Meet the Investment Influencers: Rathbones' David Coombs

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In this week's Investment Influencers video interview, profiling the most respected individuals who select funds, decide ratings or otherwise influence the allocation of investor fund flows, we chat to David Coombs.

Coombs is head of multi-asset investments at Rathbone Unit Trust Management, where he also lead-manages the Rathbone Multi Asset Portfolios - Strategic Growth, Strategic Income, Total Return and Enhanced Growth -  and co-manages the Rathbone Strategic Bond Fund with Bryn Jones.  He is also a member of Rathbones' Investment Executive Committee, with responsibility across the group for its investment proposition offered to multi-office financial advisory firms, and sits on Rathbones' Strategic Asset Allocation Committee.  An Associate of the Chartered Institute of Financial Services, Co...

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