The US firm has bolstered its operations in Australia.

Northern Trust has added three new staff to its offices in Sydney and Melbourne in a bid to drive future growth across its asset servicing and trading desks.

Tania Tuxford was appointed as a business development manager in the Sydney office.

David McWilliams, also appointed as a business development manager, will head up the firm’s growth prospects from the Melbourne office.

Simon McDonough was named senior equity program trader, joining Tuxford in the firm's Sydney office.  

Tuxford joins from ANZ Wealth in Sydney, where she was a senior relationship manager. She has also worked at Citi and RBC Investor Services in Australia.

McWilliams joins from JP Morgan Investor Services, where he worked as a senior relationship manager. Earlier in his career, he spent stints with ANZ Custodian Services and Bank of New York in London.

Reporting to Angelo Calvitto, head of sales for corporate and institutional services in Asia-Pacific, both Tuxford and McWilliams will service asset owners and managers in the Australasia region.

“We are delighted to appoint Tania and David to help drive growth in our asset servicing business across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific islands,” said Madeleine Senior, head of Northern Trust in Australasia.

She added: “We see an increasing demand from institutional clients for products, services and technology solutions that help them navigate the ever-changing complexities associated with various regulations, whilst optimizing investment performance and managing risk.”

McDonough, who joins from ITG in Sydney where he was vice president of electronic sales and trading, will lead the expansion of Northern Trust’s trading desk in Sydney.

“As we continue to grow our capabilities and expand access to our range of institutional asset servicing and asset management solutions from our Melbourne and Sydney offices, Simon’s extensive experience and expertise is invaluable in ensuring we are best placed to meet our client’s evolving requirements,” said Senior.

These appointments come after Sally Surgeon was named head of Northern Trust's Sydney office.