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Charles Lynne

Director – Private Wealth and Charities
Joined Ruffer in 2008 and manages investment portfolios for individuals and charities. Previously at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, including a placement in Asia. He holds a first class honours in natural sciences from Durham University and is a Chartered Fellow of the CISI.
Articles by Charles
A Thousand Year Project
Merlin Hanbury-Tenison is on a mission to restore Britain's temperate rainforests, for the health of mankind and the planet.
The poetical science of programming
Ada Lovelace was the Countess who counted – a visionary computing pioneer who transcended the gender norms of the Victorian era.
Europe’s power predicament
Caught between US protectionism and Chinese mercantilism and now bereft of cheap Russian energy, the EU faces an existential question: how to secure its strategic autonomy and future competitiveness.
Lessons of a contrarian
Our Chairman reflects on his six decades of investing and shares some of the main lessons he’s learnt.
Back to the future (but which one?)
Whilst the impact of AI is likely to be deflationary in the very long term, existing economic imbalances and political realities suggest we will first suffer an era of higher inflation and volatility.
Alpha@Omega
We are living through revolutions in geopolitics and economics (think tech). To exploit the resulting opportunities, a further revolution will be needed: in portfolio management. It’s all to play for.
The spectres of protectionism
Economists use the 1930 Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act as a case study for protectionism’s adverse impacts. Yet the geopolitical consequences were far more profound, damaging America’s allies and provoking its enemies.
The road to hell is paved with gold intentions
Winston Churchill's 1925 decision to rejoin the gold standard led to a spectacular boom and bust – and arguably the Second World War. The real question it poses for us: is sound money simply incompatible with full franchise democracy?
Cultivating food security
Global food security is under increasing threat from climate change and geopolitical tensions. We assess some of the potential solutions, from emerging technologies and sustainable farming practices.
The Red Bull market in US exceptionalism
The macro and market starting points for Donald Trump’s second presidency are very different from his first. Yet he is pursuing the same objectives with greater vigour. The upshot is likely to be destabilising for markets and the global economy.
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