Northern Trust Asset Management Appoints Milan Vidojevic as Director of Quantitative Solutions, International

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Northern Trust Asset Management (NTAM), a leading global investment management firm with $1.18 trillion in assets under management as of December 31, 2023, announced that Milan Vidojevic has joined NTAM as Director, Quantitative Solutions, International.

This appointment is part of a series of new hires by NTAM, bolstering its growing international quantitative solutions team to continue creating tailored investment strategies for existing and new clients.

"Milan's appointment demonstrates our commitment to our quantitative strategies business as we expand our footprint internationally," said Michael Hunstad, Deputy Chief Investment Officer (CIO) and CIO of global equities at NTAM. "With deep experience in factor investing and developing quantitative solutions for sophisticated institutional clients, Milan will drive forward our Global quantitative hub by supporting existing clients and developing strategic relationships with prospective partners."

Vidojevic was most recently client portfolio manager and senior quantitative researcher at Robeco. He holds a Ph.D. in finance from Vrije University Amsterdam and his research on factor premia and qualitative portfolio management has been published in the Journal of Empirical Finance, the Journal of Alternative Investments and the Journal of Portfolio Management.

Additionally, Bart van Vliet joins NTAM in Amsterdam as Quantitative Solutions Associate, International. Previously, he was client portfolio manager for quantitative equity strategies at Robeco. Bart is currently a Ph.D. student in factor investing at the Erasmus University, Rotterdam and has written several thought-leadership papers on factor premia.

These appointments follow the recent hiring of Guido Baltussen Ph.D.​ as Head of Quantitative Strategies, International. Both Vidojevic and van Vliet report to Baltussen.