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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>

<p><a href="http://www.rathbones.com/team-member/paul-stockton">Paul Stockton</a>, chief executive, said:</p> <p><em>“It has been a busy first half for Rathbones as we successfully migrated our largest acquisition to date, underwent a smooth<br> leadership transition and posted the highest funds under management and administration in our history. Investment<br> markets look likely to remain volatile in the second half but we retain a cautiously optimistic outlook. The UK wealth<br> industry continues to present positive opportunities for future growth which we will actively pursue.”</em></p>

<p>Investment Director at Rathbone Investment Management, Robert Hughes-Penney, has today become the Master of the Guild of Investment Managers.</p> <p>Robert Hughes-Penney, Deputy Head of Rathbones London, is a founding member of the Guild of Investment Managers, which was established in 2015.</p> <p>The Guild was created to bring together like-minded individuals from across the City of London’s investment management industry as well as to promote the importance of the sector within London.</p>

<p>The 33-year old spoken-word poet Raymond Antrobus has been named the winner of the £30,000 Rathbones Folio Prize, for his debut collection, ‘The Perseverance’. It is the first time the prize – which rewards the best work of literature of the year, regardless of form – has been awarded to a poet.</p>