State Street Global Markets today announced that State Street Associates, its research partnership with academia and industry experts, has established a presence in Singapore.
Thomas Chevrier will be based in State Street’s Singapore office with responsibility for providing customers with quantitative investment research. Chevrier received his Ph.D. and MBA degrees from the University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business. He also earned an MBA from Essec Business School, an MS from Jussieu, University of Paris, and an MA in economics from the University of Chicago.
“The establishment of a local presence in Singapore reflects the growing demand for our proprietary investor behaviour research and innovative portfolio and risk management tools and technologies,” says Russell Kennett, executive vice president and head of State Street Global Markets for the Asia Pacific region.
State Street has provided investment solutions to customers in Singapore since the 1980’s and established its official branch office in Singapore in 2001. It now employs more than 180 professionals in Singapore.