Contacts
BNY Mellon & Newton
Aarti Parekh
07792 715 053
aarti.parekh@mcsaatchi.com
Cancer Research UK
Issy Evans
0203 469 8302
issy.evans@cancer.org.uk
The Boat Races
Maria O’Connor
07921 603 987
maria@profsports.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 19 January 2016
THE BOAT RACES SPONSORS BNY MELLON & NEWTON PULL TOGETHER FOR
CANCER RESEARCH UK
London, United Kingdom – In a world first, BNY Mellon and Newton Investment Management, sponsors of The
Boat Races, today announce they are donating their title sponsorship of the annual challenge between Oxford
and Cambridge Universities to Cancer Research UK (CRUK), the official charity partner.
The event will now be known as The Cancer Research UK Boat Races with a new identity that will incorporate
the famous Dark Blue of Oxford and Light Blue of Cambridge with the charity’s distinctive magenta and blue. The
campaign will see Cancer Research UK receive substantial exposure throughout the Races, which will take place
on the Championship Course on the River Thames between Putney and Mortlake on 27th March.
BNY Mellon and Newton Investment Management will work together with Cancer Research UK to support their
fundraising activities in the build up to The Boat Races and will also be implementing their own initiatives with all
fundraising in aid of Cancer Research UK.
Curtis Arledge, Vice Chairman of BNY Mellon and CEO of Investment Management, commented: “We are
committed to ensuring our sponsorship of The Boat Races reflects our focus on meaningful investments,
especially when we can leverage our sponsorship to further effect change. We are proud to be working with
Cancer Research UK, whose work touches the lives of so many.
“We have the opportunity to be a sponsorship partner that genuinely changes people’s lives for the better through
sport. Just as the four crews from Oxford and Cambridge will pull together to battle for glory on the water, BNY
Mellon, Newton Investment Management and Cancer Research UK are pulling together to fight cancer.”
Helena Morrissey, Chief Executive Officer of Newton Investment Management, added: “We are delighted to
be trailblazing a whole new model for corporate sponsorship. The role of business in society is clear: in addition
to performing well for customers and shareholders, we can and must use our resources to help solve difficult
problems. We hope this news encourages other companies around the world to follow suit and that together, we
can make a genuine difference.”
David Searle, Executive Director of The Boat Race Company Ltd said: “In BNY Mellon and Newton
Investment Management we knew we had sponsors who would do something out of the ordinary. After making
history with the introduction of The Women's Boat Race to the Tideway in 2015, this amazing gesture is breaking
new ground in sponsorship. We are very grateful to BNY Mellon and Newton Investment Management for this
move and for their commitment to support their gesture by helping to raise significant sums of money for Cancer
Research UK through the various events they are developing with us and the team at CRUK.”
Sir Harpal S. Kumar, Chief Executive of Cancer Research UK, said: “We are enormously grateful to BNY
Mellon and Newton Investment Management for their generous donation. Cancer Research UK’s work has
fuelled the progress that has seen cancer survival rates double in the last 40 years. Today, two in four people
survive cancer. Our ambition is to accelerate progress so that three in four people survive cancer by 2034 and
this donation is a very welcome contribution to that aim.”
Earlier this month, Cancer Research UK launched The Great Row – a new fitness challenge, which is completed
on indoor rowing machines and encourages the nation to dust off their trainers and take part to help beat cancer
sooner. To take part in The Great Row, individuals and teams can choose from different challenge levels; with
rowing distances starting from 2,000 metres, going up to a full marathon. Participants can train for free at Fitness
First gyms every Friday throughout January, February and March, with The Great Row's official fitness partner
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welcoming participants every day from 19 – 26 March to complete their challenge ahead of the official races.
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The Cancer Research UK Boat Races will take place on Sunday 27 March 2016. The Cancer Research UK
Women's Boat Race will take place at 3.10pm GMT and The Cancer Research UK Boat Race at 4.10pm GMT.
To get involved, please follow @BNYMellonRaces #PullTogether
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NOTES TO EDITORS:
Newton Investment Management is a London-based global investment management subsidiary of The Bank of
New York Mellon Corporation. With assets under management of £45.2 billion (as at September 30, 2015),
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
investment products and services to a wide range of clients, including pension funds, charities, corporations and
(via BNY Mellon) individuals. News and other information about Newton are available at www.newton.co.uk and
via Twitter: @NewtonIM.
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one of the top US wealth managers, with $1.6 trillion in assets under management. It encompasses BNY Mellon’s
affiliated investment management firms, wealth management services and global distribution companies. More
information can be found at www.bnymellon.com.
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About The Boat Races
The Boat Race is a major London event which takes place on the River Thames over 4¼ miles between Putney
and Mortlake in the University Easter holidays. The first Race took place in 1829 and it has been held every year
since 1856 with the exception of the two World Wars. The current score between the two men’s Clubs is
Cambridge 81, Oxford 79 with one dead heat.
The first Women’s Boat Race took place in 1927 in the form of a time and style contest. Since then, the Oxford
and Cambridge University Women’s Boat Clubs have competed annually. In 2015, following a decision by The
Boat Race Company Ltd and with the invaluable help of BNY Mellon and Newton Investment Management, it
relocated to The Championship Course from Putney to Mortlake to compete on the same day as the men across
the same course. The current score between the two women’s Clubs is Cambridge 41, Oxford 29.
www.theboatraces.org
About Cancer Research UK
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Cancer Research UK was announced as the official charity partner of The Boat Races in October 2015
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Cancer Research UK is the world’s leading cancer charity dedicated to saving lives through research.
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Cancer Research UK’s pioneering work into the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer has
helped save millions of lives.
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Cancer Research UK receives no government funding for its life-saving research. Every step it makes
towards beating cancer relies on every pound donated.
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Cancer Research UK has been at the heart of the progress that has already seen survival rates in the
UK double in the last forty years.
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Today, two in four people survive cancer. Cancer Research UK’s ambition is to accelerate progress so
that three in four people will survive cancer within the next 20 years.
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Cancer Research UK supports research into all aspects of cancer through the work of over 4,000
scientists, doctors and nurses.
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Together with its partners and supporters, Cancer Research UK's vision is to bring forward the day
when all cancers are cured.
For further information about Cancer Research UK's work or to find out how to support the charity, please call
0300 123 1022 or visit www.cancerresearchuk.org. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook
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