BNY Mellon boutique appoints Clare Huijnen

LONDON, 28 February 2012 — Newton*, part of BNY Mellon Asset Management, has announced that it has expanded its Private Client team with the appointment of Clare Huijnen as an Investment Manager.

Huijnen joins Newton from HSBC Private Bank, where she was part of the Investment Counsellor team since March 2010. Prior to joining HSBC, she worked at Clariden Leu as part of their Portfolio Management Unit from 1998.

Reporting to Caroline Mair, Head of International Private Clients at Newton*, Huijnen will have investment management and client service responsibilities as well as participate in business development activities as Newton continues to build on its well established International Private Client footprint.

Caroline Mair comments, "Over the past two years we have been steadily strengthening our International Private Client business with a number of senior appointments in order to reinforce our existing client service and to meet an increase in new clients. With over 12 years of experience of working in the private client sector, Clare is another excellent addition to our team.

"Newton has served private clients since its founding over 30 years ago. We are committed to expanding our established footprint and to delivering a high quality service to all of our clients. As a core part of our business, private clients are offered a differentiated and professional investment management service. One benefit includes having access to the single, thematically driven, global investment process and investment team and resources which aims to deliver strong investment returns to Newton's clients over the longer term."

Newton* is a London-based global asset management subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation and part of BNY Mellon Asset Management. With assets under management of more than £45.9 billion, including assets managed by Newton Investment Management Limited as dual officers of Newton Capital Management Limited and The Bank of New York Mellon, Newton's group of affiliated companies provides a broad range of award-winning investment products and services to individuals, pension funds, charities and corporations. News and other information about Newton is available at www.newton.co.uk.

BNY Mellon Asset Management is one of the world's leading asset management organizations, encompassing BNY Mellon's affiliated investment management firms and global distribution companies. Information about BNY Mellon Asset Management can be found at www.bnymellonam.com.

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*'Newton' refers to the following group of affiliated companies: Newton Investment Management Limited, Newton Capital Management Limited, Newton International Investment Management Limited, Newton Capital Management LLC and Newton Fund Managers (C.I.) Limited. Assets under management include assets managed by all of these companies except Newton Capital Management LLC, which provides marketing services in the U.S. for Newton Capital Management Limited. Except for Newton Capital Management LLC and Newton Capital Management Limited, none of the other Newton companies offer services in the US and Canada. Newton Capital Management Limited is registered in the United States as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Unless otherwise stated, all information source BNY Mellon Asset Management as at 31 December 2011. This press release is qualified for issuance in the UK, US and Canada and is for information purposes only. It does not constitute an offer or solicitation of securities or investment services or an endorsement thereof in any jurisdiction or in any circumstance in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful or not authorised. This press release is issued by BNY Mellon Asset Management (US & Canada) and BNY Mellon Asset Management International Limited (ex-US/Canada) to members of the financial press and media and the information contained herein should not be construed as investment advice. Past performance is not a guide to future performance. Registered office of BNY Mellon Asset Management International: BNY Mellon Centre, 160 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4V 4LA. Registered in England no. 1118580. Authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. A BNY Mellon CompanySM