Ruffer Investment Company () is a British

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dedicated to investments in internationally listed or quoted equities or equity related securities. Established in 1994, the company is listed on the

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and is a constituent of the

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. The

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is Chris Russell. It is managed by Ruffer Investment Management Limited, a business of which

Jonathan Ruffer Jonathan Ruffer DL (born 17 August 1951) is a British City investor, art collector and philanthropist. Early life Jonathan Ruffer was born on 17 August 1951 in London, England, to Major John Edward Maurice Ruffer (1912-2010) and Dorothy ("Dodo ...

is the chairman. Ruffer’s single investment strategy is defined by two simple investment objectives: not to lose money in any 12 month period and generate returns meaningfully ahead of the return on cash. The company announced it would open an American office in New York City in May 2023.

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