David Coombs, Head of Multi-Asset Investments, Rathbones Soaring costs are starting to bite for households and businesses all over the world. Rathbone Multi-Asset Portfolios fund manager David Coombs discusses how it could affect investment and energy markets. Along with the gut-wrenching devastation among the Ukrainian people that we are all watching with horror, the Russian […]
David Coombs, Head of Multi-Asset Investments, Rathbones Energy prices have soared, making life harder for people the world over. If the cost of the clean transition is too great, we risk turning public opinion against the fight on carbon. The cost of energy has soared as economies reopen, squeezing households around the world as petrol, […]
Rahab Paracha, Rathbones Sustainable Multi-Asset Investment Specialist Hydrogen is the simplest and most prevalent element in our universe. Yet turning it into clean energy is complicated indeed, notes Rathbones sustainable multi-asset investment specialist, Rahab Paracha. In 2021, there was more than one ‘C’ that dominated the news headlines. The COP26 climate conference in Glasgow in […]
An uptake in climate scenario analysis, driven by the Bank of England’s climate stress testing exercise, is leading firms to question how they can use climate scenarios as a central planning tool. To better manage the increasing risks associated with climate change, we need improved understanding of underlying scenarios within business and a broader suite […]
Caroline Stevenson, Head of Financial Services Regulatory Team, Burness Paull The FCA has recently published a feedback statement (FS 21-7) summarising the feedback they received from their Call for Input looking into the opportunities and risks posed by open finance. In the industry, we sometimes see the phrases “open banking” and “open finance” used interchangeably […]
Caroline Stevenson, Head of Financial Services Regulatory Team, Burness Paull With the recent news that Dallas-based FinTech, Stretch, is creating a new type of bank account specifically targeted at inmates nearing their release from prison, it got me thinking about the position in the United Kingdom. For a long time, financial inclusion has been a […]
On Thursday 22nd April, FinTech Scotland CEO Nicola Anderson will deliver a keynote address at The Scotsman’s free to attend webinar exploring Scotland’s Fintech future Register here The event comes off the back of a FinTech Scotland webinar on 26th March featuring Ron Kalifa, OBE, former Worldpay CEO and author of the recently published Kalifa […]
Iona Bain, Writer, Speaker, Broadcaster and Blogger specialising in young finances Iona is a panellist at The Scotsman’s free Annual Investment Conference on Tuesday 30th March in association with Martin Currie Global Portfolio Trust and Rathbones. Register here. Other webinar panelists include David Coombs, Head of Multi-Asset Investments, Rathbones and Zehrid Osmani, Portfolio Manager, Martin Currie Global Portfolio […]
Zehrid Osmani, Portfolio Manager of Martin Currie Global Portfolio Trust The planet is getting hotter. Humans have never lived in a world much warmer than ours today and temperatures are expected to continue to rise rapidly. The effects are already being felt. Extreme weather events, water scarcity, food shortages and rising sea levels all pose […]
Iona Bain, Writer, Speaker, Broadcaster and Blogger specialising in young finances Iona is a panellist at The Scotsman’s free Annual Investment Conference on Tuesday 30th March in association with Martin Currie Global Portfolio Trust and Rathbones. Register here. Other webinar panelists include David Coombs, Head of Multi-Asset Investments, Rathbones and Zehrid Osmani, Portfolio Manager, Martin Currie Global Portfolio […]