Standard Bank, Africa’s largest bank, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Northern Trust to partner on the delivery of transition management services across Southern Africa. Under the partnership, Standard Bank’s clients will gain access to Northern Trust’s full suite of transition management services.
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BNY Mellon launches digital assets unit
BNY Mellon has established a Digital Assets unit that will accelerate the development of solutions and capabilities to help clients address growing and evolving needs related to the growth of digital assets, including cryptocurrencies. The cross-functional, cross-business team, which will be led by Mike Demissie, head of Advanced Solutions at BNY Mellon, is currently developing…
Northern Trust takes equity stake in Equity Data Science
Northern Trust has reached an agreement to take an equity stake in Equity Data Science, Inc., a cloud-based analytics platform that provides decision support tools to asset managers for idea generation, portfolio construction and risk management. The deal will integrate EDS decision support tools with Northern Trust’s core technology platforms, and is an extension of…
Northern Trust opens in Norway
Northern Trust has opened a branch in Oslo, Norway. The branch will offer onshore depositary services to Norwegian asset managers and asset owners. The opening follows its reappointment by the NOK 790bn (USD92bn) Kommunal Landspensjonskasse (KLP), Norway’s largest life insurance firm. Under the terms of the renewed mandate with KLP, Northern Trust will provide a…
Northern Trust links to IHS Markit’s thinkFolio
Northern Trust has entered into an alliance with IHS Markit, provider of the thinkFolio multi-asset class investment management platform. The integration between thinkFolio and Northern Trust’s middle office outsourcing platform will provide opportunities for both firms to offer mutual institutional clients solutions and services, leveraging one another’s strengths across the investment value chain. Northern Trust…
Northern Trust makes senior management moves
Northern Trust has hired Kelley Conway to lead its corporate and digital strategy, based in Chicago and reporting to Mike O’Grady, CEO. She joins from Accenture, where she was a partner in the financial services practice. The firm has also established a new unit within its asset servicing business, Investment Data Science, which will be…
Northern Trust to support AMX & DWS initiative
Northern Trust has been appointed to support an initiative between the Asset Management Exchange and DWS to offer a pooled funds service in the UK that enables pension schemes to actively engage in stewardship. The service aggregates investor stewardship preferences and seeks to execute votes in alignment with these preferences. Northern Trust will support the…
Robert Stenmark joins Northern Trust in Norway
Robert Stenmark has joined Northern Trust to head its new Norwegian branch and lead its depositary services business in Norway. He joins from Handelsbanken.
Westwood outsources trading to Northern Trust
Northern Trust has been selected by Westwood Holdings Group to provide outsourced trading through its Integrated Trading Solutions service. In this role, Northern Trust will assume responsibility for equity and fixed income trading and middle office trade settlement support for the USD12bn asset manager.
Arti Sharma resurfaces at MJ Hudson Amaces
Arti Sharma has joined MJ Hudson Amaces, the FX and custodian benchmarking service, as a managing director, based in Canada. Sharma was one of the leading names in the North American custody industry before she stepped down from her role as president and CEO of Northern Trust Canada in 2020. She was also an executive…