Overview
As a pension fund manager, you’re looking to optimize the management of increasingly complex investment vehicles across multiple domiciles. To make this happen, you need access to sophisticated resources as well as integrated, global solutions.
Our unique insight into the needs of pension funds, along with a proven ability to put our capabilities and expertise to work for our clients, means that you can rely on State Street Global Markets to deliver the trading and asset servicing solutions you need to reach your investment goals.
Leading solutions backed by global expertise and scale
Collaborating with pension fund sponsors, industry groups and policymakers worldwide, we help develop pension structures and provide cutting-edge products and services. Keeping pace with significant change in the industry — particularly in regards to the fast-growing defined contribution plans globally — we remain uniquely positioned to help you adapt to the changing environment and apply best practices to your portfolio.
Our comprehensive service offering includes a range of value-added products and services focused on your strategies that can help optimize your cost bases and maintain and enhance portfolio values, including:
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Commission Recapture — Look to our Commission Recapture Program to reduce your trading costs by turning trading commissions into credits for your fund. It may also increase your cash flow and enhance returns — all while delivering the best trading execution. The program has no fees, no minimums and no volume requirements. You can direct the amount to the program that is appropriate for your fund’s needs.
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Electronic Trading Platforms — Through eExchange we offer electronic trading solutions for foreign exchange (FX), US treasury securities, futures, money markets and exchange traded funds (ETFs). Because we do not trade or take positions in the market, you can rest assured that we are facilitating execution and lending transparency to your processes.
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Enhanced Custody Model — Our Enhanced Custody Model (ECM) provides a unique alternative to traditional prime brokerage in the operation of long/short mandates. Based on custody and securities borrowing and lending, we help reduce costs and enhance returns, giving you direct access to State Street’s agency lendable inventory and creating operational efficiencies.
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Equity Sales and Trading — Look to us for best execution for your global equity trades, sophisticated investment solutions and the trading expertise to help mitigate your risk and minimize your execution costs.
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Portfolio Solutions — Our custody, asset management and award-winning transition management businesses bring you unconflicted, natural liquidity you won’t find anywhere else. We offer a global team of highly experienced managers, and leading market research, which incorporates some of the most advanced quantitative, analytical and modeling techniques, and one of the largest crossing platforms in the industry. You’ll find the cost-effective solutions you need for optimal portfolio performance.
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Securities Lending — Securities lending can be a significant source of revenue, particularly when challenging markets put pressure on investment returns. Now more than ever, it’s important to work with a proven lending agent that is focused on the safety of your assets and on achieving optimal risk-adjusted returns. As one of the world’s most experienced lending agents, providing both custodial and third-party lending, we offer the individualized service, client-facing technology and commitment to transparency you’re looking for.
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State Street Global Markets maintains ongoing collaborative relationships with pension funds and other stakeholders in the evolution of pension systems globally so we can bring you timely solutions tailored to your needs — all backed by our commitment to service excellence and continuous innovation.