Newton

BNY Mellon has named Simon Nichols as lead manager on the £290m Newton Bridge fund, replacing Caroline Tye.

Newton's Harries has urged investors not to be fooled by US positive data, and warned China is facing a more severe slowdown than expected.

Newton's Asia star Jason Pidcock said Pakistani stocks made more money for his £1.4bn fund in relative terms over the last three years than any other holdings.

In this Q&A Merlin manager and Jupiter CIO John Chatfeild-Roberts explains his thinking on financials and his fears over the impact of quantitative easing.

UK dividend growth will disappoint in 2012, undershooting forecasts, investment trust manager Charles Luke has warned.

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Newton's director of investments Iain Stewart has warned investors using derivatives to diversify returns may face problems during times of market stress, as the industry increases its focus on multi-asset investing.

Newton's Tineke Frikkee is taking a more cautious view than consensus on UK dividends in 2012, forecasting growth of around 8% for the year.

BNY Mellon Asset Management has outsourced and renamed its £57m Newton US Equity fund, formerly managed by Simon Laing.