Last Updated: September 30, 2025

Head of multi-asset investments, David Coombs, got the heebie-jeebies ahead of this Halloween-week Budget. He explains why he’s still uneasy now he’s heard it.

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Last Updated: September 30, 2025

Donald Trump winning a second term means a return to the volatility and shenanigans of yesterday. But America is bigger and more powerful than one man, argues multi-asset portfolios fund manager Will McIntosh-Whyte.

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Last Updated: September 30, 2025

It doesn’t take much for a misunderstanding to spiral out of control – just ask Paddington Bear, who’s going through a third ordeal on the big screen right now! Our engagement analyst, Jenny Twigg, explains how listening before judging can make all the difference.

Last Updated: September 30, 2025

The rise of passive investment is storing up risks that many investors may not realise they are taking. James Crossley, our head of Rathbones Asset Management distribution, makes the case for active managers.

Last Updated: September 30, 2025

Our head of multi-asset investments, David Coombs, makes a bad Nostradamus. Lucky he’s a fund manager! Here are his predictions for markets in the year ahead. Spoiler alert: he’s usually wrong. But it’s all about the direction of travel…

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Last Updated: September 30, 2025

It’s not just the weather outside that’s wild. Caught in the eye of global bond turbulence, weak gilts are driving UK borrowing costs to precipitous highs. Head of fixed income Bryn Jones explains why he’s warming to higher-yielding UK government bonds as others get cold feet.

Last Updated: September 30, 2025

There’s nothing more irrational and banal than a new year refresh. But we all instinctively do it, so head of multi-asset investments David Coombs took the time to review the prospects for AI and healthcare.

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Last Updated: September 30, 2025

“One man’s rubbish is another man’s treasure” takes on a more literal meaning for the waste industry that’s responsible for dealing with our throw-away culture. If you rummage through your own cast-offs, it’s easy to spot the obvious treasure: materials like plastic, glass and cardboard which can be collected, sorted, and resold at a profit to companies who can recycle and reuse them in their products and packaging.

Last Updated: September 30, 2025

The 1970s is a good time to be nostalgic about, says head of multi-asset investments David Coombs. But you don’t want to relive it: the reality wasn’t as fun as the legendary music would have you believe.

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Last Updated: September 30, 2025

This week’s AI sell-off will leave many passive investors nursing big losses. Investment specialist Michael Cumberlidge argues shocks like these reinforce the benefits of active management.

Last Updated: September 30, 2025

Fresh from finishing the latest season of The Traitors, our engagement analyst Jenny Twigg is ready for much more open dialogue with our investments in the year ahead.

Last Updated: September 30, 2025

After months of keeping their feet firmly on the growth brake, Rathbone Income Fund Manager Alan Dobbie asks whether the government and central bank might simultaneously be nudging towards the accelerator.