Northern Trust Global Investments Ltd (London)


Northern Trust Global Investments Ltd is a large advisory firm based in London. It manages $135.76 billion of regulatory assets for 114 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2006.

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Northern Trust Global Investments provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles and portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Northern Trust Global Investments: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Northern Trust Global Investments Ltd is $135.76 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 561% since the beginning of its operation, and $135.76 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.


The firm manages $135.76 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $1.19 billion each.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 75% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 18% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in sovereign bonds form 4% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Northern Trust Global Investments Ltd for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and fixed fees. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Wilson Leech serves?

The firm provides services to investment companies, pooled investment vehicles, pension and profit sharing plans, state or municipal government entities, and sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions. The largest group of clients of Wilson Leech is pooled investment vehicles with 38 clients and $48.96 billion of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Northern Trust Global Investments has the 3rd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.


The amount of regulatory assets under management is $134.11 billion for 79 clients. 100% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Northern Trust Global Investments doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Northern Trust Global Investments Ltd

The company employs 70 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 44 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There isn’t anyone with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Wilson Leech has been acting as President since 1 Dec 2010. Martha Fee joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Operating Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers



Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
The Northern Trust International Banking Corporation Shareholder 1 May 2000 75% - 100% 13-2607193
Kevin Joseph Rochford Director 1 Oct 2000 Other 4377119
Orie Leslie Dudley Director 1 Mar 2001 Other 1655466
Stephen N Potter Chairman 1 Oct 2001 Other 2729902
Nicholas J Ring Managing-director 1 Oct 2001 Other 4489387
Mark Carlton Gossett Director 1 Mar 2002 Other 4518094
Barry Robert Sagraves Ceo 1 Apr 2003 Other 1715924
Neal Franklin Chief compliance officer 1 Sep 2005 Other 5030917
Wilson Leach Director 1 Sep 2005 Other 5030918
Stephen Bowman Director 1 Sep 2005 Other 5506100
Penelope Jane Biggs Director 1 Jan 2006 Other 5506099
Jane Bronwyn Karpinski Financial controller 1 Feb 2006 Other 5119060
Richard Edward Bartholomew Director 1 Apr 2006 Other 5138530
Northern Trust Management Services Limited Shareholder 1 Dec 2006 75% - 100% 4794949
William T Huffman Ceo 1 Feb 2007 Other 4367634
Philip Dale Hausken Chief compliance officer 1 Apr 2007 Other 2542912
Shariffa Shakila Syed Mubarak Chief compliance officer 1 Aug 2007 Other 5414072
Wayne George Bowers Chief executive officer 1 Jan 2008 Other 5506181
Paula Mary Kenee Chief operating officer 1 Jan 2008 Other 4770304
Kai Leifert Chief compliance officer 1 Apr 2010 Other 5414072
John Krieg Director 1 Jun 2010 Other 5902175
Wilson Leech Director 1 Dec 2010 Other 5902173
Samuel Stephen Stewart Chief compliance officer 1 Aug 2011 Other 4519722
David Marlborough Director 1 Mar 2013 Other 6317558
Duane Rocheleau Chief financial officer 1 Jul 2013 Other 6317556
Bimal Shah Chief compliance officer 1 Oct 2013 Other 6317553
Eleanor Carmel Fitzgerald Chief operating officer 1 Feb 2014 Other 6468184
John Ronald Davie Chief financial officer 1 Apr 2014 Other 6468232
Andrew Robert Clayton Director 1 Jul 2014 Other 6468235
Hazel Mary Mcneilage Director 1 Oct 2015 Other 6628236
Martha Fee Chief operating officer 1 Oct 2017 Other 0733980

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 3 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
The Northern Trust Company Shareholder 1 May 2000 75% - 100% 36-1561860
Northern Trust Corporation Shareholder 1 May 2000 75% - 100% 36-2723087
Northern International Banking Corporation Shareholder 1 Dec 2006 75% - 100% 13-2607193

Based in London

The principal office where Northern Trust Global Investments Ltd performs its advisory services is located at 50 Bank Street, London, E145 Nt, which is also the mailing address of the firm. The firm also has an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 0044-(0)207-982-2000 or by fax 0044-(0)207-982-5443. The normal business hours are 9:00am to 5:00pm gmt on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at northerntrust.com.