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Chief Investment Officer’s Corner
Last Updated: February 12, 2024
Here are three themes at the forefront of Rathbones Investment Management's Co-Chief Investment Officer Edward Smith’s mind, and what they mean for our clients’ investments.
2025 Charity Awards: a judge’s perspective
Last Updated: June 12, 2025
Gemma Gooch, Rathbones’ Head of Charities Distribution, reflects on her experience sitting on the 2025 Charity Awards judging panel.
Responsible capitalism: benefiting society and investment returns
Last Updated: April 19, 2023
Since pulling out of the global financial crisis, markets have been on one of the longest bull runs in history. Yet as wages stagnate, productivity slumps and living standards drop, large swathes of people in Western democracies feel left behind. Many of them are losing trust in capitalism itself.
Could an office shared be a problem solved?
Last Updated: August 2, 2023
In our post-pandemic, cost-of-living-crisis world, many charities are facing a property conundrum: how to optimise their office space usage while reducing overheads? We talk to Rui Domingues, director of finance and operations at the Charity Finance Group, and Dan Bishop, head of operations and services at the Association of Chairs, about their mutually beneficial solution.
Review of the week: Markets on edge as earnings season picks up pace
Last Updated: April 24, 2023
Investors are fearful of an earnings recession as reporting season steams ahead. Meanwhile, China’s first-quarter GDP estimate suggests its recovery is proving uneven
There's more to investing than trade policy
Last Updated: June 12, 2025
Since our last video, all markets have cared about is trade policy. But there is much more to investing than that: here we explain why it’s so important to keep focussed on the long-term resilience of the markets. Before we get to that, it’s worth noting there has been a small de-escalation of the trade war. Watch Ed's video update below.
Review of the week: All fine bar the tariffs
Last Updated: June 12, 2025
Despite a whirlwind week of tit-for-tat on trade, borrowing costs have fallen back. Will this boon for investors, households and governments outlast the next inflation print?
Review of the week: Not the August planned
Last Updated: September 5, 2023
Hopes for a quiet summer were dashed by difficult-to-read economic data, swinging bond yields and holiday dramas.
Investment Insights Q2 2025: Europe's Big Reset
Last Updated: July 21, 2025
In the opening months of President Trump’s second term, attention-grabbing trade policy and a dramatic pivot on Ukraine have ratcheted up the level of uncertainty investors are facing. Our lead article considers the ‘collateral improvement’ this has brought to Europe’s outlook for growth.
Investment Insights Q4 2019
Last Updated: January 20, 2023
Trade wars continue to cloud the outlook for businesses and consumers. Closer to home, Brexit uncertainty has gone from bad to worse. Our new Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s first few weeks in office have been pretty spectacular.
Rethinking your charity’s property requirements
Last Updated: August 2, 2023
Property is often a relatively low maintenance asset for a charity – until something goes wrong. In some cases, unexpected property liabilities or disputes can threaten a charity’s long-term viability. We talk to Simon Taylor from the Ethical Property Foundation about some key property challenges, and how charities can manage the risks.
Is Cash now King?
Last Updated: November 3, 2023
With interest rates rising, we discuss our views on cash versus equities for personal injury and Court of Protection clients.