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ETF provider wants to expand asset class range

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
State Street Global Advisers is keen to open new asset class realms to the Australian exchange-traded fund market, its global head of ETFs said yesterday. Scott Ebner, managing director and global head of exchange traded fund product for SSgA flew into ...

Debt and small caps broaden emerging market value

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
... opportunity for investing in emerging markets, which remain attractively priced for institutional investment, said a State Street global investment strategist. With emerging market equities currently trading at 10.5x twelve months earnings, George Hoguet ...

Earnings up but jobs cut at State Street

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2011
Institutional financial services firm State Street today announced a second quarter increase in earnings but that was not enough to save jobs with a further 850 positions to be cut. The global job cuts come as part of an "IT Transformation" program ...

Instos go direct as hedge funds industry moves

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2011
... of commingled fund of hedge funds, as the alternative asset class attempts to reinvent itself. A new report from State Street, Hedge Funds: Rebuilding on a New Foundation, explored the new dynamic between investors, hedge funds and administrators as ...

BetaShares targets active ETF traders

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2011
... buy-sell spreads and sufficient levels of liquidity," said Corbett. Many of the leading ETF providers, including State Street and Russell Investments have confirmed their interest in launching more active products, which have proven popular in Europe. ...

State Street secures REST lending deal

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2011
REST Industry Super has appointed State Street Corporation as its global securities lending agent, building on their relationship established earlier this year. State Street will now deliver a securities lending programme for REST's global bond and ...

ETFs report wafer thin trading volumes

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2011
... market capitalisation. Regardless of thin ETF trading volumes, ETF listings are running hot. Since the end of 2010 State Street has launched five, BetaShares and iShares have launched four each, Vanguard have launched three and Russell launched one. ...

Time for instos to embrace ETFs

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011
... that allows investors to do things they wouldn't otherwise be able to," said Frank Henze, head of ETFs Asia Pacific, State Street Global Advisers. "But innovation must not overtake education. If the confidence isn't there then the ETF category will not ...

SSGA says ETF growth means plenty for all providers

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2011
State Street Global Advisers has said it is not concerned about competing for market share against newcomers wanting to take a chunk out of the Australian exchange-traded funds market. State Street pioneered ETF trading in Australia and at one time ...

MTAA awards triple equities mandate

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011
... 2011, was handled by two managers, according to Rainmaker Information. Macquarie was managing $530 million while State Street Global Markets had an $810 million mandate, awarded in June 2010. MTAA confirmed that Macquarie has retained its mandate, which ...