Contact details
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House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 5353
Biography
Political interests
Entrepreneurialism, financial regulation, the arts
Name, style and title
Raised to the peerage as Baron Gavron, of Highgate in the London Borough of Camden 1999
Register of Interests
2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Chairman & Proprietor, Folio Society (book publishers)
Chairman & Proprietor, Carcanet Press (literary publisher)
4: Shareholdings (b)
Rolls-Royce Group plc (aerospace and defence)
Emerson Electric Company (electronic and electrical equipment)
IMI plc (industrial engineering)
Diageo plc (beverages)
Nestlé SA (food producer)
Unilever NV (food producer)
PZ Cussons plc (personal goods)
Imperial Tobacco Group plc (tobacco)
Fresenius Medical Care AG (healthcare)
Rhoen-Klinikum AG (healthcare)
AstraZeneca plc (pharmaceuticals and biotechnology)
GlaxoSmithKline plc (pharmaceuticals and biotechnology)
Roche Holdings AG (pharmaceuticals and biotechnology)
Sanofi-Aventis (pharmaceuticals and biotechnology)
Wolters Kluwer NV (media)
Vodafone Group plc (mobile telecommunications)
Scottish & Southern Energy plc (electricity)
National Grid plc (gas, water and multi-utilities)
HSBC Holdings plc (UK) (banking)
Standard Chartered plc (banking)
Prudential plc (life insurance)
ICAP plc (financial services)
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc (equity investment)
Electra Private Equity plc (equity investment)
JP Morgan Indian IT plc (equity investment)
465 Aberdeen Global Funds (international equity funds)
Findlay Park plc (international equity funds)
Findlay Park Funds plc (international equity funds)
294 First State Investments (HK) (international equity funds)
Henderson Far East Inc Trust plc (international equity funds)
iShares plc (international equity funds)
Anson Fund Managers Ltd (unitised structured investments)
BNY Mellon Liquidity Funds plc (unitised structured investments)
BAE Systems plc (defence and aerospace)
Barclays plc (banking)
BG Group plc (oil and gas)
British Land Company plc (property)
Centrica plc (energy)
Close Brothers Group plc (finance)
GKN plc (technology and engineering)
Land Securities Group (property)
Legal and General Group plc (insurance)
Rio Tinto plc (mining and exploration)
Serco Group plc (support services)
Tesco plc (retail)
Cazenove Investment Fund Management Ltd Strategic Bond Fund Class A I
University Capital Trust
Blackrock AM UK BLK Gold & General Inc
Findlay Park Funds FP American Smaller Companies
Henderson Far East Inc ORD SHS NPV
Aberdeen Global Chinese Equity D2 Acc
Aberdeen UT MGRS Emerging Markets I Acc Nav
Findlay Park Funds Latin American USD INC
First State INV HK China Growth I USD DIS NAV
JP Morgan Indian Investment Trust
Dialight plc (LED lighting technology)
Xaar plc (inkjet technology)
OPG Power Ventures plc (electricity)
Impellam Group plc (support services)
Eco Animal Health plc (pharmaceuticals; biotechnology)
CG Portfolio Fund Real Return D (overseas index-linked)
AZ Electronic Materials (speciality chemical materials)
Babcock International Group plc (engineering support services)
Compass Group plc (foodservice; support services)
Experian plc (credit risk)
HSBC Holdings plc (Hong Kong) (banking)
Resolution plc (UK life funds)
Sage UK Limited (business software)
WPP Group plc (advertising and marketing)
Gartmore US Growth Ret A Nav (investment fund)
JP Morgan US Equity Income C Inc NAV (investment fund)
First State Asia Pacific Leaders B Inc NAV (investment fund)
JPMorgan Global Emerging Markets Income Trust plc ORD SUBS GBP 0.01
UK Government 1.875% I/L STK 22/11/22 GBP
Invesco Perpetual Tactical Bond Inc NAV (investment fund)
M&G Optimal Income A Acc (investment fund)
Capita Financial Managers Trojan O Inc NAV (investment fund)
Ruffer Investment Co Red Ptg Pref Shs GBP0.0001 (investment fund)
Cazenove Inv Fd Mt Caz MultiManager Diversity A Account (investment fund)
John Lewis plc (retail)
Petroleo Brasileiro SA (energy)
Mosaic Company (phosphate and potash)
Syngenta AG (crop-protection chemicals)
Anglo-American plc (diversified mining; natural resources)
CONSOL Energy, Inc (diversified energy producer)
Accenture plc (management/technology consulting)
Associated British Foods plc (sugar & agriculture; retail; grocery; ingredients)
Hypermarcas SA (Brazilian conglomerate; consumer goods)
L'Oreal SA (cosmetics)
Smith & Nephew plc (healthcare; medical devices)
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc (laboratory equipment; software)
eBay Inc (online marketplace)
Carnival plc (cruises)
MTN Group Limited (telecommunications)
DnB NOR Bank ASA (Nordic banking)
Principal Financial Group Inc (US investment for retirement; insurance)
Applied Materials Inc (semiconductors and related devices)
EMC Corporation (software)
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (technology)
Polar Capital Funds plc (global technology fund)
Shares and bonds are held in discretionary accounts managed by: Newton Investment Management Ltd; Cazenove Capital Management Ltd; Ruffer LLP; Killick & Co
1.25% Treasury index-linked 22/11/2017 (British government index-linked gilt)
1.25% Treasury index-linked 22/11/2055 (British government index-linked gilt)
CG Portfolio Fund Real Return "A" GBP (Overseas index-linked bond fund)
Ruffer Illiquid Strategies Fund of Funds 2009 Ltd (credit fund)
CF Ruffer Baker Steel Gold O Account (OEIC)
CF Ruffer Absolute Return C Account (OEIC)
Treasury 2.5% index-linked 16/08/2013 (British government index-linked gilt)
Treasury 1.25% index-linked 22/11/2017 (British government index-linked gilt)
Treasury 2.5% index-linked 16/04/2020 (British Government index-linked gilt)
BP plc (oil and gas producer)
Royal Dutch Shell plc (oil and gas producer)
Statoil ASA (oil and gas producer)
Total SA (oil and gas producer)
Bayer AG (chemicals)
BHP Billiton plc (mining)
Newcrest Mining Ltd (mining)
Xstrata plc (mining)
4: Shareholdings (a)
Controlling shareholding in Folio Holdings Ltd (holding company for Folio Society and Carcanet Press
10: Non-financial interests (b)
Fellow, St Peter's College, Oxford
10: Non-financial interests (e)
Chairman of Trustees, Robert Gavron Charitable Trust