
The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital growth by investing primarily in securities of foreign issuers.
| As of 09/07/2010 | ||
| Ticker Symbol | SSARX | |
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| Primary Benchmark | MSCI EAFE Net Dividend Index | |
| CUSIP | 784924474 | |
| Gross Expense Ratio | 1.60% | |
| Net Expense Ratio | 1.44% | |
| Inception Date | 03/07/1995 | |
| Investment Manager | SSgA Funds Management, Inc. | |
| Management Team | Global Active Quantitative Equity Team | |
| Distributor | State Street Global Markets, LLC | |
| Distribution Frequency | Annually | |
| As of 07/31/2010 | ||
| Earnings Growth 5 Year | 0.93% | |
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| FY 1 P/E Ratio | 11.13 | |
| Number of Holdings | 119 | |
| Price/Book Ratio | 1.30 | |
| Weighted Average Market Cap | $41,645.77 M | |
Performance quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, so you may have a gain or loss when shares are sold. Current performance may be higher or lower than that quoted. Visit ssgafunds.com for most recent month-end performance.
| As of 09/03/2010 | ||
| 1 Day Average Yield (subsidized) | 0.00% | |
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| Percent Change | 1.10% | |
| Price | $9.18 | |
| Price Change | $0.10 | |
| Shares Outstanding | 244,027 | |
| Total Net Assets | $2.24 M | |
SSgA Funds Class R Shares may not be purchased by individuals directly, but must be purchased through a third party financial institution which is permitted by contract with the SSgA Funds to offer shares. The third party may be a retirement plan administrator, bank, broker or advisor, and will be referred to in this prospectus as a "Financial Intermediary." Only certain Financial Intermediaries are authorized to receive purchase orders on the Funds' behalf. The Funds reserve the right to reject any purchase order.
If you have questions about SSgA Funds or the Class R Shares, including questions about the investment objectives, strategies or risks, please call the SSgA Funds toll free at 1-800-647-7327.
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| AS OF | 1 Month | QTD | YTD | 1 YR | 3 YR | 5 YR | 10 YR | Since Inception 03/07/1995 |
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| Month End | Fund | 07/31/10 | 11.12% | 11.12% | -4.82% | 5.17% | -12.26% | 1.18% | 1.78% | 3.25% |
| Index | 07/31/10 | 9.48% | 9.48% | -5.00% | 6.26% | -10.28% | 2.10% | 1.51% | 4.72% | |
| Quarter End | Fund | 06/30/10 | -2.50% | -15.67% | -14.35% | 4.03% | -15.94% | -0.25% | 0.22% | 2.56% |
| Index | 06/30/10 | -1.00% | -13.97% | -13.23% | 5.92% | -13.38% | 0.88% | 0.16% | 4.13% | |
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| As of 09/30/2007 | AS OF | QTD | YTD | 1 YR | 3 YR | 5 YR | 10 YR | Since Inception 03/07/1995 |
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Performance quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, so you may have a gain or loss when shares are sold. Current performance may be higher or lower than that quoted. Visit ssgafunds.com for most recent month-end performance.
Gross Expense Ratio:
1.60%
Net Expense Ratio:
1.44%
As of07/31/2010
| As of 07/31/2010 | ||
| Japan | 22.74% | |
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| United Kingdom | 21.54% | |
| Germany | 9.51% | |
| France | 8.75% | |
| Switzerland | 7.30% | |
| Australia | 6.55% | |
| Denmark | 4.63% | |
| Netherlands | 4.23% | |
| Spain | 2.88% | |
| Sweden | 2.86% | |
| Italy | 2.42% | |
| Hong Kong | 1.92% | |
| Finland | 1.44% | |
| Singapore | 1.31% | |
| Belgium | 1.05% | |
| Norway | 0.89% | |
The short- term results of a relatively new fund are not necessarily indicative of its long-term prospects. The use of short selling entails a high degree of risk, may increase potential losses and is not suitable for all investors.
The financial products described herein are indexed to an MSCI index. The financial products referred to herein are not sponsored, endorsed, or promoted by MSCI, and MSCI bears no liability with respect to any such financial products or any index on which such financial products are based.
The MSCI EAFE® Index (Europe, Australasia, Far East) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure developed market equity performance, excluding the US & Canada. As of December 2003 the MSCI EAFE Index consisted of the following 21 developed market country indices: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. The Index is unmanaged and can not be invested in directly.
