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How to lose friends and alienate people
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
The UK government has given a textbook example of how not to deliver a message. Our multi-asset portfolios fund manager David Coombs picks over the wreckage and finds coherence, but poor execution.
Being green is in fashion
Last Updated: May 15, 2025
Fashion companies are falling over themselves to show they are improving their questionable sustainability credentials. Yet some of their marketing has got ahead of realities of the shop floor, notes sustainable multi-asset investment specialist Rahab Paracha.
Schrödinger's assets
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
Property funds are stinging investors once again because of a run of redemptions. Senior multi-asset investment specialist Craig Brown notes their net asset values are in a happy superposition right up till the point they get measured.
The Abominable Bond Men
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
The UK government has shattered against a new generation of bond vigilantes. Halloween came early this year, notes multi-asset fund manager Will McIntosh-Whyte.
Mopping up the greenwash
Last Updated: May 15, 2025
Working the doom-scrolling nightshift sends Rahab Paracha deep into the metaphorical forest on the problem of ‘greenwashing’. Our sustainable multi-asset investment specialist looks at the regulator’s proposed new rules to stamp the practice out among fund managers.
Can ‘quality’ stocks deliver recession resilience at a reasonable price?
Last Updated: May 15, 2025
Slowing economic growth, high inflation and rising interest rates are weighing heavily on global equity markets. Favouring different equity ‘styles’ is one way to try to protect portfolios. Head of equities Sanjiv Tumkur explains that stocks with strong ‘quality’ characteristics tend to outperform in economic slowdowns. So what defines a ‘quality’ company?
The Naked Coin
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
The implosion of one the largest crypto exchanges will be a massive shock to many holders of digital assets. Head of multi-asset investments David Coombs remembers a reality check of his own from 10 years ago.
Rathbone Luxembourg Funds – CBDF Ireland and Spain Country Supplement
Last Updated: May 15, 2025
Investment commentary - Rathbone Global Opportunities Fund, October 2022
Last Updated: May 15, 2025
Investment commentary - Rathbone UK Opportunities Fund October 2022
Last Updated: May 15, 2025
Investment commentary - Rathbone SICAV Global Opportunities Fund October 2022
Last Updated: May 15, 2025
Investment commentary - Rathbone Multi-asset Enhanced Growth Portfolio - October 2022
Last Updated: May 15, 2025