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Asset Servicing Insights & Research

Asset Servicing Insights & Research

Discover smart ideas to drive Operational Alpha ®

  

Top Asset Servicing Insights

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”.

Choosing the Outsourced Trading Model That’s Right for You

ASSET OWNERS IN FOCUS PEER STUDY

We recently surveyed 180 global asset owners on their evolving priorities and how they are navigating today’s challenges and positioning for the future.

  

DRIVING GROWTH IN ASSET MANAGEMENT

Managers are shifting gears to employ a 'right product, right fit' strategy to drive growth in 2024 and beyond.

  

A-SUITE: A DESTINATION FOR ASSET ALLOCATORS

Explore the latest insights, research and networking opportunities for asset owners.

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.

More Data & Digital Insights

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 ®

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.

More Driving Operational Alpha ® Insights

Investment offices need solutions to keep up with growing data complexities and increasing transparency requirements.

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Our Asset Servicing Experts

Peter B. Cherecwich

Pete is an executive vice president and the bank's chief operating officer, a role he assumed in October 2024.

Melanie Pickett

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.

Justin Chapman

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.

  

  

  

  

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