Form 10-Q
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

 

  x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2010

or

 

  ¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                      to                     

Commission File No. 001-07511

 

 

STATE STREET CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Massachusetts   04-2456637

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

One Lincoln Street

Boston, Massachusetts

  02111
(Address of principal executive office)   (Zip Code)

617-786-3000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Date File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer  x    Accelerated filer  ¨    Non-accelerated filer  ¨    Smaller reporting company  ¨

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

The number of shares of State Street’s common stock outstanding on July 31, 2010 was 501,862,527

 

 

 


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STATE STREET CORPORATION

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 2010

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

  

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

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Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

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Controls and Procedures

   45

Consolidated Statement of Income (Unaudited) for the three months and six months ended June  30, 2010 and 2009

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Consolidated Statement of Condition as of June 30, 2010 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2009

   47

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity (Unaudited) for six months ended June  30, 2010 and 2009

   48

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Unaudited) for six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009

   49

Table of Contents for Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

   50

Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

   51

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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FORM 10-Q PART I CROSS-REFERENCE INDEX

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

  

Exhibits

   98

SIGNATURES

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EXHIBIT INDEX

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

GENERAL

State Street Corporation is a financial holding company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Through its subsidiaries, including its principal banking subsidiary, State Street Bank and Trust Company, referred to as State Street Bank, State Street Corporation provides a full range of products and services to meet the needs of institutional investors worldwide. Unless otherwise indicated or unless the context requires otherwise, all references in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis to “State Street,” “we,” “us,” “our” or similar terms mean State Street Corporation and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. All references in this Form 10-Q to the parent company are to State Street Corporation. At June 30, 2010, we had consolidated total assets of $162.08 billion, consolidated total deposits of $95.74 billion, consolidated total shareholders’ equity of $16.06 billion and employed 28,925.

Our customers include mutual funds, collective investment funds and other investment pools, corporate and public retirement plans, insurance companies, foundations, endowments and investment managers. Our two lines of business, Investment Servicing and Investment Management, provide products and services including custody, recordkeeping, daily pricing and administration, shareholder services, foreign exchange, brokerage and other trading services, securities finance, deposit and short-term investment facilities, loan and lease financing, investment manager and alternative investment operations outsourcing, performance, risk and compliance analytics, investment research services and investment management, including passive and active U.S. and non-U.S. equity and fixed-income strategies. We had $19.03 trillion of assets under custody and administration and $1.78 trillion of assets under management at June 30, 2010. Information about these assets, and financial information about our business lines, is provided in the “Consolidated Results of Operations—Total Revenue” and “Line of Business Information” sections of this Management’s Discussion and Analysis.

This Management’s Discussion and Analysis is part of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the second quarter of 2010 which we filed with the SEC, and updates the Management’s Discussion and Analysis in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, which we refer to as the 2009 Form 10-K, and in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2010. We previously filed these reports with the SEC. You should read the financial information in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis and elsewhere in this Form 10-Q in conjunction with the financial and other information contained in those reports. Certain previously reported amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period classifications as presented in this Form 10-Q.

We prepare our consolidated financial statements in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles, which we refer to as GAAP, and which require management to make judgments in the application of its accounting policies that involve significant estimates and assumptions about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. Certain accounting policies are considered by management to be relatively more significant in this respect. These policies relate to the accounting for fair value measurement; the accounting for interest revenue recognition and other-than-temporary impairment; and the accounting for goodwill and other intangible assets. Additional information about these accounting policies is included in the “Significant Accounting Estimates” section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis in our 2009 Form 10-K. There were no changes to these accounting policies during the first six months of 2010.

