<p>Each quarter, our strategic asset allocation committee meets to identify the key themes that could affect global financial markets. This quarter’s key themes include:</p> <p>1. Investing in technology - <em>Great tech-spectations</em></p> <p>2. Looking up - <em>Europe: from problem child to investor's favourite?</em></p> <p>3. Measuring Abenomics - <em>Are Shinzo Abe's arrows flying true?</em></p> <p>4. Brexit uncertainty - <em>Still lots of heat but little light</em></p> <p>5. Active vs passive - <em>The unintended consequences of passive investing</em></p>

<p>Rathbones has won for another year the five Stars Online Innovation and Service award in the investments category at the FTAdviser Online Innovation and Services awards.</p> <p>The awards were held on 29 June 2017 at OXO2 and showcased those providers who, in the opinion of intermediaries, deliver great service and are developing technologies to help advisers do business more effectively.</p> <p>We won this award by being rated from over 1,100 advisers based on a poll which took place in 2016 and examined the following areas:</p> <p>- Overall functionality and design (including mobile)</p>

<p>Rathbones has partnered with Jazz FM to bring you close to the music and artist with exclusive performances by the best new acts in jazz.</p> <p>Whilst taking in the view of the London skyline and soaking up the summer sun from our open-air terrace, our guests enjoyed the sounds of innovative jazz band <strong>The James Beckwith Trio</strong>. During the evening, the contemporary piano group played an exclusive selection of songs from their upcoming debut album, and shared their favourite moments in jazz.</p>

<p>Hisham Matar has been announced as the winner of the inaugural Rathbones Folio Prize. Matar received the award for <em>THE RETURN; </em><em>Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between, </em>a profound and powerful memoir of his search, both physical and psychological, for his missing father.</p>