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ESG adoption grows, returns follow

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017
... significantly improved 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 ...

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 ...

Data limiting ethical investing

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017
... integrate an environmental, social and governance framework in their investment process, the latest research from State Street shows. About 60% of Asia-Pacific investors who took part in a global study of 582 institutional investors conducted by State ...

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 ...

Custody sector hits $3 trillion

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2017
... the first time, with J.P. Morgan emerging as the largest custodian followed by NAB Asset Servicing, BNP Paribas, State Street and Citigroup. The industry is forecast to hit $9.5 trillion by 2035 off the back of growth in industry and retail funds, and ...

Australia winning silver in APAC fintech race

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
... Australia's finance sector ranks second among its Asia-Pacific peers when it comes to digital transformation, according to State Street research. The Asia-Pacific portion of State Street's global survey of 2000 investors and 500 investment providers ...

Look offshore for income: SSGA

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017
... appetite will no 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 ...

Asset manager profits under pressure

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017
... become more 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 ...

Asset management more complex than ever

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2017
... return targeted by 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 ...

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 ...