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Ruffer LLP
80 Victoria Street
London SW1E 5JL
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Ruffer S.A.
103 boulevard Haussmann
75008 Paris, France
New York
Ruffer LLC
300 Park Avenue
New York NY 10022
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Ruffer LLP
31 Charlotte Square
Edinburgh EH2 4ET

Investor Chronicle podcast with Duncan MacInnes

A Ruffer guide to preserving wealth and making positive returns

Ruffer Investment Company (RICA) aims to preserve wealth and tries not to lose money over any 12 month period – rather than beat an index. Duncan MacInnes, co-manager of the investment trust, explains how they seek to mitigate downside and how they are protecting against the downside risks they are most concerned about at the moment.

He also explains why in 2018 the trust made a negative return – a rare occurrence in its 15 year history – but how despite this blip they are clawing back performance with a positive return so far this year.


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Piers Wheeler
Director – Institutional
Developing and executing asset management strategy for capital raising and strategic relationship management. Coverage includes EMEA, Asia and Australia. Piers joined Ruffer in 2021, having previously worked with asset management firms including Eastspring, AMP Capital and LEK as a strategic consultant. He holds a MA from the Bayes Business School and a BA (Hons) from the University of Oxford.
Annabel Paterson
Annabel Paterson
Senior Associate – Institutional
Joined Ruffer in 2021, having graduated with a first class honours degree in land economics from the University of Cambridge. After two years working with the UK Private Wealth team and completing her IMC and CFA Level I qualifications, she now supports Ruffer’s global business development and client servicing efforts.
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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
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