State Street

US - State Street plans to cut 1,400 employees, or 5% of its total workforce, with staff in North America taking the brunt of the cull.

GLOBAL - Investor confidence in Europe and the US increased to 97.5 in November, its highest reading since April.

CANADA - The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board of Ontario hired State Street to provide custody, accounting, securities lending and investment analytics to C$15bn ($24.3bn) in assets.

GLOBAL - Bank of Ireland Asset Management's strength in fundamental equity and fixed income strategies help State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) plug a hole in their product offering and meet the needs of clients looking for more holistic solutions.

UK - State Street Corporation has been appointed as fund administrator for the National Employment Savings Trust.

State Street Corporation has been appointed as fund administrator for the National Employment Savings Trust.

GLOBAL - Investor confidence fell 1.9 points in October, State Street research shows.

FRANCE - Fonds de reserve pour les retraites (FRR) has put its currency overly mandate out to tender.

GLOBAL - Private equity funds posted a return of just 0.65% in the three months to the end of June this year, State Street research reveals.

Private equity funds posted a return of just 0.65% in the three months to the end of June this year, State Street research reveals.