Newton Investment Management, part of BNY Mellon Asset Management, has strengthened its Scotland-based private client and charities team with the appointment of a new head of charities for the region and a new business development manager in Edinburgh.

June Jessop, latterly a director at Cornelian Asset Managers in Edinburgh, will take on the role of head of charities for Scotland. She has also worked for Stewart Ivory & Company. In her new role she reports to Mike Connor, investment director, and will lead the team of charity fund managers based in Edinburgh that manages £230 million (about $377 million) of assets on behalf of over 50 charity clients.

Meanwhile Newton has promoted Matthew Dey to the role of business development manager from his role assisting with the day to day running of client portfolios for both charity and private clients.

Newton has had offices in Edinburgh since 1994; its investment management team looks after £860 million of private client and charity assets.