Certain financial information provided in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis has been prepared on both a GAAP basis and a non-GAAP, or “operating” basis. Management measures and compares certain financial information on an operating basis, as it believes this presentation supports meaningful comparisons from period to period and the analysis of comparable financial trends with respect to State Street’s normal

 

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ongoing business operations. Management believes that operating-basis financial information, which reports revenue from non-taxable sources on a fully taxable-equivalent basis and excludes the effect of revenue and expenses outside of the normal course of our business, facilitates an investor’s understanding and analysis of State Street’s underlying financial performance and trends. Operating-basis financial information should be considered as a supplement to, and not as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Form 10-Q, including this Management’s Discussion and Analysis, contains “forward-looking statements” as defined by U.S. securities laws, including statements about industry trends, management’s future expectations and other matters that do not relate strictly to historical facts and are based on assumptions by management. Forward-looking statements are often, but not always, identified by such forward-looking terminology as “plan,” “expect,” “look,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “seek,” “may,” “will,” “trend,” “target” and “goal,” or similar terms or variations of such terms. Forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements about our confidence in our strategies and our expectations about our financial performance, market growth, acquisitions and divestitures, new technologies, services and opportunities, the outcome of legal proceedings and our earnings.

Forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, which change over time, are based on management’s expectations and assumptions at the time the statements are made, and are not guarantees of future results. Management’s expectations and assumptions, and the continued validity of the forward-looking statements, are subject to change due to a broad range of factors affecting the national and global economies, the equity, debt, currency and other financial markets, as well as factors specific to State Street and its subsidiaries, including State Street Bank. Factors that could cause changes in the expectations or assumptions on which forward-looking statements are based include, but are not limited to:

 

   

changes in law or regulation that may adversely affect our, our clients’ or our counterparties’ business activities and the products or services that we sell, including additional or increased taxes or assessments thereon, the requirement that additional capital be maintained and changes that expose us to risks related to compliance;

 

   

financial market disruptions and the economic recession, whether in the U.S. or internationally, and monetary and other governmental actions, including regulation, taxes and fees, designed to address or otherwise be responsive to such disruptions and recession, including actions taken in the U.S. and internationally to address the financial and economic disruptions that began in 2007;

 

   

increases in the volatility of, or declines in the levels of, our net interest revenue, changes in the composition of the assets on our consolidated balance sheet and the possibility that we may be required to change the manner in which we fund those assets;

 

   

the financial strength and continuing viability of the counterparties with which we or our clients do business and to which we have investment, credit or financial exposure;

 

   

the liquidity of the U.S. and international securities markets, particularly the markets for fixed-income securities, and the liquidity requirements of our clients;

 

   

the credit quality, credit agency ratings, and fair values of the securities in our investment securities portfolio, a deterioration or downgrade of which could lead to other-than-temporary impairment of the respective securities and the recognition of an impairment loss in our consolidated statement of income;

 

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the maintenance of credit agency ratings for our debt and depository obligations as well as the level of credibility of credit agency ratings;

 

   

the performance and demand for the products and services we offer, including the level and timing of redemptions and withdrawals from our collateral pools and other collective investment products;

 

   

the risks that acquired businesses will not be integrated successfully, or that the integration will take longer than anticipated, that expected synergies will not be achieved or unexpected disynergies will be experienced, that client and deposit retention goals will not be met, that other regulatory or operational challenges will be experienced and that disruptions from the transaction will harm relationships with clients, employees or regulators;

 

   

the ability to complete acquisitions, divestitures and joint ventures, including the ability to obtain regulatory approvals, the ability to arrange financing as required, and the ability to satisfy other closing conditions;

 

   

the possibility of our clients incurring substantial losses in investment pools where we act as agent, and the possibility of further general reductions in the valuation of assets;

 

   

our ability to attract deposits and other low-cost, short-term funding;

 

   

potential changes to the competitive environment, including changes due to the effects of consolidation and perceptions of State Street as a suitable service provider or counterparty;

 

   

the level and volatility of interest rates and the performance and volatility of securities, credit, currency and other markets in the U.S. and internationally;

 

   

our ability to measure the fair value of the investment securities on our consolidated balance sheet;

 

   

the results of litigation, government investigations and similar disputes or proceedings;

 

   

adverse publicity or other reputational harm;

 

   

our ability to grow revenue, attract and/or retain and compensate highly skilled people, control expenses and attract the capital necessary to achieve our business goals and comply with regulatory requirements;

 

   

our ability to control operating risks, information technology systems risks and outsourcing risks, and our ability to protect our intellectual property rights, the possibility of errors in the quantitative models we use to manage our business and the possibility that our controls will fail or be circumvented;

 

   

the potential for new products and services to impose additional costs on us and expose us to increased operational risk;

 

   

changes in accounting standards and practices; and

 

   

changes in tax legislation and in the interpretation of existing tax laws by U.S. and non-U.S. tax authorities that affect the amount of taxes due.

Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed in our forward-looking statements and from our historical financial results due to the factors discussed in this section and elsewhere in this Form 10-Q or disclosed in our other SEC filings, including the risk factors included in our 2009 Form 10-K. Forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our expectations or beliefs as of any date subsequent to the time this Form 10-Q is filed with the SEC. We undertake no obligation to revise the forward-looking statements contained in this Form 10-Q to reflect events after the time it is filed with the SEC. The

 

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factors discussed above are not intended to be a complete summary of all risks and uncertainties that may affect our businesses. We cannot anticipate all potential economic, operational and financial developments that may adversely affect our consolidated results of operations and financial condition.

Forward-looking statements should not be viewed as predictions, and should not be the primary basis upon which investors evaluate State Street. Any investor in State Street should consider all risks and uncertainties disclosed in our SEC filings, including our filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, in particular our reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K, or registration statements filed under the Securities Act of 1933, all of which are accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or on our website at www.statestreet.com.

 

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OVERVIEW OF FINANCIAL RESULTS(1)

 

    Quarters Ended June 30,     Six Months Ended June 30,  
(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)   2010     2009     % Change     2010     2009     % Change  

Total fee revenue

  $ 1,696      $ 1,516      12   $ 3,236      $ 2,938      10

Net interest revenue

    658        580      13        1,319        1,144      15   

Gains (Losses) related to investment securities, net

    (50     26          45        42     
                                   

Total revenue

    2,304        2,122      9        4,600        4,124      12   

Provision for loan losses

    10        14          25        98     

Expenses:

           

Expenses from operations

    1,468        1,352      9        3,034        2,639      15   

Securities lending charge and U.K. bonus tax

    435                 435            

Merger and integration costs

    41        12      242        54        29      86   
                                   

Total expenses

    1,944        1,364      43        3,523        2,668      32   
                                   

Income before income tax expense and extraordinary loss

    350        744      (53     1,052        1,358      (23

Income tax expense (benefit)

    (82     242          125        380     
                                   

Income before extraordinary loss

    432        502      (14     927        978      (5

Extraordinary loss, net of taxes

           (3,684              (3,684  
                                   

Net income (loss)

  $ 432      $ (3,182   (114   $ 927      $ (2,706   (134
                                   

Adjustments to net income (loss)(2)

           (132              (163  
                                   

Net income before extraordinary loss available to common shareholders

  $ 432      $ 370      17      $ 927      $ 815      14   
                                   

Net income (loss) available to common shareholders

  $ 432      $ (3,314   (113   $ 927      $ (2,869   (132
                                   

Earnings per common share before
extraordinary loss:

           

Basic

  $ .87      $ .80        $ 1.86      $ 1.82     

Diluted

    .87        .79          1.86        1.81     

Earnings (Loss) per common share:

           

Basic

  $ .87      $ (7.16     $ 1.86      $ (6.40  

Diluted

    .87        (7.12       1.86        (6.37  

Average common shares outstanding
(in thousands):

           

Basic

    501,518        463,196          499,621        448,087     

Diluted

    498,886        465,814          498,295        450,483     

Cash dividends declared

    .01        .01          .02        .02     

Return on common shareholders’ equity(3)

    11.0     13.0       12.2     14.4  

 

(1)

Financial results for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2010 included those of acquired businesses from their respective dates of acquisition, as described in the following “Financial Highlights” section.

(2)

Adjustments related to preferred stock issued in connection with the U.S. Treasury’s TARP program in 2008 and redeemed in June 2009.

(3)

Return on common shareholders’ equity for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2009 was determined by dividing annualized net income before extraordinary loss available to common shareholders by average common shareholders’ equity for the respective period.

 

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Financial Highlights

This section provides highlights with respect to our financial results for the second quarter of 2010. Additional information is provided under “Consolidated Results of Operations.”

