watkinson
Last Updated: September 11, 2025
Matt is an investment director managing discretionary portfolios for private clients, trusts and charities.
Matt started his investment career with Baring Asset Management in 2000 and was most recently Head of UK Domestic Investment Management at SG Kleinwort Hambros.
Matt is a graduate of the University of Birmingham, holds the designation of Chartered Wealth Manager and is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI).
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Opposing forces: Sometimes financial markets send out conflicting signals
Last Updated: October 13, 2025
Global markets flash mixed signals as equities hit record highs while bond yields climb, raising questions about AI-driven growth, debt risks and political uncertainty.
Don’t bet the house: The golden age of property investment is over
Last Updated: October 13, 2025
Rising rates, tax changes and slowing wage growth are cooling the UK’s once-booming property market, with equities now outpacing housing returns.
Counting the cost: Why rising government debts matter for investors
Last Updated: February 13, 2026
Rising debt and higher borrowing costs are reshaping public finances across advanced economies — with big implications for inflation, growth and long-term investment strategies.
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Last Updated: January 15, 2026
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Rathbones LED Funds - Supplementary information document
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
Nick Russell
Last Updated: October 17, 2025
Alongside three other senior Investment Directors, Nick co-leads a team of 12 investment specialists advising high-net-worth individuals, families, and their companies/charities. Each wealth strategy is bespoke, shaped by clients’ tax, risk, income, and long-term legacy goals. He specialises in the tax-efficient management of onshore and offshore portfolios, ISAs, pensions, trusts, and family investment companies.
Will Rigg
Last Updated: September 15, 2025
Will Rigg is an Assistant Investment Manager who works closely with Investment Directors Andrew Waddell, Brendan Butler, and William Metcalfe. He helps manage a range of bespoke portfolios, including SIPPs, ISAs, and discretionary trusts, for private clients, financial advisers, and solicitors.
Will holds a 2:1 Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Heriot-Watt University. He is a Chartered Wealth Manager and a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI).
Helen Woods
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
Helen is a Financial Planning Team Leader who joined Rathbones following the merger with Investec in September 2023 and has over 20 years’ experience in financial services having previously worked for 3 high street banks and most recently the Openwork Partnership. She is passionate about providing a holistic financial planning service including matters such as tax planning, retirement income planning, inheritance tax and estate planning to high net worth clients providing them with peace of mind over their finances.
Weekly Digest: Markets’ Indian Summer
Last Updated: September 23, 2025
Summer seems to have ended quite abruptly in the UK. But financial markets have maintained a sunny mood. It’s time for a quick review of where we are and what might be some of the key drivers of markets between now and the end of the year.
Fixed Income Masterclass | September 2025
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
Discover how the fixed-income playbook is evolving beyond just interest rates. Industry experts from Rathbones Asset Management, Liontrust, and Vanguard reveal why global yield curves are diverging, what compressed credit spreads mean, and where strategic risks are still rewarded for forward-looking investors.
Weekly Digest: Cognitive drain
Last Updated: September 24, 2025
Americans are getting richer, boosting consumption and helping US stocks reach fresh record highs. The market is also boosted by a bet that profits could grow as corporate America learns how to use AI productively.