Liontrust's Ions: RDR is ‘well intentioned but badly executed'

BIG INTERVIEW

Katrina Lloyd speaks to CEO John Ions about one of the industry's biggest turnarounds.

Liontrust’s purchase of Walker Crips Asset Managers for £12.3m created a big industry buzz earlier this year. The arrival of Stephen Bailey and Jan Luthman, both well respected by wealth managers, was another key step in Liontrust’s journey from basket-case to regaining its previous position as a stalwart on adviser buy-lists. This renaissance has been due in no small part to the sweeping changes made by John Ions, who joined the group in February 2010 as head of retail sales before becoming CEO three months later. A veteran of the investment industry, his career includes senior manag...