The Pension Protection Fund has reappointed State Street to provide a range of global custody and administration services and also hired it to provide securities lending services for the first time.
GLOBAL - Investor confidence dropped to 91.6 in February, falling 9.2 points from January's revised reading of 100.8, State Street research shows.
PennSERS; Henderson Global Investors; APG Asset Management; KPGM; State Street; PensionsFirst
US - The Arkansas Teacher Retirement System has sued State Street over claims that the Boston-based bank engaged in unfair and deceptive practices regarding foreign exchange transactions.
AUSTRALIA - Russell Investments has launched its first after-tax fund to maximise returns for superannuation investors.
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Towers Watson; EIOPA; ATP; State Street; Janus Capital Group Inc; Transamerica Retirement Services; Mercer; T. Rowe Price; QIC
UK - The National Employment Savings Trust has appointed State Street Global Advisors, UBS Global Asset Management and BlackRock to run five mandates for its default fund.
US/ASIA - State Street Global Markets has appointed four senior transition managers for its global portfolio solutions groups in the US, Australia and Japan.
BT Pension Scheme; Robeco; INTECH Investment Management; PwC; Mercer; Aon Hewitt; Neuberger Berman Group; Standard Life Investments; State Street Global Services