Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services Announces Cash Projection Service

Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services Announces Cash Projection Service

CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–To help alternative investment managers better manage their liquidity and cash flow, Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services today announced that it has enhanced its suite of treasury services with the addition of a proprietary Cash Projection service. The service provides a flexible and comprehensive forecast of cash flows, allowing clients to monitor all upcoming cash activity and account balances.

“We’re moving beyond beginning-of-day cash balance reports to offer tools that deliver real-time updates so clients can actively manage their liquidity and cash positions throughout the day.”

“In today’s financial markets, fund professionals need timely and accurate cash balance information,” said Peter Sanchez, head of Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services. “We’re moving beyond beginning-of-day cash balance reports to offer tools that deliver real-time updates so clients can actively manage their liquidity and cash positions throughout the day.”

The service is designed to help firms aggregate and normalize cash balance information across counterparties and provide a holistic view of current and future cash positions calculated through a consistent methodology. The system also features the ability to view cash at multiple levels – from firm-wide down to transactional cash flow details.

Cash Projection features a user interface for real-time access to projection data. Static reporting can also be provided. Key features include:

• A single, consistent projection methodology to all holdings, promoting a more accurate view of cash activity regardless of where assets or balances are held.
• Multiple views of cash balances, including a cash ladder (net of daily activity), cash balances (net of beginning balances & activity) and transaction level details.
• A customizable dashboard that provides real-time views into current and forecasted balances as transactions are processed throughout the day.
• Transparency functionality that lets users drill down into the underlying transactions to identify the key drivers of cash flow requirements including:
  • Trade activity across all financial products
  • Cash dividends and corporate action events
  • Intraday cash activity including transfers, collateral calls and expense payments.

The Hedge Fund Services team at Northern Trust consults with clients to customize views in order to effectively manage cash.

About Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services

Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services (NTHFS) is a leading provider of administration and middle office services for hedge funds and institutional investors with complex portfolios. NTHFS’ capabilities change the relationship between managers and their administrator though a full-service, front-to-back operating model that can support any asset or strategy with unparalleled flexibility in data management and reporting. Our technology platform offers clients unsurpassed access through real-time transparency, interactive utilities, and virtually unlimited strategy and attribution tagging capabilities. Our services are supplemented by an expert professional staff that understands their clients and are backed by the scale, stability, and financial strength of one of the world’s most respected financial institutions. Our mission is to deliver Operational Alpha^®: positioning clients for success by giving them the ability to focus on executing their strategies.

About Northern Trust

Northern Trust Corporation (Nasdaq: NTRS) is a leading provider of wealth management, asset servicing, asset management and banking to corporations, institutions, affluent families and individuals. Founded in Chicago in 1889, Northern Trust has offices in the United States in 19 states and Washington, D.C., and 20 international locations in Canada, Europe, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region. As of March 31, 2016, Northern Trust had assets under custody of US$6.2 trillion, and assets under management of US$900 billion. For more than 125 years, Northern Trust has earned distinction as an industry leader for exceptional service, financial expertise, integrity and innovation. Visit northerntrust.com or follow us on Twitter @NorthernTrust.

Northern Trust Corporation, Head Office: 50 South La Salle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603 U.S.A., incorporated with limited liability in the U.S. Global legal and regulatory information can be found at http://www.northerntrust.com/disclosures.