For the second quarter of 2010, we recorded net income of $432 million, or $.87 per diluted common share, compared to net income available to common shareholders, before the extraordinary loss related to the consolidation of the asset-backed commercial paper conduits, of $370 million, or $.79 per diluted common share, for the second quarter of 2009. For the six months ended June 30, 2010, net income was $927 million, or $1.86 per diluted common share, compared to $815 million, before the extraordinary loss, or $1.81 per diluted common share, for the first six months of 2009. Return on average common equity was 11.0% and 12.2% for the second quarter and first six months of 2010, respectively, compared to 13.0% and 14.4%, before the extraordinary loss, for the same periods in 2009.

During the second quarter of 2010, we completed our acquisitions of Intesa Sanpaolo’s securities services business (May 17, 2010) and Mourant International Finance Administration, or MIFA (April 1, 2010). For the second quarter of 2010, these acquired businesses added an aggregate of approximately $60 million of revenue and approximately $50 million of expenses, excluding merger and integration costs, to our consolidated statement of income. We also recorded aggregate merger and integration costs of $34 million in connection with these acquisitions.

Total revenue for the second quarter of 2010 increased 9% compared to the same period in 2009, with total fee revenue up 12% in the same comparison. Servicing fee and management fee revenue were up 20% and 12%, respectively, compared to the second quarter of 2009, partially the result of increases in equity market valuations as measured by the published indices presented in the “INDEX” tables provided in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis on page 11. Overall, servicing fee revenue benefited from the effects of new business, increases in equity market valuations and the Intesa and MIFA acquisitions in the second quarter of 2010, and management fees benefited, compared to the second quarter of 2009, from the effects of increases in equity valuations and new business.

Trading services revenue increased 5% compared to the second quarter of 2009, primarily as a result of higher foreign exchange trading volumes offset by lower market volatility and an 18% increase in brokerage and other fees due to strength in electronic trading and transition management. Securities finance revenue decreased 46% compared to the second quarter of 2009 primarily as a result of lower spreads. Processing fees and other revenue increased primarily as a result of higher net revenue related to structured products and other service fees in the second quarter of 2010.

Net interest revenue increased 13% for the second quarter of 2010 compared to the prior-year second quarter, on both a GAAP basis and fully taxable-equivalent basis (the latter $689 million compared to $611 million, each reflecting increases from tax-equivalent adjustments of $31 million). These increases were largely the result of higher discount accretion recorded in the second quarter of 2010, $172 million compared to $112 million in the second quarter of 2009, generated by the assets added to our balance sheet in connection with the May 2009 conduit consolidation. See “Total Revenue—Net Interest Revenue” in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis for additional information.

Net interest margin, computed on fully taxable-equivalent net interest revenue, increased 28 basis points from 1.93% in the second quarter of 2009 to 2.21% in the second quarter of 2010. The above-mentioned $172 million of discount accretion accounted for 55 basis points of net interest margin for the second quarter of 2010,

 

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compared to 35 basis points for the second quarter of 2009. Excluding the effect of the accretion, fully taxable-equivalent net interest revenue for the second quarter of 2010 would have been $517 million compared to the above-mentioned $689 million, an increase of 4% from $499 million for the second quarter of 2009, and net interest margin for the second quarter of 2010 would have been 1.66% compared to the reported margin of 2.21%.

We recorded net realized gains of $3 million from sales of available-for-sale securities during the second quarter of 2010, compared to net realized gains of $90 million during the second quarter of 2009. We also recorded other-than-temporary impairment of $53 million during the second quarter of 2010, compared to $64 million during the respective 2009 period. The aggregate net realized gains and impairment losses resulted in net losses related to investment securities of $50 million for the second quarter of 2010, compared to net gains of $26 million for the same period in 2009.

We recorded a provision for loan losses of $10 million during the second quarter of 2010, which resulted from changes in management’s expectations with respect to future cash flows from certain of the commercial real estate loans acquired in 2008 in connection with indemnified repurchase agreements with an affiliate of Lehman.

