Heirs and graces
According to a recent YouGov survey, fewer than four out of 10 adults in England and Wales have a will. No-one likes to think of what will happen when we die, but failure to plan can have serious consequences for loved ones.
Rathbones Folio Prize
Unrestricted by genre category and chosen by writers, this Prize really does discover the ‘Book of the Year’
Valuations in the technology sector are high but probably justified
A handful of tech stocks are dominating global markets like it’s 1999. But this time could their lofty valuations be based on something more concrete?
What a Corbyn-led government could mean for investors
Whether you’re chanting it from a tent in Glastonbury or howling it at Radio 4 in despair, the name Jeremy Corbyn tends to incite some rather impassioned reactions.
Take Five To Stop Fraud
Take Five To Stop Fraud Week is part of the national campaign from Financial Fraud Action UK and the UK Government, backed by the banking industry coming together to tackle fraud.
Multi-generational living
With many young people struggling to buy their first home and the older generation living longer and worrying about the cost of care, could the answer be multi-generational households? A growing number of people seem to think so.
Asian equities continue to offer opportunities for stock pickers
Emerging markets (EMs) threw a ‘taper tantrum’ in 2013 when the US Federal Reserve (Fed) mentioned the idea of gradually reducing its quantitative easing programme. Bond yields increased dramatically and equities suffered as global investors lost their appetite for risk and began to withdraw their money.
Healthy argument
Some experts believe sugar now poses as big a threat to public health as cigarettes. With obesity costing the NHS billions of pounds every year, can investors force food manufacturers to start being more responsible in their use of this bitter sweet ingredient? Rathbone Greenbank is playing its part in lobbying for change.
Why the pace of growth in China matters for investors everywhere
Over the past few years, the largest stock market falls have been caused by concerns that China’s fast-paced economic growth could suffer a sharp slowdown. This matters for investors everywhere, given widespread predictions that China will overtake the US as the world’s most important economy. Fortunately, we do not see a slowdown in China as a significant threat for 2018.
