Northern Trust Asset Management (NTAM) has appointed two chief investment strategists. Gary Paulin takes on international responsibilities, while Joseph Tanious will head the North America region.
The pair report to incoming global co-chief investment officers Michael Hunstad and Chris Roth, who will lead the division from 1 June.
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In their roles Paulin and Tanious will work with investment teams across asset classes to develop the firm’s economic and market views, and produce research and analysis on new instruments and market developments.
Roth commented: “Their expertise will be invaluable as we support our clients through changing market environments and evolving risk profiles.”
As of 31 March, NTAM held US$1.3 trillion in assets under management.
The appointments follow the continued expansion of NTAM’s quant investment strategies team, which saw 13 new hires in the Amsterdam office earlier this year.
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Paulin has been with Northern Trust since 2016, leading integrated trading solutions in the capital markets business before becoming head of global strategic solutions in 2021 and head of international enterprise client solutions in 2024. Prior to this, he was a founding partner at boutique investment bank Aviate Global and part of the equity sales team at Merrill Lynch.
With more than 25 years of experience, Tanious joins NTAM after 11 years at Bessemer Trust. Most recently, he was a managing director and head of portfolio strategy at the firm. Earlier in his career, Tanious was an executive director and market strategist at JP Morgan Asset Management.
