Asset Servicing Insights & Research

This article, which first appeared in Global Custodian, outlines four significant trends we observe as private markets investing continues to move towards the mainstream of the funds industry – all with broad-reaching ramifications.

Watch as Northern Trust's leaders of asset servicing and asset management, Pete Cherecwich and Daniel Gamba are interviewed at IMpower incorporating Fund Forum.

Themes from 2023 so far – and what they mean for our industry. In this article, I share my ideas on trends particularly disrupting asset managers, and in particular how the combination of asset volatility, fee pressures and declining revenues should cause them to assess whether their current operating models remain fit for purpose.

The European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) is the EU’s first financial services dedicated regulatory framework for crypto assets, clearly signposting mainstream market acceptance. Northern Trust’s Natalie Berkecz, Global Head of Regulatory Product and Justin Chapman, Global Head of Digital Assets and Financial Markets consider the key implications of the regulation which looks to balance innovation with financial stability and investor protection.

Expanding our relationship with this long-time custody and administration client to include trade execution and trade operations brought both expected and unexpected benefits.

The investment industry is at an inflection point, so much so that asset management chief executives have called time on a ‘golden decade’ for their sector. In this paper, we share key insights from our annual Integrated Trading Solutions Summit.

Access to comprehensive data can help allocators monitor progress toward diversity, equity and inclusion goals.

Northern Trust’s Standing Settlement Instructions (SSI) Data Delivery was recognized for Best Reporting Initiative