The Multi-Asset team

John Husselbee is Head of Multi-Asset at Liontrust. He is a fund manager and analyst with 35 years’ experience managing multi-asset, multi-manager funds and portfolios. John leads the investment team managing a range of target risk funds and portfolios as well as specialist managed investment solutions.

Before joining Liontrust in 2013, John was a co-founder and CIO of North Investment Partners, a specialist investment boutique providing bespoke outsourced managed solutions working in partnership with financial advisers. Prior to co-founding North in 2005, he was Director of Multi-Manager Investments at Henderson Global Investors, joining in 1996.

John began his investment career at NM Rothschild & Sons in 1985 and gained his initial investment experience working in the private client investment team. He has served for many years in an oversight capacity on investment committees for charities and financial advisers. Outside of work, he is a keen golfer and a season ticket holder at Tottenham Hotspur FC.

James Klempster is Deputy Head of Multi-Asset at Liontrust. He is a fund manager and analyst with 17 years’ investment management experience, of which the past 14 were focused on managing multi-asset, multi-manager funds and portfolios. James supports John Husselbee in leading the Multi-Asset investment team and works with team members in managing target risk funds and portfolios as well as specialist managed investment solutions.

Before joining Liontrust, James was Director of Investment Management at Momentum Global Investment Management, where he led Momentum’s global investment team and solutions strategy for a global client list including institutional and retail clients. Prior to that, James worked for Avebury Asset Management where he managed global bond portfolios for institutional clients.

James began his investment career at NW Brown Investment Management in 2004 and gained experience in managing UK equity portfolios. James holds a BA (Hons) in Jurisprudence from the University of Oxford and is a CFA Charterholder. In his spare time, James enjoys travel and spending time with his young family.

Paul Kim is a Senior Fund Manager in the Multi-Asset team at Liontrust. He is a fund manager and analyst with nearly 40 years’ experience in advising and managing multi-asset, multi manager funds and portfolios.

Before joining Liontrust in 2013, Paul was Research Director at Investment Manager Selection (IMS Ltd). Paul has also previously worked at Alexander Stenhouse Fund Managers, stockbroker Spencer Thornton, AXA Sun Life and Capel Cure Sharp.

Paul began his investment career in 1982. Away from work, Paul likes listening to rock and classical music as well as walking in the countryside.

Mayank Markanday is a Senior Investment Manager in the Multi-Asset team at Liontrust. He is a senior investment manager and analyst with 15 years’ experience in managing multi-asset funds.

Before joining Liontrust in 2020, Mayank was a Senior Investment Manager at Architas and was a voting member of the Tactical Asset Allocation Committee. He had research coverage for Macro, Fixed Income and Alternatives. Prior to this, he was a Portfolio Manager and Analyst at Russell Investments, joining in 2007. He managed the Russell Real Assets Fund, was Deputy on the flagship Russell Multi-Asset Growth Fund and had responsibility for LDI (Liability Driven Investment) Portfolio Management for Russell’s fiduciary clients.

Mayank began his investment career as an Investment Consultant working with large corporate pension schemes in the Russell Investments office in Sydney, Australia. Mayank has a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons.) in Finance and Actuarial Studies from the UNSW Business School, Sydney. He is a CFA charterholder

Jen Causton is an Investment Manager in the Multi-Asset team at Liontrust. She is an investment manager and analyst with 15 years’ experience in the industry. Jen is also leading the team’s ESG implementation process.

Before joining Liontrust in 2020, Jen was an analyst and investment manager at Architas, covering a variety of sectors as well as managing a number of multi-asset income funds and a UK multi-manager fund.

Jen began her investment career in 2006 at Schroders where she worked as an investment writer covering multi-asset funds and the investment group’s more esoteric products. She has an MSc in Financial Markets and Derivatives and is IMC qualified.

Shayan Ratnasingam is an Investment Manager in the Multi-Asset team at Liontrust. He is an investment manager and analyst with 8 years’ experience in the industry.

Prior to joining Liontrust in November 2020, Shayan was an analyst and fund manager at Architas where he was responsible for alternatives and supported the ESG due diligence process. He began his investment career in 2016 with Aon Investment Consulting as an investment analyst supporting clients with LDI (Liability Driven Investment) strategies. Prior to this, Shayan was a credit risk analyst at TSB Bank.

Shayan began his career at TCP LifeSystems where he worked as a system analyst. He holds a BSc (Hons) in Actuarial Science from Cass Business School, London.