The launch of the outsourcing trading service for asset owners and asset managers made Northern Trust the first custodian to take on certain buy-side trading functions.
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Northern Trust launched the first commercial blockchain solution for private equity administration in 2017, and earlier this year won US patents for two additional services on the platform.
Alternative investment managers are having to weigh up the costs of carrying out an overhaul of their internal technology to meet current regulatory and investor demands, or instead to outsource.
Northern Trust's Dane Fannin will relocate from Hong Kong to Chicago for the role, while Mark Snowdon has been promoted to head of capital markets APAC.
Private equity managers are increasingly turning to administrators and their ability to introduce new technologies to deal with mounting operational requirements.
The custodian will also look to deliver new capabilities across data aggregation, data enhancement and data analytics to support trading and execution.