State Street Appointed by M&G Investments to Provide Fund Accounting Services

April 30, 2009

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT), the world's leading provider of financial services to institutional investors, announced today that it has been appointed by M&G Investments to provide investment services for GBP5.8 billion in assets under administration.

State Street will provide share pricing and fund accounting for a number of M&G funds that have the ability to invest in complex bonds and OTC derivatives.

"State Street was the clear choice in our detailed search for a servicing partner," said Martin Lewis, chief operating officer of M&G Investments. "State Street stood above the rest because of its ability to support the complexity of M&G's investment parameters."

State Street utilizes decades of investment servicing expertise to provide customers worldwide with comprehensive investment servicing solutions - from custody and fund accounting to reporting and administration - on a wide range of asset types, including the most complex investment instruments.

"We are very pleased to be selected by M&G Investments for this mandate," said Wade McDonald, head of customer relationship management for State Street's investor services team in the United Kingdom, Middle East and Africa. "State Street is firmly committed to delivering the highest level of expertise in servicing complex investments, such as those offered by M&G."

State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) is the world's leading provider of financial services to institutional investors including investment servicing, investment management and investment research and trading. With $11.3 trillion in assets under custody and $1.4 trillion in assets under management at March 31, 2009, State Street operates in 27 countries and more than 100 geographic markets worldwide. For more information, visit State Street's web site at www.statestreet.com.

M&G Investments is the UK and European investment arm of the Prudential Group, with assets under management of more than £141 billion, as at the end of December 2008. M&G Investments is one of the largest asset managers in Europe and aims to maximise profitable growth by operating in markets where it has a leading position and competitive advantage, including retail fund management, institutional fixed income, pooled life and pension funds, property and private finance.

Issued by M&G International Investments Ltd. (Registered office: Laurence Pountney Hill, London EC4R 0HH) authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.

 

    Source: State Street Corporation
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