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Review of the week: No, Prime Minister
Last Updated: January 20, 2023
It’s bye bye for Boris after one scandal too many, yet it shouldn’t affect UK markets much if at all. Meanwhile, the Bank of England is making sure British banks are as safe as houses.
Do we need to worry about inflation, the thief in the night?
Last Updated: September 5, 2023
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: June 19, 2024
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: June 12, 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: January 20, 2023
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.
The Magnificent Seven
Last Updated: July 4, 2025
“Dashing superheroes rescue distressed equity investors from the perils of rising interest rates” could be the headline for last year’s lopsided stock market action. Dubbed the Magnificent Seven, a small group of companies — comprising Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, Nvidia, Meta and Tesla —contributed more than half of the gain in the S&P 500 in 2023.
Big gains for big stocks obscure some hidden gems
Last Updated: May 14, 2024
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: May 17, 2024
Join us for an insightful webinar to discuss how a family board meeting can be used to talk to the next generation about money.
Rathbones combatting modern slavery webinar
Last Updated: January 20, 2023
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: March 6, 2023
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.
Is it time to consider a total return strategy?
Last Updated: October 3, 2024
Fiona Gillespie, Head of Charities - Scotland, explores the options available to charity trustees in terms of investment strategy.
Quarterly Investment Update: A Rorschach test for investors
Last Updated: September 27, 2023
What to do when markets and data seem full of conflicting messages