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Rugby, Resilience, and Redefining Operating Models with Gary Paulin

February 06, 2024

Faster Forward welcomes Gary Paulin, Head of Global Strategic Solutions at Northern Trust. Gary’s journey has taken him from his family’s fruit farm in New Zealand to his current role in which he works to ensure Northern Trust’s solutions remain closely aligned with the fast-evolving requirements of clients around the world. He recounts his early days, fueled by a passion for rugby, and his career journey through to the present day. 


As well as insights from his career, Gary also shares perspectives on the transformational changes impacting Northern Trust’s asset owner and asset manager clients, and the key factors driving and changing their decision-making. 


Key Highlights:


  • Transition from rural beginnings in New Zealand to founding a brokerage house in London and current role as Head of Global Strategic Solutions for Northern Trust Asset Servicing
  • Views on the operating models, new investment tools, and ideas required for asset owners to navigate today’s very different market conditions from those of the recent past
  • Opportunities for business model optimization and improved margin resiliency for asset managers in response to today’s asset volatility and broken industry economics 
  • Thoughts on AI’s potential role in augmenting decision-making processes across the investment industry
  • The value of leveraging unique, internal data to secure competitive advantage 
  • And much more!

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