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After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after tax returns depend on the investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their fund shres through tad deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retiredment accounts. After tax returns may not take into account year end tax adjustments, which are calculated only at the end of each tax year. The after tax returns could differ after year end tax adjustments are accounted for.
| NAME | TITLE | RESPONSIBLITY | HIRE DATE | INDUSTRY START | SCHOOL | DEGREE* | |
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| Alistair Lowe | Executive Vice President | Global Equities CIO | 1996 | 1985 | Cambridge University | Diploma |
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Alistair is an Executive Vice President of State Street Global Advisors. He is the Global Equities CIO, responsible for the management and development of active and enhanced equity strategies worldwide.
Previously, Alistair was CIO for Multi Asset Class Solutions and Currency. Prior to that he was the head of the Investor Solutions Group at SSgA, which specialized in tax-efficient indexing and efficient implementation of active equity strategies. He is a member of SSgA's Executive Management Group. Alistair, who has been working in the investment management field since 1985, joined SSgA in 1996 from NatWest Investment Management, Inc.
Alistair earned an undergraduate degree in Economics and a post-graduate degree in Computer Science at Cambridge University (Churchill College), UK. He is on the Board of Overseers of the New England Aquarium.
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| Gaurav Mallik | Vice President | Portfolio Manager | 2006 | 2001 | Cornell University | Master of Business Administration |
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Gaurav is a Vice President of State Street Global Advisors and a Senior Member of the Global Active Quantitative Equity Team. He is responsible for portfolio management, research and positioning across multiple strategies within the group.
Prior to assuming this role, he was a part of the quantitative credit research team at State Street Global Markets. He joined State Street Global Markets from SKG, Inc., a company he founded with State Street in 2001 focused on trading illiquid bonds. Gaurav has 7 years experience in research and quantitative modeling on the sell-side.
Gaurav holds an MBA in Finance from Cornell University, a Master in Electrical Engineering, with a focus on Neural Networks, from Boston University and a BS in Electrical Engineering from Robert Gordon's University in Aberdeen. He has written several papers on liquidity in credit markets and has presented research at academic and practitioner conferences.
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| Rob Spencer | Vice President | Portfolio Manager | 2005 | 1996 | Elizabethtown College | Bachelor of Science |
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Rob is a Vice President of State Street Global Advisors and a member of the firm's Global Active Quantitative Equity Team. He is responsible for portfolio management, research, product development and positioning across multiple strategies within this group. Prior to joining SSgA in 2005, he was a consultant/relationship manager with State Street Analytics, a division of State Street Corporation. In this position, Rob was responsible for delivering performance measurement and investment analytic solutions to several of State Street's large institutional clients. Rob joined State Street Corporation in 1996.
Rob received a BS in Business Administration with concentrations in Finance and Economics from Elizabethtown College. He has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst Designation and is a member of both the Boston Security Analysts Society and the CFA Institute.
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| David Westcott | Principal | Junior Portfolio Manager | 2007 | 2004 | Plymouth State University | Bachelor of Science |
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David is a Principal of State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) and a Junior Portfolio Manager in the Global Active Quantitative Equity Team. He is responsible for assisting the team in its daily operations. Prior to this role he was a Senior Associate in the Global Investment Operations group where he was responsible for the investment operations of the active international portfolios. These portfolio strategies included Non-US Alpha and Active Emerging Markets.
Before joining SSgA in 2004, David worked in Custody Operations at State Street Corporation.
David earned a BS in Accounting with a minor in Economics from Plymouth State University. He is a CFA Level III candidate. David is a member of the CFA Institute and the Boston Security Analysts Society (BSAS).
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| Thanh C. Tran | Vice President | Portfolio Manager | 2007 | 2001 | University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business | Master of Business Administration |
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Thanh is a Vice President of State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) and a Portfolio Manager in the Global Active Quantitative Equity Team, where he focuses on managing global investment strategies and quantitative research within developed markets. Prior to joining SSgA, Thanh worked in account management, investment marketing and client service at BlackRock. He began his investment management career in 2001.
Thanh received his BS in Chemistry from Haverford College and an MBA with concentrations in both Analytical Finance and Statistics & Econometrics from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, where he was awarded the Robert Toigo Fellowship. He also earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the CFA Institute and the Boston Security Analysts Society.
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| Chee Ooi | Vice President | Senior Portfolio Manager | 2008 | 1995 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Bachelor of Science |
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Chee is a Vice President of State Street Global Advisors. He is a Senior Portfolio Manager in the firm's Global Active Quantitative Equity Team and is responsible for research and portfolio management across the quantitative international active equity strategies. Currently based in Boston, Chee joined SSgA in 2008.
