Rathbone Investment Management Limited (Liverpool)


Rathbone Investment Management Limited is a large advisory firm based in Liverpool. It manages $39.78 billion of regulatory assets for 52,229 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2005 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Colorado, Connecticut, and 15 other states.

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. Commissions are paid and earned by the adviser when a trade or a sales of an investment is made. 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


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Rathbones Brothers Plc 100% shareholder in rathbone investment management ltd 1 Sep 1988 75% - 100% foreign
Richard Patrick Lanyon Director rathbone investment management ltd 1 Feb 1994 Other 5075677
Geoffrey Mark Powell Director rathbone investment management ltd 1 Feb 1996 Other 5075680
Harold Michael Cunningham Director rathbone investment management ltd 1 Sep 1996 Other 5062738
Harold Michael Clunie Cunningham Director rathbone investment management ltd 1 Sep 1996 Other 5062738
Andrew Timothy Morris Director rathbone investment management ltd 1 Sep 1997 Other 5075681
Andrew David Pomfret Director rathbone investment management ltd 1 Aug 1999 Other 5075683
Clare Margaret Gore Langton Director rathbone investment management ltd 1 Dec 1999 Other 5062737
Lorraine Antonia Dodd Director rathbone investment management ltd 1 Dec 1999 Other 5062741
Bernard Brian Kenny Director rathbone investment management ltd 1 Dec 1999 Other 5062745
Lorraine Antonia Carrol Dodd Director rathbone investment management ltd 1 Dec 1999 Other 5062741
Bernard Kenny Director rathbone investment management ltd 1 Dec 1999 Other 5062745
Richard Ian Smeeton Director rathbone investment management ltd 1 Dec 1999 Other 5075685
Richard Edwin Loader Director rathbone investment management ltd 1 Dec 1999 Other 5075688
Edward James Wingfield Lifford Director rathbone investment management ltd 1 Dec 1999 Other 5075690
Jeffery Barry Vernon Finance director (rathbone investment management ltd) 1 Nov 2000 Other 5062732
John George Henderson Director rathbone investment management ltd 1 Nov 2000 Other 5062747
Paul Dominic Grant Chavasse Director rathbone investment management ltd 1 Sep 2001 Other 5075691
Timothy John Bolton Carter Director rathbone investment management ltd 1 Nov 2001 Other 5062748
Ian Michael Buckley Director rathbone investment management ltd 1 Mar 2002 Other 5075692
Clive Richard Hexton Director rathbone investment management ltd 1 May 2002 Other 5062735
Clive Richard Charles Hexton Director rathbone investment management ltd 1 May 2002 Other 5062735
Susan Mary Desborough Director rathbone investment management ltd 1 Jul 2004 Other 5078042
John Ian Moorley Chief compliance officer 1 Sep 2004 Other 5042896
Peter Graham Pearson Lund Director rathbone investment management ltd 1 Jan 2005 Other 5078047
Hugh Michael Barton Adlington Director rathbone investment management ltd 1 Mar 2006 Other 5121943
Rupert Nigel Kendal Baron Director rathbone investment management ltd 1 Mar 2006 Other 5121950
Ivo Donald Stuart Clifton Director rathbone investment management ltd 1 Mar 2006 Other 5121946
Tim Edward Eliot Cohen Director rathbone investment management ltd 1 Mar 2006 Other 5121952
Robert Charles Hughes Penney Director rathbone investment management ltd 1 Mar 2006 Other 5121957
James Robert Fox Director of rathbone investment management limited 1 Jan 2007 Other 5309154
Paul Robert Stockton Director rathbone investment management ltd 1 Aug 2008 Other 5636280
Paul Stockton Finance director 1 Aug 2008 Other 5636280
Julian Chillingworth Director 1 Jun 2009 Other 5700473
David Stuart Macaulay Director 1 Jun 2009 Other 3032361
Julian Richard Chillingworth Director 1 Jun 2009 Other 5700473
Michael Mark Webb Director rathbone investment management ltd 1 Feb 2010 Other 5831295
Mark Patrick Nicholls Non-executive chairman 1 May 2011 Other 5939732
David Harrel Non-executive director rathbone investment management ltd 1 Feb 2012 Other 6031759
Kathryn Ann Mathews Non-executive director rathbone investment management ltd 1 Feb 2012 Other 6031768
Oliver R P Corbett Non-executive director rathbone investment management ltd 1 Feb 2012 Other 6031761
Catherine Rosmery Avery Non-executive director rathbone investment management ltd 1 Feb 2012 Other 6031763
Kathryne Ann Mathews Non-executive director rathbone investment management ltd 1 Feb 2012 Other 6031768
Caroline Mary Burton Non-executive director rathbone investment management ltd 1 Feb 2012 Other 6031769
James Andrew Butcher Chief operating officer 1 Mar 2012 Other 6039647
Philip Luard Howell Director rathbone investment management ltd 1 Mar 2013 Other 6279720
James William Dean Director rathbone investment management ltd 1 Dec 2013 Other 6292679
Sarah Felicity Gentleman Non executive director rathbone investment management ltd 1 Jan 2015 Other 5213910
Lesley Anne Richards Chief compliance officer 1 Feb 2015 Other 6458321
James Neilson Pettigrew Non executive director rathbones investment management ltd 1 Mar 2017 Other 5763531
Terri Lynn Duhon Non executive director rathbone investment management ltd 1 Jul 2018 Other 3106283
Colin Martin Clark Non executive director rathbone investment management ltd 1 Oct 2018 Other 6178007
Jennifer Mathias Executive director 1 Apr 2019 Other 7093113
Paul Robert Stockton Chief executive rathbone investment management ltd 1 May 2019 Other 5636280

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.