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Business Moves
Asian institutions fuel ETF asset growth to $104 billion
Exchange-traded fund assets in Asia have grown 20% in the past three quarters, to the detriment of mutual funds, says State Street.
By Yvonne Chan | 9 December 2011
Alternatives
Institutional investors taking a short look at ETFs
Sovereigns and other asset owners in Asia are increasingly short-selling ETFs, say issuers.
By Yvonne Chan | 18 November 2011
Alternatives
Macro and FX hedge funds heading for Asia
Prop desk spin-offs by banks will lead to more complex strategies in the region, says State Street's head of international fund services for Asia-Pacific, Aisling Keane.
By Yvonne Chan | 23 September 2011
Markets
SSgA fixed-income CIO outlines approaches to debt crises
Buying shorter-duration bonds and customising benchmarks are two strategies for tackling the debt crises in Europe and the US, says Kevin Anderson of State Street Global Advisors.
By Joe Marsh | 19 July 2011
Alternatives
State Street launches hedge fund services in Asia
Carol Hall joins from Walkers to oversee the regional build-out of alternatives services.
By Yvonne Chan | 30 June 2011
Alternatives
SSARIS upping exposure to Asian hedge funds
State Street's alternatives unit plans to invest more in Asia-based managers who are closer to local knowledge and can trade in local time zones.
By Yvonne Chan | 7 June 2011
Business Moves
China, other retail ideas possible for SSgA
Scott Powers, CEO at State Street Global Advisors, says the firm is looking for acquisitions to give it a retail presence in Asia beyond ETFs.
By Jame DiBiasio | 11 May 2011
Asset Owners
State Street sees transitions out of EM, US equities
Investors are allocating equities to ex-US developed markets while reducing risk in fixed income, says Ross McLellan at State Street Global Markets.
By Jame DiBiasio | 1 March 2011
Business Moves
State Street Global Services reorganises regional teams
The firm is sharpening its focus on South Asia with the appointment of a new sales head for the region, where it sees securities lending on the rise.
By Joe Marsh | 24 February 2011
Business Moves
Allianz Global Investors to outsource middle office
The asset manager, part of Germany’s Allianz group, is finalising a global deal to use a third party for services such as fund accounting.
By Joe Marsh | 1 February 2011
Services
State Street signs rare outsourcing deal with Chinese FMC
The firm will provide middle-office services to Harvest Global Investments to reduce costs while ensuring data confidentiality.
By Leanne Wang | 15 November 2010
Markets
State Street's CEO on Asia, AIFM and middle-office services
In the second part of a two-part Q&A, Jay Hooley, Boston-based chief executive of State Street, outlines his concerns about the proposed AIFM directive and why he’s ...
By Joe Marsh | 24 August 2010
Markets
State Street likely to acquire more custody and fund-admin businesses
In the first part of a two-part Q&A, Jay Hooley, Boston-based chief executive of State Street, talks about how the US financial reforms might affect his business.
By Joe Marsh | 18 August 2010
Markets
Morgan Stanley sees bright future for Asian local-currency bonds
As State Street's ABF Pan-Asia Bond Fund celebrates its fifth anniversary, demand is growing for Asian local-currency bonds, despite rising interest rates.
By Joe Marsh | 29 July 2010
Services
State Street closes some securities-lending programmes
State Street Global Advisors will no longer use several Ireland-domiciled bond funds for lending securities, heralding an industry shift to a more costly, less lucrative structure.
By Jame DiBiasio | 19 July 2010
Services
State Street, Deutsche see sharp increase in fund-services business
Both firms report a surge in new outsourcing contracts, particularly in Asia, over the past few months.
By Cate Rocchi | 5 July 2010
Business Moves
State Street launches dynamic FX hedging in Asia
The asset manager says its new dynamic strategic hedging programme for Asian currencies should prove timely, as the region's currencies are ultimately expected to rise against ...
By Joseph Marsh | 24 May 2010
Services
State Street builds regional collateral management service
Mike Brager, COO at State Street Global Services in Hong Kong, is overseeing a new office in Sydney for collateral management and derivatives processing.
By Cate Rocchi | 13 May 2010
Business Moves
State Street prices mandates for onshore funds in Japan
The US firm is the first foreign fund-admin provider to calculate net asset values for onshore clients in the country.
By Cate Rocchi | 24 March 2010
Services
Some advisory with your transition management, sir?
Transition managers can look forward to continued growth in demand for advisory services this year, says State Street’s Justin Balogh.
By Edward Russell | 6 January 2010
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