Investor Confidence Index Rises to 82.6 in MarchState Street Investor Confidence Index -- March 21, 2006 (Graphic: Business Wir
March 21 2006 - 10:00AM
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 March
2006. According to the March index, investor confidence increased
to 82.6 from February's revised reading of 72.1. Looking
regionally, the confidence of North American institutional
investors rose strongly to 94.1 in March from a revised reading of
83.3 in February. The European Index increased from 78.9 in
February to 93.6, and the Asian Index declined slightly from 80.7
to 79.2 in March. 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 see a strong resurgence of interest in broad allocations to
risky assets by professional investors," commented Froot. "The
updraft is very strong in the U.S. and in Europe -- strong enough
to reverse the recent downward trend in confidence." "Investors
over the past six months had been quite concerned about the
prospects of a protracted tightening in liquidity and were taking a
very defensive tack with regard to their portfolios," commented
O'Connell. "In March, we have seen that these concerns have ebbed,
leaving investors more optimistic that the Fed need not raise rates
much further. This, combined with a sense that growth remains
solid, has led to investors acquiring more broadly diversified
positions in risky assets -- a sure sign of increased confidence."
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 services. With $10.1 trillion in assets under custody
and $1.4 trillion in assets under management at December 31, 2005,
State Street operates in 26 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 2005
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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any forward-looking statements and prior to making any investment
decision. The forward-looking statements contained in this press
release speak only as of the date hereof, March 21, 2006, and the
company will not undertake efforts to revise those forward-looking
statements to reflect events after this date.
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