Liquidity Strategies

Custom strategies built to help you manage cash along the spectrum of liquidity needs.

When it comes to your cash, one size simply does not fit all.  Understanding how to categorize your cash to align with your risk, return and liquidity needs and expectations can drive an effective investment strategy.

Northern Trust liquidity strategies manage cash along the liquidity spectrum of investor needs — from operational to reserve to longer-term, strategic uses of cash. Our deep global expertise in rates, credit and risk management — together with our global scale — can help clients navigate changing economic landscapes.

Strategies focus on high credit quality securities, structured in an effort to preserve principal, provide liquidity and generate a competitive return. Strategies are available in multiple vehicles and custom solutions for institutional and individual investors, utilizing both taxable and tax-exempt securities.

*As of December 31, 2020 (updated quarterly). Source: NTAM Finance. 

**Pensions & Investments as of March 31, 2019. The above rankings are not indicative of future performance. Unless otherwise noted, rankings are based on total worldwide assets under management of $885 billion as of December 31, 2018 by Pensions & Investments magazine’s 2019 Special Report on the Largest Money Managers..

• Global Expertise. Our scale and deep expertise in rates, credit and risk management helps investors navigate changing market environments.

• Quality and Risk Management. We focus on high quality securities that aim to preserve principal, provide liquidity and generate competitive returns.

• Integrated Investment Process. A robust investment process emphasizing macroeconomic analysis, credit research and risk management.

An Effective Strategy for Any Liquidity Profile

With maturities from one day to 18 months, our solutions seek to maximize returns across the liquidity spectrum.