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Bingo for the high street?
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
After the toughest five years for UK households since the 1950s, signs of improvement have arrived. Rathbone Income Fund equity analyst Keval Thakrar gives the case for British retailers.
The battle of the billion-dollar blockbusters
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
The world is getting fatter and more diabetic. Solving this problem will improve millions of lives and could save us all billions of dollars, argues sustainable investment analyst Neil Smith.
Surprises can surprise you – in a good way
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
A holiday abroad reminds head of multi-asset investments David Coombs that there are some risks you know about and some that you don’t. But you don’t get anywhere in life or investments without taking them.
Developing the world’s first weight-loss cocktail
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
Next-generation diet drugs that help prevent and manage diabetes are already improving millions of lives and shaking up markets.
Dawn of the dread
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
Head of multi-asset investments, David Coombs, got the heebie-jeebies ahead of this Halloween-week Budget. He explains why he’s still uneasy now he’s heard it.
Don’t call it a comeback
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
Donald Trump winning a second term means a return to the volatility and shenanigans of yesterday. But America is bigger and more powerful than one man, argues multi-asset portfolios fund manager Will McIntosh-Whyte.
Bearing with companies in sticky situations
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
It doesn’t take much for a misunderstanding to spiral out of control – just ask Paddington Bear, who’s going through a third ordeal on the big screen right now! Our engagement analyst, Jenny Twigg, explains how listening before judging can make all the difference.
Why active management has a place in 2025 and beyond
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
The rise of passive investment is storing up risks that many investors may not realise they are taking. James Crossley, our head of Rathbones Asset Management distribution, makes the case for active managers.
2025: The year ahead. Maybe?
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
Our head of multi-asset investments, David Coombs, makes a bad Nostradamus. Lucky he’s a fund manager! Here are his predictions for markets in the year ahead. Spoiler alert: he’s usually wrong. But it’s all about the direction of travel…
Weathering the stormy gilt market
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
It’s not just the weather outside that’s wild. Caught in the eye of global bond turbulence, weak gilts are driving UK borrowing costs to precipitous highs. Head of fixed income Bryn Jones explains why he’s warming to higher-yielding UK government bonds as others get cold feet.
New Year, New Me
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
There’s nothing more irrational and banal than a new year refresh. But we all instinctively do it, so head of multi-asset investments David Coombs took the time to review the prospects for AI and healthcare.
Waste Not, Want Not
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
“One man’s rubbish is another man’s treasure” takes on a more literal meaning for the waste industry that’s responsible for dealing with our throw-away culture. If you rummage through your own cast-offs, it’s easy to spot the obvious treasure: materials like plastic, glass and cardboard which can be collected, sorted, and resold at a profit to companies who can recycle and reuse them in their products and packaging.