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Northern Trust Named a Top 50 Company by LATINA Style Magazine

^{Published on 2010-09-02 04:05:36 - Market Wire}
 

CHICAGO--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS), a leading provider of financial services for institutions, affluent individuals and families, was named one of LATINA Style Magazinea™s 50 Best Companies for Latinas to work for in the United States. Companies are evaluated on a number of workplace issues including: number of Latina executives, mentoring programs, Latina board members, educational opportunities, alternative work policies, dependent/child care support, employee benefits, womena™s issues, job retraining, affinity groups and Hispanic relations. Northern Trust has been named to the list four years in a row for its commitment to diversity and inclusion.

"Northern Trust has long recognized the invaluable role of diversity, and this recognition is a testament to our belief that recruiting and hiring a globally diverse workforce and fostering an inclusive environment is fundamental to our success as a business enterprise and corporate citizen."

"It is a tremendous honor for Northern Trust to be ranked among LATINA Style's 50 best companies," said Mark Welch, Director of Global Diversity & Inclusion for Northern Trust. "Northern Trust has long recognized the invaluable role of diversity, and this recognition is a testament to our belief that recruiting and hiring a globally diverse workforce and fostering an inclusive environment is fundamental to our success as a business enterprise and corporate citizen."

Complete results of the annual LATINA Style 50 report will be announced in the September 2010 issue of the magazine. The LATINA Style 50 evaluates more than 800 companies for their diversity leadership programs, employee benefits and Latina representation in senior positions.

Northern Trust has been consistently recognized for corporate excellence. Recent awards include being named number one its category in FORTUNEa™s Most Admired Companies; Best Private Bank a" North America by Financial Times Group; a Best Company for Working Mothers by Working Mother Magazine; one of Diversity MBA Magazinea™s 50 Best Places for Diverse Managers To Work.; and a 100 percent score on the Human Rights Campaigna™s Corporate Equality Index.

About Northern Trust

Northern Trust Corporation (Nasdaq: NTRS) is a leading provider of investment management, asset and fund administration, banking solutions and fiduciary services for corporations, institutions and affluent individuals worldwide. Northern Trust, a financial holding company based in Chicago, has offices in 18 U.S. states and 16 international locations in North America, Europe, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region. As of June 30, 2010, Northern Trust had US $3.6 trillion in assets under custody, and US$603 billion in assets under investment management. For 120 years, Northern Trust has earned distinction as an industry leader in combining exceptional service and expertise with innovative products and technology. For more information, visit [ www.northerntrust.com ].