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Asset managers’ confidence in the status quo ‘misguided’: Northern Trust

While making it through recent market events is an “accomplishment”, asset managers need to shake things up in order to survive. They’re doubling down on what worked in the past instead.

Lachlan Maddock | 28th Jun 2023 | More
Bull markets good, bear markets great in global insto funds game

Vanguard usurped BlackRock as the biggest institutional fund manager in 2022 during a year where most firms went backwards, according to the latest Pensions & Investments global survey.

David Chaplin | 21st Jun 2023 | More
Northern Trust takes the upper hand in Perpetual custody battle

Just two years after selecting State Street as its custodian, Perpetual is deciding whether to take its business elsewhere in the wake of its acquisition of global fund manager Pendal.

Lachlan Maddock | 14th Jun 2023 | More
  • Why instos really underperform (and don’t know why)

    Institutional investors are mostly unaware of what’s dragging on their performance, according to analysis by Northern Trust Asset Management. Having too many managers with the same style is part of the problem.

    Lachlan Maddock | 18th Dec 2022 | More
    Time for different opinions on market direction

    As the money-fueled tech bubble pops, value investing is clawing its way back to the top. But investors shouldn’t write off growth just yet, even if it’s not “coming back in a hurry.”

    Lachlan Maddock | 29th Jun 2022 | More
    Northern Trust hops on digital asset trend

    Northern Trust has joined other global custodians in creating a dedicated division for servicing digital assets.

    Lachlan Maddock | 24th Jun 2022 | More
  • ‘Nuance gets ignored’: Why exclusion won’t help super on climate

    The emissions intensity of the ASX has some investors with a home country bias looking for an exclusionary approach. But decarbonising Aussie equities isn’t as simple as ditching them.

    Lachlan Maddock | 13th May 2022 | More
    Quants get a boost from merger mania

    As funds get bigger and bigger – and the Your Future Your Super (YFYS) performance test bites – they’re rethinking everything from alpha generation to their intrinsic investment philosophies. While the increasing size of super funds will benefit them in unlisted markets – where big funds can increasingly play on the same field as global…

    Lachlan Maddock | 17th Mar 2022 | More
  • Smart beta behemoth builds APAC quant squad

    Factor-specialist Northern Trust Asset Management (NTAM) has established a quantitative investment team targeting the Asia-Pacific region. Australia-based, Scott Bennett, will head the new NTAM APAC quant unit across the dual locations of Melbourne and Hong Kong. Bennett joined NTAM in 2018 as head of quant research for Australia and NZ. Before moving to NTAM, Bennett…

    David Chaplin | 11th Mar 2022 | More
    Northern Trust’s blueprint for growth in 2022

    Northern Trust Asset Management (NTAM) has grown local AUM more than 500 per cent since it opened its doors in Australia. And a “year of transitions” could create the opportunity for even more. When Bert Rebelo was working for NTAM in Hong Kong in the mid-2010s, he began to think about the opportunity Down Under….

    Staff Writer | 16th Dec 2021 | More
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