Media Centre

Our media spokespeople are happy to offer comment and insight on a number of investment issues, such as:

  • asset allocation and asset classes for private clients
  • outsourced investment services for professional advisers
  • ethical investment issues
  • macro economic influences
  • tax planning
  • investing in self-invested personal pensions
  • investing for income
  • comment on the wealth management industry
  • investing for charities
  • other investment-related themes

If you would like to speak to someone regarding any of these issues, or anything currently making the news, please email press@rathbones.com.

If you would like to speak to someone regarding issues relating to the fund management industry and our funds please visit Rathbones Asset Management.

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News and Comment

Rathbones wins Investment Week's Gold Standard Award 2015

30 November 2015
<p>Rathbones has won Investment Week’s Gold Standard Award 2015 for Discretionary Portfolio Management for the second year in a row. <br />  <br /> The accolade, which was also given to Rathbones in 2012, was awarded based on five criteria: financial strength, overall expertise, client service, offering clients fair value and being a trustworthy adviser in which clients can have confidence. <br />  <br /></p>
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Rathbones makes senior hire to Rathbone Private Office

3 November 2015
<p>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.</p>
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Rathbone apprenticeship scheme welcomes new school leavers and celebrates its recent graduates

29 October 2015
<p>Rathbone Investment Management (Rathbones), one of the UK’s leading providers of high quality discretionary investment management services, is once again opening its doors to six local school leavers and university graduates as part of the Rathbone Apprenticeship Programme. </p>
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Rathbones’ net income rises 13% year on year

22 October 2015
<p>Rathbones Group Plc (“the Company”) announces a trading update for the three months ended 30 September 2015.</p> <p><a href="http://www.rathbones.com/about-us/our-people/philip-howell">Philip Howell</a>, Chief Executive of Rathbones Group Plc, said:</p>
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Rathbones to acquire Vision as part of its continuing growth strategy

1 October 2015
<p>Rathbones Group Plc (“Rathbones”) announces that it has agreed to purchase the remaining 80.1% of Vision Independent Financial Planning Ltd (“Vision”) and Castle Investment Solutions Ltd (“Castle”) (the “Vision Group”). </p>
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Half year underlying profit before tax increases 27%

28 July 2015

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 2015.

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