John Chatfeild-Roberts
Jupiter head of strategy, independent funds
John Chatfeild-Roberts is head of strategy, Independent Funds, at Jupiter AM. He joined Jupiter in 2001 and has established the Jupiter Independent Funds Team, which continues to manage the Jupiter Merlin Portfolios. His most recent product, the absolute return Merlin Real Return fund, was unveiled in July 2018.
Chatfeild-Roberts was appointed as Jupiter's chief investment officer in 2010, but stood down in September 2015 to focus on running the portfolios. He is also a director of Jupiter Fund Management.
His career began at Henderson and he also worked at Lazard Asset Management. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment.
Economics
Jupiter's chief investment officer John Chatfeild-Roberts has upped his weighting to Latin America across his £6bn Merlin multi-manager portfolios after taking profits in the region last month.
03 May 2011
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Managed funds
Jupiter Fund Management pulled in £333m of assets in the first quarter of 2011, taking AUM to £24.5bn
18 April 2011
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Asia
Jupiter's John Chatfeild-Roberts upped exposure to Japan in his £6bn Merlin multi-manager range in February with the addition of the GLG Japan CoreAlpha fund.
15 March 2011
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Investment
Jupiter's John Chatfeild-Roberts has introduced energy exposure into his £6bn Merlin multi-manager range to benefit from rising oil prices, driven by political turmoil in the Middle East.
16 February 2011
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UK
Jupiter saw its assets under management climb 9% to £24bn in the fourth quarter, with net inflows of £772m beating analysts' expectations.
19 January 2011
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Investment
Long-term gold investors John Chatfeild-Roberts and Ian Henderson have positioned their funds to benefit from further highs in the price of the precious metal.
27 September 2010
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Investment
John Chatfeild-Roberts, CIO of Jupiter and head of the group's £4.6bn multi-manager range, has urged investors to go back to basics and avoid being tempted into complex products promising unrealistic returns.
22 July 2010
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UK
Senior Jupiter managers Tony Nutt, Philip Gibbs, Edward Bonham Carter and John Chatfeild-Roberts will together own almost 14% of the group following the IPO, valuing their stake at more than £105m.
16 June 2010
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Global
Jupiter has hired two managers from RWC Partners to run global convertibles and multi-asset strategies.
04 June 2010
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UK
Jupiter's six most senior fund managers are set to own a stake worth about £140m following the asset manager's IPO.
03 June 2010
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