Investor Confidence Index Rises to 86.9 In NovemberState Street Investor Confidence Index: November 2005 (Graphic: Business Wire
November 22 2005 - 10:07AM
Business Wire
State Street Global Markets, the investment research and trading
arm of State Street Corporation (NYSE:STT), released today the
results of the State Street Investor Confidence Index(R) for
November 2005. According to the November index, investor confidence
increased to 86.9 from October's reading of 78.6. Looking
regionally, the confidence of North American institutional
investors rose from a revised reading of 94.0 in October to 103.4
in November. European and Asian investors displayed slightly lower
confidence, with the European Index falling from 70.6 to 69.9, and
the Asian Index declining from 85.4 to 83.3. Developed through
State Street Global Markets' research partnership, State Street
Associates (SSA), by Harvard University professor Ken Froot and SSA
Director Paul O'Connell, the State Street Investor Confidence
Index(R) measures investor confidence on a quantitative basis,
analyzing actual buying and selling patterns of institutional
investors. The index is based on financial theory that assigns
precise meaning to changes in investor risk sentiment, or the
willingness of investors to hold proportionally more or less of
their portfolio in equities. The more of their portfolio that
institutional investors are willing to devote to equities, the
greater their risk appetite or confidence. "We have seen that
institutional investors have concurred with market prices and with
consumers about higher confidence. For our institutional investors,
this translates to acquisitions of risky assets across their
diversified portfolios," said Froot. "Some of the macroeconomic
touch points in the U.S., such as inflation, appear to be under
better control than previously thought, as the Fed shifts to
inflation targeting, as energy prices decline, and as the end to
Fed rate increases draws near. By contrast, the European central
bank may have choked off this salutary effect by making noise about
beginning to raise rates only once the inflationary threat seems
poised to recede." "It's clear that today's increase in investor
confidence is driven entirely by improved sentiment in the U.S.,"
added O'Connell. European levels of confidence are very low and
remain broadly unchanged this month, and Asian confidence, which
has been more robust in the past, has fallen again. It is helpful
that the recent conservatism of U.S. investors in taking risk is
being reversed. We are still waiting for a meaningful upward change
in confidence levels to take hold in the rest of the world." Since
its launch in September of 2003, the State Street Investor
Confidence Index(R) has become a key economic indicator for asset
owners, investment managers and central banks. As the only index
providing a quantitative measure tracking the common buying
patterns of institutional investors around the world, the State
Street Investor Confidence Index(R) offers a unique look into the
investment behavior and decisions of thousands of professional
investors and their investment decisions. About State Street Global
Markets: State Street Global Markets provides specialized
investment research and trading in foreign exchange, equities,
fixed income and derivatives. Its goal is to enhance and preserve
portfolio values for asset managers and asset owners. From its
unique position at the crossroads of the global markets, it creates
and unlocks value for its clients with original flow-based
research, innovative portfolio strategies, trade process
optimization, and global connectivity across multiple asset classes
and markets. State Street Global Markets' research team of leading
academic and industry experts are committed to continually
advancing the science, including theory and application of its
proprietary investor behavior research and innovative portfolio
& risk management technologies to helps its clients challenge
conventional thinking, shape ideas, make more informed investment
decisions and deliver measurable results. About the State Street
Investor Confidence Index(R): The index is released globally at 10
a.m. Eastern time in Boston on the second to last Tuesday of each
month. More information on the State Street Investor Confidence
Index, including frequently asked questions and a calendar of
release dates, is available at
http://www.statestreet.com/investorconfidenceindex. The previous
month's calculations for the index are revised to account for
trading activity through the end of the reporting period. About
State Street: State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) is the world's
leading specialist in providing institutional investors with
investment servicing, investment management and investment research
and trading. With $9.8 trillion in assets under custody and $1.4
trillion in assets under management (as of September 30, 2005),
State Street operates in 25 countries and more than 100 geographic
markets worldwide. For more information, visit State Street's web
site at www.statestreet.com. This news announcement contains
forward-looking statements as defined by United States securities
laws, including statements about the financial outlook and business
environment. Those statements are based on current expectations and
involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including those
related to the pace at which State Street adds new clients or at
which existing clients use additional services, the value of global
and regional financial markets, the pace of cross-border investment
activity, changes in interest rates, the pace of worldwide economic
growth and rates of inflation, the extent of volatility in currency
markets, consolidations among clients and competitors, State
Street's business mix, the dynamics of markets State Street serves,
and State Street's success at integrating and converting
acquisitions into its business. Other important factors that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by
any forward-looking statements are set forth in State Street's 2004
annual report and subsequent SEC filings. State Street encourages
investors to read the corporation's annual report, particularly the
section on factors that may affect financial results, and its
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decision. The forward-looking statements contained in this press
release speak only as of the date hereof, November 22, 2005, and
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