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Talking to the next generation about money webinar
Last Updated: May 17, 2024
Join us for an insightful webinar to discuss how a family board meeting can be used to talk to the next generation about money.
Rathbones combatting modern slavery webinar
Last Updated: January 20, 2023
Modern slavery and human trafficking is a pervasive risk to society and to our clients' investments. It is imperative that all companies play their part in seeking to reduce the opportunities for modern slavery to occur.
Review of the week: The bank of mum and dad
Last Updated: March 6, 2023
UK central bankers fall into an age-old parenting trap while talking to investors. Also, we look at the differences between official statistics and new ‘real-time’ series.
Is it time to consider a total return strategy?
Last Updated: October 3, 2024
Fiona Gillespie, Head of Charities - Scotland, explores the options available to charity trustees in terms of investment strategy.
Quarterly Investment Update: A Rorschach test for investors
Last Updated: September 27, 2023
What to do when markets and data seem full of conflicting messages
Opportunities and challenges for the charity sector in the 2024 Autumn Budget
Last Updated: November 4, 2024
The Autumn Budget 2024 presents a mixed picture for the UK charity sector, with both opportunities and challenges. Read our key highlights.
Is the Chinese dragon losing its appetite for industrial metals?
Last Updated: July 4, 2025
For many years the fortunes of the FTSE mining sector have been linked to developments in China. Rapid growth in demand for commodities like iron ore and copper in the late 2000s led to what became known as the first mining supercycle. That was followed by a downturn from 2011—15 as slowing demand from China combined with overexpansion of mining production.
Investment report – Peace of mind in a dangerous world
Last Updated: October 29, 2024
Recent events have shown us that the destruction of human life from geopolitical events can sometimes render their impact on financial markets trivial in comparison. But we have a responsibility to consider the investment implications, prepare for and monitor them.
Use them or lose them
Last Updated: August 15, 2024
Make sure you’re not paying more tax than necessary by taking advantage of all your annual allowances before the end of the tax year.
Japanese equities are coming into the light
Last Updated: July 4, 2025
Foreign investors have long regarded the Japanese stock market as akin to a samurai defeated in battle, sitting in his crumbling castle and ruminating on the bittersweet memory of his glory years. Granted, Japan’s Topix stock index has never returned to the stratospheric level of close to 2,900 reached in 1989, shortly before the market bubble burst. However, it has surged this year to a 33-year high, helped by increasing interest from overseas investors. We think this interest is justified for several reasons, and still see a lot of potential for Japanese companies.
Gather together as a family to talk about financial plans
Last Updated: February 27, 2024
Take advantage of a time when your family is together to make sure you're all on the same page when it comes to your financial plans.
Review of the week: The wave
Last Updated: July 1, 2024
The right-wing Rassemblement National was the big winner in the first round of French elections, but the most conclusive vote comes this weekend. Before then, the UK votes on its own Parliament.