Speakers
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Paul Brain Investment Leader, Fixed Income Team
Paul is Investment Leader of the fixed income team. He joined Newton in 2004, and manages a range of global bond portfolios. He is also part of the leadership team for the Newton Global Dynamic Bond strategy. Paul is chairman of the bond/FX strategy group, and a member of the global strategy group and the investment committee.
Paul has held a number of senior fixed-income positions within the industry at MSG & Partners, Investec and Credit Suisse. Outside of work, Paul enjoys cycling, learning foreign languages and travel.
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Catherine Gill Catherine is a member of the UK institutional business development team, where her responsibilities are focused on development of Newton’s business with both consultants and potential clients. She joined Newton in February 2015 after spending several years working in the institutional sales team at Barings, responsible for developing the Charity business and managing a number of key relationships with investment consultants.
Catherine began her career in account management at Thomson Financial. She holds a BSc(Hons) in International Business and French, from Aston University.
Outside of work, Catherine enjoys travelling and discovering new places, as much as her young family allows!
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Jayakumar Mahesh Fixed Income Research Analyst Mahesh Jayakumar, CFA, FRM, is a fixed income research analyst focusing on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues at MFS Investment Management® (MFS®). In this role, he is responsible for identifying the most attractive investment opportunities in his assigned universe and works closely with portfolio managers to ensure ideas are properly positioned within portfolios.
Mahesh joined MFS in 2019 in his current role following a year as a senior portfolio manager in beta solutions at OppenheimerFunds. He previously worked for State Street Global Advisors for ten years, serving as a senior portfolio manager for the first nine, before transitioning to a senior ESG investment strategist role for his final year with the firm. He began his career in the financial services industry in 2008.
Mahesh earned a Bachelor of Science degree in computer information systems from Purdue University, a Master of Science degree in computer science from Boston University and a Master of Business Administration degree in business and finance from the MIT Sloan School of Management. He holds both the Chartered Financial Analyst and Financial Risk Manager designations and is a member of the CFA Institute, CFA Society Boston, CFA Society New York, Fixed Income Analysts Society and Global Association of Risk Professionals.
