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Northern Trust Named one of Working Mother Magazinea?s 100 Best Places to Work

^{Published on 2010-09-14 12:30:37 - 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 Working Mother Magazinea™s 100 Best Places to Work for the 19^th consecutive year. Northern Trust was acknowledged for its continued support of family-friendly policies and employee services.

Benefits that contributed to Northern Trusta™s inclusion on the list include adoption assistance, paid paternity and adoption leave, back-up child or adult care leave and an Employee Assistance Program that helps employees with a broad range of life-management issues.

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; 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.

The 2010 Working Mother 100 Best Companies list is based on an extensive application with more than 500 questions. The application included detailed questions about workforce, compensation, child care, flexibility programs and leave policies. Working Mother also checked the usage, availability and tracking of programs, as well as the accountability of managers who oversee them. Seven areas were measured and scored: workforce profile, benefits, women's issues and advancement, child care, flexible work, parental leave and company culture.

Profiles of the 100 Best Companies, as well as national comparisons, are in the September 14 issue of Working Mother and at [ www.workingmother.com ].

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 ].