Our philosophy and process

  • 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.
  • The strategy invests in a diversified range of assets, from equities and bonds to alternative assets. Income is set at portfolio level, allowing the manager to determine where best to achieve income and where to seek capital growth.

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.

China influence

The influence of China on the world has grown exponentially but its economy looks increasingly risky. ‘China influence’ looks at how the country’s development affects the investment outlook beyond its borders.1

1 Compared to more established economies, the value of investments in emerging markets may be subject to greater volatility owing to differences in generally accepted accounting principles or from economic or political instability or less developed market practices.

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.

Financialization

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

Consumer power

Technological advances are increasingly shifting the power to consumers in the marketplace. With the ability to compare prices and products independently now in the hands of the consumer, businesses must adapt to a changing commerce landscape, as their customers seek out better experiences, authenticity and value. Our ‘consumer power’ theme addresses these trends.

Investment team

Our Global Multi-Asset Income strategy is managed by an experienced 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.

18
years’ average investment experience
14
years’ average time at Newton
  • Paul Flood
    Paul Flood

    Portfolio manager, global equity income

  • Bhavin Shah
    Bhavin Shah

    Portfolio manager, multi-asset team

  • Ilga Haubelt
    Ilga Haubelt

    Head of Equity Income

  • Jon Bell
    Jon Bell

    Portfolio manager, global equity income

  • Nick Pope
    Nick Pope

    Junior portfolio manager

  • Robert Hay
    Robert Hay

    Portfolio manager, global equity income

  • Zoe Kan
    Zoe Kan

    Portfolio manager, emerging and Asian equity income

Strategy profile

Objective

To provide income with the potential for capital growth over the longer term by investing in a broad diversified multi-asset portfolio

Performance aim

Aims to yield 30% more than a reference yield comprising 60% MSCI AC World Index (equities) and 40% hedged BofA Merrill Lynch Global Broad Market Index (bonds)

Volatility

Expected to be between that of bonds and equities over the long term

Strategy size

US$0.7bn (as at Dec 31, 2020)

Strategy inception

Composite inception: March 1, 2015

Coal, Covid-19 and the rise of renewables
Blog

Coal, Covid-19 and the Rise of Renewables

What legacy will the dwindling use of coal leave for the energy industry and investors in renewables?

Paul Flood
August 12, 2020
Coronavirus, Multi-asset, Sector research, Sustainable
QE 4 to the rescue? Not quite…
Blog

QE 4 to the Rescue? Not Quite…

Does recent Federal Reserve activity hint at what lies ahead for US monetary policy?
Brendan Mulhern
December 9, 2019
Macro views, Multi-asset, Real Return, Sector research
Blog

A Liquid Alternative

We consider the role of liquid real assets in a diversified portfolio.
Paul Flood
July 26, 2019
Multi-asset, 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

  • There is no guarantee that the strategy will achieve its objective.
  • This strategy invests in global 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.
  • The strategy may invest in investments that are not traded regularly and are therefore subject to greater fluctuations in price.
  • The strategy may invest in small companies which may be riskier and less liquid (i.e. harder to sell) than large companies. This means that their share prices may have greater fluctuations.