17 August 2022

This statement is an Interim Management Statement in accordance with the UK Listing Authority’s Disclosure and Transparency Rules. It covers the period from 1 July 2014 to 15 October 2014 and includes trading results for the three months ended 30 September 2014.

Chief Executive, Philip Howell, commented:

“Despite relatively flat investment markets in the third quarter, Rathbones’ funds under management grew 10% from £23.9 billion to £26.3 billion as a result of continued net organic growth combined with the successful completion of the acquisition of Jupiter Asset Management Limited's private client and charity investment management business.

“Our outlook remains positive as we respond to the ongoing changes in the industry and continue to invest to ensure that we have the infrastructure and resources to support our growth objectives.”

Highlights:

  • Total funds under management (FUM) were £26.3 billion at 30 September 2014; up 10.0% from £23.9 billion at 30 June 2014, compared to a decrease of 1.8% in the FTSE 100 Index and an increase of 0.7% in the FTSE WMA Balanced Index in the three months ended 30 September 2014.
  • Net operating income was £49.0 million for the 3 months ended 30 September 2014, up 13.4% from £43.2 million in 2013.
  • On 26 September 2014, Rathbone Investment Management Limited announced the completion of the acquisition of Jupiter Asset Management Limited’s private client and charity investment management business for £40.0 million. The acquisition added £1.9 billion of FUM in the third quarter of 2014.
  • Total net inflows in Rathbone Investment Management for the three months ended 30 September 2014 were £2,406 million, including total acquired new business of £2,117 million. The underlying annualised rate of net organic growth was 5.3% for the third quarter (2013: 5.6%) contributing to a rate of 4.7% for the nine months ended 30 September 2014 (2013: 4.7%).
  • Underlying net operating income of £45.1 million in Rathbone Investment Management for the three months ended 30 September 2014 was 11.9% higher than the £40.3 million in 2013. The value of the FTSE 100 Index on our third quarter charging date was 6623 compared to 6462 a year ago. The FTSE WMA Balanced Index was 3454 and 3293 on the equivalent dates.
  • Net interest income of £2.3 million in the third quarter was up 9.5% from £2.1 million in the same period in 2013, largely reflecting larger deposit balances and interest income from loans to clients, which totalled £0.7 million in the three months ended 30 September 2014, up 16.7% from £0.6 million in 2013.
  • FUM in Rathbone Unit Trust Management at 30 September 2014 was £2.3 billion, up 4.5% from £2.2 billion at 30 June 2014. Net inflows were £100 million in what was a difficult third quarter for the industry, compared to £91 million a year ago.
  • As announced on 24 July 2014, results for the third quarter include an exceptional cost of £15 million relating to the settlement of legal proceedings in Jersey involving a former director and employee of a former subsidiary.

Read the Q3 2014 full Interim Management Statement.

The FTSE 100 Index closed at 6212 on 15 October 2014, a fall of 6.2% since 30 September 2014, which has decreased the value of funds under management. Investment Management fee income in the fourth quarter is dependent upon the value of funds under management at 31 December 2014.

16 October 2014

For further information contact:

Rathbones Group Plc
Tel: 020 7399 0000
email: marketing@rathbones.com
Mark Nicholls, Chairman
Philip Howell, Chief Executive
Paul Stockton, Finance Director

Quill PR
Tel: 020 7466 5054
email: hugo@quillpr.com
Hugo Mortimer-Harvey