Awards and Recognition
Northern Trust enjoys honors as a leading global financial institution 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:
- Northern Trust has been identified as one of the companies with the greatest level of admiration in the world
by Fortune Magazine, 2018 - Twelfth Consecutive Year - Gender Equality Index Member
Bloomberg, 2018 - Best Employers for Diversity
Forbes, 2018 - Ranked #1 - Global Securities Lending Provider of the Year
Central Banking Awards 2018 - America's Best Banks
Forbes, 2017 - European Innovator of the Year
Funds Europe Awards, 2017 - European Thought Leadership Award
Funds Europe Awards, 2017 - Best Private Bank in the U.S.
Financial Times Group, 2017 - Best Private Bank for Family Offices (Global)
Financial Times Group, 2017 - World’s Best Private Bank - United States Country Award
Global Finance, 2017 - America's Best Large Employers - Banking and Financial Services
Forbes, 2016
Corporate Social Responsibility
- Top 50 Company for Executive Women
National Association for Female Executives (NAFE), 2017-Seventh Consecutive Year - Top 50 Companies for Latinas to Work for in the United States
Latina Style Magazine, 2017 - 100 Best Corporate Citizens
Corporate Responsibility Magazine, 2017 - Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality
Corporate Equality Index, 2017 – Eighth Consecutive Year
Workplace Flexibility
- 100 Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces List
Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, 2017
Asset Servicing
- Best Administrator - Reporting/Regulatory Services
HFM European Hedge Fund Services Awards, 2018 - Best Administrator - Client Service
CTA Intelligence, US Services Awards, 2018 - Best Execution Algorithms - FX Algo Suite
Global Finance, 2017 - European Administrator of the Year
Funds Europe Awards, 2017 - European Thought Leadership Award
Funds Europe Awards, 2017 - Best Administrator – Reporting
US Hedge Fund Services Awards, 2017 - Best Custody Services
Mutual Fund Service & Technology Awards, 2017 - Best Global Custodian
Global Finance, 2017 - Private Equity Fund Administrator of the Year
Global Investor/ISF Awards, 2017 - Gold Standard Accreditation, Northern Trust's UK and
Ireland Transfer Agency Teams
Investor In Customers (IIC), 2017 - Best Global Custodian
Global Finance Magazine, 2017 (2nd Consecutive Year) - Best Global Custodian, North America
Global Finance Magazine, 2017 - Best Global Custodian for Asset Owners
AsianInvestor's Asset Management Awards, 2017 (2nd Consecutive Year) - Best Shadow Accounting Firm
CTA Intelligence U.S. Services Awards, 2017 - Best Banking and Custody Solution
HFM U.S. Hedge Fund Services Awards, 2016 - Hedge Fund Administrator of the Year
Americas, Custody Risk Global Awards, 2017 - Hedge Fund Administrator of the Year
Custody Risk Global Awards, 2016 - Best Custody Services
Fund Intelligence U.S. Mutual Fund Services Awards, 2016 - Best Administrator Technology and Reporting
Fund Intelligence U.S. Mutual Fund Services Awards, 2016 - Fund Administrator of the Year, Europe
Global Investor/ISF 30th Anniversary Awards, 2016 - Best Custody Specialist - Institutional
The Asset - Triple A Asset Servicing, Investor and Fund Management Awards, 2017 (9th consecutive year) - Top Three Hedge Fund Administrator
Institutional Investor’s Alpha Awards, 2016 - Global Custodian of the Year
Central Banking Awards, 2016 - Ranked #1 in "Top 200 Asset Managers" Category
R&M Investor Services Survey, 2016 - Pension Custodian of the Year
Custody Risk European Awards, 2015 - Best Administrator - Technology
HFM Week European Hedge Fund Services Award, 2015 - Private Equity Fund Administrator of the Year
Custody Risk Americas Awards, 2015 - Securities Lender of the Year
Custody Risk Americas Awards, 2015
Asset Management
- Best Smart Beta Strategies
Asia Asset Management Journal, Best of the Best Awards, 2015 - Pensions & Investments Magazine’s 2017 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
- 14th largest manager - worldwide assets1
- 12th largest manager - worldwide institutional assets2
- 5th largest manager - U.S. institutional tax-exempt assets
- 8th largest manager - defined benefit assets3
- 10th largest manager - defined contribution assets4
- 6th largest manager - sovereign wealth funds1
- 5th largest manager - central banks1
- 6th largest manager - endowment/foundation assets3
- 16th largest manager - sponsored exchange-traded funds1
- Ranked by Investment Strategy
- Cash: Largest Institutional tax-exempt assets managed internally3
- 6th largest manager - factor-based strategies1
- 3rd largest manager - passive international securities tax-exempt assets3
- 5th largest manager - indexed U.S. equity3
- 4th largest manager - indexed U.S. bonds3
- 16th largest manager - ESG principles1
- 17th largest manager - emerging markets equity3
- Ranked by Markets Served
1Total worldwide assets under management
2Worldwide institutional assets under management
3US Institutional, tax exempt assets managed internally
4US Institutional, tax exempt assets
Rankings are not indicative of future performance. Rankings based on total worldwide assets under management of $942.5 billion as of December 31, 2016. Pensions & Investments 2017 Special Report on Money Managers appeared in the publication’s
May 29, 2017, issue and online at www.pionline.com/researchcenter. Ranking information reprinted with permission, Pensions & Investments, copyright Crain Communications, Inc
Wealth Management
- Best Private Bank in the U.S.
Global Finance, 2018 - Best Private Bank in the U.S.
Financial Times Group, 2017 - Best Private Bank for Family Offices (Global)
Financial Times Group, 2017 - Best Private Bank in the U.S. for Succession Planning
Financial Times Group, 2017 - Best Private Bank for Entrepreneurs
Global Finance, 2017 - Best Private Bank in the U.S.
Financial Times, 2016 - Best Wealth Management Mobile Technology
Brand New Media, 2016 - Best Private Bank in the United States
Global Finance, 2016 - Recipient of Global Custodian Award
WealthBriefing, 2016 - Institutional Trust or Fiduciary Company - Editor's Award
WealthBriefing GCC Region Awards, 2016 - Ranked among the Top 50 Money Management Firms
CNBC, 2015 - Ranked among the Top 10 Wealth Managers in America
Barron's, 2015
Technology
- European Innovator of the Year
Funds Europe Awards, 2017 - CIO 100 Awards – Business Analytics
CIO Magazine, 2016 - Best Buy Side Technology Executive-American Financial Technology Award
Waters Magazine, 2016 - Best Global Deployment-American Financial Technology Award
Waters Magazine, 2016 - Best Infrastructure Initiative-American Financial Technology Award
Waters Magazine, 2016 - Top Wealth Management Mobile Application
Brand New Media, 2016 - Best Cloud Initiative-American Financial Technology Award
Waters Magazine, 2015 - Best Analytics Initiative-American Financial Technology Award
Waters Magazine, 2015