State Street

GLOBAL - Investor confidence rose 6.5 points in March, from February's revised reading of 91.8 to 98.3, State Street Global Markets said.

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Mesirow, Threadneedle, Schroders, Mercer, SSgA, Russell, Uganda NSSF

Following the global crash's punishing exposure of over-correlated investments, Emma Cusworth looks at how UK schemes have diversified to de-risk their portfolios

GLOBAL - Sovereign wealth funds worth $4trn in assets have resumed their moves into alternative assets in the aftermath of the global financial crisis, new research by Preqin showed.

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.