as lse rat industry finance founded 1742 headquarters london uk key people mark nicholls chairman philip howell ceo paul stockton fd revenue 214.6 million 2015 1 operating income 58.7 million 2015 1 net income 46.4 million 2015 1 website www.rathbones.com rathbone brothers plc is a uk provider of personalised investment management and wealth management services for private investors and trustees . this includes discretionary investment management unit trusts tax planning trust and company management pension advice and banking services . rathbone brothers plc is an independent ftse 250 company . contents 1 history 2 operations 3 rathbone society 4 references 5 external links history edit the business was founded by william rathbone ii in 1742 as a liverpool based timber trading business . 2 in the 19th century it became a leading trader in cotton from the united states and in 1841 it became the liverpool agent for the east india company . 2 in 1912 it abandoned its trading operations and focused on financial management 2 initially for the rathbone family but subsequently for the general public . in 1988 it merged with comprehensive financial services ltd to form rathbone brothers plc 2 and thereby secured a listing on the london stock exchange . 3 operations edit the group is organised as follows investment management tax and trusts unit trusts at 31 december 2015 the company had funds under management of 29.2 billion . 1 rathbone society edit the rathbone society was founded by the rathbone family . references edit a b c d preliminary results 2015 . rathbone brothers . retrieved 10 april 2016 . a b c d university of liverpool collections rathbones share history external links edit official site follow rathbone brothers plc on twitter rathbones1742 v t e ftse 100 ftse 250 companies of the united kingdom 3i infrastructure aa aberdeen asset management aberforth smaller companies trust acacia mining aggreko aldermore group alliance trust allied minds amec foster 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