Category: Portfolio Planning

Trends Impacting Cost and Alpha in Asset Management with Marc Mallett

Trends Impacting Cost and Alpha in Asset Management with Marc Mallett

Data is changing our world. As it becomes more sophisticated, we are given insight into trends that allow us to make better decisions and improve performance. This has proven to be especially true in institutional investing.

In this episode of Faster Forward, Marc Mallett, Global Head of Whole Office Strategy at Northern Trust, discusses the current landscape for asset managers in regards to outsourcing services to reduce costs. He also dives into how data has given asset managers meaningful insight into behavioral analytics, which allows them to assess and improve their investment decisions and in turn, generate alpha. 

Marc discusses:

  • Current trends in asset management and how they are impacted by client behavior
  • An increased interest in outsourced trading desks to provide scale and reduce costs
  • Harnessing data to create meaningful insights and improve performance 
  • What investment managers should keep in mind about the future of investing
  • And more!

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The Data Behind Inflation with Carl Tannenbaum

The Data Behind Inflation with Carl Tannenbaum

Economies around the world felt the shock of high inflation rates following a global pandemic and its related effects. While there are various quantitative and qualitative factors at play when forecasting inflation numbers, experts expect that inflation will come down in 2023.   

In the latest episode of Faster Forward, Carl Tannenbaum, Executive Vice President and Chief Economist at Northern Trust, explains the significant role that data has in projecting inflation rates and preparing global economic forecasts. 

Carl discusses:

  • His background as an economist and his role at Northern Trust
  • His involvement with the central bank’s response to the 2008 financial crisis
  • The current state of the global economy and where we are headed in 2023 and beyond
  • Qualitative and quantitative methods for forecasting inflation
  • And more!

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Data Driven with Pete Cherecwich

Data Driven with Pete Cherecwich

Data is rapidly evolving, and its impact is changing the way that our world operates. Innovations in data have left a big mark on the financial services industry in recent years, allowing organizations access to insights to improve their operations, create new products and better serve clients. Northern Trust has taken advantage of improvements in data and analytics over the years but embracing data has not come without challenges. 

In this first episode of the Faster Forward podcast, Pete Cherecwich, President of Northern Trust Asset Servicing discusses the role that data plays in investment decision making, DE&I, productivity and organizational change.

Pete discusses:

  • The role of data science in investment decision making
  • Data’s impact on DE&I
  • Shaping corporate culture to be more data driven 
  • Leveraging data to improve productivity 
  • And more

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