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<p>Further to the announcement made on 28 November 2019 Rathbones Group Plc ("Rathbones") announces that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Rathbone Investment Management Limited, has completed the acquisition of the Personal Injury and Court of Protection business of Barclays Wealth. Clients representing approximately £450m of FUM have successfully transferred to Rathbones.</p>

<p>Given the recent escalation in the UK’s response to COVID-19, I am contacting you directly to explain the steps Rathbones are taking to deal with the outbreak and maintain client service levels over the next few weeks.</p>

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<p>Citywealth's International Powerwomen Top 100 list recognises the women who are considered influential within the international community.</p> <p><a href="http://www.rathbones.com/about-us/our-people/catherine-taylor">Catherine Taylor</a> is Chief Operations Officer and a main board director at Rathbone Investment Management International (‘RIMI’) in Jersey, and manages the offshore operational infrastructure supporting the growing international private client business.</p>

<p>Rathbone Investment Management is pleased to announce the appointment of Fiona Gillespie as the new head of charities for Scotland.</p> <p>Fiona joins Rathbones with over 25 years’ experience within investment management, most recently at Anderson Strathern Asset Management and Aberdeen Asset Management, where she was the principal manager for a number of charities and foundations.</p>

<p>Local investment management firm, Rathbones in Winchester, has grown the value of funds under management to £2 billion*, doubling in size in the last six years.</p> <p>The team’s focus on strengthening partnerships with independent financial advisers (IFAs) and the successful expansion of its Vision Independent Financial Planning business, were key drivers for this impressive progress.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>