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High-touch service and full range of solutions for Canadian clientsWhen you work with Northern Trust, you are working with one of the largest and fastest growing investment managers serving institutional clients worldwide. As a multi-asset class investment manager we provide comprehensive, value-added investment solutions, exceptional performance potential and careful risk management.
 
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Northern Trust Global Investments (NTGI), the asset management arm of Northern Trust, is one of the largest and fastest growing global asset managers in the world with more than CDN $647.3 Billion in Assets Under Management (as of March 31, 2010).  Northern Trust Global Advsiors (NTGA) and its subsidiaries provide Manager of Managers capabilites globally with Assets under Management of CDN $41 Billion (as of December 31, 2009).

Manager of Managers

Northern Trust Global Advisors, the manager of managers division of Northern Trust Global Investments, is a market leader in manager of managers investing with a long, established track record in Canada.  Via our full range of global investment solutions we provide you with a sophisticated blend of investment approaches, styles and skills for effective investment solutions.  Exhaustive qualitative and quanititaive reviews ensure we select the "best in class" managers on the basis of their investment philosophy, process, and ability to add significant value to your portfolio.  Portfolio diversification and understanding and managing risk expectations are at the heart of our approach.  Long-only funds and strategies, hedge fund of funds, private equity fund of funds, real estate funds, as well as cutomized mandates are available.

We are experienced in managing portfolios on a regional and global basis with distinct investment philosophies.  We consult with our clients to implement the right solutions for them, ranging from specific investment mandates across the capital market spectrum to the deisgn and implementation of a complete leading edge investment program.

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Investment Solutions
At Northern Trust we provide bespoke, liability orientated, open architecture investment solutions to plan sponsors of international pension funds.

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Liability Driven Investing
Liability Driven Investing provides plan sponsors the opportunity to understand and manage the risk inherent in their pension plans.
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Manager of Managers Capabilities
We select and provide access to niche and emerging managers. We offer long-only, fund of hedge funds and private equity programmes.
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Active Equity Management
We offer a range of global growth strategies as well as US value portfolios.
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Quantitative Management
Our highly diversified Quantitative Management Team is composed of experts from the leading indexing and quantitative firms in the business.
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Cash Management and Fixed Income
Our objective is to provide liquid, diversified and value-oriented portfolios to meet the risk/return needs of our clients.
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Securities Lending
At Northern Trust, clients have the opportunity to optimize the value of their portfolios by participating in our securities lending program, while working within their individual risk tolerances. Income gained from lending securities traditionally offsets a significant portion of annual trustee and custodian fees - all with the assurance of dealing with a financially stable, secure, and highly-rated leader in worldwide financial services.
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Transition Management
We adopt a consultative approach throughout each assignment, working closely with clients to develop precise and measurable implementation plans.
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This material is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer or solicitation to purchase or sell any security. NT Global Advisors, Inc. (Toronto) is a subsidiary of Northern Trust Global Advisors and The Northern Trust Corporation.
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David Lester is a Vice President at Northern Trust Global Advisors. Based in the Toronto office, David leads the asset management sales effort at Northern Trust in Canada. With a focus on providing innovative investment and outsourcing solutions to the marketplace, David will be working closely with pension plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and other institutional investors. David started his investment career in 1996 with a retail mutual fund company. Prior to joining Northern Trust, David spent 12 years at SEI, most recently as the Director of National Accounts where he lead the firm’s institutional sales and marketing efforts.

David has authored a range of articles on pension-related topics in addition to speaking at industry conferences. He is a past chair of the Ontario Regional Council of the Canadian Pension & Benefits Institute and is a member of the Toronto CFA Society.

David holds a Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering from McGill University where he was awarded the British Association Medal for Great Distinction. David graduated from INSEAD in Fontainebleau France with distinction, where he received a Masters Degree in Business Administration.

 
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