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Rory McIvor

Director – Markets & Communications
Joined Ruffer in 2017 after graduating from the University of Edinburgh with a first class honours degree in history and politics. After four years in the private client investment team, he now leads Ruffer’s investment communications. He is a member of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment.
Articles by Rory
Ruffer Review
A grand plan for the land
After almost four decades working in financial markets, Harry Buscall retired from Ruffer in 2020 to embark on a new adventure with his son Dominic at his family farm, Ken Hill in Norfolk. Using a combination of rewilding, regenerative farming and traditional conservation practices, the team at Ken Hill have devised an innovative approach to sustainable land management. Rory McIvor caught up with Harry, to find out more about his approach to the UK’s land use conundrum.
14 mins | Rory McIvor
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Ruffer Radio
Winning by not losing – protection strategies
June 2022: Avoiding major drawdowns in markets is key to outperforming over the long-term. It may sound obvious, but in a world of near universal asset vulnerability, it has seldom been more important to stand resolute against falling markets.
20 mins | Lauren French, Andrew van Biljon, Rory McIvor
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Ruffer Radio
Ruffer round up Q1 22
April 2022: We reflect on the events that have dominated markets - including the major developments we’re all talking about. We also discuss aspects which have received less attention, but may well be crucial for investors in the months ahead.
16 mins | Lauren French, Rory McIvor
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Ruffer Radio
From reduction to removal
March 2022: Tim Kruger is the guest author in this year’s Ruffer Review. In this episode, we discuss his article which draws on his work in the field of carbon extraction and its role in the energy transition.
17 mins | Rory McIvor
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Webinars
Turbulence ahead
February 2022: Volatility (turbulence for the sake of this metaphor) will be the key challenge for investors in 2022. Loose financial conditions have added an extra hundred knots to markets over the past two years and autopilot has worked just fine. But not all turbulence is the same.
22 mins | Alex Lennard, Kathryn Forsyth, Rory McIvor
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Ruffer Radio
Ruffer round up Q4 21
January 2022: Investment Director Matt Smith looks ahead to 2022, we briefly review the investments which worked well (and those that didn’t) and assess the opportunities and challenges arising from the return of economic, market and inflation volatility.
16 mins | Matt Smith, Rory McIvor
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Webinars
Re-imagining the art of portfolio construction
November 2021: They say it takes 66 days to make a habit, and just a minute to break it. Most investors have been constructing portfolios the same way for 10, 20 or 30 years – building the habit of a lifetime. But a new market regime demands a change to the art of portfolio construction.
25 mins | Andrew van Biljon, Rory McIvor
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Ruffer Radio
Ruffer round up Q3 21
October 2021: A brief round up where we look at how recent events impacted markets and Ruffer portfolios, and what investors have learned as we move into the fourth quarter.
11 mins | Duncan MacInnes, Rory McIvor
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Ruffer Radio
Inflation – great expectations
July 2021: Inflation is back, but for how long? Bertie Dannatt joins Ruffer Radio to discuss how markets are digesting the return of inflation, and what rising prices mean for consumers and investors alike.
23 mins | Bertie Dannatt, Rory McIvor
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Webinars
Goodbye Mr Bond
June 2021: For over 40 years, bond investors have been handsomely rewarded. Inflation was exiled after the 1970s and interest rates have marched down the hill ever since. Barring the occasional hiccup along the way, bond prices have risen and delivered exceptional returns to their holders – especially during bouts of stress in equity markets.
25 mins | Alex Lennard, Kate Forsyth, Rory McIvor
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Ruffer Radio
Mind over matter?
April 2021: Andrew van Biljon and Lauren French offer their insights into the world of behavioural economics. What do these theories say about us as decision makers? What are their shortcomings? Can behavioural science make us better investors?
30 mins | Lauren French, Andrew van Biljon, Rory McIvor
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