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The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers on AIM on Tuesday. ---------- AIM - WINNERS ---------- Funding Circle Holdings PLC, up 4.8% at 128.00 pence, 12-month range 91p-154p. The London-based lending platform focused on small and medium enterprises announces the resolution of a legal case concerning Azzurro Associates and the personal guarantors of two defaulted loans. The loans originated on Funding Circle’s platform and were sold by investors to Azzurro. Settlement is for more than the loans’ outstanding balance. Company says the resolution validates its position that the debt was assigned and payment is due to Azzurro. ‘As stated at the time of press reports in February, the validity of the loans and personal guarantees has never been in question, and we were confident that Azzurro would succeed in demonstrating its right to bring the claims,’ says Funding Circle. ---------- AIM - LOSERS ---------- Liontrust Asset Management PLC, down 4.1% at 314.42p, 12-month range 298p-528p. The London-based fund manager reports net outflows of £1.2 billion in the three months ended September 30, up from £1.1 billion the previous year. ‘We are having success among institutional investors and wealth managers, notably internationally...This progress has been slower than as we had hoped, however,’ Chief Executive John Ions says. Assets under management and advice totalled £22.0 billion as of September 30, down 2.7% on-year, and have risen to £22.2 billion as of Friday. Liontrust says that while the ’Magnificent 7’ are ‘ exposing the market to volatility’, it has seen increased dispersion and currency movements have been positive for investors in non-US markets, demonstrating the increasing importance of geographical and company diversification. ‘We are confident we are making progress in distribution, both in the UK and internationally, which is reflected in greater client engagement and the potential pipeline of flows,’ Liontrust says. ‘Over the past few quarters, we have written about our belief that the market environment going forward will be more favourable for active managers,’ Ions says. ‘We are now seeing clients seeking to diversify away from the US and towards active management, and this is shown in an acceleration of interest in Liontrust strategies...In spite of this challenging period for flows, the outlook is becoming more positive for active management and Liontrust.’ ---------- Copyright 2025 Alliance News Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
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