News in brief from the last seven days...: The Northern Pool partners with Northern Trust for £46bn mandate The Northern Pool, comprising of the Greater Manchester Pension Fund, West Yorkshire Pension Fund and Merseyside Pension Fund has appointed Northern Trust to provide a range of custodial and administration services, including securities lending, private equity fund administration, compliance monitoring and carbon reporting. The Northern Pool is one of the largest of eight local government pension pools in the UK, with £46bn of assets under management.