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Investing in defensive equity sectors as the cycle matures
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
When the pace of economic growth begins to slow and the outlook becomes more gloomy, it makes sense for investors to start shifting their equity investments away from cyclical sectors and towards defensive ones, even if you don’t think a recession is necessarily likely to ensue.
Chart of the week: Protection worth paying for
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
Each dot in this chart shows the return of UK defensive sectors during each of the past three economic recessions (above zero on the vertical axis is an outperformance versus the overall market, and the further to the right on the horizontal axis the more expensive). Read more on why we think now is a good time to move in to less economically sensitive sectors in ‘A solid defence’, one of the articles in our latest InvestmentInsights.
Investment Update 2019
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
Please Mr Trump, don't mention the war. The global economy is sinking into a slowdown, but is this the beginning of the end? It’s too early to tell.
Rathbone Multi-Asset Portfolios
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
David Coombs, head of multi-asset investments will update investors on the positioning in his funds as well as explain how he will protect portfolios against levels of such high market volatility.
Investment Insights Q4 2019
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
Trade wars continue to cloud the outlook for businesses and consumers. Closer to home, Brexit uncertainty has gone from bad to worse. Our new Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s first few weeks in office have been pretty spectacular.
Chart of the week: Investors see a bleak Brexit
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
UK sentiment near all-time lows.
Be clear, be trustworthy
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
Brits are on board with investing sustainably to make the world a better place, but impenetrable jargon and complicated processes are preventing them from doing so. We need to try harder to speak their language, says Rathbone Global Sustainability Fund manager David Harrison.
Rathbone Ethical Bond Fund
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
Please join Bryn, as he provides a full update on the Rathbone Ethical Bond Fund and explains how he and his team have been able to navigate through tough market conditions.
Rathbone Income Fund
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
Alan Dobbie and Carl Stick co-managers of the Rathbone Income Fund review recent performance, discuss current positioning, and expand upon the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead in the coming months.
Blinkers are for horses
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
Investors are galloping from one extreme to the other in all sorts of markets. But nothing is black and white, warns chief investment officer Julian Chillingworth, so investors should try to focus on the longer term effects and ignore short-term craziness.
Chart of the week: Eurozone needn’t fear ‘Japanification’
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
A deflationary bust is unlikely
Brexit means Brexit after all
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
Brexit is inching closer to resolution. We update our decision tree to help investors assess the possible paths forward.