State Street

SSgA expands alternative strategies capabilities

State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has unveiled a major expansion of its alternative strategies capabilities through several new initiatives, including the broadening of its absolute return strategies, new hires and entering into a licence for dynamic…

Soros risk chief joins rival fund

Peruvemba Satish, head of risk management at Soros Fund Management, has left the firm to join rival fund DKR Capital in Stamford, Connecticut, where he becomes chief risk officer.

Forex profits soar as funds up risk

Citigroup and State Street both reported surges in first-quarter foreign exchange revenue last week on the back of increased activity from fund managers, senior officials told RiskNews’ sister publication, FX Week .

Op risk charge flawed, says State Street

WASHINGTON, DC - "It is difficult to see how a regulatory operational risk-based capital rule would have promoted the financial system’s rapid recovery on 9/11," said David Spina, chairman and chief executive officer of State Street Corporation, the…

Extreme Outsourcing

"Lift-out" outsourcing projects by major institutional firms prime the pump for the rest of the industry.

Taiwan to launch first ETF

The Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) has granted a licence to asset management company State Street Global Advisors and Taiwanese securities firm Polaris International Securities Investment Trust to launch the country's first exchange-traded fund (ETF). The…

Riskmetrics aims for hedge funds

Peter Davies, recently appointed vice-chairman of New York-based risk management vendor Riskmetrics, has said the alternative investment industry - specifically hedge funds and funds of funds - is an area of focus for the company.

Budgeting for 2003

Deutsche Bank, Merrill Lynch and State Street outline how next year's budget will be spent. For starters, it will be spent cautiously.

Currency overlay set to hit $500 billion

Currency overlay, the management of currency exposures in an investment portfolio separate from underlying asset exposures, is set to become a $500 billion dollar industry within the next three years, according to Piero Overmars, Dutch bank ABN Amro’s…

SunGard coup for FXConnect

State Street Corporation is due to announce this week that it has secured a coveted deal with the treasury software unit of Pennsylvania-based technology company SunGard.

SSgA may implement genetic programming investment model

The investment committee of State Street Global Advisors (SSgA), manager of $770 billion in assets, will decide on October 16 whether to implement an investment model derived from genetic programming exercises to its $390 million emerging market equities…

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