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SSgA launches global equity ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2013
State Street Global Advisers (SSgA) has announced the launch of two new exchange traded funds (ETFs), giving Aussie investors cheap access to international equities. The SPDR S&P World ex-Australia ETF will begin trading on the ASX in the coming weeks ...

CBUS to review custody operations

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2013
... segment in the superannuation market is dominated by JPMorgan Chase Bank and National Australia Bank Asset Servicing. State Street has the third largest share of the market. At the end of 2012, CBUS had $20.6 billion in assets and over 700,000 member ...

State Street launches investment governance tool

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013
State Street Corporation has launched a series of investment analytics tools to help superannuation funds prepare for the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) prudential standard SPS 530 on investment governance. The tool allows trustees ...

Aust custody and admin sector hits $2 trillion

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
... ($296 billion, down 6.6%). Due to operational insourcing and client acquisitions, both Citigroup ($177 billion) and State Street ($171 billion) saw significant growth of their total assets under custody of 40.5% and 56.1%. J.P. Morgan remains the largest ...

Confident Instos return to global equities

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2013
The State Street Investor Confidence Index has risen for the second consecutive month. Up 5.4 points from December's revised reading of 81.4 to reach 86.8, State Street Global Markets, the investment research arm of the financial services giant, said ...

Acadian appoints new head of investments

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013
... management consultancy firm, which he founded. Prior to this, he held senior quantitative roles at BGI/Blackrock and State Street Global Advisors and has been a senior lecturer in finance at the University of Western Australia. In his new role, which ...

Planners praised for guiding investors into fixed income

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2013
... volatile in 2013 and that alpha is going to be a major consideration, supporting the need for active managers," he said. State Street Global Advisers' head of active Australian equities Olivia Engel has also warned that the threat of volatility hasn't ...

Fewer managers drive lower fees at legalsuper

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2013
... active international equities mandates, worth a combined $167 million, into a passive one which was then awarded to State Street. By refining its manager line-up, legalsuper was able to negotiate cheaper fees. While there is often a view that smaller ...

Insto investors confront liquidity crunch

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
... concerns flagged by the global financial crisis by rethinking their asset allocation strategies, according to a new State Street report. The research, entitled The Asset Owners' Perspective: Evolving Investment and Operational Models, explores how the ...

Retirees must invest in equities: State Street

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2012
... Newly retired investors shouldn't underestimate the value of having growth assets in their portfolio, according to State Street Global Advisers (SSgA). Typically when saving for retirement investors are advisers to gradually step back their exposure ...