Newton IM hires Polar Capital's MacKirdy to replace Clark

Hired as portfolio manager in global equity income team

Mike Sheen
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BNY Mellon subsidiary Newton Investment Management has hired Andrew MacKirdy as a portfolio manager on its flagship £8.3bn global equity income strategy.

Working alongside lead manager Nick Clay, portfolio managers Robert Canepa-Anson, Colin Rutter and Raj Shant, and a 29-strong global research team, MacKirdy joins immediately, pending regulatory approval. BNY Mellon's McCarthy: Selling 'the asset classes of tomorrow' He joins after more than six years at Polar Capital, where he was a partner working within the firm's global equity strategies. He has also held portfolio management roles at Lansdowne Partners, Baillie Gifford and Franklin Templeton. It follows the departure of former strategy co-lead Ian Clark, who left in August to ...

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