Northern Trust Asset Management (NTAM), a leading global investment management firm with $1.18 trillion in assets under management as of Dec. 31, 2023, has announced that Christian (Chris) Roth has been hired as chief investment officer of global fixed income.
Roth brings more than three decades of financial industry experience to the role. He joins most recently from Morgan Stanley Investment Management, where he held a variety of global fixed income leadership roles since 1999. In 2023, he was chairman, broad markets fixed income. Before that he served as head of multi-sector fixed income, head of global fixed income and credit, and co-head of the global and European fixed income team.
At NTAM, Roth will oversee the investment strategy, process and approach for the firm's fixed income business globally. Roth will report to NTAM global chief investment officer Angelo Manioudakis.
“Fixed income is a foundational element of nearly every client’s portfolio,”