STATE STREET CORPORATION BOSTON, November 25, 2014 - State Street Global Exchange today released the results of the State Street Investor Confidence Index® (ICI) for November 2014.
The Global ICI decreased to 114.0, down slightly by 1.8 points from October's revised reading of 115.8. North American and Asian investors paced the decline. The North America ICI declined 4.4 points to finish at 104.3, down from October's level of 108.7, while the Asian ICI saw a decline of 2.7 points to 96.9. European investors bucked the downward trend, however, and the European ICI registered a large increase of 20.7 points to finish at a record high of 141.9.
The Investor Confidence Index was developed by Kenneth Froot and Paul O'Connell at State Street Associates, State Street Global Exchange's research and advisory services business. It measures investor confidence or risk appetite quantitatively by analyzing the actual buying and selling patterns of institutional investors. The index assigns a precise meaning to changes in investor risk appetite: the greater the percentage allocation to equities, the higher risk appetite or confidence. A reading of 100 is neutral; it is the level at which investors are neither increasing nor decreasing their long-term allocations to risky assets. The index differs from survey-based measures in that it is based on the actual trades, as opposed to opinions, of institutional investors.
"The most striking element of this month's results is the increase in the European ICI, to a level of 141.9, another all-time high for the Index," commented O'Connell. "This mirrors the increase we observed in September. An examination of the underlying data indicates that investors Europe are being selective. While there are strong inflows into UK equities, there is less enthusiasm to allocate to equities in other regions. Accordingly, some portion of the recent increase may well turn out to be transitory."
"The increase in market volatility seen in October has tempered some of the enthusiasm that North American investors have for risky assets," added Jessica Donohue, Chief Innovation Officer and Head of Research and Advisory Services, State Street Global Exchange. "While the major equity indices have recovered from their recent dive and again are at all-time highs, there is a renewed appreciation for the fragility of growth outside the US, and the risk that deflation represents."
About the State Street Investor Confidence Index®
The index is released globally at 10 a.m. Eastern time in Boston on the last Tuesday of each month. More information on the State Street Investor Confidence Index is available at http://www.statestreet.com/investorconfidenceindex/index.html
About State Street Corporation
State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) is one of the world's leading providers of financial services to institutional investors including investment servicing, investment management and investment research and trading. With $28.47 trillion in assets under custody and administration and $2.42 trillion* in assets under management as of September 30, 2014, State Street operates in more than 100 geographic markets worldwide, including the US, Canada, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. For more information, visit State Street's web site at www.statestreet.com.
* Assets under management include the assets of the SPDR® Gold ETF (approximately $30 billion as of September 30, 2014), for which State Street Global Markets, LLC, an affiliate of SSgA, serves as the distribution agent.
The views expressed in this material are the views of State Street through the period ended November 25, 2014 and are subject to change based on market and other conditions.
This news announcement contains forward-looking statements as defined by United States securities laws, including statements about the financial outlook and business environment. Those statements are based on current expectations and involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including those set forth in State Street's 2013 annual report and subsequent SEC filings. State Street encourages investors to read the corporation's annual report, particularly the section on factors that may affect financial results, and its subsequent SEC filings for additional information with respect to any forward-looking statements and prior to making any investment decision. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date hereof, November 25, 2014, and the company will not undertake efforts to revise those forward-looking statements to reflect events after this date.
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