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Northern Trust (NTRS) released its 2026 biennial global survey of 300 asset management leaders, showing a shift toward core capabilities, greater outsourcing, tighter cost control and wider use of AI.
Respondents prioritizing product expansion fell to 47% from 60% since 2024, while product reduction as a priority rose to 28% from 5%. Managers planning to meet priorities by outsourcing non-core activities more than doubled to 39% from 18%. Offshoring was cited by 69% as the leading cost-control tool, and outsourcing non-core activities by 42%. Every respondent reported using AI, mainly for data quality, document management and research.
Northern Trust (NTRS) has been appointed sole outsourced trading services provider by J O Hambro Capital Management (JOHCM), a global equities specialist with approximately £16.8 billion (US$22.7 billion) in assets under management as of 30 June 2026.
Northern Trust’s Integrated Trading Solutions (ITS) desk will support JOHCM’s portfolios across global markets and time zones, providing wider liquidity and broker access and independently measured execution. The mandate builds on an asset servicing relationship dating back to 2008, covering middle office, fund accounting, custody and other services. As part of the transition, members of JOHCM’s trading team have been invited to join Northern Trust to maintain continuity for JOHCM’s investment teams.
Northern Trust (NTRS) has appointed Cynthia Brown as President of The Northern Trust Company of Delaware, overseeing Delaware operations and specialized trust services in Nevada.
Brown brings more than 20 years of trust and fiduciary experience, including leadership roles at Mechanics Bank’s Delaware Trust Company and Commonwealth Trust Company, and has been active in Delaware trust legislation. She succeeds David Diamond, who will remain involved until his retirement at the end of 2026. Northern Trust Wealth Management reported US$534 billion in assets under management as of June 30, 2026.
Northern Trust (NTRS) has expanded its Singapore retail unit trust capabilities through a new relationship with Perpetual (Asia) Limited. The firms now offer investment managers an integrated solution for Singapore unit trust structures, combining Northern Trust’s custody, fund administration and middle-office outsourcing with Perpetual’s independent trustee and fiduciary services.
Northern Trust Corporation (NTRS) launched the Northern Institutional Funds Stablecoin Cash Reserves Portfolio (NSCXX) for stablecoin issuers' reserves.
The new U.S. government money market fund is a 2a-7 Treasury and Treasury repurchase agreement portfolio, holding instruments with remaining maturities of 93 days or less. It invests only in U.S. Treasury securities and Treasury repos and does not hold stablecoins themselves. The fund is intended to house reserves for stablecoins in line with the U.S. GENIUS Act and is targeted at stablecoin issuers and institutional investors. Northern Trust Asset Management reports US$1.6 trillion in assets under management and US$395 billion in liquidity strategies as of June 30, 2026.
Northern Trust (NTRS) has been appointed by Warwickshire Pension Fund, a UK Local Government Pension Scheme with approximately £3.6 billion (about US$4.8 billion) in pension assets, as its asset servicer.
Northern Trust will provide global custody, valuation reporting, capital call execution and performance measurement, integrating custody data, reporting and performance information to support the fund’s evolving requirements amid the UK government’s Fit for the Future agenda and changes across the LGPS sector.
Northern Trust Asset Management (NASDAQ:NTRS) has appointed Amy Johnston as Head of its Global Institutional Client Group, overseeing the strategic direction and commercial performance of institutional businesses worldwide. The unit serves institutional and global family office clients representing US$1.4 trillion of the firm’s US$1.6 trillion in assets under management as of June 30, 2026.
Based in Chicago and reporting to President Michael Hunstad, Johnston will lead global institutional distribution, sales enablement and cross‑firm alignment. She brings more than 20 years of financial services experience, including 14 years at State Street Investment Management and prior roles at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Perennial Investment Partners and Merrill Lynch.
Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) and Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC) have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on digital investment infrastructure, with a focus on tokenisation, digital assets and enhanced digital cash capabilities in institutional markets.
The MoU creates a framework to explore improvements in transparency, operational efficiency and connectivity across institutional investment processes, building on both organisations’ prior involvement in Project Acacia, a research initiative led by the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre. According to Northern Trust, areas of interest include digital money innovations such as tokenised deposits and regulated settlement assets, as well as liquidity management, settlement efficiency, interoperability between traditional market infrastructure and emerging digital asset ecosystems, and an ongoing knowledge-sharing framework to support institutional adoption of digital investment solutions.
Northern Trust Asset Management expanded its Distributing Ladder ETF lineup by adding eight new maturity options across 5-, 10-, 20- and 30-year horizons. The new funds span two suites: Inflation-Linked Distributing Ladder ETFs holding TIPS (tickers TIPE, TIPF, TIPG, TIPH) and Tax-Exempt Distributing Ladder ETFs holding high-quality municipal bonds (tickers MUNJ, MUNF, MUNG, MUNH). These ETFs are designed to provide monthly income and annual return of principal over each fund’s life, with first return-of-capital distributions scheduled by the end of 2026. Northern Trust reports US$1.6 trillion in assets under management and US$27 billion in ETF assets as of June 30, 2026.
Northern Trust (NASDAQ:NTRS) expanded its New York Wealth Management team by appointing Senior Lead Relationship Manager Gloria Fieldcamp and Senior Relationship Manager James Le Rose, strengthening its presence in a key strategic growth market under Northeast Region President Katie Nixon.
Fieldcamp brings experience from Fiduciary Trust International, Merrill Lynch Private Banking and Investment Group, and JPMorgan Chase & Co., advising founders, entrepreneurs, executives and complex families. Le Rose joins with more than 30 years in wealth management, including senior roles at Fiduciary Trust International, Chase Manhattan Private Bank and Bessemer Trust. According to Northern Trust, its Wealth Management business had US$534 billion in assets under management as of June 30, 2026.