About Pieran
Pieran Maru is a Fund Manager in the Global Equities team. Pieran joined Liontrust in 2024 from GAM where he covered software and hardware companies in GAM’s Global Equity team. Pieran initially joined GAM in 2017, before moving to the Global Equity team in 2021. Pieran holds a BA in Materials Science from the University of Oxford, the Investment Management Certificate (IMC), Certificate in ESG Investing and has passed CFA Exam Level 1.
Latest insights
David Goodman
Poker and active investing
David Goodman looks at how active investing and poker share similarities in psychology, strategy and risk
Pieran Maru
AI Agents: Are they the new workforce?
Pieran Maru explains what AI Agents are, de-bunks some misconceptions and discusses who the winners and losers might be from their development
Kevin Kruczynski
The US prescription drug market is ripe for disruption
Research reveals that US drug prices are nearly 2.8 times higher than the average in comparable countries primarily due to patent protection and the absence of centralised negotiation capabilities. Kevin Krucynski discusses how to invest in potential disruptors in the market
David Goodman
AI’s use in lie detection and sentiment analysis on earnings calls
It can be challenging for investors and analysts to understand fully the status of a company from an earnings call. David Goodman explains how AI can use techniques like natural language processing and sentiment analysis to help evaluate the credibility of executives and uncover subliminal indications of confidence
Pieran Maru
Block 840,000 - the imminent Bitcoin halving
The fourth halving event in the history of Bitcoin will take place on 19 or 20 April. Liontrust’s Pieran Maru explains the significance of halving for the price of Bitcoin and miners and discusses the future of crypto as an asset class.
