Investor Confidence Index Falls to 91.7 in AprilInvestor Confidence Index Falls to 91.7 in April (Graphic: Business Wire)
April 17 2007 - 10:19AM
Business Wire
State Street Global Markets, the investment research and trading
arm of State Street Corporation (NYSE:STT), today released the
results of the State Street Investor Confidence Index� for April
2007. Global Investor Confidence fell by 7.6 points to 91.7 from
March�s revised reading of 99.3. Looking regionally, the confidence
of North American institutional investors decreased from 114.5 to
100.2. The confidence of European investors increased slightly from
a revised reading of 87.3 to 87.9 points, while the confidence of
Asian investors decreased from a revised reading of 85.0 to 83.2.
Developed through State Street Global Markets� research
partnership, State Street Associates, by Harvard University
professor Ken Froot and State Street Associates Director Paul
O�Connell, the State Street Investor Confidence Index� measures
investor confidence on a quantitative basis by analyzing the actual
buying and selling patterns of institutional investors. The index
is based on financial theory that assigns precise meaning to
changes in investor risk appetite, or the willingness of investors
to allocate their portfolios to equities. The more of their
portfolio that institutional investors are willing to devote to
equities, the greater their risk appetite or confidence. �After
last month�s increase in confidence, some retrenchment this month
is perhaps not surprising,� said Froot. �Whereas institutional
investors were ready and willing to provide liquidity during
March�s global sell-off, this month they returned to a more
balanced course. Leaving aside last month�s high reading,
confidence remains at two-year highs, with institutional investors
continuing to allocate to equities and away from bonds.� �In last
month�s commentary we anticipated some increased volatility in
confidence readings, due to the increase in overall buying and
selling activity in the first quarter,� added O�Connell. �This
month saw a pull-back by North American investors, accompanied by
more modest fluctuations in Asian and European confidence. Equity
indices have more or less returned to the levels seen in
mid-February, and it may be that tendency observed then for US
investors to allocate towards foreign equities will resume.� 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 is committed to continually advancing
the science, including theory and application of its proprietary
investor behavior research and innovative portfolio & risk
management technologies to help its clients challenge conventional
thinking, shape ideas, make more informed investment decisions and
deliver measurable results. About the State Street Investor
Confidence Index�: 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 provider of financial services to institutional investors
including investment servicing, investment management and
investment research and trading. With $12.3 trillion in assets
under custody and $1.8 trillion in assets under management at March
31, 2007, 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
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securities laws, including statements about the financial outlook
and business environment. Those statements are based on current
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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
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integrating and converting acquisitions into its business. Other
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are set forth in State Street's 2006 annual report and subsequent
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that may affect financial results, and its subsequent SEC filings
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