BOSTON, November 24, 2015 - State Street Global Exchange today released the results of the State Street Investor Confidence Index® (ICI) for November 2015.

The Global ICI decreased to 106.8, down 7.2 points from October's revised reading of 114. The decline in sentiment was driven by a decrease in the North American ICI from 124.8 to 112.9 along with the Asian ICI falling 9.3 points to 100.7. By contrast, the European ICI rose by 6.3 points to 96.5.

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.

'In November, the spotlight was once again on the Fed as investors adjusted to an increased probability of a December rate hike' commented Ken Froot. 'The North American sentiment resonated globally, signaling investors' lack of readiness for U.S. policy normalization, even if the pace is expected to be gradual.'

'European sentiment has seen some improvement in response to the prospects of further ECB stimulus,' added Jessica Donohue, executive vice president and chief innovation officer, State Street Global Exchange. 'Divergence in monetary policy however, was not enough to bring European sentiment above the risk averse threshold. Moreover, Asian optimism has seen a sharp turnaround as a stronger dollar and continued commodity price declines weigh heavily on the region.'

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/ideas/investor-confidence-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 $27.3 trillion in assets under custody and administration and $2.2 trillion* in assets under management as of September 30, 2015, 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 website at www.statestreet.com.


* Assets under management include approximately $25 billion as of September 30, 2015, 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 24, 2015 and are subject to change based on market and other conditions.
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