State Street Introduces Vision Report on Sovereign Wealth Funds
July 23 2008 - 8:46AM
Business Wire
State Street Corporation (NYSE:STT), the world�s leading provider
of financial services to institutional investors, today released
its Vision Report on sovereign wealth funds (SWFs), the fifth
report in a series of papers targeting issues at the core of
institutional investing. State Street�s Vision Series is intended
to advance understanding of key themes and trends within the
financial services industry. The latest report assesses the impact
of SWFs on the global economy. With nearly $3 trillion in aggregate
financial resources and a rapid growth trajectory, SWFs are
increasingly important cross-border investors. Across the industry,
their rise to prominence has provoked discussion across the
industry around issues of accountability, transparency and the
appropriateness of government control over investment
decision-making. �While political issues relating to sovereign
wealth funds have dominated the discussion, less attention has been
paid to the actual nature of SWFs � their liabilities, their
differing investment objectives and their likely impact on capital
markets,� said Jay Hooley, president and chief operating officer of
State Street. �Drawing on State Street�s perspective as a market
practitioner, we�ve focused our report on these areas. We hope our
insights into this fast-growing market will assist industry
participants as they formulate their own views and anticipate
trends that could affect them and their customers.� State Street
was among the first investment managers to recognize and focus on
this unique client segment and now manages assets for more than 70
sovereign and supranational clients. In 2000, State Street Global
Advisors (SSgA), State Street�s investment management arm,
established the Official Institutions Group (OIG) to oversee
investment management services for sovereign clients such as
central banks, government agencies and supranational institutions.
State Street�s investment servicing and research and trading
businesses also maintain relationships with more than 40 SWFs and
central banks. State Street provides flow-based investor behavior
research to approximately 70 percent of the world�s central banks,
including those in all G10 countries. The Vision Report on SWFs
draws on knowledge from George R. Hoguet, managing director, senior
portfolio manager and global investment strategist specializing in
emerging markets at SSgA; John Nug�e, managing director, SSgA, and
head of State Street�s Official Institutions Group; and Andrew
Rozanov, head of Sovereign Advisory and managing director of State
Street Global Markets. State Street has published Vision Reports on
topics including the Asian bond markets, hedge fund servicing, the
insurance industry and global pensions. To obtain a copy this
Vision Report on SWFs or for more information, members of the press
can contact publicrelations@statestreet.com. All other requests can
be directed to vision@statestreet.com. 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 $15.3 trillion in assets under custody and $1.9
trillion in assets under management at June 30, 2008, State Street
operates in 26 countries and more than 100 geographic markets
worldwide. For more information, visit State Street�s website at
www.statestreet.com.
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