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Review of the week: The year of the election heats up
Last Updated: November 25, 2025
The year of the election is already providing warning signs to expect the unexpected. Even when outcomes aren’t a huge surprise, painful (if temporary) pitfalls may lie ahead.
Investment Update: Budget 2024
Last Updated: November 25, 2025
With the shadow of a general election looming over the government, chancellor jeremy hunt announced another reduction in the headline rate of national insurance (of two percentage points) in a bid to shore up his party’s flagging support. But that cut will do little to change the near-term economic outlook, and the work of dealing with the bigger structural problems facing the uk economy has largely been left until after the election.
US Election - Geopolitics
Last Updated: November 25, 2025
US Election - Geopolitics
Investment Insights Q3 2022: Recession risk - UK versus UK
Last Updated: November 25, 2025
Our latest Insights highlights why we still see US or global recession as unlikely over the next 12 months, despite what you might be reading in the headlines of the financial press. In any case, no two downturns are the same (each is unhappy in its own way), and a crucial point that often goes missing in the current debate is that it’s still too early to be clear about what kind this one will be, and therefore how to properly defend portfolios against it.
Climate change: what investors need to know
Last Updated: November 25, 2025
In the second of our ‘what investors need to know’ series, we take a look at GDP as a measurement of economic success, delve into the energy crisis and discuss what a commitment to net zero means for investors.
Taking investment risks into retirement webinar
Last Updated: November 25, 2025
What do you need to consider when passing on wealth and what concerns do you have? We address these questions and shed light on the interplay between future income streams, inflation, savings rates, and potential returns.
Investment Insights Webinar - Q1 2025
Last Updated: November 25, 2025
Rathbones’ co chief investment officer, Edward Smith and director of fixed income, Shilen Shah discuss the key themes shaping the investment landscape in 2025.
Investment Insights Q4 2023: Shaky ground
Last Updated: November 25, 2025
Why investing in UK property is not always as safe as houses.
Review of the week: A Cloudy Outlook
Last Updated: November 25, 2025
Big banks are reporting strong profits so far this quarter, but how will the rest of the market fare? And is higher-than-usual inflation making people glum?
Three changes to pension rules that could affect your retirement plans
Last Updated: November 25, 2025
Changes announced at the Spring 2023 budget have been confirmed and have now been put into law through Royal Assent. This shift signals an opportunity to review your pension contributions and boost your retirement pot where suitable.
Investment Insights Q4 2022: Taking the global economy's pulse
Last Updated: November 25, 2025
In the midst of what continues to be a turbulent year for investors, our lead article explores the varied challenges facing some of the world’s major economies, and the likelihood of different inflation and recession scenarios coming to fruition.
An update from Rathbones
Last Updated: November 25, 2025
Rathbones announces combination of Rathbones Group and Investec Wealth & Investment UK to create the UK’s leading discretionary wealth manager. Read the market announcement here.