Prior to joining SSgA, he was a Director and Senior Quantitative Analyst in Citigroup's Global Quantitative Research group in New York and started his career in finance at Salomon Brothers as a derivatives research analyst. Chee has 13 years of quantitative research and modeling experience on the sell-side. He has published papers in the Journal of Portfolio Management. He also pioneered the application of classification and regression tree technique in stock selection.
Chee holds a BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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| Didier Rosenfeld | Managing Director | Head of EAFE Strategies | 2000 | 1998 | Northeastern University | Master of Business Administration |
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Didier is a Managing Director of State Street Global Advisors and the Head of EAFE and Global Strategies. Didier was a founding member of the international alpha select strategy team and the strategy lead since 2003. He is responsible for product development and portfolio management across the quantitative international active equity strategies. Since joining SSgA in 2000, Didier has focused on International equities. Prior to joining SSgA, Didier worked as an assistant trader for the BCEN Eurobank and as an auditor/consultant for Arthur Andersen.
Didier was awarded a 2007 Standard & Poor's / Business Week excellence prize in the foreign funds category for his management of the SSgA International Stock selection mutual fund for the previous 5 years. Didier was also listed as Citywire Europe's 5th best fund manager in Citywire Europe's top 100 fund managers in 2007 for his co-management with Keppler Asset Management of the Global Advantage Fund in the previous 3 years.
Didier holds an MBA from Northeastern University and a Masters in Management with honors from Rheims Graduate School of Management, a premier French Graduate School of Management. He has also earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. Didier is a member of Phi Kappa Phi and Beta Gamma Sigma as well as MENSA International.
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| Stuart Hall | Principal | Portfolio Manager | 2004 | 2000 | Boston College | MSF |
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Stuart is a Principal of State Street Global Advisors and a Portfolio Manager in the Global Active Quantitative Equity Team. His responsibilities include management of the global and international small cap strategies, coordination with the European team across all group strategies as well as research within the group.
Stuart joined SSgA in 2004 as a Quantitative Research Analyst in the Advanced Research Center (ARC). While with the ARC, Stuart worked with the Global Active Quantitative Equity Team in developing the Growth Capability model used in both the International Alpha Select and Global Alpha Strategies. He also played a key role in developing their Swiss Alpha Strategy based on his earlier research and implemented in the International Small Cap Strategy. His research has also extended to Transaction Cost Analysis and more recently, to a number of strategies within the Global Enhanced Equity Group.
Stuart graduated from the University of New Hampshire with degrees in Mathematics and Economics and from Boston College with a Master of Science in Finance. In addition, he has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst Designation and is a member of the Boston Security Analysts Society.
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| Michael Arone | Managing Director | Head of EMEA Product Engineering | 1997 | 1994 | Bentley College | Bachelor of Science |
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Michael is a Managing Director at State Street Global Advisors. He is Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Product Engineering. Previously Michael was a Senior Portfolio Manager for the Global Active Quantitative Equity Team. He has substantial experience developing long-only and long-short quantitative strategies and managing investment portfolios using quantitative disciplines.
Michael began his investment career in 1994 as a performance analyst with Frontier Capital Management Company. He is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and is the author of several articles related to institutional investment management practices.
Michael holds a BS in Finance from Bentley College. He has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the Boston Security Analysts Society and CFA Institute.
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| Eric Chatron | Principal | Senior Portfolio Manager | 1998 | 1997 | University Paris IX Dauphine | Master of Science |
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Eric Chatron is a Senior Portfolio Manager and Co-Head of the Active Europe Equity Unit at SSgA France in Paris. He joined the firm in June 1998. Before, he worked as a quantitative financial analyst in buy side firms.
He has a Masters degree in Finance and another one in International Economics from the University Paris IX Dauphine. He is also a member of the CFA Institute and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a qualified Financial Risk Manager, as certified by the Global Association of Risk Professionals. He has been working in the industry since 1997.
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| Olivier Ekambi | Vice President | Senior Portfolio Manager | 2006 | 1998 | University of Toulouse | DESS |
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Olivier Ekambi is a Senior Portfolio Manager and Co-Head of the Active Europe Equity Unit of SSgA France in Paris. He joined the firm in April 2006. Prior to joining SSgA, he worked at Ixis Asset Management as a quantitative portfolio manager and analyst. He has a Master's degree in Economics and Statistics and another one in Finance from the University of Toulouse. He is also a member of the CIIA (Certified International Investment Analyst) and of the SFAF (Société Française des Analystes Financiers). He has been working in the industry since 1998.
