Rathbone Investment Management Limited (Liverpool)

Rathbone Investment Management Limited provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, pension consulting services, publication of newsletters, and educational seminars and workshops. It prepares financial plans for approximately 2,000 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm also engages as investment adviser.

Rathbone Investment Management Limited: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Rathbone Investment Management Limited is $39.78 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 203% since the beginning of its operation, and $39.53 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $37.17 billion in discretionary accounts and $2.62 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $769.07 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $670.87 thousand.

Rathbone Investment Management Limited has custody of $2.68 billion in cash and securities for 50,239 clients in total and acts as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in pooled investment vehicles the most. They account for 54% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 32% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 7% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Rathbone Investment Management Limited for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees, and commissions. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Julian Chillingworth serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, corporations or other businesses, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Julian Chillingworth is high net worth individuals with 5,582 clients and $14.12 billion of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Rathbone Investment Management Limited has the highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $38.78 billion for 63,607 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 99% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Rathbone Investment Management Limited doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Rathbone Investment Management Limited

The company employs 803 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 39 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There isn’t anyone with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Julian Chillingworth has been acting as President since 1 Jun 2009. Paul Robert Stockton joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Executive Rathbone Investment Management Ltd.

Direct owners and executive officers

Based in Liverpool

The principal office where Rathbone Investment Management Limited performs its advisory services is located at Port Of Liverpool Building, Liverpool, L3 1 Nw, which is also the mailing address of the firm. The firm also has an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number +44-151 236 6666 or by fax +44-151 243 7001. The normal business hours are 9am-5pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at rathbones.com.

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