Michael joined Newton in October 2024 as a senior portfolio manager on the multi-asset and charities team with joint investment responsibilities for several UK charity and specialist institutional portfolios. Michael joined Newton from Ninety One, where he managed a range of multi-asset portfolios on behalf of pension funds, charities and sovereign wealth funds. Prior to this, he was a portfolio manager at Schroders, and he began his investment career at Watson Wyatt (now WTW) in 1996.

Joined industry
1996
Joined the Group
2024

Michael holds a BA (Hons) in Mathematics & Economics from Durham University and is a CFA1 charterholder.

Outside of work, Michael is a keen cyclist and runner and advises paediatric care charities.

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