Northern Trust is a leading provider of asset servicing and asset management to large corporations, institutions and affluent individuals worldwide, serving clients based in over 40 countries and supporting their investment needs in 102 markets. Headquartered in Chicago, Northern Trust has over 14,000 employees, offices in 18 US states and 16 international locations across North America, Europe, Middle East and the Asia Pacific region. For over 120 years, Northern Trust has earned distinctions as an industry leader in combining exceptional service and expertise with innovative products and technology.

In Australia our commitment to market has been reflected in substantial business growth. We are a full-service provider delivering a comprehensive range of asset servicing solutions to superannuation funds, government agencies, insurance companies, investment managers and sovereign wealth funds. Our single global operating platform combines the scale and expertise of a global organisation with the focus and experience of a local provider to deliver integrated solutions aligned with Australian regulatory requirements.

As a leading global institution we believe it important to be represented locally in the market and today have representatives on key industry bodies in Australia such as ACSA – where we are members of the executive and sit on a number of working committees.

DST Global Solutions is a market-leading provider of technology solutions to custodians and investment administrators.  For more than 30 years, our technology solutions have given our clients the edge they need to be winners.

We offer asset servicing, data management and analytics, and distribution solutions to the world’s investment and wealth management industry.

Substantial ongoing investment in our award-winning and market-leading asset servicing solution, HiPortfolio, has enabled us to provide vital investment accounting functions that custodians need to remain competitive, efficient and in control of their business.  Serving as an industry benchmark for over 20 years, HiPortfolio has been recognised globally by winning ‘Best Post Trade Processing Product or Service’ at the 2011 Banking Technology Readers’ Choice Awards and the ‘European Asset Servicing Technology Vendor of the Year’ - for a second consecutive year - at the 2011 ICFA European Awards.

National Australia Bank Limited is an international financial services organisation. One of Australia’s biggest banks and largest listed institutions, NAB manages relationships with retail, corporate and institutional clients, and financial organisations internationally.

A strong balance sheet has helped rank us as the equal safest Australian bank and #18 overall in Global Finance Magazine’s World’s 50 Safest Banks1.

Strong international relationships combined with the local market knowledge of over 40,000 employees in more than 1,800 branches and service centres, help us efficiently deliver results worldwide.

1. Comparison of long-term credit ratings and total assets of the 500 largest global banks (Global Finance Magazine 2012)

J.P. Morgan’s Corporate & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets and investor services. The world’s most important corporations, governments and institutions entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. With $18.2 trillion of assets under custody and $393 billion in deposits, the Corporate & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.

The bank has a local presence in 34 countries across five continents, effecting global coverage of more than 100 markets. It partners with clients to help overcome complexity, while offering a one-stop shop for all asset classes, both onshore and offshore, around the world.

Milestone Group is a global provider of advanced software solutions to asset managers, fund product manufacturers and distributors, life and pension companies, and fund administrators. 

Our pControl funds platform is a single application platform delivering market leading operational efficiency, transparency and control to key business functions. Clients can select standard or tailored solutions including:

Fund Processing - valuation, pricing, validation, cash allocation, rebalancing, income processing.

Tax & Accounting – general ledger, CGT, distribution processing and calculation, tax expense calculation

We recognise the central role of technology enabled operational models in competitive positioning and in addressing industry efficiency to improve overall investor returns and satisfaction.  Milestone Group is committed to creating innovative technology solutions that unlock, create and deliver benefits to market participants, directly addressing a range of current industry priorities.

S&P Capital IQ, a brand of the McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE:MHP), is a leading provider of multi-asset class data, research and analytics to institutional investors, investment advisors and wealth managers around the world. We provide a broad suite of capabilities designed to help track performance, generate alpha, identify new trading and investment ideas, and perform risk analysis and mitigation strategies. Through leading desktop solutions such as Capital IQ, Global Credit Portal and MarketScope Advisor desktops; enterprise solutions such as S&P Securities Evaluations, Global Data Solutions, and Compustat; and research offerings including Leveraged Commentary & Data, Valuation & Risk Strategies and S&P Equity Research, S&P Capital IQ sharpens financial intelligence into the wisdom our customers seek.

HSBC Securities Services (HSS) has been providing sub-custody and securities clearing services in Australia for over 20 years and is the largest sub-custodian in Australia with over $680 billion in assets under custody (as at December 2012) supporting a range of leading local and offshore institutions.
 
Worldwide, HSBC provides a comprehensive range of financial services through four global businesses: Retail Banking and Wealth Management; Commercial Banking; Global Banking and Markets (of which HSS is part); and Global Private Banking.  
HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world. HSBC's international network comprises some 6,900 offices in both established and faster-growing markets.

Citi Transaction Services, a division of Citi’s Institutional Clients Group, offers integrated cash management, trade, and securities and fund services to multinational corporations, financial institutions and public sector organizations around the world. With a network that spans more than 95 countries, Citi’s Transaction Services supports over 65,000 clients. As of the third quarter of 2012, it held on average $415 billion in liability balances and $12.8 trillion in assets under custody.

Through its Securities and Fund Services business, Citi’s industry-focused experts provide institutions worldwide with an unparalleled portfolio of offerings that enable them to grow, reduce cost and mitigate risk. Citi OpenInvestor(SM) is the investment services solution for today’s diversified investor that combines specialized expertise, comprehensive capabilities and the power of Citi’s global network to help clients meet performance objectives across asset classes, strategies and geographies. Citi OpenInvestor provides institutional, alternative and wealth managers with middle-office, fund services, custody, and investing and financing solutions that are focused on their specific challenges and customized to their individual needs. For more information, visit openinvestor.transactionservices.citi.com

At Omgeo, we are the operations expert, automating trade lifecycle events between investment managers, broker/dealers and custodian banks. We enable 6,500 clients and 80 technology partners in 52 countries around the world to process trades in a standardized way according to industry best practice. By automating and streamlining post-trade operations, we enable clients to accelerate the clearing and settlement of trades, and better manage and reduce their operational and counterparty credit risk. Our strength lies in our global community and our ability to enable clients to seamlessly connect and interoperate, while responding to changing market and regulatory conditions. Across borders, asset classes, and trade lifecycles, Omgeo is the global standard for operational efficiency.