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Ruffer Investment Company

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Ruffer Investment Company Limited
Company typePublic
IndustryInvestment management
Founded1994
FoundersJonathan Ruffer
Robert Shirley
Jane Tufnell
HeadquartersLondon, UK
Key people
Chris Bacon, CEO
AUM£26.5 billion (January 2023)[1]
Number of employees
330+ (January 2023)[1]
Websitewww.ruffer.co.uk

Ruffer Investment Company (LSERICA) is a British investment company dedicated to investments in internationally listed or quoted equities or equity related securities.[2] Established in 1994, the company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. The chairman is Chris Russell.[3] It is managed by Ruffer Investment Management Limited, a business of which Jonathan Ruffer is the chairman.[4]

Ruffer’s single investment strategy is defined by two simple investment objectives: not to lose money in any 12 month period and generate returns meaningfully ahead of the return on cash.[5]

The company announced it would open an American office in New York City in May 2023.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "About us". Ruffer Investment Company. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Ruffer Investment Company". Trust.net. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Ruffer appoints UBS investment veteran to trust board". City Wire. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Jonathan Garnier Ruffer". Debretts. Archived 26 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "A clear and repeatable process". www.ruffer.co.uk. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  6. ^ Dunkley, Emma (21 May 2023). "UK asset manager Ruffer to open New York office". The Financial Times. Retrieved 23 May 2023.