Northern Trust

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.

The London Borough of Wandsworth pension scheme has appointed Northern Trust to provide global custody and investment accounting services to £750m ($1.2bn) of assets.

The London Borough of Wandsworth pension scheme has appointed Northern Trust to provide global custody and investment accounting services to £750m of assets.

NETHERLANDS - Northern Trust has appointed Wim van Ooijen to head up its Netherlands business.

F&C Investments has appointed Emily Fitz-James as client director in its institutional team.

Babcock International has appointed Northern Trust to provide £2bn in global custody, transition management, investment accounting and performance measurement services for the group's pension fund assets.

Three quarters of institutional investment managers believe global growth will remain stagnant over the next six months, according to research by Northern Trust Global Advisors.

GLOBAL - Three quarters of institutional investment managers believe global growth will remain stagnant over the next six months, according to research by Northern Trust Global Advisors (NTGA).