Northern Trust Corporation reports developments across wealth management, asset servicing, asset management and banking for institutions, corporations, affluent families and individuals. News about Northern Trust commonly covers client mandates for global custody, securities lending, fund administration, depositary services, investment operations outsourcing and accounting services, including work with public retirement systems and ETF platforms.
Recurring updates also include Northern Trust Universe performance data for pension and institutional investment plans, wealth management leadership and Global Family Office activity, quarterly financial results, common and preferred stock dividends, and technology collaborations that support investment operations workflows and reporting.
Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) has expanded its relationship with First Sentier Group, being appointed fund administrator and depositary for the First Sentier Investors Global Umbrella Fund Plc, an Irish fund structure of about US$14 billion. Northern Trust will provide custody, depositary, fund accounting and transfer agency services.
According to Northern Trust, the appointment supports First Sentier Group’s strategy to align its operating model across key fund structures and jurisdictions, aiming for greater consistency, resilience and scalability while preserving flexibility for local regulatory and investor requirements. The mandate broadens the global scope of services Northern Trust delivers to First Sentier Group.
Northern Trust (NASDAQ:NTRS) announced that Northern Trust Asset Management has unified its exchange traded fund lineup under the Northern Trust ETFs brand. The change brings 27 FlexShares ETFs together with 12 Northern Trust ETFs launched over the past year into a single platform.
According to Northern Trust Asset Management, the rebrand does not alter fund investment objectives, portfolio management teams, ticker symbols or investment processes, preserving continuity for investors. The firm 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) has expanded its relationship with First Sentier Group, being appointed fund administrator for the First Sentier Investors Global Growth Funds, a Singapore unit trust offering. Northern Trust will provide custody, fund accounting and transfer agency services, leveraging its global platform and local Singapore capabilities to support First Sentier’s operating model and regulatory requirements.
Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) has entered into an agreement with Lukka to add institutional-grade digital asset reporting to its services, enhancing client access to digital asset data. According to Northern Trust, Lukka’s platform will support reporting on transaction history and historical point‑in‑time balances across numerous digital asset sources.
Northern Trust (NASDAQ:NTRS) announced the appointment of Candice Nakagawa as Family Office Solutions Managing Director for the West Region, based in Los Angeles. She will help lead integrated services for affluent families with family office-level complexity, coordinating investment, fiduciary, tax, philanthropic and estate planning strategies.
Nakagawa will report to Pam Lucina, Head of Family Office Solutions. She joins from Wilmington Trust, where she was Executive Vice President and Western Region President, and previously held senior wealth management roles at U.S. Bank and MUFG Union Bank. According to Northern Trust, its wealth management business had US$534 billion in assets under management as of June 30, 2026.
Northern Trust (NASDAQ:NTRS) announced that Chief Financial Officer Dave Fox and President of Wealth Management Jason Tyler will participate in the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference/b) in New York City on . A live webcast and four-week replay will be available via the company’s Investor Relations website.
Northern Trust (NASDAQ:NTRS) reported that Canadian pension plan returns in its Northern Trust Canada Universe rose in Q2, with the median plan up 6.6% for the quarter and 6.8% year-to-date. The gains were supported by strong global equity markets, particularly emerging markets, and positive Canadian bond returns.
Canadian equities, measured by the S&P/TSX Composite, returned 7.0% in CAD, while U.S. equities (S&P 500) gained 17.1%, international developed markets (MSCI EAFE) 12.9%, and emerging markets (MSCI EM) 26.2%, all in CAD. The Canadian bond market, via the FTSE Canada Universe Bond Index, returned 2.0%, aided by falling oil prices, easing inflation pressures, and lower bond yields. Central banks globally showed mixed policy stances, with the ECB and Bank of Japan raising rates, while the Bank of Canada and U.S. Federal Reserve held steady.
Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) has been re-appointed by the UAE’s General Pension and Social Security Authority (GPSSA), renewing a custody and servicing mandate that began in 2012. GPSSA manages pensions and social security for Emirati employees across the federal government and private sector.
According to Northern Trust, around 50% of its global assets under custody are pension fund assets, and it has served clients in the Middle East for almost 40 years, including sovereign wealth funds, pension schemes, central banks and other institutional investors.
Northern Trust (NASDAQ:NTRS) launched new application programming interfaces (APIs) for its Asset Servicing institutional banking clients, enabling automated, real-time access to banking data and payment services through direct system integration. Clients can retrieve intraday and end-of-day balances, activity, and confirmations, with on-demand data delivery in industry-standard formats that support straight-through processing and reduced manual intervention. NAV Fund Services is the first client live in production, integrating the APIs across balance reporting, cash management, and fund administration workflows.
Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) will redeem on October 1, 2026 all 5,000 shares of its Series D Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock and all 500,000 related depositary shares (CUSIP 665859 AQ7). Each depositary share will be redeemed at $1,000, plus the previously declared $23 regular quarterly dividend, payable on the Redemption Date to holders of record at 5:00 p.m. Chicago time on September 15, 2026.
After the Redemption Date, the Series D Preferred Stock will no longer be outstanding and will cease to receive dividends. The depositary shares, held through DTC, will be redeemed under DTC procedures, with Equiniti Trust Company acting as redemption agent.