Speakers
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Michael Spinks Portfolio Manager, Mixed Assets and Charities Team – Newton
Michael joined Newton in October 2024 as a Senior Portfolio Manager on the Mixed Assets and Charities Team, with joint investment responsibilities for several UK charity and specialist institutional portfolios. He joined Newton from Ninety One, where he managed a range of multi-asset portfolios on behalf of pension funds, charities, and sovereign wealth funds. Prior to this, he was a Portfolio Manager at Schroders, having begun his investment career at Watson Wyatt (now WTW) in 1996. Michael holds a BA (Hons) in Mathematics & Economics from Durham University and is a CFA charterholder.
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James Mitchell Client Director - Newton
James is a member of the client director team and is responsible for a wide range of Newton's institutional segregated fund clients. He joined Newton 2002, prior to which he worked at Clerical Medical Investment Management as a pension funds client director. His initial investment experience was gained at Banque Nationale de Paris (Hong Kong) as a fund manager and economist, and at Delta Asia Securities (Hong Kong) as a research analyst.
James has a BA (Hons) in Economics and is a Member of the CFA Institute.
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Anita Bhatia Trustee and Chair of the Investment Committee - Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Anita is a Senior Investment Adviser to multiple global organisations [bfinance] with over 20 years of experience in investment strategy and portfolio management across public and private financial markets. She advises institutional asset owners on asset allocation, investment policy and governance, manager research and selection, and risk management. She also provides specialist advice in relation to sustainable and impact investment strategies.
