Aversion to equities pays off for Ruffer Investment Company
NAV total return hit 8% for the year as the firm turned its back on the asset class
NAV total return hit 8% for the year as the firm turned its back on the asset class
Boutique’s management fees rose to £20.2m in the year to 5 April 2022
Shares in the firm were suspended in September, with the trust selling out at a 90% loss in November
£2bn lost to market movements and performance in nine months to the end of 2022
It still has some way to go to get back to the £17.3bn of funds under management recorded at the end of 2021
Up to 3,200 job cuts are due to be finalised in the coming weeks
Contributions from three acquisitions masked a difficult year for the asset and wealth manager
Per usual, his annual letter to shareholders pulls few punches
The full closure could take up to two years
Group led by CEO Daniel Daviau offered a 30.7% premium on firm’s share price
The AIM-listed firm recorded 6.4% AUM growth in its Q1
Leaving the trust trading on a 27% discount