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Rathbones Group Plc (“Rathbones”) today announces that Jennifer Mathias has been appointed Group Finance Director, subject to regulatory approval. Jennifer will join Rathbones on 1 April 2019 and will also be appointed as an Executive Director to the Rathbones board and a member of the Group Executive Committee. This role will sit alongside the roles of the CEO and Managing Director of Rathbone Investment Management, increasing the total number of Executive Directors on the board from two to three.

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Highlights

• Total funds under management and administration passed a significant milestone, reaching £50.4 billion at 31 December 2019, up 14.3% from £44.1 billion at 31 December 2018. The FTSE 100 Index increased 12.1% and the MSCI PIMFA Private Investor Balanced Index increased 13.1% over 2019.
• Funds in Rathbone Investment Management grew 11.7% to £43.0 billion (31 December 2018: £38.5 billion). Operating income in Investment Management was strong, increasing 12.9% to £310.9 million for the year ended 31 December 2019 (2018: £275.3 million), reflecting a full year of income of Speirs &

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.