About

Life Cycle Investment Partners is a boutique investment manager based in London. Our experienced team adopts a distinctive and proven Corporate Life Cycle inspired approach to invest in global equities with a simple mission: to outperform across multiple market conditions for our clients.

Established in 2024, Life Cycle Investment Partners currently has in excess of A$2bn in assets under management. The firm is majority employee-owned and supported by Pinnacle Investment Management Group, a leading Australian multi-affiliate asset manager based in Sydney.

Our people

Head of Business Operations

Marek Bonham

Marek is the Head of Business Operations.

Prior to LCIP he was an Operations Director at Pinnacle Investment Management, Quantitative Trader at Arctic Blue Capital, Trading Implementation Analyst at Man AHL, and Analyst at RBS.

Marek holds an MBA from Imperial College Business School, an MEng in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Bristol, the CFA Investment Management Certificate, and the NFA Series 3.

Senior Portfolio Manager

James Clarke

James is a Senior Portfolio Manager co-managing Global Equity portfolios successfully for over 20 years.

Prior to LCIP James was a Senior PM at Royal London Asset Management, and other notable experience includes being; partner at Ironbridge Capital Management, Director at Waverton Investment Management, analyst at Deutsche Asset Management.

James is a CFA charterholder, has CFA Institute Certificate in ESG Investing, and BSc (Hons) in Economics from the University of Warwick.

Portfolio Manager

Niko de Walden

Niko is a Portfolio Manager co-managing Global Equity portfolios successfully for over 7 years, including launching the Global Equity Income fund and co-managing the UK Dividend Growth fund at RLAM.

Prior to LCIP Niko was a PM at Royal London Asset Management, and an Analyst at Henderson Global Investors (now Janus Henderson).

Niko is a CFA charterholder, and BA (Hons) in Classics from the University of Oxford.

Senior Portfolio Manager

Will Kenney

Will is a Senior Portfolio Manager co-managing Global Equity portfolios successfully for over 20 years.

Prior to LCIP Will was a Senior PM at Royal London Asset Management, and other notable experience includes being; partner at Spencer House Capital Management, Director at Waverton Investment Management, analyst at Deutsche Asset Management.

Will is a CFA charterholder, has CFA Institute Certificate in ESG Investing, and BA (Hons) in Economics & Politics from the University of Durham.

Responsible Investment & Stewardship Specialist

Maya McFann

Maya is a Responsible Investment and Stewardship Specialist.

Prior to LCIP she was a Sustainable Investing Analyst at Epoch Investment Partners (TD Epoch) and a Sustainability Consultant at PwC.

Maya holds an MSc in Climate Change and Finance from Imperial College Business School, an MEng in Chemical Engineering from the University of Birmingham and the CFA Certificate in ESG Investing.

Analyst

Szymon Motyka

Szymon is a Global Equity Analyst, having joined the Global Equity team in 2020.

Prior to LCIP Szymon was an analyst at Royal London Asset Management.

Szymon is a CFA charterholder, has CFA Institute Certificate in ESG Investing, and a first class BA (Hons) in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Oxford.

Portfolio Manager

Chris Parr

Chris is a Portfolio Manager co-managing Global Equity portfolios successfully for over 7 years.

Prior to LCIP Chris was a PM at Royal London Asset Management, and an accountant at PWC.

Chris is a CFA charterholder, has CFA Institute Certificate in ESG Investing, and BSc (Hons) in Biology from the University of Oxford.

Senior Portfolio Manager

Peter Rutter

Peter is a Senior Portfolio Manager co-managing Global Equity portfolios successfully for over 20 years. He has also been leading the Global Equity team for over a decade.

Prior to LCIP Peter was Head of Equities at Royal London Asset Management, and other notable experience includes being; partner at Ironbridge Capital Management, Director at Waverton Investment Management, analyst at Deutsche Asset Management.

Peter is a CFA charterholder, has CFA Institute Certificate in ESG Investing, Chartered Management Accountant ACMA, and a first class with distinction degree in Geography (MA) from the University of Cambridge.

Portfolio Manager

Joseff Thomas

Joseff is a Portfolio Manager, having joined the Global Equity team in 2018. Joseff also has Data Architect responsibilities helping develop the team’s proprietary tools.

Prior to LCIP Joseff was an analyst at Royal London Asset Management, and initially at Ignis.

Joseff is a CFA charterholder, has CFA Institute Certificate in ESG Investing, and BSc (Hons) in Economics from the School of Oriental and African Studies in London.

Client & Business Associate

Sophie Thornton-Wood

Sophie is a Client & Business Associate.

Prior to LCIP she was a Senior Consultant at Deloitte, specialising in Financial Services Governance, and an ESG Analyst at a boutique data consultancy.

Sophie holds an MA in International Relations from Kings College London and a BA (Hons) in English Literature from Durham University.

Responsible Investment

Associations

UNPRI Signatory

Life Cycle is a signatory to the United Nations initiated Principles for Responsible Investment (www.unpri.org), which promotes the inclusion of ESG issues into investment analysis and decision-making processes.

Community Investment

GAIN

Life Cycle proudly sponsor GAIN, supporting young female and non-binary candidates begin careers in the investment management industry.

Contact us

For all inquiries please contact our distribution partner, Pinnacle Investment Management.

Office

London

Life Cycle Investment Partners
Floor 8, 125 Old Broad St
London EC2N 1AR
United Kingdom