Q&A: Madeleine Senior, Bert Rebelo, Northern TrustBY RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016 12:49PMMadeleine Senior is the managing director, Australasia for Northern Trust and Bert Rebelo is the senior vice president, head of institutional business, asset management for Australia and New Zealand for Northern Trust. Northern Trust has operated in Australia since 2007, initially as a custodian and asset servicing provider. As a custodian, Northern Trust oversees more than AU$200 billion in assets and is the custodian for asset owners including the Future Fund, CSC, QIC, IAG, ACT Treasury and Energy Industries Superannuation Scheme (EISS). In 2015, Northern Trust established an asset management sales and client servicing team in Australia. Senior and Rebelo talk to The Sustainability Report about the bank's view on sustainability and environmental, social and governance (ESG) management as a business strategy for the bank, as an asset servicing and as an asset management provider. Related News |
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