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Review of the week: Same World, Different Views
Last Updated: October 25, 2023
The US House of Representatives is struggling to agree on a new Speaker as the US ticks toward a shutdown of government. Strangely, stocks seem more perturbed by strong economic growth.
Review of the week: A tale of two markets
Last Updated: November 18, 2024
Equity and bond investors had opposite reactions to the US election. But Trump 2.0 may have less influence than investors first hoped or feared.
Planning for the future – making a will when there are capacity issues
Last Updated: September 5, 2023
Rebecca Bristow of Shoosmiths has kindly contributed a piece on statutory wills and their importance when planning for the future.
The world has changed
Last Updated: April 11, 2023
Failing lenders bring back memories of the dark days of 2008 and 2009. Rathbones head of multi-asset investments David Coombs explains why he thinks a global financial crisis is unlikely, but notes how technology has made banking easier for customers and harder for bankers.
Rathbones Review Winter 2021
Last Updated: July 4, 2025
"When France sneezes,” Austrian diplomat Klemens von Metternich remarked in the wake of the French Revolution, “Europe catches a cold.” Reflecting shifts in global power, this maxim has metamorphosed over time and is now most often framed in terms of US hegemony. “When America sneezes,” we usually say today, “the world catches a cold.”
Review of the week: Central banks pause for thought
Last Updated: September 25, 2023
Last week’s round of central bank meetings sent a mainly consistent message. Most held interest rates on hold and suggested rates are now at (or very near) their peaks.
Our in-depth guide on responsible investment
Last Updated: June 19, 2024
Our booklet explains our four core principles, or pillars, of responsible investment and how we put them into practice.
Talking to the next generation about money webinar
Last Updated: October 17, 2024
Conversations about money are rarely straightforward, particularly when they involve family. How do you tackle the topic of inheritance, your will or other issues with your loved ones, so that everyone is on the same page? During this webinar our speakers provide valuable insights into running a family meeting– from inheritance plans to making tax-efficient financial decisions and ensuring your affairs and wishes are in order.
Weekly digest: extremes
Last Updated: June 12, 2025
Lately we’ve had to acknowledge the distinct possibility that some of the content in these weekly updates could be rendered out-of-date before they’ve even been read. The White House’s somewhat arbitrary approach to policymaking suggests that we should brace ourselves for more of this volatile market behaviour, both positive and negative.
Quarterly Investment Update Q1 2025: After climbing a wall of worry, hopes for us growth should keep markets going
Last Updated: June 13, 2025
Although returns over the past year have been at times hard won, and often made in defiance of a doom and gloom narrative about the state of the world, most investors can look back on some reasonable gains.
Review of the week: Snap election, new policies
Last Updated: July 4, 2024
With the UK heading to the polls sooner than expected, the government announces policies that resonate with older voters. Meanwhile, disappointing inflation may have kiboshed a summer rate cut. Download PDF
Investment Insights Q4 2023: AI industrial revolution?
Last Updated: July 21, 2025
Major new technologies often result in investors over-extrapolating: think of radio stocks in the 1920s, or internet stocks in the late 90s. Or even the dominance of miners and oil producers in 2010 as globalisation — which is technological in a sense — was touted as never-ending. The history of artificial intelligence (AI) is filled with predictions that now seem absurd: pioneering computer scientist Herbert Simon said that by 1985 a computer would be as capable as the human brain.