Northern Trust has expanded its front office solutions product set to include a suite of risk management capabilities, enabling asset owners to review and assess the operational strengths and risks of investment managers, including those managing alternative strategies such as hedge funds, private equity funds, real assets and direct investments. The operational risk management solutions…
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Northern Trust hires Gil Platteau for Switzerland client role
Northern Trust has appointed Gil Platteau to the senior leadership team in Switzerland. Based in the Basel office, Platteau will manage key client relationships with Swiss pension funds and insurance companies. Platteau was most recently at Mercer Delegated Solutions, where he was country head of Switzerland.
Northern Trust boosts TM business with two hires In Australia
Northern Trust has made two appointments in its capital markets business. Mat Cook has been appointed to lead Northern Trust’s transition management offering across Asia-Pacific, based in its Sydney office. Cook joins from State Street, where he worked for the past nine years as a transition manager. Rob Dixon joins the transition management team in…
Northern Trust appoints Grace Hayman for senior ANZ SL role
Northern Trust has appointed Grace Hayman as senior relationship manager for its securities lending business in Australia and New Zealand. Based in Sydney, Hayman will also be responsible for leading securities lending business development activities across the region. Hayman was most recently based in Northern Trust’s Singapore office where she managed the Southeast Asian securities…
Northern Trust launches securities loan pricing engine
Northern Trust has developed a securities lending pricing engine that uses machine learning and advanced statistical techniques to support revenue growth for clients by more effectively forecasting loan rates.
Northern Trust launches investment analytics tool
Northern Trust has launched a new investment analytics tool to provide institutional investors with further insights when tracking and analysing risk and performance across their portfolios. This latest enhancement – Performance RADAR – is a proprietary reporting tool offering an intelligent user experience for accessing performance, attribution, contributions and ex-post risk results online across individual…
UAE-based Introspect Capital appoints Northern Trust
29JUL19: Dubai-based asset manager Introspect Capital has appointed Northern Trust to provide global custody and brokerage services. Founded in 2017, Introspect Capital invests primarily in equities across the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia.
Northern Trust launches agency options trading desk
25JUL19: Northern Trust has established a dedicated options trading desk within its institutional brokerage business. The Chicago-based options desk provides institutional clients globally with options trading and streamlined reporting for prime brokerage. Options trading at Northern Trust is offered through an agency model with no principal trading operation. Northern Trust executes more than USD350bn notional…
Hermes appoints Northern Trust for FX management in Ireland
23JUL19: Northern Trust has been appointed by Hermes Investment Management to provide currency management services for its Irish fund range. Ian Kennedy, COO, Hermes Investment Management, said: “Northern Trust have been able to automate our sophisticated currency management investment process and deliver comprehensive reporting and analytics for us. This has increased operational efficiency and enhanced…
Pzena IM extends NTRS relationship to Ireland
22JUL19: Pzena Investment Management, a U.S.-based money manager with USD37.4bn AuM, has selected Northern Trust as fund administrator and global asset servicing provider for its Ireland-domiciled UCITS funds. The appointment extends Pzena’s existing relationship in the U.S. and Australia with Northern Trust.