Northern Trust

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  New Hire Roundup: Mehra Goes to Salient; New CFA Institute Head

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 26, 2012

  This week in new hires, Dr. Ajay Mehra joined Salient Partners; Alan Meder was named chairman of the board of governors at CFA Institute; and Yuri Khalif went to Hatteras Funds.

• Northern Trust Swoops Into ETFs

  By John Sullivan, Investment Advisor  |  July 24, 2012

  When you think of Northern Trust, you probably don’t think of ETFs, but that’s about to change. ETF group head Shundrawn Thomas talked to AdvisorOne about how taking on the big guys isn't as hard as one might think.

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  NAPFA Goes to Chicago for Biggest-Ever Annual Conference

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  May 7, 2012

  NAPFA's biggest-ever national conference, from May 8 to 11 in Chicago, will tackle topics such as practice management, alternative investing strategies, tax planning and more.

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  New Hire Roundup: Lynch Joins ByAllAccounts Board; Mariner Names Greiner CIO

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  April 11, 2012

  This week in new hires, Matt Lynch joined ByAllAccounts’ board of directors; William Greiner became CIO at Mariner Wealth Advisors and FactRight brought in Scott Smith and Chris Bove.

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  Top 20 TIPS Funds in 401(k) Plans: BrightScope

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  February 17, 2012

  Research firm BrightScope announced this week the Top 20 Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) funds by total distribution.

• Defined-Contribution Plans ‘Primary Retirement Savings’ Tool for Young Workers

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  February 6, 2012

  Workers under the age of 35, the generation most likely to depend almost solely on DC plans rather than the typical Social Security-savings-pension model, need to be diligent if they expect to save enough for retirement, Northern Trust found.

• Northern Trust Returns

  By Ronald Delegge, ETFguide.com  |  October 26, 2011

  After exiting the ETF business in early 2009, Northern Trust is back. In September, the Chicago-based investment firm introduced four ETFs known as “FlexShares.”

• New SPDR ETFs Target Aerospace, Software Sectors

  By Simon Maierhofer, ETFguide.com  |  September 30, 2011

  Meanwhile, Northern Trust re-enters the exchange-traded funds business

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  HighTower Sees ‘Exceptional Addition’ to Firm as Margaret Towle Joins as Partner

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  August 18, 2011

  Margaret Towle, a Ph.D. with a $ billion clientele, is joining HighTower, the Chicago-based RIA firm led by Elliot Weissbluth, as a partner and managing director from Greycourt.

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  Barclays Adds 14 Advisors With $4 Billion in Assets From Merrill, UBS and Other BDs

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  March 17, 2011

  The new investment advisors also join from JP Morgan, HSBC, Credit Suisse, Northern Trust and Thomas Weisel Partners on the East and West coasts.