Our philosophy and process

  • The strategy aims to deliver sustainable income by investing opportunistically in a broad universe of bonds – principally government bonds, emerging-market sovereigns, high-yield bonds and investment-grade corporate debt. The strategy will seek to take advantage of the changing economic cycle by altering the weightings of these broad fixed-income asset classes while always maintaining some exposure to higher-yielding assets in pursuit of its income objective.
  • A constantly evolving and forward-looking approach seeks to anticipate change, manage risk, and identify opportunities. ESG considerations are integrated throughout the research process and via proprietary quality reviews, to ensure that any material issues are captured.

Every time we consider a security or look at an industry or country, it’s in the context of what’s happening across the world. We believe the investment landscape is shaped over the long term by some key trends, and we use a range of global investment themes to capture these.

State intervention

Authorities have engaged in ever-greater policy intervention and regulation to shore up economic growth. We believe ‘state intervention’ has increased misallocation of capital, caused volatility in markets and inflated asset prices – and we think that calls for a stock-specific approach.

Financialisation

Cheap money has caused rapid growth in a sector already supported by deregulation. ‘Financialisation’ investigates the implications of finance dominating economic activity, instead of serving it.

Investment team

Our Global Dynamic Bond Income strategy is managed by a focused, experienced fixed-income team. Our global sector analysts and investment managers are located on a single floor in London, which helps to ensure that the investment process is flexible and opportunistic. Guided by our global investment themes, the team works together to identify opportunities and risks through research and debate.

20
years’ average investment experience
13
years’ average time at Newton
  • Paul Brain
    Paul Brain

    Investment leader, fixed income

  • Howard Cunningham
    Howard Cunningham

    Portfolio manager, fixed income

  • Parmeshwar Chadha
    Parmeshwar Chadha

    Portfolio manager, fixed income

  • Jon Day
    Jon Day

    Portfolio manager, fixed income

  • Carl Shepherd
    Carl Shepherd

    Portfolio manager, fixed income

  • Trevor Holder
    Trevor Holder

    Portfolio manager, fixed income

  • Scott Freedman
    Scott Freedman

    Analyst and portfolio manager, fixed income

  • Martin Chambers
    Martin Chambers

    Credit analyst, fixed income

  • Ashwin Palta
    Ashwin Palta

    Credit research analyst, fixed income

  • Jeevan Dhoot
    Jeevan Dhoot

    Credit analyst, fixed income

Strategy profile

Objective

To provide income from a global portfolio of fixed-interest securities.

Strategy size

£205m (as at 31 Dec 2020)

Strategy inception

Composite inception: 1 June 2016

Strategy available through pooled UK vehicle

BNY Mellon Global Dynamic Bond Income Fund

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UK Inst Global Dynamic Bond Income strategy factsheet

Strategy factsheet

Performance and commentary for the last quarter.

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Rust, Hat, Clothing
Blog

Inflationary fears overdone?

We assess the near and mid-term implications of central-bank and government policy for bond markets.
Paul Brain
07 April 2021
Fixed income, Macro views, Sector research
Investment Matters - Podcast
Audio

Bonds: tackling inflation and finding value in fixed-income markets

Bond markets have endured a tough year. We discuss the inflation threat and where to find best value.
07 April 2021
Fixed income, Macro views
COVID-19: UK bond market impact
Blog

Going for (green) growth

We assess the implications of the UK Budget for bond markets and the wider economy.
Howard Cunningham
04 March 2021
Coronavirus, Fixed income, Macro views, Sector research

Your capital may be at risk. The value of investments and the income from them can fall as well as rise and investors may not get back the original amount invested.

Key investment risks

  • The performance aim is not a guarantee, may not be achieved and a capital loss may occur. Strategies which have a higher performance aim generally take more risk to achieve this and so have a greater potential for the returns to be significantly different than expected.
  • This strategy invests in international markets which means it is exposed to changes in currency rates which could affect the value of the strategy.
  • The strategy will use derivatives to generate returns as well as to reduce costs and/or the overall risk of the strategy. Using derivatives can involve a higher level of risk. A small movement in the price of an underlying investment may result in a disproportionately large movement in the price of the derivative investment.
  • Investments in bonds are affected by interest rates and inflation trends which may affect the value of the strategy.
  • The strategy holds bonds with a low credit rating that have a greater risk of default. These investments may affect the value of the strategy.
  • The strategy may invest in emerging markets. These markets have additional risks due to less developed market practices.