Investment performance offsets £630m outflows for Liontrust in Q4

AUMA up by 3% over the period

Strong investment performance during the last quarter of 2022 drove Liontrust’s assets under management and advice up despite outflows of over £630m.

Geopolitical and macroeconomic concerns during the last quarter of 2022 continued to weigh on investor sentiment, leading to net outflows of £632m over the period. Over the nine months to December, this figure rose to £2.8bn.  Despite this, market and investment performance drove the firm's assets under management and advice up by £1.6bn, leading to a 3% increase in AUMA to £32.6bn as at 31 December. As of 16 January, the firm added a further £1.2bn to its assets, standing at £33.8bn.  At £236m, Liontrust's UK retail funds and MPS business experienced the largest amount of outflows, b...