State Street Investment Management
State Street Investment Management is a major investment management company headquartered in the USA that manages more than £3 trillion in global assets. The firm is among the largest money management firms in the world and employs 2,400 employees across 28 global offices. The firm was founded in 1978 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of State Street Corporation. In the 1990s, the firm partnered with the American Stock Exchange to launch the first U.S.-listed exchange traded fund (ETF). Today, SSGA manage over £2 trillion of assets in passive equity strategies across a team of over 100 people with an average experience of 21 years.
Introducing the Investment Manager
Zehra Sayeed
Zehra is a Vice President of State Street Investment Management and a Portfolio Manager in the Systematic Equity - Beta team in London since 2017. She manages a wide range of index funds and ETFs including developed and emerging markets equities as well as ESG-screened and carbon minimising strategies. Zehra also represents State Street on the Investment Association Next Generation Investment Committee.
Zehra started her career at State Street Global Markets where she worked for seven years as a Transition Manager in the Portfolio Solutions Group. Zehra has an MSc in Investment Management from Bayes Business School (formerly Cass), London, and holds the Investment Management Certificate (IMC) designation from the CFA Society UK.