Here they are - the winners of the Global Pensions Awards 2011.
IRELAND/US - Northern Trust is to acquire the administration services of the Bank of Ireland Group, Bank of Ireland Securities Services (BOISS) for €60m ($82.8m).
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea has appointed Northern Trust Global Investments to provide it with transition management services.
GLOBAL - Institutional investment managers expect global inflation to increase and interest rates to rise in the coming months, research by Northern Trust suggests.
US - The Los Angeles Fire & Police Pension System has reappointed Northern Trust as global custodian.
UK/EMEA - Northern Trust has appointed Wilson Leech as CEO for its Europe Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region.
US - Smaller investment firms can provide stronger returns and better downside protection in volatile markets than bigger firms when investing in large cap US equities, research suggests.
SWEDEN - Northern Trust has appointed Annika Larsson and Erik Norland as senior relationship managers in Stockholm.
EUROPE/US - Northern Trust (NT) is to transition hedge funds managed by Signina Capital AG from offshore domiciles to Luxembourg in response to growing investor demand for tighter governance.