ASI's Kernohan to co-manage BNY Mellon UK equity funds

To manage BNY Mellon UK Equity and the BNY Mellon UK Opportunities

Newton Investment Management has hired former investment director of UK equities at Aberdeen Standard Investments Louise Kernohan as a UK equities portfolio manager.

Kernohan will join the BNY Mellon Investment Management boutique in November and will be part of the firm's equity opportunities team, which manages all non-income active equity funds and strategies. Upon joining, she will manage the BNY Mellon UK Equity and the BNY Mellon UK Opportunities funds, alongside Simon Nichols and Ben Smith. Kernohan has more than 15 years' experience managing active equity portfolios, and has managed the ASI UK Equity and ASI UK Responsible funds, as well as co-managed the Dunedin Income Growth investment trust. Her departure from ASI, announced earlier ...