Liontrust breaks £30bn AUMA as investors remain positive on sustainable offering

Completion of Architas acquisition boosts 4Q2020 assets

Liontrust Asset Management has broken £30bn in assets under management and advice (AUMA) as market movements, inflows and the Architas acquisition boosts the firm’s assets more than 80% since the start of the financial year.

As of 11 January 2021, Liontrust's AUMA stood at £30.1bn, a figure approaching double that of the £16.1bn it opened the financial year on 1 April 2020 with. With the completion of the acquisition of Architas Multi-Manager and Architas Advisory Services, the business saw a £5.6bn bump to its AUMA, which, when added to net flows of £792m and market and investment performance of £2.4bn, resulted in a 43% increase in AUMA for the three months to 31 December 2020. Liontrust eyes changes amid value concerns for fifth of fund range UK retail remains the bulk of the business, standing at £...