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SSgA launches cheap lifestyle funds

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2013
State Street Global Advisers (SSgA) has unveiled a new suite of low cost lifestyle products, aimed at better protecting investors in or approaching retirement from GFC style shocks. The three Retirement Lifestyle Solutions are aimed at investors at ...

NAB tight-lipped on latest redundancies

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2013
... Morgan were by far the main two players in the custody space. But with growing competition from players such as Citi, State Street and BNP Paribas, their place at the top is no longer secured. NAB recently lost the business of two giant superannuation ...

Australian ETF industry soars to reach $8 billion

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2013
... the 10th consecutive month ASX-listed ETFs assets have reached a new record high. The most popular ETF remains the State Street SPDR S&P/ASX 200 Fund with $2.1 billion in assets under management. The iShares S&P 500 ETF is the second most used product ...

Super funds urged to rethink 70/30 structure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2013
... superannuation fund is failing to deliver satisfactory investment outcomes to members in retirement, according to State Street Global Advisors (SSgA). While returns on this sort of fund were almost 15% for the last financial year, over the past five ...

SSgA invests $50m in Chinese fund manager partnership

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013
Investment manager State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has launched a joint venture in China with Zhongrong International Trust (ZRT). Based in Beijing, the joint venture will manage local investment funds on behalf of retail, high net worth and institutional ...

State Street wins $780m LGS mandate

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has won a $780 million active Australian equities mandate from Local Government Super (LGS). LGS chief investment officer Craig Turnbull said the mandate reflects a move towards more active risk in the portfolio. ...

BNP Paribas MD departs, successor announced

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013
... links to the local industry". As Jond's successor, Baker has 25 years' experience in the industry, most recently at State Street. This includes extensive international experience, including in European, Asian, African and Middle Eastern contexts. "Our ...

SSgA launches hedged international equities ETF

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has launched an international equities exchange traded fund (ETF) for Australian investors. The SPDR S&P World ex-Australia (Hedged) Fund will be hedged back into Australian dollars and begins trading on 9 July. Since ...

State Street exec jumps ship to Citi

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
Citi has appointed State Street vice president, portfolio solutions, Sandeep Gurkhi as its new vice president, transition management and pension services. Gurkhi will be responsible for the management of portfolio transitions, derivative overlays, currency ...

State Street appoints new head of Australia

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has appointed Lochiel Crafter as head of its Australian operations following the departure of senior managing director Robert Goodlad. Crafter was previously SSgA's head of investments for the Asia-Pacific region ...