Financial Highlights

Rathbone Brothers Plc, the FTSE 250 wealth management company, has increased its commitment to English Lacrosse by becoming the title sponsor of the 2017 FIL Women’s Lacrosse World Cup.

The FIL Rathbones Women’s Lacrosse World Cup will be hosted at Surrey Sports Park the 13 – 22 July 2017. This will be the 10th Women’s World Cup and more than 26 nations are expected to compete for the world title. The nine day event will welcome over 10,000 spectators, 700 elite athletes and 2,000 festival lacrosse participants.

In February this year, Rathbones announced an extension to their partnership

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

Each quarter, our strategic asset allocation committee meets to identify the key themes that could affect global financial markets. This quarter’s key themes include:

1. Investing in technology - Great tech-spectations

2. Looking up - Europe: from problem child to investor's favourite?

3. Measuring Abenomics - Are Shinzo Abe's arrows flying true?

4. Brexit uncertainty - Still lots of heat but little light

5. Active vs passive - The unintended consequences of passive investing

Read the key issues shaping current investment strategy. 

Rathbone Investment Management is pleased to announce the promotion of Ben Shaw and Laura Dempsey to Financial Planner. Both individuals joined in entry level roles as Client Services Executives.

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 2014.

Philip Howell, Chief Executive of Rathbones Group Plc, said:

“The first six months of this year have been a busy and exciting period for Rathbones in which we have announced two acquisitions and a successful placing. We are pleased to have removed the uncertainty associated with the long-running legal proceedings, and believe that joining a settlement to do so is in the best commercial interests of the company.

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Rathbones announces today the appointment of Clive Bannister as Chairman Designate and Non-Executive Director of the Company.