Fundology

John and his team have a terrific record for asset allocation - the right managers and, in particular, the right sectors at the right time - a true justification for active fund management. – Sir Martyn Arbib, Founder and Chairman of Perpetual plcJohn Chatfeild-Roberts has been a loyal supporter of my funds for many years. There are few in our industry who know more about the business of picking funds than John does. – Anthony Bolton, AAArated Fund Manager, Fidelity InvestmentsThe Jupiter Merlin team has one of the most successful track records in managing global equity fund of funds product, delivering consistent above-median annual returns since 1999, to rank top decile over both three and five years. Their success lies in both their skill in manager selection and in identifying macroeconomic or cyclical turning points. – Standard & PoorsJohn and his team have consistently identified the best fund managers before they have become well known. – William Littlewood, AAArated Investment Manager, ArtemisGenuinely active fund management has an increasingly important part to play in meeting the future expectations of Britain’s savers. Identifying who are, and will be, the successful practitioners of this minority sport is one of the many challenges facing savers and their financial advisers. – Neil Woodford, AAA-rated Fund Manager, Head of Equities, Invesco Perpetual

John Chatfeild-Roberts has been analysing and investing in funds professionally for over 20 years. He and his team manage the Jupiter Merlin range of funds of funds, for which they have been voted Best Multi-Manager Group of the Year for an unprecedented 3 years in a row - 2003, 2004 and 2005. After graduating from Durham University in Economics, his early career was spent serving in the Army both in the UK and abroad. Before moving to Jupiter, he ran similar operations for Lazard Asset Management and Henderson Administration in the 1990s. He is married to Doone. They have two children, Tom and Harry , and live in Stilton Cheese country. John spends his spare time with the family walking and riding in the countryside, and in the summer, playing cricket.