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Ruffer provides investment management services for institutions, pension funds, charities, financial planners and individual investors.
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London
Ruffer LLP
80 Victoria Street
London SW1E 5JL
Paris
Ruffer S.A.
103 boulevard Haussmann
75008 Paris, France
New York
Ruffer LLC
300 Park Avenue
New York NY 10022
Edinburgh
Ruffer LLP
31 Charlotte Square
Edinburgh EH2 4ET
Chris Bacon

Chris Bacon

Chief Executive
Worked at the Foreign Office, Barclays and Rothschild before joining Ruffer in 2017. He holds a first class honours degree in economics and international development from the University of Bath. Chris is a Member of the Board and Executive Committee and became Chief Executive in January 2022.
Articles by Chris
In conversation with Chris Bacon
In this thought‑provoking conversation, Ruffer Chief Executive Chris Bacon discusses the idea of Risk backwards: that comfort, conformity and ‘blanding’ can create the illusion of safety while increasing vulnerability.
Risk backwards
Five lessons from the first five decades of life reveal how we often get risk wrong. Resisting the lure of comfort and conformity is more important than ever.
In conversation with Chris Bacon
In this thought‑provoking conversation, Ruffer Chief Executive Chris Bacon discusses the idea of Risk backwards: that comfort, conformity and ‘blanding’ can create the illusion of safety while increasing vulnerability.
A few good choices
Isaac Newton said, “If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulder of giants.” At five foot one, my grandmother wasn’t a conventional giant. But she’s helped me see further, and better. And helped me in my own way to make better decisions.
The Bed of Procrustes
Aphorisms, done well, convey the wisdom of the proverb, with the power of poetry. Similar in form to a tweet, the two should not, must not, be confused or conflated.
The Forger’s Spell
A talent for deception.
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