Asset Servicing Research

As defined contribution plans continue to gain popularity over defined benefit plans, plan sponsors seek ways to achieve the most cost efficient programs that offer transparency, customization and improved governance. In this webinar, Northern Trust highlights industry trends and the benefits of unbundled programs plan sponsors may want to consider to customize their plan structures and gain efficiencies within their plans.

Regulatory change in the derivatives market has a number of implications for institutional investors and asset managers.  Learn about the changing role of securities lending in a cleared environment from dealing with the operational infrastructure changes to learning how to unlock the potential revenue opportunities.

Hedge fund managers face greater regulatory and transparency requirements, increasing the demand for solutions beyond routine reporting from their hedge fund administrators. Expert panel, including Peter Sanchez, CEO of Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services, discuss the latest industry trends and solutions.

In this webinar, PAAMCO’s Jane Buchan and Northern Trust’s Peter Cherecwich share their insights on trends and challenges in hedge fund investment – how managers are catering to the new demands of the marketplace, and how leading investors are approaching the issues of diligence, manager selection, transparency, and risk management.

This article explores innovative strategies that fund managers are using to enhance governance, data quality and business resilience.

Examining the outsourcing dilemma facing insurance companies' investment businesses and changes the industry faces amid an increasingly complex regulatory environment.

The roundtable including Northern Trust, GLOBAL Reinsurance Corporation of America, Knights of Columbus and moderated by Strategic Asset Alliance examines the benefits and pitfalls of the overarching trend for outsourcing infrastructure and investment processes.

Northern Trust explores the impact the Dodd-Frank Act will have on pension funds and provides an in-depth look at margin requirements for cleared and uncleared swaps