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| Jenya Emets | Principal | Investment Manager | 2002 | 2000 | Hitotsubashi University, Japan | Master of Arts |
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Jenya Emets is an Investment Manager in the Enhanced Equity team of State Street Global Advisors (SSgA), based in London. She is responsible for managing global , international and regional enhanced equity portfolios.
Prior to joining the enhanced equity team, Jenya was a Product Engineer within the European Active Equity team at SSgA. In addition to co-managing SSgA Europe's SRI Alpha Strategy, she provided client support on investment issues relating to SSgA's active equity strategies, and was also involved in product development and research for new investment strategies.
Jenya joined SSgA in Tokyo in 2002 as a member of the marketing team and later took on a Product Engineering role covering Japanese active equities. Previously, she worked for State Street Corporation's International Management Group in Tokyo where she was involved in strategic planning and global client relationship management across all State Street's businesses in Japan. Jenya holds Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees in Japanese Studies & Economics from Moscow University, and a Master of Arts in Economics from Japan's Hitotsubashi University.
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| Anthony Golowenko | Vice President | Head of Active Australian Equities | 1997 | 1997 | University of Technology, Sydney | Bachelor of Science |
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Anthony is the Head of Active Australian Equities for State Street Global Advisors and has been an integral member of this team since 2003. He had primary responsibility for developing the Active Australian Equity Long-Short capability and in this time oversaw the successful launch of both the Long-Short and Alpha Edge Australian Active Equity strategies.
In a career spanning 13 years Anthony has also worked as a Portfolio Manager in the Controlled Risk Alpha team, Investment Manager in the Global Structured Products Group, as well as a brief stint in the Global Asset Allocation Group. He has managed a broad range of international and domestic equity portfolios, balanced products and overlays since joining SSgA in January 1997.
Anthony received a Bachelor of Mathematics and Finance degree with First Class Honours from the University of Technology, Sydney, and has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.
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| Nicolas Gonzalez | Principal | Portfolio Manager | 2008 | 2006 | French National School of Statistics (ENSAI) | Diploma |
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Nicolas is a Portfolio Manager in the Active Europe Equity team of SSgA France in Paris. He joined the firm in 2008. He is responsible for assisting with the development of Active European strategies. Prior to joining SSgA, Nicolas worked at the European Central Bank as a Research Analyst.
He received his Masters of Science in Statistics and specialized in Financial Engineering and Risk management at the French National School of Statistics (ENSAI) in 2007. He also graduated from the University of Rennes (France) with a BA in Economics. He is candidate for CFA level 2. He has been working in the industry since 2006.
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| Veronica Ho | Vice President | Senior Portfolio Manager | 2006 | 1999 | Chinese University of Hong Kong | M. Phil. |
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Veronica is a Vice President of State Street Global Advisors. She is a senior portfolio manager of the Asia Pacific ex Japan Active Equities team and responsible for Hong Kong and Singapore equities. Prior to joining SSgA in April 2006, she was the Head of the Asian quantitative research team in UBS and quantitative analyst of the Hong Kong enhanced equity investment team in Macquarie Funds Management.
Veronica completed her Master of Philosophy in Finance and Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst Designation.
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| Dawn Jia | Vice President | Senior Portfolio Manager | 2007 | 1995 | University of Western Ontario, Richard Ivey School of Business | Master of Business Administration |
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Dawn is a Vice President of State Street Global Advisors, Ltd. and the Head of the Active and Enhanced Equity team. Managing a team of portfolio managers and collaborating closely with SSgA's quantitative research group - the Advanced Research Center - Dawn oversees research, portfolio management and product development of quantitative active, enhanced and market-neutral strategies for the Canadian market.
Dawn joins from Barclays Global Investors (BGI) in Toronto, where she was a portfolio manager of active Canadian equity strategies. Prior to that, she was a director of quantitative equity strategy at CIBC World Markets in Toronto.
