Northern Trust Corp. (NTRS)

Northern Trust Corporation, incorporated on August 23, 1971, is a financial holding company. The Company provides asset servicing, fund administration, asset management, fiduciary and banking solutions for corporations, institutions, families and individuals around the world. The Company's segments include Corporate & Institutional Services (C&IS), Wealth Management, and Treasury and Other. The Company conducts its business through various subsidiaries, including The Northern Trust Company (Bank). The Asset Management business, through the Company's subsidiaries, supports the C&IS and Wealth Management segments by providing a range of asset management and related services, and other products to customers around the world.

As of December 31, 2016, the Company had a network of offices in 19 states in the United States, Washington, District of Columbia (D.C), and 22 international locations in Canada, Europe, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region. The investment solutions are delivered through separately managed accounts, bank common and collective funds, registered investment companies, exchange traded funds, non-United States collective investment funds, and unregistered private investment funds. Asset Management's solutions include active, passive and engineered equity; active and passive fixed income; cash management; alternative asset classes, such as private equity and hedge funds of funds, and multi-manager advisory services and products. Asset Management's activities also include overlay services and other risk management services. The Company's non-United States activities are primarily related to its asset servicing, asset management, foreign exchange, cash management and commercial banking businesses.

Corporate & Institutional Services

The C&IS segment is a provider of asset servicing and related services to corporate and public retirement funds, foundations, endowments, fund managers, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds and other institutional investors around the globe. The asset servicing and related services include a range of capabilities, including global custody, fund administration, investment operations outsourcing, investment management, investment risk and analytical services, employee benefit services, securities lending, foreign exchange, treasury management, brokerage services, transition management services, banking and cash management. Customer relationships are managed through the Bank, and the Bank's and the Company's other subsidiaries, including support from locations in North America, Europe, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region.

Wealth Management

The Wealth Management segment provides trust, investment management, custody and philanthropic services; financial consulting; guardianship and estate administration; family business consulting; family financial education; brokerage services, and private and business banking. The Wealth Management segment focuses on high-net-worth individuals and families, business owners, executives, professionals, retirees and privately held businesses in its target markets. Wealth Management also includes the Global Family Office, which provides customized services for financial needs of individuals and family offices in the United States and around the world. Wealth Management is a provider of advisory services in the United States. As of December 31, 2016, the Wealth Management services were delivered through a network of offices in 18 states in the United States and Washington, D.C., as well as offices in London, Guernsey and Abu Dhabi.