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Gary Paulin

Chief Investment Strategist, International

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Biography

About Gary

Gary Paulin is chief investment strategist, international for Northern Trust Asset Management. He is responsible for developing and communicating the firm’s investment outlook across asset classes as well as producing investment analysis and thought leadership for the broader marketplace globally. To build out economic and market views, Gary regularly collaborates with the firm’s investment teams in equities, fixed income, multi-asset and alternatives.

Gary has more than 25 years of experience spanning across senior-level investment research, business creation, capital markets, asset management and asset servicing. Most recently, Gary was head of international enterprise client solutions for Northern Trust Asset Servicing (NTAS), where he focused on strengthening Northern Trust's relationships with key clients across the Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) and Asia-Pacific (APAC) regions and created synergies across Northern Trust’s asset servicing and asset management solutions. Previously, Gary was head of global strategic solutions for NTAS, and before that he served as global head of integrated trading solutions for Northern Trust’s outsourced trading service. Gary joined Northern Trust in May 2016 with the acquisition of the brokerage firm Aviate Global, where he was the co-founder and responsible for its thematic research offering. Prior to founding Aviate Global, Gary worked at Merrill Lynch in European research sales.

Gary has a law degree from Victoria University in New Zealand and a degree in social and political science from Cambridge University. He is also a registered representative with the FCA and FINRA and holds his Series 17 and 63 licenses.

Driven by purpose, guided by humility.

Recent Insights featuring Gary

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    The Weekender · 05.22.26

    Memo From the Middle East

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    The Weekender · 05.01.26

    Seeing is Believing: Dispatches from China and Beyond

    What my recent travels have taught me about structural shifts and global investment trends.
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  • Clearing the Fog: New Narratives Worth Watching
    The Weekender · 04.10.26

    Clearing the Fog: New Narratives Worth Watching

    When the war in Iran loosens its grip on headlines, what new stories will start to drive markets?
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