Northern Trust Adds Visual Risk Reporting Services

With risk management at the forefront of many minds in the industry, Northern Trust has added additional investment risk reporting capabilities in a visual format in the areas of asset liability and asset allocation, along with trend analysis.

In terms of asset liability, Northern Trust’s solution provides reporting on risk levels and potential risk mismatch by comparing a company’s assets and liabilities. Thus, the reports enable firms to see how investment risks would impact funding levels, and they can better manage how they meet their liabilities.

For asset allocation, the reports show a firm’s exposure based on asset class, region and sector, allowing companies to see what risks are generated by changing strategy for asset allocation.

In addition, Northern Trust’s reporting service provides trend analysis, showing through graphics where risks exists and historical trends that can help firms analyze the risk in the current environment.

“Our next generation risk reporting services have been developed to provide our clients with increased risk awareness which will facilitate better investment decisions,” says Ian Castledine, global head of Investment Risk and Compliance Product for Northern Trust. “A key step forward has been made in bringing together the analysis of investment risks and their impact on a pension fund’s ability to meet its changing liabilities over time in a single report, rather than looking at the two dynamics in isolation. The enhancements also offer clients an improved user experience with more informative graphics and intuitive visual information.”