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Awards and Recognition

   
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Northern Trust enjoys honors as a leading bank and employer

Each year Northern Trust is recognized as an industry leader in both the services we provide our clients and the innovations we offer as an employer. Recent distinctions include:

Corporate & Institutional Services

  • Best Offshore Fund Administrator
    Hedgeweek USA 2012 Awards

  • Transition Management Firm of the Year
    European Pensions Awards 2012, June 2012

  • IFSC Deal of the Year Award
    Finance Dublin, June 2012

  • Best Service Provider to ETFs in Europe
    Annual Global ETF Awards, 2012-2008 (joint winner 2012)

  • Custody and Securities Services Provider of the Year
    Professional Pensions, UK Pensions awards 2012

  • Hedge Fund Administrator of the Year
    Custody Risk Americas Awards, April 2012

  • Transition Management Provider of the Year
    Custody Risk Americas Awards, April 2012

  • Best Administrator for UCITS Funds
    HFMWeek European Hedge Fund Services Awards, May 2011 and March 2012

  • Best Administrator: Form PF Solutions
    HFM Week US Service Provider Awards, 2012

  • Best European ETF Administrator
    ETF Express Global Awards 2012

  • Best Outsourcing Services Company
    Awards 2011, November 2011

  • European Administrator of the Year
    Funds Europe Awards 2011, December 2011

  • Global Securities Lender of the Year
    The Securities Lending Industry Awards, Fundamentals magazine, November 2011

  • Maximum 3 star accreditation by Investors in Customers (IIC), UK Transfer Agency Team
    Assessment 2011 against key customer service and relationship benchmarks

  • Best Services Company, Limerick Region Business Awards 2011
    October 2011

  • Best Global Investor Services House
    Euromoney Awards for Excellence, July 2011

  • Best Administrator for UCITS Funds
    HFMWeek European Hedge Fund Services Awards, May 2011 and March 2012

  • Global Custody Award Winners
    FT Business Pension & Investment Provider Awards 2011

  • Custodian of the Year
    Professional Pensions UK Pensions Awards, May 2011

  • Custodian of the Year
    Global Pensions Awards, March 2011

  • Northern Trust Named ‘Best Global Custodian’
    AsianInvestor Magazine 2010 Service Provider Awards, November 2010

  • CityIQ Outsourcing 2010 Survey
    Ranked No.1 'weighted' Perception category
    Ranked No. 1 Momentum category

  • Best Global Investor Services House
    Euromoney magazine Awards for Excellence, July 2010

  • Client Relationship Manager of the Year
    ICFA Americas Service Provider Awards, May 2010

  • Outsourcing Provider of the Year
    ICFA Americas Service Provider Awards, May 2010

  • Custodian of the Year
    Professional Pensions UK Pensions Awards, April 2010

  • Best Administrator Over $30bn AUA - Funds of Hedge Funds
    HFM Week European Hedge Fund Services Awards

  • Best Custody Specialist in Asia
    The Asset Magazine, March 2010

  • Best Client Servicing in Asia Pacific
    Asia Asset Management Magazine, February 2010

  • Special commendation: European Custodian of the Year
    Funds Europe Awards 2009, December 2009

  • Securities Outsourcing Provider of the Year
    Financial-i Leaders in Innovation awards, December 2009

  • European Client Relationship Manager of the Year
    ICFA European Awards 2009, November 2009

  • Custodian of the Year: The Netherlands
    ICFA European Awards 2009, November 2009 and November 2008

  • Best Overall Hedge Fund Administrator
    HFMWeek US Service Provider Awards, October 2009

  • Best Bank for Pensions Solutions
    TMI 2009 Awards for Innovation & Excellence in Treasury Management, Treasury Management International Magazine

  • Custodian of the Year
    European Pensions Awards, July 2009

  • Pension Pooling Award of the Year
    European Pensions Awards July 2009 and July 2008

  • Outsourcing Deal of the Year - Capital Markets

  • FSOkx Excellence Awards, June 2009

  • Best Funds of Hedge Funds Administrator
    HMFWeek Service Provider Awards, May 2009

  • Global Investor Global Custody Survey 2009
    -Ranked No. 1 in Asia (weighted)
    -Ranked No. 1 Institutional Fund Manager - Americas (weighted)
    -Ranked No. 1 Sole Custodian - EMEA (weighted)
    -Ranked No. 2 overall Sole Custodian (weighted)

  • Global Custodian of the Year
    FT Business Pension & Investment Provider Awards, May 2009

  • Best Custody Specialist - Asia
    The Asset Magazine, March 2009

Corporate Leadership

  • For the 2011-12 United Way of Metropolitan Chicago campaign season, Northern Trust awarded:
    -  The Community Spirit Award
    -  Tocqueville Support Pillar Award
    -  Frances Wisebart Jacobs Award
    -  #1 Corporate Citizen
    -  #1 Leadership Giving Company

  • Northern Trust named to FTSE4Good Global Index for 2012; Sixth Consecutive Year

  • Northern Trust named to MSCI ESG Indices for 2012/2013: MSCI World ESG Index, MSCI World SRI Index, and MSCI KLD 400 Social Index

  • Northern Trust named to Dow Jones Sustainability World Index and the North America Index for 2012/2013; Second Consecutive Year

