Company type | Public |
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Industry | Investment management |
Founded | 1994 |
Founders |
Jonathan Ruffer Robert Shirley Jane Tufnell |
Headquarters | London, UK |
Key people | Chris Bacon, CEO |
AUM | £26.5 billion (January 2023) [1] |
Number of employees | 330+ (January 2023) [1] |
Website | www.ruffer.co.uk |
Ruffer Investment Company ( LSE: RICA) 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]