US economy may slow but earnings
The US may be about to hit the final 100 yards of its economic marathon, but Rathbones’ David Coombs says there is still room for an earnings upside surprise.
The US may be about to hit the final 100 yards of its economic marathon, but Rathbones’ David Coombs says there is still room for an earnings upside surprise.
Investors can circumvent the ‘euroglut’ stemming from ECB QE by holding sterling bonds from UK and eurozone-based companies, says Rathbones’ Bryn Jones.
Rathbone Investment Management has announced further expansion of its Scotland operation with the addition of an investment director.
Rathbones is to launch a private client office and rebranding initiative as it seeks to build upon its funds under management increase.
David Till and Martin Vanstone joined the Cambridge and Chichester offices respectively on 24 November.
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Rathbone Brothers has appointed Mike Bolsover OBE to the newly-created position of head of strategy and organisation development.
Rathbones finalised an out of court settlement earlier this week, under which it has agreed to pay £15m to a former client of a now sold Jersey trust company subsidiary and costs of £5m.
While a few notes of caution were raised in the spate of wealth manager results released in the last few days, the outlook is generally fairly sanguine.
Rathbones profits rose 33% year-on-year despite relatively flat markets the company said in an interim statement.
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Picking companies that stand to benefit from a rate hike is not rocket science, says Rathbone’s David Coombs, but it is not not a short-term view.