Our People

Ian is a regional director and specialises in managing bespoke investment portfolios on behalf of private individuals, charities, trusts and pension funds. He is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment and holds an honours degree in Accounting and Finance.

Ian has over 20 years' experience in the investment management industry. During his career Ian has forged strong working relationships with a range of national and Midlands based firms of intermediaries including solicitors, accountants and independent financial advisors.

Before joining Rathbones’ Birmingham office, as an investment director in October 2010 Ian worked as a director of Deutsche Bank Private Wealth Management, formerly Tilney Investment Management.

James is an investment director, joining Rathbones from Barings where he was head of charities for nine years. He focused upon absolute return mandates and managed the Targeted Return Common Investment Fund, one of the fastest growing charity funds in recent years. James previously worked at Deutsche Asset Management, Lazard Brothers and Teather & Greenwood, all in charity investment roles. From 1988 to 1994 he served in the British Army.

James has an MA (First Class) in Modern History from Oxford University, has written numerous articles on absolute return in the charity press and is a regular speaker at charity events and investment conferences.

James was one of the founding members of the Rathbones Newcastle office when it opened in 2013. Prior to that he was a Director at UBS Wealth Management. He has 26 years investment industry experience and specialises in the management of charities, pension funds and trust portfolios. He sits on the Rathbones Collectives Committee with responsibility for research and selection of global equities funds for the group. James holds a master’s degree from University of Northumbria, the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment (CISI) Diploma and is a Chartered Fellow of the CISI. He is a trustee of The Rothley Trust, a charity which supports grant-making in the North-East of England and is a former vice-chair of Tyne & Wear Archives and Museums Development Trust.

James is an Investment Manager at Rathbones, working alongside Elliot Bancroft and Olivia Marlow in the running of their client portfolios. Prior to joining Rathbones in 2021, James spent three years as an analyst for the multi-family office Artorius Wealth, working with ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families.

James graduated from the University of Bristol in 2018 with a first-class degree in Politics and International Relations. He is a CFA charterholder and has attained the Investment Management Certificate (IMC). James is also a trustee of the Royal Opera House Benevolent Fund.

James has completed an MSc in banking and international finance from Cass (now Bayes) Business School. James joined Rathbones in January 2008 as an investment manager. Prior to joining Rathbones, James worked at HSBC Investments for four years, specialising in the management of portfolios for charities and other not-for-profit organisations. James sits on the Collectives Research Committee at Rathbones, covering infrastructure and listed private equity funds. James is also a formal mentor within the Group, with a particular interest in helping graduates at the start of their investment management careers.

Jane is an investment director working with both Greenbank and the London Charities team. She graduated in 1998 with an honours degree in Economics from Nottingham University and is a chartered fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment and a Chartered Wealth Manager.

She trained at Tilney in Liverpool, managing portfolios for private clients, trusts, pensions and charities, before moving to Brown Shipley and Co, where she became a voting member of the firm’s Investment Policy Committee, providing equity research and guidance for the wider firm, and was involved in managing the in-house UK equity funds.

Jane joined Barclays’ portfolio management team in 2008 where she became a specialist in managing bespoke and ethical portfolios on behalf of Charity clients, and was a voting member of Barclays UK Equity Committee and the Charity Investment Committee.

Libby is an Investment Director on the charity team, having joined Rathbones in 2012 after graduating from Bristol University with a first-class honours degree in chemistry. She is an associate of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment, having obtained the investment advice diploma, and is also a chartered financial analyst (CFA) charterholder.

Libby specialises in managing charity and institutional portfolios. Libby chairs the developed equities committee within Rathbones, specialising in the selection of North American funds. Libby is a charity trustee in her own right and also sits on the Rathbones foundation committee.

Olivia is an investment Director on the charity team at Rathbones, where she joined from Investec Asset Management. She is an Associate of the CISI (Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment) having obtained the Investment Advice Diploma, and is a CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) charterholder.

Olivia graduated from Exeter University with a BSc Hons in Economics and Politics, and currently sits on the Charity Stock Selection Committee at Rathbones, as well as the Stewardship Committee.

Stephen has over twenty-five years of investment experience. He joined Speirs & Jeffrey in January 2013 and arrived with Rathbones following the integration of S&J in 2019. In addition to managing investments for individuals Stephen forms part of the Rathbones Charities Team managing portfolios for charity and trust clients.  

Stephen’s earlier investment career was in institutional fund management working as an investment director at Scottish Widows Investment Management and before that an investment manager at Britannic (now Abrdn) Asset Management. Over this period Stephen specialised in Japanese and Asian equities prior to forming part of a global equity team with responsibilities for the financial sectors. 

After graduating from Heriot-Watt University with an honours degree in Economics, Stephen completed postgraduate studies in Investment Analysis at Stirling University. Stephen is a member of the Chartered Financial Analysts Society of the UK and a Chartered Fellow of The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment.