Isabel Gossling

It's not just the Magnificent Seven who have been benefitting from the AI investment boom.

Global equity income portfolio manager Richard Saldanha explains why investors need to tune out the endless stream of headlines to focus on what's within their control.

This month’s chart looks at the strong performance of gold compared to equities so far in 2025. Has it gone too far, or does it still hold value?

In the third of our global equity sector hub discussions, Joanna Tucka, healthcare sector hub lead, and Richard Saldanha, global equity portfolio manager, explore why all is not doom and gloom in healthcare.

This month’s chart looks at the Magnificent Seven group of stocks and explores whether – rather than being a bubble akin to the dotcom era – their high valuations are justified by high earnings.

Vital industries for UK growth like steel or cement are also energy intensive, and their decarbonisation is essential. We convened a roundtable of experts to discuss barriers and solutions to unlocking low-carbon investment opportunities.

While fewer shareholder resolutions were tabled at company AGMs, we continued to encourage high standards of corporate governance practice, recognising individual company context and the importance of long-term value creation.

This month’s chart highlights why a home bias could be counter-productive for UK investors given the continued underlying strength of US companies.

Global equity income fund manager Richard Saldanha explains why it’s time to be the tortoise, not the hare, when approaching today’s evolving and volatile market.

The current macro environment poses significant challenges for investors. Our AIMS Target Return team explain why a less conventional approach can help maintain portfolio resilience and unlock return opportunities.

Agriculture is integral to reaching net-zero emissions and reversing nature loss. Its transition also presents huge investment opportunities. We held a roundtable of experts to discuss challenges and solutions.

In the second of our global equity sector hub discussions, Josep Bori, technology sector hub lead, explains where the team is finding its strongest investment convictions in artificial intelligence and beyond.

As AGM season gets under way, we look at the key trends that will shape resolutions and lay out our guiding principles for voting.

Are global equities as diversified as they seem? Can bonds offer reliable protection? Do alternatives enhance the risk-return profile? In this article, we examine these questions and what they mean for investors navigating today’s complex market.

Following our participation at COP16, the 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, we reflect on the key themes that emerged, outstanding challenges, and what this all means for investors.

Our regular sector hub discussions delve into the trends shaping global equity markets. In this article, Harsharan Mann, consumer sector hub lead, explains what investors should look out for in the sector.