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A healthy recovery
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
Stewardship director Matt Crossman makes the case for a healthy and responsible recovery – building back better from COVID-19.

Nightmare on Tottenham Court Road (Street)
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
There’s a creaking and a groaning in the night in Swindon. Head of multi-asset investments David Coombs is living with a ghost of retail past that not even store credit can bury.

Recovery’s winners and losers
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
As investors look ahead to a time when the pandemic will be over, Ed Smith and Sanjiv Tumkur, our respective heads of asset allocation and equity research, question whether equity markets are in the midst of a great rotation from ‘growth’ to ‘value’.

Fun and GameStop in the bedroom
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
It looks like we’ll all be staying in this Valentine’s Day. But multi-asset fund manager Will McIntosh-Whyte is looking forward to some quality time away from the screens.

Eating for two?
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
We’re all craving the end of lockdown and a bit of freedom. But Craig Brown, our multi-asset investment specialist, wonders just how many of us will be in the position to spend up large.

ESG: A package deal
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
From the outside looking in, sustainable investment analysis may seem like information overload. Amid all of the data, is it possible to see both the forest and the trees? Rathbone Greenbank deputy head of research Kate Elliot says yes.

A day in the life of a year at home
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
A year already? Our head of multi-asset investments David Coombs gives a flavour of his latter-day lockdown days and ponders an omnichannel working life.

A drop in the ocean or start of a movement?
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
The UK government has announced one of the most ambitious green bond programmes in Europe. But is it enough? Fund manager Noelle Cazalis argues this is just the beginning.

Saving the world, one degree at a time
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
After a long and wet winter, our head of fixed income is resisting the urge to turn up the thermostat. Bryn Jones discusses how human activity has contributed to climate change.

Just a passing fad?
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
Is sustainable investing here to stay, or will it fade during the next big downturn? After months of trying out a trendy new exercise bike, our fixed income manager Noelle Cazalis thinks sustainable investing is here to stay.

The tie that binds
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
Sustainable investing doesn’t have to mean sacrificing returns. But fund manager Will McIntosh-Whyte argues even the most noble companies need solid long-term fundamentals to be truly sustainable.

ESG – bubble or eggsponential growth?
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
ESG investing has risen in popularity during the pandemic, driven by concern for the climate and society. With rising costs and uncertain returns on his ill-thought through chicken venture, Will McIntosh-Whyte is reminded you ignore the fundamentals at your peril.