Exhibit 23.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board of Directors
Northern Trust Corporation:
We consent to the use of our reports dated February 28, 2007, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Northern Trust Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2006, management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, incorporated herein by reference. The afore-mentioned report with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Northern Trust Corporation and subsidiaries refers to changes in its method of accounting for stock-based compensation and its method of accounting for defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans.
KPMG LLP
/s/ KPMG LLP
Chicago, Illinois
July 20, 2007