SSgA

Asset Allocation

OTPP, SSGA and USS reflect on the future

Three investors reflect on the what lies ahead highlighting a buoyant 2021 but challenges beyond. Their suggestions include allocations to real assets and diversifying out of traditional fixed income as they navigate portfolio construction considerations in a new investment paradigm.

Sarah RundellDecember 16, 2020

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Managers want more public companies

Individual investors are being denied access to tech shares and other growth because fewer businesses are publicly listed, a panel of asset management executives told the Milken conference.

Amanda WhiteMay 9, 2018

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No sustainable growth from Trump tweets

US President Trump’s Twitter outbursts can have a big temporary impact on markets, but longer-term results are driven by economic fundamentals, State Street Global Advisors’ Dan Farley says.

Amanda WhiteMay 25, 2017

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SSgA focuses on innovation not assets

For Scott Powers, president and chief executive of State Street Global Advisors, assets under management is not a measure of success – the manager is currently the world’s fourth largest with around $2.5 trillion. Instead it is the ability to provide value for clients in meeting their objectives – whether it be matching liabilities, creating […]

Amanda WhiteNovember 14, 2014

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SWFs surprise as they debut in ETFs

The institutional usage of exchange-traded funds is booming around the world, putting paid to any lingering doubt that the vehicles are meant for retail investors. Michael Bailey reports.

MICHAEL BAILEYJuly 7, 2010

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Washington State prioritises excellence

The $70.5 billion Washington State Investment Board has prioritised hiring the best managers in public equities and is willing to sacrifice the number of active investment relationships in lieu of the managers it believes are “truly exceptional” as it enters 2010 with plans for global manager searches.

Amanda WhiteJanuary 27, 2010