The New York Times commented, “His ability to make money even when caught flat-footed, his admirers say, is a sign of his nimbleness as a trader.”[10] The strong performance of RCM in 2016 was followed by two lacklustre years, reflecting a difficult trading period for macro hedge funds.

[15] Bloomberg's Mark Gilbert commented, “Handing $1 billion to a hedge fund manager who lost a record 26% last year might seem like the ultimate example of throwing good money after bad.

But the customers bankrolling an expansion of the $12 billion firm run by billionaire, Chris Rokos, know exactly what they’re doing – backing an investor who swings for the fences in the expectation that the good years will overcompensate for the bad.

Documents filed as part of a lawsuit he initiated in 2014 to annul restrictions on him setting up his own shop, revealed he generated $165 million for Goldman Sachs between 1995 and 1997.

[20] In September 2020, in reaction to the murder of George Floyd, RCM announced they would improve workplace diversity and support educational facilities.

RCM also worked with Amos Bursary, which provides support from the age of 16 until the time of leaving university to young men and women of African and Caribbean descent from schools all over London.