Dawn holds an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario and both a BS and an MS in Engineering from Tianjin University in China. She has also earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
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| Todd Kennedy | Vice President | Head of Active Equities - Asia ex Japan | 2005 | 1994 | Macquarie University, Sydney | Master of Arts |
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Todd is a Vice President of State Street Global Advisors. He is the Head of the Asia-Pacific ex-Japan Active Equities group, covering developed market strategies. Joining SSgA in February 2005, he has over 15 years of experience in finance and has been involved in running active SSgA Long only, Long-Short and Edge strategies in the Asia-Pacific and Australia regions. Todd is the primary portfolio manager for regional multi-country developed market mandates and co-leads an All Country Asia strategy in conjunction with the SSgA Emerging Markets team.
Prior to working for SSgA, Todd spent two years at Barra as a Senior Associate specializing in risk management and portfolio construction. From 2000 to 2002, Todd headed the Merrill Lynch Asia-Pacific ex-Japan Derivative Research group based in Hong Kong, where he produced quantitative research and strategy reports for Asia-Pacific equities and their derivatives.
Todd has received an MA in Applied Finance from Macquarie University, Sydney, where he studied quantitative financial methods and presented his thesis on artificial intelligence systems' predictive abilities in the Australian market. He has also received a Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance from the Securities Institute of Australia and a BS from Griffith University in Brisbane.
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| Sachal Mahajan | Principal | Junior Portfolio Manager | 2008 | 2008 | University of Waterloo | M.Sc. |
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Sachal is a Principal of State Street Global Advisors Ltd. He joined the State Street Global Advisors Ltd. Active and Enhanced Equity team in Toronto in January 2008 as a Junior Portfolio Manager. His responsibilities include research, portfolio management and product development for the Canadian active quantitative equity group, including enhanced, active and market-neutral strategies.
Sachal worked at CIBC in credit portfolio risk management and analytics. He completed his Master of Finance program from the University of Waterloo and also holds an MS in Physics from the Indian Institute of Technology.
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| Sophie Mayrand | Vice President | Product Engineer | 1998 | 1993 | Sherbrooke University | Master of Science |
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Sophie is a Vice President and a Senior Product Engineer for State Street Global Advisors, Ltd. Sophie directed the Global Structured Products Group for Canada from 1998 to 2002, and the Canadian Active and Enhanced Equity team from 2004 to 2007. In 2010, she migrated from a portfolio management to a product engineering role, with a primary focus on passive and active equities.
Sophie comes from the Bank of Montreal in Chicago where she traded foreign currencies and advised institutional clients in foreign exchange risk management strategies. Prior to that, she worked as an Advisor in the money market and foreign exchange areas at the National Bank of Canada.
Sophie earned an MSF from Sherbrooke University and a BSBA from Les Hautes Etudes Commerciales in Montreal. She also earned the Chartered Financial Analyst Designation and is a Certified General Accountant.
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| Toby J Warburton | Vice President | Senior Portfolio Manager | 2008 | 1997 | University of Southampton, Optoelectronics Research Centre | Ph of Honour of Doctrate |
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Toby is a Vice President of State Street Global Advisors and a Senior Portfolio Manager within the European Active Equities team, where he is responsible for managing UK and European portfolios and conducting research into the strategies.
Prior to joining SSgA in 2008, Toby spent 11 years at Barclays Global Investors. During his time in the quantitative Active Equities group, he led the active UK and Global equity teams and held positions as Head of International Equities and Head of Implementation Research.
Toby earned a first class BSc (Hons) degree in Physics from the University of Southampton and completed a Ph.D focusing on miniature laser devices within the Optoelectronics Research Centre at Southampton. Toby has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the CFA Institute.
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| Ben Wong | Principal | Portfolio Manager | 2007 | 2001 | University of New South Wales | Bachelor of Science |
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Ben is a Portfolio Manager in the Active Australian Equities group at State Street Global Advisors, Australia, Limited. He is responsible for managing a range of active Australian equity portfolios as well as risk analysis, process streamlining and improvement.
Before joining SSgA in June 2007, Ben worked at ING Investment Management as a Quantitative Analyst, involved in systems development and research for Australian equities, fixed income and diversified funds. Prior to ING, Ben spent six years with AMP, initially in superannuation and asset consulting, and then with AMP Capital Investors, where he worked in performance analytics and quantitative roles with regard to structured products and fixed income.
Ben has received a Bachelor of Science degree, majoring in Mathematics, from the University of New South Wales, and is a CFA charterholder.
