Financial Highlights

This statement is a half-yearly financial report in accordance with the UK Listing Authority’s Disclosure and Transparency Rules. It covers the six month period ended 30 June 2016.

Philip Howell, Chief Executive of Rathbone Brothers Plc, said:

"Whilst turbulent market conditions and planned expenditure have impacted profitability, we continue to pursue our growth plans. In an eventful first half, our investment teams have worked hard to ensure that client communications are timely and insightful. "Although our outlook is cautious, Rathbones will remain alert to acquisition opportunities that

We are supporting ClearVision, a lending library that adds Braille to children's books, before loaning them to visually impaired children.

The charity's library is well established and serves over 1,000 families, schools, Vision Support Services and public libraries, making over 10,000 loans in the last year alone. 

We will be supporting ClearVision by way of two donations of £2,500 each, one now and another next summer. 

National Braille Week aims to raise awareness of the importance of Braille and other alternative formats that open up the written world to people with visual

Each quarter we produce a market review based on the key themes discussed at our Strategic Asset Allocation Committee. This quarter's key themes include:

1. Equities: Markets are likely to reward high-quality growth businesses

2. Bonds: Evaporating liquidity and tight spreads may cause problems for investors

3. Disruptive technologies: The digital economy is creating investment opportunities

4. Currency wars: China is on the verge of devaluing the reminbi to support growth

5. The curse of deflation: Has economic stagnation and ECB inaction condemned Europe?

 Read the key issues shaping

Rathbone Greenbank Investments (Greenbank), Rathbones’ specialist ethical, sustainable and impact arm, has today detailed its plan to become a net zero emissions business by 2040. This commitment covers emissions associated with its operations, supply chain and investments.

Rathbones today confirms the appointment of Natalie Merrens as Head of Investment Solutions for Rathbone Private Office. Natalie has over 25 years’ experience in the financial services industry and joins from Kleinwort Benson where she was Head of the Investment Solutions Group. At Rathbones, she will be responsible for building the Rathbone Private Office proposition and will work alongside the client-facing team to help them provide investment advice and service to Private Office clients. Natalie will report to Andrew Clark, Head of Rathbone Private Office.

Natalie began her career as an FX

This is a preliminary statement of annual results published in accordance with FCA Listing Rule 9.7A.

It covers the year ended 31 December 2015.

Mark Nicholls, Chairman of Rathbones Group Plc, said:

“In spite of subdued investment markets, 2015 was a strong year for Rathbones with our total funds under management growing by 7.4% to £29.2 billion (2014: £27.2 billion). During the year we took the opportunity to raise £20.0 million of long term subordinated loan notes to support our future growth and we have continued to pursue acquisition opportunities which will increase shareholder value.