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Northern Trust

Northern Trust
2024
2023
Global Average
Difference with Global
Coverage
6.19
6.57
6.21
-0.02
Execution
6.00
6.30
6.22
-0.22
Operations and Post-Trade
6.38
6.30
6.23
0.14
Client Service and Relationship Management
6.24
6.59
6.28
-0.04
Trade Decision Support
5.75
6.30
5.91
-0.16
IPO Process and Allocations
4.92
-
5.33
-0.41
Onboarding
6.05
6.21
6.09
-0.04
Service Level Factors
5.96
-
6.16
-0.20
Cost vs Value
5.76
6.11
5.97
-0.21
Average
5.92
6.34
6.04
-0.13

Looking back over the last year , no provider has issued as many public announcements about new clients as Northern Trust , counting the likes of Rathbones , True Potential and Nedgroup in those that have turned to its solution . For Northern Trust , the last 12 months have seen increased demand for multi-asset trading , while equities outsourcing continues to be popular . Notably , the firm highlights how there has been a shift among managers with regards to demand for the outsourcing of fixed income trading , which has traditionally been perceived as less viable due to concerns around transparency and connectivity to the market . Northern Trust confirms that the firm is now seeing a substantial increase in interest in its offering . Once again , Northern Trust has a strong overall average score at 5.92 , sitting comfortably at Good . When looking at the client breakdown , Northern Trust has seen the highest number of clients taking part in our Outsourced Trading Survey ,

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with respondents from Europe and the US . When looking at the client size of respondents , Northern Trust has a broad range , with clients reporting holding AUMs from ranges of $ 0-50 million up to $ 50
– 100billion . However , if you break down Northern Trust ’ s ratings , be it by region or client size , the response is consistently positive . Last year , it was noted that Northern Trust was one of the most
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