Christopher Thiem Email & Phone Number

Frankfurt, He, De

• Part of the Capital Markets Research group, conducting macro & policy analysis with emphasis on the Eurozone and China, and contributing to the firm's global investment outlook• Covering market-moving events on an ad-hoc basis, building economic scenarios & forecasts to identify key risks and investment implications• Co-responsible for developing the macro research process (e.g., models, tools, data resources)• Communicating macro insights to internal & external stakeholders through calls, presentations, blog posts and investment articles• Managing select institutional fixed income portfolios with a focus on European Sovereigns, SSAs and Covered Bonds

• Part of the Rates & FX team, managing institutional fixed income portfolios with a focus on European Sovereigns, SSAs and Covered Bonds• Co-responsible for European country allocation, including the development of a systematic macro framework• Economic coverage of China; conducting real-time macro & policy analysis • Communicating investment & economic insights to internal as well as external stakeholders

Duisburg, Nordrhein-Westfalen, De

• Organised and taught undergraduate & graduate classes in macroeconomics & international finance with up to 200 participants• Advised and graded student dissertations on a broad range of economic topics• Successfully presented research at international conferences & workshops

Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, De

• Conducted an in-depth analysis of the German market for mutual funds & ETF products and generated new insight on the effective costs of passive investing• Co-developed an aggregate index of asset price inflation for German households. Results were featured in online & print media, including Germany’s largest financial newspaper (“Handelsblatt”)• Initiated and successfully completed a project to expand the index’s coverage to other European countries• Analysed macro & financial data on a regular basis and discussed the results with senior management

Duisburg, Nordrhein-Westfalen, De

• Researched and evaluated academic literature for various projects• Taught classes in Inferential Statistics and graded exams

• Part of a team to create a finance & liquidity plan for a major project in Russia• Evaluated different insurance options for foreign exchange risk and participated in meetings with banks & insurers• Provided international customers with friendly & reliable service and answered questions regarding product catalogue, existing contracts & logistics

Dr. Rer. Pol. (Phd Equiv.), Economics

Master Of Science (Msc), Money, Banking And Finance

Master Of Science (M.Sc.), Economics

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Economics

Education record