State Street Streamlines Online Settlement Instructions for Foreign Exchange Trading
May 22 2008 - 9:30AM
Business Wire
State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT), the world�s leading provider
of financial services to institutional investors, announced today
that it has developed an industry standard for online settlement
instructions to reduce operational risk and create cost
efficiencies within the foreign exchange trading industry. State
Street Global Markets, the investment research and trading arm of
State Street Corporation, has acquired SSISearch, a specialized
service provider for international payment processing and
settlement instructions. Developed with the help and assistance of
the world�s largest settlement banks, SSISearch operates The
Settlement Directory for CLS members. This central database
provides asset managers, banks and other institutions with
immediate access to verified standard settlement instructions on a
24/7 basis via a secure website or State Street�s Global Link
network. �We are pleased to be at the forefront of an important and
innovative market development that will reduce risk and enhance
efficiency in the rapidly growing foreign exchange market,� said
Simon Wilson-Taylor, executive vice president and worldwide head of
Global Link for State Street. �In 2007, more than $3 trillion in
foreign exchange was transacted daily globally with no single,
cost-effective means for participants to centralize settlement
details other than through individual duplicative databases.� State
Street is pioneering the development of a single source of highly
accurate contact information and fully authenticated standard
settlement instructions to help reduce settlement risk and improve
straight-through processing in the foreign exchange market. The
acquisition of SSISearch is part of State Street�s continuing
commitment to providing best-in-class trading solutions to assist
customers in managing risk and optimizing portfolio performance.
�This acquisition expands our suite of products and is another step
in State Street�s strategy to provide neutral, open and integrated
solutions that support the entire investment process from pre-trade
through post-trade by streamlining communication for institutional
investors worldwide,� added Wilson-Taylor. About State Street
Corporation: 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 $15 trillion in assets under
custody and $2 trillion in assets under management at March 31,
2008, 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. 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. About Global Link: State Street�s Global Link network
delivers unique fact-based research, decision support tools and
trading technology for five asset classes to clients around the
world. It offers world market research and analytics for equities,
fixed income and foreign exchange and secure, real-time trade
execution services across multiple asset classes. More information
about Global Link can be found at www.globallink.com.
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