Rathbones

Rathbones Unit Trust Management's multi-asset team has allocated to a China equity fund for the first time since the inception of the strategy in 2010.

Andy Pomfret, former chief executive of Rathbones, has joined the board of Interactive Investor as a non-executive director.

Rathbones' chief executive Mike Webb, a long-time proponent of risk targeted investments, has said the method makes fund managers work harder for investors.

Former Jupiter head of private clients Andrew Clark has become head of Rathbone Private Office after the company completed its acquisition of Jupiter's private wealth business.

Rathbones' David Coombs has bought into commercial property for the first time, seeking to avoid the usual pitfalls by utilising a number of less mainstream options and closed-ended vehicles.

The steady eddie water utility stocks should have been casualties of the improving economy. But this sector has outperformed the All-Share so far this year. Rathbones' Alan Dobbie explores this 'intriguing' performance.

Rathbones' multi-asset head David Coombs explains why he is seeking out property and long/short funds as diversifiers, while making the shift in to large caps.

Rathbone Unit Trust Management has seen its funds under management soar by 16.7% in the first quarter of 2014, according to results published today.

Rathbones has won the £43m race to buy Jupiter's private client arm and is also to purchase part of Tilney IM's private client business in a separate £14m deal.

Rathbones has reported a 15% increase in pre-tax profit for 2013, to £44m, but its interest in a potential purchase of Jupiter's private client business remains uncertain.