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Five-time Diversity Champion – InvestmentNews
2018, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023
Source: InvestmentNews, Excellence in Diversity & Inclusion Awards 2021, Published 4-17-2023.
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What We Offer
Explore time-tested solutions and strategies designed to improve risk-adjusted returns.
Strategies
- EquityA diverse range of strategies intently focused on generating consistent returns.
- Fixed IncomeDelivering a comprehensive fixed income platform spanning Index, Fundamental and Quantitative Active, and Sustainable research to solve for complex investor needs across all credit and rate environments.
- CashEfficient strategies for liquidity assets designed to deliver value in every market cycle.
- AlternativesGain access to highly sought after fund managers through a range of diversified private equity and hedge fund solutions.
- Multi-AssetGlobally diversified, turnkey investment solutions built with a time-tested, asset allocation discipline and portfolio construction expertise.
Solutions
- Sustainable InvestingSolutions designed to future-proof portfolios.
- LiquidityEfficient liquidity solutions designed to deliver value in every market cycle.
- Outsourced CIOBespoke solutions from a premier OCIO provider.
- RetirementRisk-aware solutions designed to improve retirement outcomes.
- Collective FundsA broad suite of cost-effective retirement solutions.
- FlexShares ETFsDifferentiated ETF strategies designed to help institutions construct, allocate and manage outcome-oriented portfolios.
- Northern FundsA diversified mutual fund family offering equity, fixed income, real asset and multi-asset strategies.
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About Sustainable Investing
At Northern Trust Asset Management (NTAM), we define Sustainable Investing as encompassing all of NTAM’s investment strategies and accounts that utilize values based and norms based screens, best-in-class and Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) integration, or thematic investing that may focus on a specific ESG issue such as climate risk. NTAM’s Sustainable Investing includes portfolios designed by NTAM as well as those portfolios managed to client-defined methodologies or screens. As the data, analytical models and aforementioned portfolio construction tools available in the marketplace have evolved over time, so too has NTAM. NTAM’s Sustainable Investing encompasses strategies and client assets managed in accordance with client specified responsible investing terms (historically referred to as Socially Responsible), as well as portfolios that leverage contemporary approaches and datasets, including ESG analytics and ESG thematic investing.
About the Rankings and Awards shown above.
Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Unless otherwise noted, rankings were published in Pensions & Investments (P&I) magazine’s 2023 Special Report on the Largest Money Managers, and are based on 12-31-22 AUM. Rankings are calculated based on 434 investment management firms responding to P&I’s online questionnaire. To qualify for inclusion in the rankings, each firm must manage assets for U.S. institutional tax-exempt clients, such as qualified retirement plans, endowments or foundations, and answer the minimum required questions.
ShareAction report "Voting Matters,” January 17, 2023. Northern Trust Asset Management ranked 23rd overall globally and 1st among U.S. asset managers. Share Action ranked asset manager from IPE’s 2022 top 500 asset managers based on the following criteria: world’s largest 29 asset managers based on AUM, next largest 29 European asset managers based on AUM, next largest 10 UK asset managers based on AUM.
Pensions & Investments — Unless otherwise noted, rankings were published in Pensions & Investments magazine’s “2023 Special Report on the Largest Money Managers,” and are based on 12-31-2022 AUM. Rankings are calculated based on 434 investment management firms responding to P&I’s online questionnaire. To qualify for inclusion in the rankings, each firm must manage assets for U.S. institutional tax-exempt clients, such as qualified retirement plans, endowments or foundations, and answer the minimum required questions. Multi-Manager ranking appeared in “Special Report: Investment Outsourcing,” 7-17-2023 based on P&I data as of 3-31-2023.
Diversity Champion was announced by InvestmentNews on May 10, 2023. Awards were decided based on nominations submitted to InvestmentNews’ online survey and decided at the discretion of the publication’s judging panel. To qualify for a nomination, firms must serve the financial advisor profession. NTAM received one of the 9 Diversity Champion firm awards in 2021, and was named a Diversity Champion in 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
NTAM AUM as of 9-30-2023 was $1.0 trillion. Northern Trust Asset Management is composed of Northern Trust Investments, Inc., Northern Trust Global Investments Limited, Northern Trust Fund Managers (Ireland) Limited, Northern Trust Global Investments Japan, K.K., NT Global Advisors, Inc., 50 South Capital Advisors, LLC, Northern Trust Asset Management Australia Pty Ltd and investment personnel of The Northern Trust Company of Hong Kong Limited and The Northern Trust Company.