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An electric future
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
From checking our phones and firing up our laptops, to getting in the car or the train to work, energy, in all its forms, is the lifeblood of our society. And just as we only think about our circulatory system when things go wrong, we often take energy for granted until it’s not there.
The end of a long winter for UK stocks?
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
Could fortunes be turning for British stocks, asks Rathbone UK Opportunities Fund Manager Alexandra Jackson. As the UK prepares to vote in the sunshine, investors seem more optimistic than they’ve been for years.
Things can only get better for UK equities
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
In 1997 a reinvigorated and more centrist Labour party swept into power following a long period of Conservative rule. With the election of a new Labour government, could 2024 spark a similar resurgence in the UK stock market?
Record rotations in stocks and English Euros hopes
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
Multi-asset fund manager David Coombs channels some empathy for Gareth Southgate, as he looks to put together a portfolio that can achieve optimal performance over the long haul, but may look out of touch during periods when market momentum is against you.
Guess who’s back?
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
Former President Donald Trump is the odds-on favourite to win the US election in November, despite the Democrats’ decision to bring on a last-minute substitute. Flashbacks to the bad old days of the pandemic help Multi-Asset Fund Manager David Coombs remember the playbook of dealing with him.
Taxes, beaches and bonds
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
A flurry of new UK government spending raises concerns that Labour will return to its tax and spend habits. Multi-Asset Portfolios Fund Manager David Coombs mulls whether current trends will put interest rate cuts on pause.
FIT FOR LONGER WORKING LIVES?
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
As the holiday season winds down and we get back to our desks, we may have mixed feelings about recognising that longer lifespans will probably keep us working for longer. Rathbone Income Fund co-manager Carl Stick looks at some of the innovations that might help us stay in fine fettle.
Challenging the Anthropocene era in the Amazon?
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
Bond fund manager Stuart Chilvers explains why his team are excited by a new bond that aims to tackle humans’ harmful impact on the Amazon rainforest by supporting its reforestation.
Bingo for the high street?
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
After the toughest five years for UK households since the 1950s, signs of improvement have arrived. Rathbone Income Fund equity analyst Keval Thakrar gives the case for British retailers.
The battle of the billion-dollar blockbusters
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
The world is getting fatter and more diabetic. Solving this problem will improve millions of lives and could save us all billions of dollars, argues sustainable investment analyst Neil Smith.
Surprises can surprise you – in a good way
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
A holiday abroad reminds head of multi-asset investments David Coombs that there are some risks you know about and some that you don’t. But you don’t get anywhere in life or investments without taking them.
Developing the world’s first weight-loss cocktail
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
Next-generation diet drugs that help prevent and manage diabetes are already improving millions of lives and shaking up markets.