Asset Management

River & Mercantile CEO warns of ‘larger drawdowns than we’re accustomed to’, even if markets rise

James Barham warned about potential hurdles for investors for 2022 and beyond

Wednesday 5 January 2022 at 00:01

'Liquidity has been the jet fuel for markets this year — what happens when we career off the liquidity cliff next year?'
'Liquidity has been the jet fuel for markets this year — what happens when we career off the liquidity cliff next year?' Photo: Mike Kemp/Getty Images

James Barham, chief executive of advisory and asset management firm River & Mercantile Group, warned about potential hurdles for investors for 2022 and beyond. He spoke with Financial News about risks surrounding liquidity, inflation and more.

The firm in November posted an 8% increase in fee-earning assets under management to £47.6bn — alongside a whopping more than fivefold boost in performance fees, to £6.4m.