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We spoke with Stephanie Farrell, Head of ITS, Americas, to understand the strategic considerations—from market access to regulatory agility—driving this shift.
Outsourced CIOs are shifting focus from asset allocation to navigating market volatility, liquidity risks, and rapid AI-driven change.
Asset owners need to graduate from a siloed operating model to a holistic, total portfolio view that provides comprehensive insight into performance, risk exposure and liquidity over the entire portfolio.
In this episode of Faster Forward, host Grant Johnsey sits down with Melanie Pickett, Head of Asset Servicing, Americas, to unpack the latest findings from Northern Trust’s global asset owner survey, “Asset Owners in Focus”.
ASSET OWNERS IN FOCUS PEER STUDY
DRIVING GROWTH IN ASSET MANAGEMENT
A-SUITE: A DESTINATION FOR ASSET ALLOCATORS
Data & Digital

The Multiplier Effect: Increased Trading Efficiency Through Outsourcing
We spoke with Stephanie Farrell, Head of Integrated Trading Solutions, Americas, Amy Thorne, Head of Integrated Trading Solutions, EMEA and Robert Arnott, Head of Brokerage, APAC about the added value asset managers can achieve by evaluating their current service provider stack.

AI’s Evolution in Financial Services and Its Impact on the Future
Generative AI has the potential to revolutionize investment data analysis for decision making.
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Stephanie Farrell, Head of Integrated Trading Solutions, Americas, Amy Thorne, Head of Integrated Trading Solutions, EMEA and Robert Arnott, Head of Brokerage, APAC discuss the added value asset managers can achieve by evaluating their current service provider stack.
For institutional investors with ESG goals, data is the name of the game. But with inconsistent data sets, no unified evaluation methodologies and a lack of global standards, investors can struggle to gather insights into portfolios. Data science can help make that easier.
How does an asset manager know which outsourced trading model is best for them? Start by considering your ideal future state.
Driving Operational Alpha ®
Investment data science enables asset managers and allocators to better understand why investment decisions are good or not so good – and to improve future decision making in the process.
Managing an increasing quantity of data, coupled with expectations of real-time, impactful analysis can present a challenge to institutional investors. In this video, we explore the role of digital technologies in dealing with more data, more quickly whilst minimising risk and errors.
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Investment offices need solutions to keep up with growing data complexities and increasing transparency requirements.
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Pete is an executive vice president and the bank's chief operating officer, a role he assumed in October 2024.
Melanie's remit now spans the entirety of the Asset Servicing business in the Americas, directing the bank's strategy, growth and delivery of all firmwide products & services for asset owners and asset managers in the Americas region.
As Group Head of Strategic Partnerships, Digital Assets and Financial Markets, Justin leads a global team focused on integrating traditional and digital market functions, along with group procurement and supply chain management, to help ensure clients have seamless access to cutting-edge financial solutions, industry expertise, and market advocacy.