Northern Trust Company Australia

Northern Trust Company Australia is the Australian arm of Northern Trust, a global financial services firm founded in Chicago in 1889. The firm employs more than 23,000 people across offices in over 20 locations worldwide and reports $1.8 trillion in assets under management. Its business is organised around four lines: wealth management, asset servicing, investment management and banking solutions.

For technologists and operations specialists, the firm's work spans financial technology, investment management technology, asset servicing technology and wealth management technology. Product teams support a client base that includes high-net-worth individuals and families, family offices, pension funds, corporate treasury functions and institutional investors. Wealth management work includes advisory and wealth planning, such as helping family offices navigate complex wealth transfer; asset servicing targets institutional clients; investment management supports pension fund investment strategies; and banking solutions cover banking and treasury services for corporations.

The firm's stated operating principles - service, expertise and integrity - were set by founder Byron Smith and are described as guiding every decision and client relationship. Employees are characterised as a global team of experts working to a bespoke, client-centric model that starts with understanding what matters to each individual client. The firm describes its approach as combining stewardship with technology and points to a 135-year track record as evidence of its long-term orientation.

Northern Trust Company Australia operates within a group present in over 20 locations worldwide, with headquarters in Chicago. Further information is available at https://northerntrust.com/.