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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:

1. Monetary policy - Negative interest rates: bad for banks?
2. Economic data and sentiment - Markets overreacted to concerns about the global economy
3. Inflation-linked bonds - The markets UK inflation expectations are too low
4. Divisifiers - Finding sources of uncorrelated returns
5. Dividends - The income challenge is getting tougher

Read the key issues shaping current investment strategy.

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Rathbone Investment Management confirms it has won the title of Charity Investment Manager of the Year for the second year running at the ninth Citywealth Magic Circle Awards 2014.

The awards, held on 8 May at the Grange Hotel, is an established presence in the wealth calendar, attracting top level professionals from the leading firms in the private wealth sector.

Rathbones has a history grounded in charitable activity, managing over £2.6 billion of funds for over 960 charities (as at 31 December 2013). The company works with not for profit organisations across various sectors, ranging in size

• New report by Rathbones considers implications of EU referendum, and aims to dispel five of the most common myths around potential Brexit.
• Report finds the consequences to either leave or stay in the EU more complex than current rhetoric suggests.
• UK financial markets to become increasingly volatile as a result of economic and policy uncertainty, but emergence of any pervasive trends unlikely.
• If the UK votes to leave, then some industry sectors are more vulnerable than others.

Rathbones, one of the UK’s leading providers of investment management services for individuals, charities and

Rathbone Investment Management is pleased to announce it has been shortlisted for the Charity Investment Manager of the Year award at the Citywealth Magic Circle Awards 2014. The awards will be held on the 8 May at the Grange Hotel.

Rathbone Investment Management is pleased to announce the appointment of Fiona Gillespie as the new head of charities for Scotland.

Fiona joins Rathbones with over 25 years’ experience within investment management, most recently at Anderson Strathern Asset Management and Aberdeen Asset Management, where she was the principal manager for a number of charities and foundations.

Fiona has a long track record of managing investments for charities and is a long-standing member of the charity sector in Scotland. Fiona’s appointment will help strengthen Rathbones’ charity proposition with the aim to

Rathbone Investment Management (Rathbones) is pleased to confirm it won the title of Private Client Asset Manager of the Year at the 2015 Citywealth Magic Circle Awards on 7 May. The award is judged by leading professionals – accountants, lawyers, trust companies in the sector and voted for by the same professionals and clients.

Commenting on the award, Rathbones’ Paul Chavasse, said; “This accolade has particular resonance, as it was voted for by our clients and the professional intermediaries that we work with on a day to day basis. We have made great strides in developing our private