Newton, part of BNY Mellon Investment Management, has hired Alex Khosla as a portfolio manager on the firm’s Global Emerging Markets (GEM) and Asian equities strategies, in its global opportunities team.

Mr Khosla will work alongside lead portfolio managers Paul Birchenough and Ian Smith on the £1.8 billion Newton Global Emerging Markets, Sustainable Global Emerging Markets and Asian Equity strategies.

He joins from Aikya Investment Management, where he was an investment analyst covering global emerging markets. Prior to that, he was an investment analyst at Stewart Investors. Mr Khosla worked with Paul and Ian at AXA Framlington, where he supported them in managing the firm’s global emerging markets funds. He began his career at UBS Investment Bank.

Paul Birchenough and Ian Smith, co-lead managers of Newton’s Global Emerging Markets and Asian Equities strategies said, “We have continued to see strong demand for our Global Emerging Markets and Asian equities franchise.

“These regions provide a particularly attractive opportunity for long-term, active investors like us, and we continue to grow our product offering in the asset class. Alex shares our belief in long-term investing with a clearly defined philosophy and an established, disciplined process for idea generation and portfolio management.”