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Emma Letheren
Last Updated: October 1, 2025
Emma is the Equity Research Analyst for the Multi-Asset team. Emma joined Rathbones in October 2024 after seven years covering the European Consumer Staples sector as an equity research analyst at RBC Capital Markets. She graduated from the University of Nottingham with a first in BSc Economics and is a CFA charterholder.
Tim Bagshaw
Last Updated: October 1, 2025
Tim joined Rathbones in March 2006 and manages discretionary portfolios for private clients, pension funds, trusts and charities. He is also a member of the Investment Executive Committee and chairman of the Diversifiers Committee.
Laura Elsworth
Last Updated: September 30, 2025
I support a team of experienced investment directors who manage assets on behalf of private individuals (both directly and through IFAs), as well as trusts and pension funds.
Rathbones launches new fund to help meet the evolving needs of Charities
Last Updated: October 6, 2025
Rathbones launches the Charity Growth & Income Fund, a multi-asset CAIF helping charities balance income needs and capital growth with responsible investment.
Stephen Cotter
Last Updated: October 6, 2025
As a Senior Financial Planning Director, I head the Financial Planning Team in our Glasgow office. My priority is to help my clients achieve their financial goals. By understanding their current position, requirements and financial objectives, I help them to build a tailored financial plan that suits their present and future needs. I am responsible for providing full financial planning advice to individuals. I specialise in both the pre- and post-retirement stages of retirement planning, inheritance tax planning and tax efficient investment strategies.
Steve Armitage
Last Updated: October 6, 2025
Steve is the Head of the Strategic Partnership and Regional Intermediary Distribution teams at Rathbones, spanning the firm’s wealth and asset management solutions. Prior to joining Rathbones, Steve spent 14 years at Columbia Threadneedle Investments, where he was most recently Co-Head of UK Distribution and a member of the EMEA Distribution Senior Leadership Team. He previously held the roles of Head of Advisory & Strategic Partners and Director, Third Party Distribution at the company.
James Ayre
Last Updated: October 6, 2025
James joined Rathbones in 2023 as Head of Investments, Charities, following his previous role as Co-Head of Investments at CCLA Investment Management, where he was responsible for the management of their multi-asset and global equity funds. James has a BA in History from Leicester University, is a Chartered Fellow of the CISI (FCSI) and holds a Certificate in Business Accounting.
Chris Sandford
Last Updated: October 6, 2025
Chris is a Business Development Director for London and the Southeast. He has been with the combined business for eighteen years and specialises in providing investment solutions to Financial Advisers and their clients. Chris is a Chartered Fellow of the CISI.
Julian Ide
Last Updated: October 6, 2025
Julian brings 25 years’ leadership experience in global financial services businesses and charities, spanning numerous high-profile roles including vice chair of Franklin Templeton EMEA, chief executive officer of Martin Currie, chief executive officer of Source ETF and chief executive officer of Old Mutual Global Investors.
Tom Whitfield
Last Updated: October 7, 2025
Tom is the investment specialist for the Rathbones Multi-Asset Portfolio fund range. Joining Rathbones in April 2025, Tom brings 13 years of financial services experience. He started his career at Brewin Dolphin in investment management, where he was part of a team managing discretionary portfolios for private clients and financial advisers. He then moved into asset management, focusing on managing professional and institutional client relationships across London and the southeast of England, firstly at Sanlam Asset Management before moving to boutique asset manager Amati Global Investors.
Michael Cumberlidge
Last Updated: October 7, 2025
Michael is the Equity Investment specialist working across the four Rathbones equity strategies. This includes two UK focused strategies; the Rathbones Income fund and UK Opportunities fund as well as two Global funds; the Greenbank Global sustainability fund and Global opportunities fund. He joined Rathbones in October 2016 and brings 13 years of financial services experience. Michael previously worked as a specialist on the sales team focused on Rathbones ethical and sustainable products and services.
Peter Rainey
Last Updated: October 7, 2025
Peter is an Investment Director in the Belfast office, specialising predominantly in the management of portfolios on behalf of individuals, families, pension funds and trusts. He started his career with Cunningham Coates Stockbrokers, part of Smith & Williamson, before their subsequent takeover by Tilney. Peter joined Rathbones in 2023 having worked at Investec Wealth & Investment for five years. He is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment.