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Review of the week: Maelstrom
Last Updated: July 22, 2025
Soaring bonds yields sent mortgage rates skyrocketing. However, they also upended pension funds in a nasty feedback loop that threatened to send many of them to the wall.
Chief Investment Officer’s Corner - October 2024
Last Updated: July 22, 2025
1. GLOBAL GROWTH IS SLOWING AGAIN – MORE THAN EVER, NOW IS THE TIME FOR COOL HEADS.
Rathbones-led campaign wins ‘Stewardship Initiative of the Year’ at PRI Awards 2022
Last Updated: July 22, 2025
Votes Against Slavery initiative saw non-compliant FTSE 350 Index companies targeted with investor action 2022 marks the third year of the campaign
Review of the week: Big Tech’s scary sell-off
Last Updated: July 22, 2025
Investors got spooked as Big Tech’s quarterly results showed they weren’t immune to economic headwinds, driving brutal sell-offs. Meanwhile, the UK government’s huge about-face seems to be reaping a ‘dullness dividend’.
Review of the week: The emperor's new tariffs
Last Updated: July 24, 2025
Markets are tumbling fast in response to US tariffs that will upend global trade. Perhaps more dangerous than the policy itself is just how silly it makes the administration look.
Investment Insights: an introduction
Last Updated: July 22, 2025
Watch this video for an introduction to the key themes and some new developments in our quarterly Investment Insights from Rathbones’ co-chief investment officer Edward Smith.
Review of the week: Skip, hop and jump?
Last Updated: July 22, 2025
All eyes are on the direction of central bank monetary policy. After expecting a policy pivot, investors now think the most likely outcome is a skip in tightening followed by a hop to pause mode before a jump to interest rate cuts.
A COVID year in the life of the Child Brain Injury Trust (CBIT), with Lisa Turan, CEO
Last Updated: July 22, 2025
As they enter their 30th anniversary year, we spoke to Lisa Turan, CEO at CBIT about the impact COVID and lockdown has had on the work of the charity.
Turing Trust’s work to bridge the ‘digital divide’ is also helping to tackle climate change
Last Updated: July 22, 2025
The charity inspired by the father of modern computing has shown that giving old computers new life has environmental as well as social benefits.
How VAT changes affect private schools, and what bursars could do to adapt
Last Updated: July 24, 2025
Labour’s plan to levy VAT on private education is making bursars’ lives even harder. We shed light on opportunities and risks that you may face in the months ahead.
Review of the week: Is the door slamming on early rate cuts?
Last Updated: July 22, 2025
A blowout jobs report is tipping bets towards fewer US interest rate cuts this year. What happens if inflation continues to bounce higher this week?
Building better for future generations
Last Updated: July 22, 2025
Climate change is one of the most pressing challenges facing current and future generations. If global ‘net-zero’ targets are to be met, the building and construction industries urgently need to reduce their emissions. We discuss how they’re addressing this, and what it could mean for your clients and their investments.