New Northern Trust Unit Merges Crypto, TradFi Teams

New Northern Trust Unit Merges Crypto, TradFi Teams

From blockworks.co

Northern Trust has formed a digital assets and financial markets division, citing increased interest from clients in the development of digital markets. The new group combines the existing teams responsible for digital asset markets and those focused on market access and insights across traditional securities — such as equities, fixed income, alternatives and private assets. “Rather than create separate business lines, by aligning our focus on digital and traditional markets together, we can continue to develop services and capabilities that truly reflect and enable our clients’ evolving investment ... (full story)

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