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Industry stars recognised at 2017 MAX Awards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
... experience for their users. We are proud to share this win with our partner Cbus," Link Group said. State Street Global Advisors celebrated a dual win, taking home both Social Media Campaign of the Year and Advertising Campaign of the Year - Trade for ...

SSGA ramps tech exposure post-Trump

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
The first 100 days of the Trump administration have seen State Street Global Advisors double its exposure to US technology companies in its Global Equity Fund, even if said exposure still trails the cap-weighted index. SSGA global active quantitative ...

ESG adoption grows, returns follow

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017
... returns and assist in the management of volatility. A global survey of 475 institutions conducted by State Street Global Advisors shows asset owners from Asia Pacific are integrating ESG strategies to enhance investment performance, with 70% of respondents ...

SSGA expands active managed funds business

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2017
More than four years and $500 million in assets later, the active managed funds business of State Street Global Advisors Australia is gearing up for the next chapter of its growth. The world of active equities is tough business. There are many competitors ...

SSGA wields power on gender equality

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2017
State Street Global Advisors has called for greater female representation on the boards of companies in which it invests, collectively representing more than $30 trillion in market capitalisation. SSGA said in the event a company is too slow to take ...

Look offshore for income: SSGA

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017
... longer be sated by income-oriented portfolios that invest solely in domestic assets. A new paper from State Street Global Advisors' SPDR ETF business argues that because of low interest rates and the heavy sector concentration in the local share market ...

Asset manager profits under pressure

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017
... complicated in the past decade. At the Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum in Sydney and Melbourne, State Street Global Advisors' head of investments for Asia-Pacific, Kevin Anderson, described how the 7% return targeted by most pension funds was ...

Asset management more complex than ever

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2017
... most pension funds is a far more complex and riskier process than it was 10 years ago, according to State Street Global Advisors' head of investments for Asia-Pacific, Kevin Anderson. Speaking at the Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum in Sydney ...

State Street star promoted

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2017
One of State Street Global Advisors' most well-known fund managers will relocate to Boston to take up a leading role. Olivia Engel, head of active quantitative equity for Asia-Pacific, has been appointed as deputy chief investment officer of SSgA's ...

Economic headwinds lead Chief Economists Forum

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017
... Grand Hyatt Melbourne on 2 February, the Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum will hear from: State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) head of investments for Asia Pacific, Kevin Anderson J.P. Morgan chief economist and head of fixed income and FX strategy ...