All-weather investing

Seeking consistent positive returns.

Come rain or shine.

Ruffer provides investment management services for institutions, pension funds, charities, financial planners and individual investors.
All-weather investing
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London
80 Victoria Street
London SW1E 5JL
Edinburgh
31 Charlotte Square
Edinburgh EH2 4ET
Paris
103 boulevard Haussmann
75008 Paris, France

A clear and repeatable process

Our approach is tried and tested

The Ruffer approach is unchanged from when the firm started in 1994.

We actively manage investments, mainly in conventional assets, and operate freely, without restrictive benchmarks.

In all we do, we seek to be responsible investors, integrating environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) issues into our investment process.

OUR OBJECTIVES

Ruffer’s single investment strategy is defined by two simple investment objectives

  • Not to lose money in any 12 month period
  • Generate returns meaningfully ahead of the return on cash
Deliberately different approach

Our approach starts by managing the risk of losing money.

In constructing portfolios, we strive to own assets that will provide genuine protection in the event of a market downturn.

The asset allocation is dynamic and unconstrained: there is no strategic asset allocation and there are no control ranges.

This results in a global portfolio that looks very different to most.

The market never allows you to hold the assets you need to survive financial crises without extreme discomfort.
Henry Maxey, Chief Investment Officer
Fragilities can persist for long periods, hidden from view, without the system breaking.
Jamie Dannhauser, Economist
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London
80 Victoria Street
London SW1E 5JL
Edinburgh
31 Charlotte Square
Edinburgh EH2 4ET
Paris
103 boulevard Haussmann
75008 Paris, France