Media Centre

Our media spokespeople are happy to offer comment and insight on a number of investment issues, such as:

  • asset allocation and asset classes for private clients
  • outsourced investment services for professional advisers
  • ethical investment issues
  • macro economic influences
  • tax planning
  • investing in self-invested personal pensions
  • investing for income
  • comment on the wealth management industry
  • investing for charities
  • other investment-related themes

If you would like to speak to someone regarding any of these issues, or anything currently making the news, please email press@rathbones.com.

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News and Comment

Underlying profit before tax up 22.7% to £43.3 million

25 July 2017
<p>Philip Howell, Chief Executive of Rathbones Group Plc, said:</p> <p>“The first six months of 2017 has seen another busy period for Rathbones as we continue to deliver our strategic plans without detracting from our high standards of service to our clients. We remain confident in the medium term potential of our growth initiatives. Short term market conditions are dominated by a backdrop of ongoing geopolitical uncertainty and we will continue to invest with discipline.”&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Highlights:</strong></p>
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Jazz in the City, Edinburgh

13 July 2017

Rathbones has partnered with Jazz FM to bring you close to the music and artist with exclusive performances by the best new acts in jazz.

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Key investment themes - third quarter 2017

6 July 2017
<p>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:</p> <p>1. Investing in technology - <em>Great tech-spectations</em></p> <p>2. Looking up - <em>Europe: from problem child to investor's favourite?</em></p> <p>3. Measuring Abenomics - <em>Are Shinzo Abe's arrows flying true?</em></p> <p>4. Brexit uncertainty - <em>Still lots of heat but little light</em></p> <p>5. Active vs passive - <em>The unintended consequences of passive investing</em></p>
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Rathbones wins the five stars FTAdviser Online Innovation and Service award

30 June 2017
<p>Rathbones has won for another year the five Stars Online Innovation and Service award in the investments category at the FTAdviser Online Innovation and Services awards.</p> <p>The awards were held on 29 June 2017 at OXO2 and showcased those providers who, in the opinion of intermediaries, deliver great service and are developing technologies to help advisers do business more effectively.</p> <p>We won this award by being rated from over 1,100 advisers based on a poll which took place in 2016 and examined the following areas:</p> <p>- Overall functionality and design (including mobile)</p>
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Jazz in the City with The James Beckwith Trio

16 June 2017
<p>Rathbones has partnered with Jazz FM to bring you close to the music and artist with exclusive performances by the best new acts in jazz.</p> <p>Whilst taking in the view of the London skyline and soaking up the summer sun from our open-air terrace, our guests enjoyed the sounds of innovative jazz band <strong>The James Beckwith Trio</strong>. During the evening, the contemporary piano group played an exclusive selection of songs from their upcoming debut album, and shared their favourite moments in jazz.</p>
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Rathbones celebrates trailblazing women in sport ahead of Lacrosse World Cup

8 June 2017

With little over a month until the UK’s largest elite women’s sporting event this year, the FIL Rathbones Women’s Lacrosse World Cup, Rathbone Investment Management hosted three world title winning British sportswomen and Eleanor Garnier, BBC Political Correspondent and ex-England lacrosse player, for a celebration of women in sport.

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