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| Anthony T. Yau | Vice President | Senior Portfolio Manager | 1997 | 1996 | Boston University | BSBA |
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Anthony is a Vice President of State Street Global Advisors and the head of the Asian Emerging Markets Active Equity team. As a Senior Portfolio Manager in the firm's Active Emerging Markets team, he is responsible for product development and portfolio management for global emerging markets equity portfolios with a focus on Asian markets. Anthony is the lead portfolio manager for SSgA's QFII quota to invest in the domestic equity markets in China.
Currently based in Hong Kong, Anthony was previously a portfolio manager in the Active Developed Markets team in Boston managing Long-only and Market Neutral strategies in EAFE markets. Prior to joining SSgA in 1997, Anthony was a Programmer Analyst in the Quantitative Research Group at Putnam Investments. He has been working in the investment management industry since 1996.
Anthony graduated from Boston University with a BSBA with a concentration in Finance and Management Information Systems. He has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of CFA Institute and the Hong Kong Society of Financial Analysts. Anthony is fluent in Cantonese and Mandarin.
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| Adel Daghmouri | Vice President | Senior Portfolio Manager | 1998 | 1997 | Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales | M.Sc. |
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Adel is a Senior Portfolio Manager in the Global Quantitative Active Equity Group, where he focuses on managing global investment strategies, product development and quantitative research within developed markets. Prior to this he was a founding member of the quantitative Canadian active equity team responsible for portfolio management across active, enhanced and market-neutral strategies.
Since joining the firm in 1998, Adel has also worked as a Portfolio Manager in the Global Structured Products Group focusing on a broad range of international and domestic strategies.
Adel holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Laval University and a Master of Science degree in Finance from HEC Montreal.
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| Mark Webster | Managing Director | Senior Investment Manager | 2004 | 1991 | Bournemouth University | Bachelor of Arts |
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Mark is a Managing Director of SSgA's Active Equity Group and, as head of the European Active Equity team in London and Paris, he is responsible for overseeing the management of all UK and European-related equity portfolios. Before joining SSgA in 2004, he gained substantial investment experience at several fund management organisations including, National Mutual, Scottish Widows, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Murray Johnstone and Exeter Investment Group.
Mark is an Associate Member of the Institute of Investment Management & Research and has a degree in Financial Services from Bournemouth University.
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| Lukas Kamblevicius | Principal | Portfolio Manager | 2007 | 2005 | Birmingham University | M.Sc. |
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Lukas joined SSgA in 2007 as an equity data analyst in the European Active Equity team at State Street Global Advisors Limited. Initially he was responsible for monitoring and assuring data quality within the active equity team. In second half of 2008 Lukas became Portfolio Manager in the European Active Equity team and currently is responsible for managing UK and European portfolios. He is also involved in product development and the investment research process.
Prior to SSgA, Lukas worked at Bloomberg as an earnings estimate analyst. Lukas received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Finance from Concordia International University (Estonia), and was awarded a merit for his Masters in Finance and Investment from Birmingham University in 2006.
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| Christos Koutsoyannis | Vice President | Senior Investment Manager | 2008 | 2003 | Brunel University | M.Sc. |
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Christos is a Vice President of State Street Global Advisors and a Senior Investment Manager in the European Active Equities team.
Prior to this role, Christos was the Deputy Head of Quant Research at Old Mutual Asset Managers UK. Christos joined SSgA in 2008 and is actively involved in the management of the European and UK Active Equity strategies. In addition to portfolio management experience, Christos brings strong quantitative financial expertise and is working closely with the Advanced Research Centre, with an emphasis on improving all aspects of the process, from return forecasting and financial modelling to portfolio construction and risk controls.
Christos holds a BA (Hons) in Economics from Cambridge University, an MSc in Financial Economics from Brunel university, and is currently working towards a PhD in Portfolio Risk Management from the University of London, Birkbeck College.
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| Marcus Schulmerich | Vice President | Senior Product Engineer | 2006 | 1998 | Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz / Germany | Master of Science |
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Dr. Marcus Schulmerich is a Vice President with State Street Global Advisors GmbH (SSgA), Munich, and is a Senior Product Engineer responsible for Continental Europe and the Middle East. As the product specialist he covers all quantitative equity strategies in the Enhanced and Active space. Before joining SSgA he was a product specialist with PIMCO in London and Munich for many years, responsible for actively managed fixed income and commodity portfolios. Dr. Schulmerich started his career with ADIG Investment as a Financial Engineer and Risk Manager. He has worked with SSgA since 2006 and has nine years of work experience.
