Head of trading Matthew McLoughlin has resigned from Liontrust Asset Management.
McLoughlin has been a partner and head of trading at the active investment management firm since 2016, taking on the role of chief commercial officer in 2023. Prior to this, he spent a year as a senior trader at the firm.
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Announcing his departure via LinkedIn, McLoughlin said: “It’s been a privilege to help scale one of the UK’s most ambitious investment managers. I’m now energised for the next chapter.”
In the first half of 2024, Liontrust reported a 28% decline in profits. In the six months to 30 September 2024, the firm’s most recently reported results, gross profits were £98.6 million. Assets under management were £26 billion.
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With more than two decades of industry experience, McLoughlin began his career in debt and reserves management at HM Treasury. Throughout his career, he has been a global equity and derivatives trader at LGIM, a senior cross-asset trader at RAB Capital, and a credit portfolio manager at AIG.
He has been a director at Plato Partnership since 2017.
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