Chris Ratkovsky

About Chris Ratkovsky

I\'m a passionate global macro investor with experience in systematic and discretionary…

Experience

1. VP, Senior Research Analyst, Investment Solutions

   Franklin Templeton

   Jun 2018 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Head, Cross-Asset & Portfolio Strategy: Leader of seven-person team making Cash, Equity and Fixed Income recommendations. Developed holistic ‘systematic macro’ and ‘systematic technicals’ (flows, positioning) models. Published regular thematic research on macro/market trends and their cross-asset implications. Launched FX team: Developed systematic process for DM/EM FX forecasts and allocations. Developed additional FX models, alongside discretionary/thematic FX views, to drive team\'s market views. Member, Macro Team: Shared responsibility for team’s discretionary global growth/inflation forecasts and macro themes. Lead analyst for ‘systematic macro’ forecasts (proprietary leading indicators) and translating macro views into multi-asset (rates, credit, FX, equity, commodity) recommendations. Lead China macro analyst.

Education

• University of Cape Town

  Semester Study Abroad Program, Economics, Political Economy

  2005 — 2005

• Columbia Business School

  Master of Business Administration (MBA)

  2014 — 2015

• Queen's University

  Bachelor of Arts Honors, Economics

  2003 — 2007

• Ridley College

  High School Diploma

  1998 — 2003

• CFA Institute

  CFA Charterholder

  2011

Skills

• Corporate Finance
• Capital Markets
• Financial Analysis
• Equity Research
• Analytical Skills
• Sql
• Multi-Asset Investing
• Investments
• Macroeconomics
• Derivatives
• Portfolio Management
• Global Macro
• Risk Parity
• Python
• Asset Management
• Strategy
• Financial Modeling
• Trading
• Vba
• Securities
• Factor Investing
• Analysis
• Strategic Asset Allocation
• Microsoft Office
• Matlab
• Valuation
• Bloomberg
• Equities
• Tactical Asset Allocation