Knowledge and Insight

Sometimes polls are right and sometimes polls are wrong. Last week, we saw classic examples of both.

For the first time in 14 years a Labour Prime Minister sits in Number 10, in what is also a historic year for elections in general, with a combined population of more than four billion going to the polls.

A new Labour government brings 14 years of Conservative rule to an end, promising that it will prioritise public services and bring ‘no return to austerity’, while sticking to tight fiscal rules and freezing many taxes. But how will this circle be squared?

Labour has taken power in the UK. What changes are coming to make the sums add up, how could they affect you and what can you do about it?

An interview with Hannah Dale co-founder of Wrendale Designs, a multi-award winning brand of best-selling cards, stationary, home and giftware.

We hear first-hand from Hannah about her journey into entrepreneurship, the lessons she and her husband learned along the way and the inspiration behind her colourful, timeless designs. 

Rathbones' co-chief investment officer, Edward Smith and head of asset allocation, Oliver Jones discuss the key themes shaping the investment outlook and some of the principles of long-term investing through the lens of UK equities.

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.

The first few years of the 2020s have been characterised by huge shocks to the global economy – from the pandemic to the Ukraine war. When the dust settles, we think the global economy will have changed in significant ways, and the investment strategies that fared best over the past decade  won’t be the ones that serve us best for the next one. If the 2010s are gone for good, we’ll need a different approach.

A widely expected change of government may bolster UK sentiment, while the US election is on a knife’s edge.

France goes to the polls for the first round of voting, the two candidates for the White House spar and the Euro knockout phase begins.

It may feel like déjà vu as equity performance is again concentrated in a few big names, but in his latest video update, Rathbones co-CIO Ed Smith discusses how positive earnings surprises are spreading more widely and why this is good news for active investors.

For those gearing up for their wedding day, Kindar Brown, senior financial planner at Rathbones Financial Planning, shares her top tips for anyone putting a budget together for that important day.