Liontrust

Liontrust AM's chief executive John Ions expects John Husselbee's Wealth Solutions service to become a significant part of the business over the next few years, following the takeover earlier this month.

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Liontrust Asset Management is to acquire North Investment Partners, appointing founder John Husselbee, as well as former LV = manager Paul Kim, to run its first multi-asset proposition.

Liontrust Asset Management has recorded its 13th consecutive quarter of net inflows, helping push assets under management to £3.4bn.

Hargreaves Lansdown's legal challenge to HMRC's move to tax platform rebates was the story of most interest to Investment Week's readers this week.

Liontrust's Steve Bailey and Jan Luthman have bought into Sainsbury's and a number of other ‘challenger banks' on the view the new entrants to the market will take market share from the ‘big three', particularly in the mortgage sector.

Liontrust's Gary West has retired from fund management after 26 years in the industry, Investment Week can reveal.

Walker Crips Group has made £6.6m after crystallising convertible loan stock issued to it as part of Liontrust's 2012 acquisition of its asset management arm.

Fund managers investing in Hargreaves Lansdown are torn on whether to add to positions as the company readies the next phase of its RDR-friendly business model.

BIG QUESTION