  • One of the "World's Most Admired Companies"
    Fortune Magazine, 2012; Sixth Consecutive Year

  • 50 Out Front for Diversity Leadership: Best Places for Diverse Managers
    Diversity MBA Magazine, 2012; Fifth Consecutive Year
  • Northern Trust achieves a perfect rating of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality
    Corporate Equality Index, November 2012; Seventh Consecutive Year

  • Top 30 Employers for Working Families, Best Organization for Flexible Working Award, Working Families Organization, October 2012


  • Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces List
    Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, September 2012; Third Consecutive Year

  • 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers
    Working Mother magazine, September 2012; 21st Year on the List

  • Top Charitable Contributor
    Boston Business Journal, September 2012

  • Ranked #39 on Top 50 Safest Global Banks
    Global Finance Magazine - August 2012
  • Silver Cradle Award for adoption-related employee benefits, The Cradle Foundation, June 2012


  • Top 50 Company for Executive Women
    National Association for Female Executives (NAFE) — February 2012, Fourth Consecutive Year
  • Best Companies for Multicultural Women, Working Mother magazine, January 2012


  • Northern Trust named One of the Top 50 Companies for Latinas to Work for in the United States
    Latina Style Magazine, September 2011, Fifth Consecutive Year

  • Best Places for Asians to Work
    The National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAAP), September 2011

  • Northern Trust Selected as One of International Data Group's Computerworld 100 Best Places to Work in IT 
    June 2011 — Ninth Consecutive Year 

  • Northern Trust Achieves Environmental Milestone
    June 2011— The Northern Trust Operating Services faciality in Bangalore, India was awarded the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Commercial Interior Platinum Certification, recognizing the use of designs and materials that minimize environmental impacts and a healthy and productive work environment.

  • 40  Best Companies for Diversity
    Black Enterprise Magazine, September 2010 – Second Consecutive Year
  • Shortlisted for annual Making a Difference Corporate Social Responsibility Awards
    Legal & General, December 2009

  • Top 100 Technology Innovators
    InformationWeek 500, September 2009

  • Northern Trust Recognized as one of the Best Companies for Diverse Graduates
    Diversity Edge Magazine, May 2009

  • BusinessWeek 50, Class of 2009
    "Editor's Choice of Best in Class Companies"

Northern Trust Global Investments

  • Leadership in Equity Indexing
    Institutional Investor Magazine - April 2011

  • Best Operations, Multi-location Lender
    GSL Securities Lending Industry Awards, July 2010

  • One of the largest institutional asset managers in Asia
    Asia Asset Management (June 30, 2010)

  • Best Bank for Pension Solutions
    TMI 2010 & 2009 Awards for Innovation & Excellence in Treasury Management

  • Top Manager of Sovereign Wealth Funds
    Pensions & Investments (December 2009)

  • One of the Largest Defined Contribution Managers
    Pensions & Investments (December 31, 2009)

  • Best Money Market Fund - North America
    TMI 2009 Awards for Innovation & Excellence in Treasury Management, Treasury Management International Magazine

  • Northern Trust Global Investments Named Investment Management Firm of the Year
    ACQ Country Awards August 2009 - ACQ Finance

  • Pensions & Investments Magazine’s 2011 Special Report on the Largest Money Managers ranks Northern Trust among the top asset management firms in multiple categories, detailed below.


    Ranked by Markets Served 
    • 4th largest manager - U.S. institutional tax-exempt assets
    • 5th largest manager - defined benefit assets
    • 13th largest manager - endowment/foundation assets
    • 13th largest manager - worldwide institutional assets1
    • 17th largest manager - worldwide assets2
    • 17th largest manager - defined contribution assets


    Ranked by Investment Strategy 
    • 3rd largest manager - emerging markets equity
    • 4th largest manager - passive domestic equity
    • 4th largest manager - passive domestic bond
    • 13th largest manager - high-yield securities

Unless otherwise noted, rankings based on U.S. institutional, tax-exempt assets under management.

1 Worldwide institutional assets under management
2 Total worldwide assets under management

The above rankings are not indicative of future performance. Rankings based on total worldwide assets under management of $643.6 billion as of December 31, 2010.

Wealth Management

  • Best Private Bank in the U.S.
    Financial Times Group, November 2012 - Fourth Consecutive Year
  • Ranked #2 on the Top 50 Family Offices
    Bloomberg, August 2012
  • Best Trust Company
    Family Office Review, June 2012
  • Best Private Bank in U.S.
    Financial Times Group, November 2011 – Third Consecutive Year
  • Ranked among the Top 10 Wealth Managers
    Barron’s, September 2012
  • Ranked among the Top 10 Private Banks,
    Barron’s, December 2011
  • Ranked among the Top 500 Banking Brands 2012
    The Banker Magazine, January 2012
  • Best Private Bank in North America for Trust Services
    Euromoney Magazine, February 2010
  • Best Private Bank in North America for  Family Office Services
    Euromoney Magazine, February 2010
  • Best Private Bank in North America for Inheritance and Succession Planning
    Euromoney Magazine, February 2010
  • Serving over 20% of Forbes 400 Most Affluent Americans
    Forbes, September 2010

 

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