Total expenses increased 43% to $1.94 billion for the second quarter of 2010 compared to $1.36 billion for the second quarter of 2009, and reflected the following:

 

   

As previously reported, during the second quarter of 2010, we recorded an aggregate pre-tax charge of $414 million, including associated legal costs of $9 million, in our consolidated statement of income related to the following:

 

   

a pre-tax charge of $330 million to provide for a one-time cash contribution to certain cash collateral pools managed by State Street Global Advisors, or SSgA, that support SSgA-managed investment funds engaged in securities lending (see the “Investment Management” section under “Line of Business Information”), and

 

   

a pre-tax charge of $75 million to establish a reserve to address potential inconsistencies in connection with our implementation of the redemption restrictions applicable to the cash collateral pools underlying our agency lending program (see the “Securities Finance” section under “Consolidated Results of Operations—Total Revenue”).

 

   

We recorded aggregate merger and integration costs of $41 million for the second quarter of 2010 compared to $12 million for the second quarter of 2009, with $34 million of the 2010 costs associated with the Intesa and MIFA acquisitions; and

 

   

During the second quarter of 2010, we recorded $21 million of salaries and employee benefits expenses to accrue for a one-time tax on bonus payments to employees in the United Kingdom.

Total expenses in the quarterly comparison also reflected higher levels of salaries and employee benefits expenses associated with higher levels of cash incentive compensation accruals, as well as an increase in transaction processing expenses due to higher costs for sub-custody and external contract services.

We recorded an income tax benefit of $82 million for the second quarter of 2010, the result of a discrete tax benefit of $180 million generated by the restructuring of former non-U.S. conduit assets. Our effective tax rate for the second quarter of 2010 was (23.4)%, compared to 32.6% for the same period in 2009. Excluding the tax benefit, the effective tax rate for the second quarter would have been 28%.

 

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At June 30, 2010, we had aggregate assets under custody and administration of $19.03 trillion, which increased $237 billion, or 1%, from $18.79 trillion at December 31, 2009, and increased $2.64 trillion, or 16%, from $16.39 trillion at June 30, 2009. At June 30, 2010, we had aggregate assets under management of $1.78 trillion, which decreased $129 billion, or 7%, from $1.91 trillion at December 31, 2009, and increased $225 billion, or 14%, from $1.56 trillion at June 30, 2009. Assets under custody and administration at June 30, 2010 included $686 billion of assets from the second-quarter 2010 Intesa and MIFA acquisitions. The increase in assets under custody and administration from June 2009 to June 2010 also reflected higher asset valuations associated with the improvement in the global financial markets as well as new business. The increase in assets under management from June 30, 2009 to June 30, 2010 reflected net new business and net increases in asset valuations. The decrease in assets under management from December 31, 2009 to June 30, 2010 reflected asset depreciation and net lost business.

During the second quarter of 2010, in addition to the aggregate $686 billion of assets added in connection with the Intesa and MIFA acquisitions, we won mandates for approximately $427 billion in assets to be serviced. We will provide various services for these assets including accounting, fund administration services for alternative investment funds, such as private equity, real estate and hedge funds, custody, foreign exchange, securities finance, transfer agency, performance analytics, compliance reporting and monitoring, and investment manager operations outsourcing. The $427 billion of new business is not fully reflected in assets under custody and administration at June 30, 2010, as the assets are not included in assets under custody and administration until we begin to service them. We expect to earn fee revenue in future periods as we install the business and begin to service the assets. With respect to the Intesa and MIFA acquisitions, revenue generated from the $686 billion of servicing assets was reflected from May 17, 2010 through June 30, 2010 for Intesa and from April 1, 2010 through June 30, 2010 for MIFA.

CONSOLIDATED RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

This section discusses our consolidated results of operations for the second quarter and first six months of 2010 compared to the same periods in 2009, and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying condensed notes included in this Form 10-Q.

