State Street

UK/US - State Street has teamed up with F&C Investments to provide an environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting service to help investors meet their stewardship goals.

GLOBAL - Investor confidence has dropped 3.3 points to 100.9 in January from 104.2, State Street research shows.

DENMARK - Lærernes Pension, the pension fund for Danish teachers, has hired State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) to run a $271m US investment-grade bond portfolio with an environmental, social and governance screen.

IRELAND/US - State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has completed its acquisition of Bank of Ireland Asset Management (BIAM) for approximately €57m ($79m) including net assets of an estimated €14m.

AUSTRALIA - The A$18bn ($17.8bn) REST Industry Superannuation fund has hired State Street Corporation to provide custodial services.

UK - Trustees of defined benefit schemes saw an average return of 13% on investments last year due to strong equity performance, according to research.

Trustees of defined benefit schemes saw an average return of 13% on investments last year due to strong equity performance, according to research.

GLOBAL - Investor confidence declined by 10.8 points in Europe during December amid growing concerns around sovereign debt and the euro, research by State Street reveals.

US pension funds are showing renewed interest in global equities, Jaishree Kalia reports.

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