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John Duffield

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John Lincoln Duffield[1][2] (born 1939) is a British financier. He founded Jupiter Fund Management, one of the largest fund managers operating in London.

Career

The second son of physician and psychiatrist John Elwes Duffield (1910-2009) and his first wife, Jean Edwina (née Stellman),[3][4] Duffield was educated at Harrow School, then went into investment management and, having become manager of his wife's estates, moved to Switzerland as a tax exile.[5]

He founded Jupiter Asset Management in 1985.[6] After selling Jupiter Asset Management to Commerzbank, he founded New Star Asset Management in 2001.[6]

Family

He was married to Vivien Clore but was divorced from her in 1976; they had one son and one daughter.[5] Duffield owns the Marcham Farms estate at Peasemore, Berkshire. [7]

References

  1. ^ The Directory of Directors 2000, vol. 2, U.K. Companies and their directors, Thomas Skinner Directories, p. 572
  2. ^ John Lincoln DUFFIELD details
  3. ^ The Commonwealth Fund Fellows, 1925-1937, The Commonwealth Fund, New York, 1938, p. 51
  4. ^ "DR JOHN DUFFIELD: Psychiatrist died after 99th birthday". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  5. ^ a b What is to become of John Duffield? Archived 2010-09-25 at the Wayback Machine Evening Standard, 2 December 2008
  6. ^ a b John Duffield rebounds from fall of New Star, Telegraph.co.uk, 15 April 2009.
  7. ^ "The thirty landowners who own half a county". Who owns England?.

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