Ilga joined Newton in 2019 to head up the firm’s equity income team and is part of the management team for the Newton Global Equity Income strategy. Prior to joining Newton, Ilga was head of Global Equities at Deka Investments, where she oversaw a team of more than 20 portfolio managers with €15bn of assets under management. She was also the lead manager of Deka’s flagship global equity income fund. Before joining Deka Investments, Ilga was a portfolio manager and research analyst at Union Investment, where she was lead manager of a North American generalist equities fund, a REIT, and a global listed real estate equities fund. Ilga began her asset management career with Munich ErgoAsset Management (MEAG) as a real estate specialist. Ilga has a PhD in economics, as well as masters degrees in economics and Roman languages, from the University of Freiburg in Germany. Outside of work, IIga enjoys spending time with her family and friends, travelling, visiting arts exhibitions, learning to play the viola and reading.

Robert has been lead manager of the Newton Concentrated Global Equity strategy. In late March 2020 it was announced Rob would move into the Newton equity income team during Q2 2020 to work with the team on Newton global equity income strategies. Robert began his career in the private client investment division at Newton in 2000 and has managed a variety of global equity mandates. Robert has an MA from Edinburgh University, a Master’s in European Business from the EAP European School of Management in Paris and is a CFA charterholder. Outside of work, Robert enjoys spending time outdoors with his young family and is looking forward to travelling with them as they get older.

Jon Bell is an investment manager for the Global Equity Income strategy at Newton, which he joined in 1995. Jon is leader of global multi-asset strategies at Newton. He has oversight of the Newton investment process as it impacts global multi-asset strategies across the entire spectrum of institutional, charity, retail and private clients. As an investment manager within the global funds team, Jon is responsible for a number of multi-asset and global equity portfolios, and is chairman of the research prioritisation group.

Paul is a portfolio manager and strategist at Newton. He is a portfolio manager on the Newton Global Income strategy and is also lead manager of the Newton Multi-Asset Income strategy and the Newton Multi-Asset Diversified Return strategy. He also provides leadership and analysis on asset allocation, derivatives and convertible bonds for the wider firm, having spent the earlier part of his career working on strategic asset allocation and derivative strategy. Paul is responsible for generating ideas within alternative assets and has been leading in this area since 2008. He is a member of the asset class strategy group and provides feedback to the wider house on strategic and tactical asset allocation. Paul joined Newton in 2004. He is a CFA charterholder and has completed the certificate in quantitative finance (CQF) after passing with distinction. Paul studied Astrophysics at the University of St Andrews and is a keen cyclist and runner, having recently cycled the length of the UK from Land’s End to John O’Groats and often participates in marathons.