Dr. Schulmerich holds a Masters degree in Mathematics and an MBA (M.I.T. Sloan School of Management). Since 2005 he has been a guest lecturer in Finance at the European Business School (EBS) in Oestrich-Winkel / Germany and at the University of Applied Sciences in Munich where he regularly gives lectures in Financial Engineering, Derivatives as well as Portfolio and Risk Management. Besides his professional and academic work Dr. Schulmerich publishes on equity portfolio management, interest rate modelling and real options valuation.
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| Jason Bryan | Vice President | Portfolio Manager | 2000 | 1987 | Securities Institute of Australia | Diploma |
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Jason is a Portfolio Manager for State Street Global Advisors, Australia, Limited, joining the firm in May 2000 to manage active Australian equity portfolios. Prior to joining SSgA, Jason was a Senior Research Analyst at QIC, where he was responsible for the analysis of a range of industrial sectors as well as portfolio management. Prior to that, Jason worked at Perpetual Trustees for three years as an Investment Officer.
Jason has received a Bachelor of Business degree from the Queensland University of Technology and a Diploma from the Securities Institute of Australia. Jason is an Associate of the Securities Institute of Australia, an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, and is a Fellow of the Australian Society of CPAs.
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| Wilson Au | Principal | Portfolio Manager | 2002 | 2000 | Macquarie University, Australia | BComm |
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Wilson is a Portfolio Manager in the Active Equities group at State Street Global Advisors, Hong Kong. He is responsible for the management of active Hong Kong and Asia Pacific equities portfolios, as well as analysing a range of industrial sectors.
Prior to commencing his current role in October 2009, Wilson worked as an active Portfolio Manager in Australia and specialised in integrating Australian active positions into Asia Pacific mandates. Wilson also worked as a Senior Performance Analyst in SSgA's Operations group, where he was responsible for the measurement and statistical analysis of SSgA Australia's funds. Wilson has undertaken a number of roles in performance analytics, reporting and middle office investment support during his tenure with SSgA. Prior to joining SSgA in July 2002, Wilson was a Senior Analyst at Permanent Trustee, and before that, worked for three years as a Senior Portfolio Accountant at State Street Australia, Limited.
Wilson has received a Bachelor of Commerce degree, majoring in Accounting and Business Law, from Macquarie University. He has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and is a member of CPA Australia.
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| Rob Pinnuck | Vice President | Senior Portfolio Manager | 2008 | 1998 | Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology | Bachelor of Science |
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Rob Pinnuck is a Senior Portfolio Manager for State Street Global Advisors, Australia, Limited, joining the firm in December 2008 to manage Active Australian equity portfolios.
Prior to his current role, Rob spent thirteen years with the Goldman Sachs JBWere Quantitative Research team. During this period, Rob was responsible for extensive quantitative research, with particular focus on identifying market inefficiencies and combining anomalies into optimal risk adjusted alpha portfolios. Rob's deep knowledge of quantitative portfolio construction is based on his past analysis of hundreds of stock selection factor signals and experience building financial and valuation models across small capitalisation stocks, combined his collaborative work with qualitative analysts.
Through his input into the development of the GSJBW Portfolio Risk Analytics Model, Rob has gained an in depth understanding of fundamental and statistical risk models in theory and practice. Additionally, Rob's portfolio implementation skills were reinforced while working with, and developing trading strategies for, the GSJBW Proprietary Trading team. Rob has published empirical research on a number of areas of portfolio management such as tax efficient portfolio construction and transaction cost modelling.
Rob has received a bachelor of Economics and Finance from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.
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| Chris Robertson | Assistant Vice President | Senior Portfolio Manager | 2007 | 1990 | Macquarie University | Master of Management |
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Chris is a Senior Portfolio Manager in the Active Australian Equities group at State Street Global Advisors, Australia, Limited. He is responsible for managing a range of active Australian equity portfolios as well as risk analysis, research and process improvement.
Joining SSgA in 2007 as a Product Engineer, Chris was responsible for providing research and portfolio management support for multiple investment strategies with a focus on Active Asia Pacific ex Japan Equities. Prior to joining SSgA, Chris worked at Perpetual Investments where he was a Senior Research Analyst managing a team that produced qualitative and quantitative research across all asset classes. Chris was also with Schroders Australia as Senior Quantitative Analyst, providing quantitative input into the asset management process, managed currency hedging and was a member of asset allocation committee. Chris has over 18 years of investment management experience from research roles in Australia, New Zealand and Europe.
Chris has a Masters of Management by Macquarie University and holds a Bachelor of Business Studies in Finance.
