Rathbones

THE BIG QUESTION

Rathbone Unit Trust Management has continued to suffer redemptions from investors over the first half of the year, with the group posting a £41m net outflow.

Rathbones head of multi-asset David Coombs has bought into the Barings German Growth trust in the view German equities are the only attractive shares in Europe.

With the BP crisis and a slowing UK economy further compounding an already delicate situation, investors are nervous.

Rathbone Unit Trust Management has made two multi-asset funds of funds available directly to external investors for the first time.

The uncertain future of the UK economy following the first hung Parliament in 30 years has led to a sell-off in small-cap stocks as investors seek safety and overseas exposure from blue chips.

The panel debate whether this fixed income cycle is moving at a different pace

A lack of timely and equitable release of corporate information in emerging markets has prompted James Thomson to veto trades on exchanges in India, China and Russia.

ETHICAL BONDS

Listen to fund manager Carl Stick as he discusses the simple idea of compounding and Rathbones income mandates.