The risk-return profile of US high-yield fixed income, plus its liquidity, makes it the most attractive asset class for global investors, says strategist James McDonald.
The former head of institutional business at BEA Union joined the US firm this month to help drive its regional build-out. Further hires are expected.
E.I. Sturdza, an arm of Banque Baring Brothers Sturdza, has applied for a type-1 licence in Hong Kong and hired Jacqueline Mak from Northern Trust to run strategy and marketing.
Northern Trust lifts 12 operations staff from AllianzGI as part of a deal to provide middle-office servicing for RCM in Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America.
The firm moves to provide index equity portfolio management and equity and derivatives dealing after receiving a type-9 licence. It is also looking to enter a new Asian market.
As investors increasingly recognise the limitations of traditional, market capitalisation-weighted benchmarks, Northern Trust looks at the use of alternative approaches such as ...
After joining Northern Trust Global Investments in late 2009, Fifi Ting has left for personal reasons.
The index-based fund management boom hasn’t negated the need to customise portfolios. As investors demand increased transparency and competitive fees, a new solution is ...
While sovereign debt has continued appeal, nations handle debt differently. Northern Trust outlines challenges faced by issuers and implications for the value of sovereign debt.
Two-thirds of managers expect oil prices and market volatility to rise over the next six months, with 26% increasing their portfolio exposure to commodities in the first quarter.
Margaret Law joins from Bank of America Merrill Lynch to replace Lawrence Au and help develop asset-servicing products.
International custodian banks believe China’s qualified domestic institutional investor scheme will continue to bear fruit in the coming year.
Chen Ee-Fang takes up the newly created post in Singapore as the firm looks to ramp up its Asian asset management business.
The Singaporean insurer has added Northern Trust to diversify counterparty risk from its continuing provider, Citi.
Internal governance and compliance needs have left institutional managers with less time for due diligence and research, sparking interest in multi-manager services, says ...
Having been granted a Beijing branch licence, the US firm expects to see a big increase in Chinese demand for its asset services, including private-equity administration.
In a new asset-servicing sales role, she will assess the viability of Northern Trust offices in Korea and Taiwan and focus on growing custody business in China.
Monetary Authority of Singapore veteran William Mak switches US firms to a newly created role.
The social benefits of state investment agencies will be a major driver behind the establishment of new SWFs or existing ones growing in size, argue Kevin Hardy and Wayne Bowers.
US-based Axiom International Investors is the first firm to use the Northern Trust Common Contractual Fund.