AO World, wealth managers & Castings: Companies and Markets Show

AO World, wealth managers & Castings: Companies and Markets Show

From Investors' Chronicle by Investors' Chronicle

June 19, 2026 · 31 min

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The episode discusses the performance of UK wealth managers, the growth strategy of AO World, and the recent results of Castings.

This week, we begin proceedings with a look at the contrasting fortunes of two UK wealth managers: Aim-traded Tatton Asset Management (TAM) continues to reap rewards from its dominance of the model portfolio market. But its older rival, Rathbones (RAT) , ran into trouble this week when it announced it would temporarily stop accepting investments from some higher-risk clients following a review by the regulator. Chris Akers is with us to shed some light on both situations. After that we look at online retailer AO World (AO.) , which continues to make a better fist than it once did of operating in an environment of shaky consumer confidence. Erin Withey will talk about the company’s growth strategy and its plans to return money to shareholders. Lastly we turn to Castings (CGS) , the 190-year old foundry operator that sells into the HGV market. Mark Robinson is here to analyse its recent results and to consider whether this is a turnaround situation. Timestamps 00:00 Intro 01:03 Wealth Managers 09:47 AO World 20:22 Castings Listen to more podcasts from Investors’ Chronicle on Apple , Spotify and YouTube Investors' Chronicle has supported private investors in the UK for over 160…

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Guests: Chris Akers, Erin Withey, Mark Robinson

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Organizations: Tatton Asset Management, Rathbones, AO World, Castings

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