Northern Trust has been selected to provide global custody and investment accounting services for Western Provident Association, a private health insurer based in Somerset, UK. Northern Trust will service WPA’s Asian equities mandate. “We were looking for a global custodian that understood our requirements around investing in overseas markets and the team and expertise to work with our investment manager in Hong Kong,” says John Pugh, finance director at WPA. “It is important for us … Read more »

Northern Trust has nominated William Mak Singapore as country manager and head of South East Asia region. Mak comes to Northern Trust with more than two decades of experience in the financial services industry in Singapore, most recently as managing director for Bank of New York Mellon Asset Management in the region.As the senior executive responsible for the coordination of all business activities in the South East Asia region, Mak reports to Teresa A. Parker, chief … Read more »