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State Street eyes up Bank of Ireland investment unit
Global Pensions | 27 Aug 2010
IRELAND/US - State Street, the world's second-biggest money manager for institutions, is in talks to purchase Bank of Ireland's asset-management business, according to three people familiar with the matter.
State Street: Strategic and tactical decisions evolve post-crisis
GLOBAL – Strategic and tactical asset allocation decisions are converging into “a more holistic process” as investors refine their risk management post-crisis, State Street says.
Robeco: Bond ETFs hampered by low liquidity
GLOBAL – Low liquidity levels in the fixed income markets have led investment grade and high yield exchange traded funds to rack up higher-than-expected tracking errors and lower performance, asset manager Robeco said.
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BlackRock AUM falls 6% in Q2, profits double
GLOBAL - BlackRock has reported a US$213.3bn loss in assets under management in Q2, blaming sharp falls in equity markets and costs related to its acquisition of BGI.
SSgA closes securities lending programme across fixed income funds
GLOBAL - State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has discontinued its securities lending programme across a range of funds "in the best interests" of its shareholders.
Strengthening the pension proposition
Joseph C Antonellis, vice chairman of State Street Corporation, looks at the shift to defined benefit pensions
QSuper hires SSgA for “tax-aware” mandates
AUSTRALIA – Superannuation fund QSuper hired State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) to run A$10bn (US$8.5bn) in passive strategies that will provide pre-tax returns that match their respective benchmarks, SSgA said.
Diversification key to investing in currency
UK/GLOBAL – Strategy diversification is key to developing a currency portfolio that offers downside protection, currency experts said.
SSgA lures former BlackRock exec Mitchem to head DC
US – State Street Global Advisors has named Kristi Mitchem, former head of BlackRock’s US defined contribution business, its new global head of DC, SSgA announced today.
Alistair Lowe new global equity CIO at SSgA
US – State Street Global Advisors has named Alistair Lowe as its new global equity chief investment officer replacing Arlene Rockefeller who is retiring after nearly three decades at the firm.
Rebuilding the Australian pensions engine
The pensions industry in Australia eagerly awaits the publication of the Cooper Review. Rachel Alembakis looks at the potential consequences
Australian pensions: tapping into a half-trillion dollar pot
The Australian contribution rate is set to increase by three percentage points, translating into A$500bn of new flows. Rachel Alembakis talks to experts about the pressure to invest those assets locally and their potential impact on post-retirement products
Private equity up 15% in 2009
GLOBAL – Private equity funds managed to post positive returns of 15% for 2009 despite a slow start to the year, data from State Street revealed.
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