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Mr. Studzinski CBE is Vice Chairman of PIMCO and a managing director. As vice chairman, he helps advance PIMCO's global strategy and serves as a key strategic advisor to many clients around the world. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2018, he was vice chairman, investor relations and business development, and a senior managing director at Blackstone, overseeing sovereign and institutional investor relationships and advising large family offices. Mr. Studzinski was previously head of European investment banking at Morgan Stanley and deputy chairman of Morgan Stanley International. Mr. Studzinski is the co-founder of the Arise Foundation, which partners with local networks to stop human trafficking, and vice-chair emeritus of Human Rights Watch. He is also founder and chairman of the Genesis Foundation, a U.K.-based charity that supports young artists. He has 37 years of investment experience and holds an MBA from the University of Chicago and a bachelor's degree from Bowdoin College. In 2008, the Queen's New Year's Honours List named him Commander of the British Empire (CBE) for services to the arts and charity.

Mr. Blute is a managing director and head of PIMCO’s global wealth management business in EMEA. Previously, he served as both the head of PIMCO’s Munich office and as the head of the firm’s product strategy group in EMEA. He is a founding member and head of PIMCO PRIDE across the region. Mr. Blute joined PIMCO in 2000 as an institutional account manager at the firm’s headquarters in Newport Beach. He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and an undergraduate degree from the University of Arizona. He also holds the certified public accountant designation.

Mr. Gysi is an executive vice president and account manager in the global wealth management team in the Zurich office. He is head of PIMCO's business in Switzerland. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2013, he worked in the investment banking division of Societe Generale and Lehman Brothers International, in charge of distributing structured products and derivatives. He has 17 years of investment experience and holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a master's degree in banking and finance from the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

Mr. Andreev is a senior vice president and account manager in the London office, focusing on global wealth management and family capital in EMEA. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2020, he worked in the financial engineering division at CGI, specializing in the valuation of IT consulting projects. Previously, he worked in the performance management division of PepsiCo. He has eight years of investment experience and holds an MBA from INSEAD and an undergraduate degree from McGill University in Montreal. He is a CFA charterholder.

Macro Signposts highlights takeaways from the data analysis conducted by our team of economists and other experts.

Higher starting yields are creating opportunities across global fixed income. Group CIO Dan Ivascyn explains why quality, liquidity, and global diversification can be key to building portfolio resilience in an uncertain environment, and how the strategy pursues attractive income potential without reaching for added risk.

As AI-related issuance reshapes bond markets, differences in U.S. dollar and euro performance offer new insights into the roles of supply and technical factors.

As markets evolve and new issuance reshapes the credit landscape, investors have an expanding opportunity set across global fixed income. PIMCO Portfolio Manager Sonali Pier explains why active credit selection, global diversification, and a relative value approach is especially important today. She discusses how investors can seek attractive income opportunities while maintaining a focus on liquidity, quality, and flexibility.

Group CIO Dan Ivascyn explains why resilience, quality, and global diversification matter more than reaching for risk amid geopolitical conflict, credit stress, and the AI boom.

Macro Signposts highlights takeaways from the data analysis conducted by our team of economists and other experts.

Foreign demand for U.S. assets – especially credit – remains resilient amid broader macro and market uncertainties.

Macro Signposts highlights takeaways from the data analysis conducted by our team of economists and other experts.

Higher yields have created a stronger foundation for bond investors. Andrew Balls, CIO Global Fixed Income, discusses why actively managed global bonds may offer compelling opportunities for income, diversification and resilience as regional growth, inflation and policy trends continue to diverge.

Macro Signposts highlights takeaways from the data analysis conducted by our team of economists and other experts.

Leverage and complexity are gaining ground in today’s late-cycle markets, signaling caution – not crisis – and underscoring the value of diversification and risk management.

Macro Signposts highlights takeaways from the data analysis conducted by our team of economists and other experts.