Northern Trust wins GB£700m asset servicing mandate from The Alcatel Pension Scheme

LONDON--()--Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) announced today that it has been appointed to provide custody and performance measurement services to GB£700 million (US$1.1 billion) in assets for The Alcatel Pension Scheme – the global telecommunications corporation.

“We appointed Northern Trust based on its conservative business model, financial strength, focus on the pensions sector and integrated reporting capability,” said Bill Kear, Pensions Manager at The Alcatel Pension Scheme. “They understand our unique requirements and challenges and can offer us a range of cost-effective asset servicing solutions to help us manage our business.”

“We understand our pension fund clients face increasing regulatory challenges and a requirement for access to granular data on all their investments – daily,” said Douglas Gee, head of sales for Northern Trust’s Institutional Investor Group. “Through Northern Trust’s web-based client portal Passport® we provide clients with access to investment valuations, general ledger accounting, specialist financial reporting, performance measurement, compliance monitoring, risk analytics and many other services that are critical to running a complex institutional pension fund.”

Northern Trust provides custody and related services to over one third of the top 200 pension funds in the UK. Earlier this month it announced it had been named Custody and Securities Services Provider of the Year, for the third consecutive year, at the UK Pensions Awards 2012 held by Professional Pensions magazine.

About Northern Trust

Northern Trust Corporation (Nasdaq: NTRS) is a leading provider of investment management, asset and fund administration, banking solutions and fiduciary services for corporations, institutions and affluent individuals worldwide. Northern Trust, a financial holding company based in Chicago, has offices in 18 U.S. states and 16 international locations in North America, Europe, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region. As of March 31, 2012, Northern Trust had assets under custody of US$4.6 trillion, and assets under investment management of US$716.5 billion. For more than 120 years, Northern Trust has earned distinction as an industry leader in combining exceptional service and expertise with innovative products and technology. For more information, visit www.northerntrust.com or follow us on Twitter @NorthernTrust.

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Northern Trust (Guernsey) Limited, Northern Trust Fiduciary Services (Guernsey) Limited, and Northern Trust International Fund Administration Services (Guernsey) Limited are licensed by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission. Northern Trust International Fund Administrators (Jersey) Limited and Northern Trust Fiduciary Services (Jersey) Limited are regulated by the Jersey Financial Services Commission. Northern Trust International Fund Administration Services (Ireland) Limited, Northern Trust Securities Services (Ireland) Limited and Northern Trust Fiduciary Services (Ireland) Limited are regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland. Northern Trust Global Services Limited has a Luxembourg Branch, which is authorised and regulated by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF). Northern Trust Luxembourg Management Company S.A. is regulated by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF). Northern Trust Global Investments Limited has a Netherlands branch, which is authorised by the Financial Services Authority and subject to regulation in the Netherlands by the Autoriteit Financiële Markten. Northern Trust Global Services Limited has a Netherlands Branch, which is authorised and regulated in the Netherlands by De Nederlandsche Bank. Northern Trust Global Investments Limited has a Sweden branch, which is authorised by the Financial Services Authority and subject to regulation in Sweden by the Finansinspektionen. Northern Trust Global Services Ltd (UK) Sweden Filial is authorised by the Financial Services Authority and subject to regulation by the Finansinspektionen. Northern Trust Global Services Limited operates in Abu Dhabi as a Representative Office. Our registered office is authorised and regulated by the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates. The Northern Trust Company operates in Australia as a foreign authorised deposit-taking institution (foreign ADI) and is regulated by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority. The Northern Trust Company has a branch in China regulated by the China Banking Regulatory Commission. The Northern Trust Company of Hong Kong Limited is regulated by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission. Northern Trust Global Investments Japan, K.K. is regulated by the Japan Financial Services Agency. The Northern Trust Company has a Singapore Branch, which is a foreign wholesale bank regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. The Northern Trust Company operates in Canada as The Northern Trust Company, Canada Branch, which is an authorised foreign bank branch under the Bank Act (Canada). Trustee related services in Canada are provided by the wholly owned subsidiary The Northern Trust Company, Canada, an authorised trust company under the Trust & Loans Companies Act (Canada). Deposits with The Northern Trust Company and its affiliates and subsidiaries are not insured by the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation.

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Contacts

EMEA Contact:
Camilla Greene
+44 (0) 207 982 2176
Camilla_Greene@ntrs.com
or
US, Canada & APAC Contact:
John O’Connell
+1 312 444 2388
John_O'Connell@ntrs.com

Contacts

EMEA Contact:
Camilla Greene
+44 (0) 207 982 2176
Camilla_Greene@ntrs.com
or
US, Canada & APAC Contact:
John O’Connell
+1 312 444 2388
John_O'Connell@ntrs.com