US - The Pension Boards United Church of Christ has tapped Northern Trust as global custodian for its US$2.4bn pension plan.
Sebastian Cheek looks at how the role of custodians has grown in the last 20 years and how they can benefit pension fund governance
Once the definition of good pensions practice, the Netherlands has been hit hard by the global economic downturn. However, there may be light at the end of the tunnel. as Andrew Sheen reports
In the cutthroat world of custody, where the fierce competition necessitates the need to cut pricing, any provider that wishes to be a player has little option but to make significant investment. Gill Wadsworth investigates