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| Yuzo Hashimoto | Vice President | Head of Japanese Active Equity | 2004 | 1986 | Hitotsubashi University | Bachelor of Arts |
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Yuzo is a Vice President of State Street Global Advisors and Head of Active Equity Management at State Street Global Advisors (Japan) Co., Ltd.
Prior to joining SSgA in October 2004, Yuzo worked for 12 years at Nikko Asset Management and was in charge of quantitative investment and quantitative research. From 1999 to 2003, he led the quantitative investment team as Head of the Quantitative Investment Management Division. Additionally, he was Head of the Quantitative Research Division from 2000 to 2002. Prior to Nikko Asset Management, Yuzo worked for about six years in Nikko Securities Co., Ltd.'s Fixed Income and Equity divisions.
Yuzo holds a BA in Business from Hitotsubashi University and is a Chartered Member of the Security Analysts Association of Japan (CMA).
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| Yosuke Ota | Principal | Portfolio Manager | 2001 | 2001 | Boston University | Master of Science |
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Yosuke Ota is a Principal of State Street Global Advisors (Japan) Co., Ltd. and a Portfolio Manager of Japanese Active Equity group. Since joining SSgA in 2001, he has focused on Japanese active equity strategies and currently manages the market-neutral strategies and the short-entension (Edge) strategy. He also works with the Global Alpha team providing investment advice for the Japanese portions of the EAFE and Global strategies. He is also responsible for the quantitative research and the development of the stock selection model.
He is a graduate of Keio University with a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Information, and holds a Master of Science in Financial Economics from the graduate school of Boston University. He was a visiting researcher of RIPPA (Research Institute for Pension and Policies on Aging) in 2005 for the quantitative research on the Japanese equity market. He is a Chartered Member of the Security Analysts Association of Japan (CMA) as well as a member of MENSA International.
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| Chhad Aul | Vice President | Senior Portfolio Manager | 2007 | 2004 | University of Toronto | M.Sc. |
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Chhad is a Vice President of State Street Global Advisors, Ltd. and a Senior Portfolio Manager in the Active and Enhanced Equities Group. His responsibilities include research, portfolio management, and product development for Canadian quantitative equities, including long-only, long-short extension and market-neutral strategies.
Prior to joining SSgA, Chhad served as an Associate Portfolio Manager at a boutique quantitative money manager where he managed the firm's Canadian Market Neutral Equity Fund. Prior to that, he worked as a Quantitative Analyst in equity derivatives at TD Securities.
Chhad holds a Master of Mathematical Finance and a Bachelor of Applied Science from the University of Toronto. He has also earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
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| Kanji Ohi | Principal | Portfolio Manager | 2008 | 2001 | Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University | Master of Science |
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Kanji is a Principal of State Street Global Advisors and a Portfolio Manager in the Japanese Active Equity Group at State Street Global Advisors (Japan) Co., Ltd.
Prior to joining SSgA in 2008, Kanji had been a Senior Financial Engineer with Mizuho-DL Financial Technology Co., Ltd. for seven years, where he was responsible for quantitative research about equity market anomalies, portfolio construction, and performance measurement. He also had developed quantitative stock selection models and provided investment advisory services to asset management companies based on the models. He started his career in 2000 at Industrial Bank of Japan (present Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd.), where he was involved in corporate finance.
Kanji holds a BS and a MS in Physics from the Hokkaido University. He earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA society of Japan. He is the Chartered Member of the Security Analysts Association of Japan (CMA) and is a member of Nippon Finance Association.
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| Fumihiko Kadowaki | Vice President | Portfolio Manager | 2005 | 1987 | The University of Electro-Communications | Bachelor of Science |
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Fumihiko Kadowaki is a Vice President of State Street Global Advisors and a Portfolio Manager at State Street Global Advisors (Japan) Co., Ltd. He joined SSgA in January 2005 from Nikko Asset Management. He was with Nikko Asset Management for two years, and oversaw the firm's Japanese long-short strategy and fund analysis. Prior to joining Nikko Asset Management, Fumihiko was with the Asahi Life Group (Asahi Life Insurance and Asahi Life Asset Management) for approximately thirteen years, and was in charge of quantitative investment and quantitative research. He started his career in 1987 at Nihon Kangyo Kakumaru Securities, where he was involved in quantitative research for about four years.
He holds a B.S. in Engineering from The University of Electro-Communications, and is a Chartered Member of the Security Analysts Association of Japan (CMA).
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