Investment Governance, Inc. Announces Northern Trust as Founding Sponsor
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Investment Governance, Inc. recently announced Northern Trust as a founding sponsor of FiduciaryXSM – a new information portal and business network for institutional investors and their service providers that will launch in January 2010. With Northern Trust’s sponsorship and the participation of leading governance, legal and investment professionals, FiduciaryX establishes an exciting productivity tool for investment decision-makers who control over $25 trillion in global assets on behalf of pensions, endowments, foundations, sovereign wealth funds, mutual funds, 529 college plans and family offices.
“The Investment Governance team appreciates Northern Trust’s committed support of our mission to offer a unique, one-stop ‘investment best practices’ information portal and business network for investment decision-makers and their service providers,” said Dr. Susan Mangiero, founder and CEO of Investment Governance, Inc. “I applaud Northern Trust’s willingness to embrace our vision of buy-side empowerment, promoting transparency and encouraging investment professionals to seek out independent information and network with their peers.”
As a combination one-stop shop for independent information and connecting with experts and peers, FiduciaryX offers a wide array of productivity tools for investment decision-makers and investment service providers alike. Subscribers can access the FiduciaryX Knowledgebase, Document Archive, News Archive, Virtual Reference Desk, blogs and chats with experts on over 100 different topics.
Qualified buy-side executives can share lessons learned and tips on what works with new and existing colleagues around the world. Visualize a 24/7 conversation about topics such as reviewing an asset manager's performance, setting up a derivatives overlay program, choosing a new investment consultant, assessing 401(k) fees or purchasing fiduciary liability insurance from the comfort of your office. No airport delays. No budget overruns for one-way information. No aggressive sales pitches. FiduciaryX offers convenient, credible and comprehensive knowledge-sharing at a time when actionable information is essential for every investment executive.
“FiduciaryX leverages the exciting medium of social networking, dedicating itself to bringing the knowledge of a community of like-minded individuals to our clients with terrific precision and appropriate context. This is a pioneering application in our industry,” said Peter Cherecwich, Chief Operating Officer of Corporate & Institutional Services at Northern Trust. “Supporting this independent resource is critical to our strategy of providing trust and transparency to our clients. The more informed everyone in our industry stays, the better decisions they can make and the better off the ultimate beneficiary or shareholder will be. In line with that commitment, Northern Trust will help provide subscriptions and sponsor educational events for our institutional clients to participate in the debut of www.FiduciaryX.com in early 2010.”
To learn more about FiduciaryX, visit http://www.fiduciaryx.com/video_tour, call (203) 929-0011 or email Press@InvestmentGovernance.com.
To access the original 12/15/09 Business Wire press release, click here.
