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- Who We Serve
- What We Do
- About Us
- Insights & Research
Optimize the Value of Your Portfolio
Achieve Incremental Returns
Take advantage of dynamic borrower demand for the intrinsic value of your portfolio holdings. Revenue generated from lending fees and earnings on the reinvestment of cash collateral adds alpha and can help achieve cost savings.
Actively Manage Risk Through All Market Environments
Calibrate the degree of risk to achieve your specific objectives leveraging our robust risk management framework and expertise.
Tailored Lending Solutions
Customize parameters to align your lending program with your risk preferences.
Northern Trust's Program
We have a 40+ year track record of providing superior Securities Lending services and are fully committed to Securities Lending as one of our core businesses, allowing us to continuously invest in our business and clients.
Our Agency Securities Lending program operates as one global team, with an average of 15+ years of trading experience and 20+ years of management experience across a team of Securities Lending experts.
Our trading desks are located in Chicago, Hong Kong, London, Sydney and Toronto, providing 24-hour global coverage and local expertise.
Technology-Powered Solutions
Achieve Returns
A key component to driving greater returns is our global integrated platform, which enables us to optimally connect our clients’ supply to borrower demand with a high level of automation.
We consistently seek new opportunities and operate a variety of lending programs for the benefit of our clients, including open trades, term trades, directed lending, auctions/exclusives and high intrinsic lending.
Manage Risk and Regulations
Risk management is a key aspect of our program. Our business line, dedicated risk management group and independent senior oversight committees take a qualitative and quantitative approach to assess, measure and monitor risk.
To offer robust solutions for our clients’ regulatory obligations, our team maintains consistent and broad engagements with regulators and industry associations.
Tailored Lending Solutions
Our dedicated Agency Securities Lending team provides a consultative approach, delivering solutions to fit each client’s risk tolerance and legal structure requirements.
CLIENTS CAN SELECT PROGRAM OPTIONS SUCH AS:
Non-Cash Collateral
Collateral options range from government or corporate debt or equities; title transfer or pledge
Cash Collateral
Flexible cash investment guidelines in both pooled and separately managed accounts
Borrowers
Select from 75+ parent borrowers approved by Northern Trust’s counterparty risk group
Program Parameters
Set lending parameters to focus on high intrinsic trading, select participating accounts, markets or specific securities
Bespoke Solutions
Support for clients with third party custodians as well as those who wish to optimize their inventory by supplementing agency lending with directed lending, peer to peer and borrowing
More Insights
July 15, 2022
Head of Securities Finance, EMEA
Mark Jones joined the Securities Finance Times panel to discuss key trends in the European securities lending market including markets performance and opportunities for growth.
July 19, 2022
Head of Business Management, Securities Finance NA
George Trapp joined other Canada-based securities lending specialists to speak about market outlook, technology, sustainable lending and what will drive their development expenditure moving into 2023.
Phil Garrett is Senior Vice President and Head of Securities Finance, Asia Pacific at Northern Trust based in Sydney.
RTS 28 Reports
2022 Reports
- Northern Trust Capital Markets: Securities Lending RTS 28 Report 2022
- Northern Trust Capital Markets: Securities Lending RTS 28 Report 2022 - Top Five Execution Venues
- Northern Trust Capital Markets: Securities Lending RTS 28 Report 2022 - Top Five Order Transmission Destinations
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Not FDIC INSURED | May lose value | No bank guarantee
Northern Trust Banking & Markets is comprised of a number of Northern Trust entities that provide trading and execution services on behalf of institutional clients, including foreign exchange, institutional brokerage, securities finance and transition management services. Foreign exchange, securities finance and transition management services are provided by The Northern Trust Company (TNTC) globally, and Northern Trust Global Services SE (NTGS SE) in the European Economic Area (EEA). Institutional Brokerage services including Integrated Trading Solutions (ITS) are provided by NTGS SE in the EEA, Northern Trust Securities LLP (NTS LLP) in the rest of EMEA, Northern Trust Securities Australia Pty Ltd (NTSA) in APAC and Northern Trust Securities, Inc. (NTSI) in the United States. For legal and regulatory information about our offices and legal entities, visit northerntrust.com/disclosures. For Asia-Pacific markets, this communication is directed to expert, institutional, professional and wholesale clients or investors only and should not be relied upon by retail clients or investors. © 2024 Northern Trust Corporation.