Global Equity

Strategy highlights

: Benefits from a broad perspective owing to our global, thematic outlook
Flexibility to deviate from the benchmark and to invest directly in a range of opportunities globally
Stock selection driven by bottom-up proprietary research which incorporates consideration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks, issues and opportunities

Our philosophy and process

: The strategy is conviction-based, with no regional or sector constraints. A constantly evolving and forward-looking approach seeks to anticipate change, manage risk, and identify opportunities.; Material and relevant ESG risks, issues and opportunities are considered as part of the investment process.
: 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.

Investment team

Our Global Equity strategy is managed by a team with a wide range of backgrounds and varied experience. Our investment team of research analysts and portfolio managers works together across regions and sectors, helping to ensure that our investment process is highly flexible. Guided by our global investment themes, we seek to identify opportunities and risks through research and debate.

18: years’ average investment experience
11: years’ average time at Newton

Paul Markham

Head of Global Opportunities
Simon Nichols

Portfolio manager, global opportunities team
Paul Birchenough

Portfolio manager, Global Opportunities team
Ian Smith

Portfolio manager, Global Opportunities team
Aditya Shah

Portfolio analyst, Global Opportunities team
Karen Miki Behr

Portfolio manager, Global Opportunities team
Jonathan Dennis

Portfolio analyst, Global Opportunities team

Strategy profile

Objective: The strategy seeks achieve capital growth over the long term (5 years or more).
Performance benchmark: MSCI AC World Index (NDR)
Typical number of equity holdings: 50 to 80
Literature: Key Investor Information Document (KIID)
Prospectus

Responsible investment report

Stewardship activities (voting and engagement) for the last quarter and ESG metrics.

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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.

Newton will make investment decisions that are not based solely on ESG considerations. Other attributes of an investment may outweigh ESG considerations when making investment decisions. The way that ESG considerations are assessed may vary depending on the asset class and strategy involved. The research team performs ESG quality reviews on equity securities prior to their addition to Newton’s research recommended list (RRL). ESG quality reviews are not performed for all fixed income securities. The portfolio managers may purchase equity securities that are not included on the RRL and which do not have ESG quality reviews. Not all securities held by Newton’s strategies have an ESG quality review completed prior to investment, although since 2020 it has been a requirement for all (single name) equity securities to have an ESG quality review before they are purchased for the first time.

Key investment risks

: Objective/performance risk: There is no guarantee that the strategy will achieve its objectives.
Currency risk: This strategy invests in international markets which means it is exposed to changes in currency rates which could affect the value of the strategy.
Derivatives risk: Derivatives are highly sensitive to changes in the value of the asset from which their value is derived. A small movement in the value of the underlying asset can cause a large movement in the value of the derivative. This can increase the sizes of losses and gains, causing the value of your investment to fluctuate. When using derivatives, the strategy can lose significantly more than the amount it has invested in derivatives.
Emerging markets risk: Emerging Markets have additional risks due to less-developed market practices.
Concentration risk: A fall in the value of a single investment may have a significant impact on the value of the strategy because it typically invests in a limited number of investments.
Counterparty risk: The insolvency of any institutions providing services such as custody of assets or acting as a counterparty to derivatives or other contractual arrangements, may expose the strategy to financial loss.