Released: 27 Oct 2004
Robin Griffiths, chief technical strategist at HSBC Investment Bank, is to join Rathbones, the leading provider of discretionary fund management and wealth management services for private clients and trustees, as head of asset allocation.
“This is a major addition to our investment strategy team,” chief executive Andy Pomfret commented. “Robin’s role, working alongside Julian Chillingworth as head of stock selection, gives us some formidable fire power.”
Rathbones’ investment strategy team supports the investment process for the discretionary management of investment portfolios for private clients and trustees, and the firm’s range of award-winning unit trusts.
Robin joined HSBC James Capel in 1986 from Grieveson Grant (now part of Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein). As chief technical strategist he provided monthly commentary on all world stock markets, bonds, currencies and commodities, and presented his ideas regularly to a global client base. Robin will continue to publish technical research at Rathbones.
Robin started his career with Philips & Drew. He is a committee member and former chairman of the International Federation of Technical Analysts, and a former chairman, now fellow, of the British Society of Technical Analysts.
A keen sailor, Robin has crossed the Atlantic four times, setting a new British record in 1984 with Sir Robin Knox-Johnston. He will be crossing the Atlantic for a fifth time in November in the annual Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (Gran Canaria to St Lucia) before joining Rathbones officially at the start of December.
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For further information, please contact:
| Emily Morris, Marketing Director, Rathbones | 020 7399 0102 |
| Mark Tierney/Joanna Trezise, Fishburn Hedges | 020 7839 4321 |
Notes to editors:
Rathbones is a listed investment management company and a leading provider of discretionary fund management and wealth management services for private clients and trustees. It manages £7 billion of discretionary funds for individuals, their trusts, charities and pension funds, and for the professional advisers of these clients. This figure includes £700 million in Rathbone Unit Trusts*. The company provides tax, trust, financial planning and family office services through its trust division**.
*Rathbone Unit Trust Management Limited, authorised and regulated by the Financial
Services Authority
**Rathbone Trust Company Limited