 

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TOTAL REVENUE

 

     Quarters Ended June 30,     Six Months Ended June 30,  
(Dollars in millions)    2010     2009    % Change     2010    2009    % Change  

Fee revenue:

               

Servicing fees

   $ 957      $ 795    20   $ 1,837    $ 1,561    18

Management fees

     217        193    12        443      374    18   

Trading services

     326        310    5        568      555    2   

Securities finance

     109        201    (46     181      382    (53

Processing fees and other

     87        17    412        207      66    214   
                                 

Total fee revenue

     1,696        1,516    12        3,236      2,938    10   

Net interest revenue:

               

Interest revenue

     846        773    9        1,724      1,511    14   

Interest expense

     188        193    (3     405      367    10   
                                 

Net interest revenue

     658        580    13        1,319      1,144    15   

Gains (Losses) related to investment securities, net

     (50     26        45      42   
                                 

Total revenue

   $ 2,304      $ 2,122    9      $ 4,600    $ 4,124    12   
                                 

Fee Revenue

Servicing and management fees collectively comprised approximately 69% and 70% of our total fee revenue for the second quarter and first six months of 2010 compared to approximately 65% and 66% for the corresponding periods in 2009. These fees are a function of several factors, including the mix and volume of assets under custody and administration and assets under management, securities positions held and the volume of portfolio transactions, and the types of products and services used by customers, and are generally affected by changes in worldwide equity and fixed-income valuations.

Generally, servicing fees are affected, in part, by changes in daily average valuations of assets under custody and administration, while management fees are affected by changes in month-end valuations of assets under management. Additional factors, such as the level of transaction volumes, changes in service level, balance credits, customer minimum balances, pricing concessions and other factors, may have a significant effect on servicing fee revenue. Generally, management fee revenue is more sensitive to market valuations than servicing fee revenue. Management fees for enhanced index and actively managed products are generally earned at higher rates than those for passive products. Enhanced index and actively managed products may also involve performance fee arrangements. Performance fees are generated when the performance of certain managed funds exceeds benchmarks specified in the management agreements. Generally, we experience more volatility with performance fees compared with more traditional management fees.

In light of the above, we estimate, assuming all other factors remain constant, that a 10% increase or decrease in worldwide equity values would result in a corresponding change in our total revenue of approximately 2%. If fixed-income security values were to increase or decrease by 10%, we would anticipate a corresponding change of approximately 1% in our total revenue. We would expect the foregoing relationships to exist in normalized financial markets, which we have not experienced since mid-2007. The disrupted conditions that began during the second half of 2007 have adversely affected our servicing and management fee revenues, which are based, in part, on the value of assets under custody and administration or assets under management, as well as our market-driven revenues, particularly foreign exchange trading services and securities finance. Even

 

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though the financial markets began to improve during the second half of 2009, the effect of the disrupted conditions on our total revenue, particularly our market-driven revenue, has been more significant than we would anticipate in normalized markets.

The following tables present selected equity market indices for the quarters and six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009. Daily averages and the averages of month-end indices demonstrate worldwide changes in equity market valuations that affect servicing and management fee revenue, respectively. Quarter-end indices are indicative of the factors influencing the values of assets under custody and administration and assets under management at those dates. The index names listed in the table are service marks of their respective owners.

INDEX

 

     Daily Averages of Indices     Average of Month-End Indices     Quarter-End Indices  
     For the Quarter Ended June 30,     For the Quarter Ended June 30,        
     2010    2009    % Change         2010        2009        % Change         2010    2009    % Change  

S&P 500®

   1,135    893    27   1,102    904    22   1,031    919    12

NASDAQ®

   2,342    1,733    35      2,276    1,776    28      2,109    1,835    15   

MSCI EAFE®

   1,460    1,237    18      1,421    1,270    12      1,348    1,307    3   
     Daily Averages of Indices     Average of Month-End Indices                  
     For the Six Months Ended June 30,     For the Six Months Ended June 30,                  
     2010    2009    % Change     2010    2009    % Change                  

S&P 500®

   1,129    851    33   1,109    845    31        

NASDAQ®

   2,312    1,610    44      2,269    1,618    40           

MSCI EAFE®

   1,504    1,162    29      1,476    1,163    27           

Servicing Fees

Servicing fees include fee revenue from U.S. mutual funds, collective investment funds worldwide, corporate and public retirement plans, insurance companies, foundations, endowments, and other investment pools. Products and services include custody; product- and participant-level accounting; daily pricing and administration; recordkeeping; investment manager and alternative investment manager operations outsourcing services; master trust and master custody; and performance, risk and compliance analytics.

The 20% and 18% increases in servicing fees for the quarterly and six-month comparisons reflected the effect of new business on current-period revenue, increases in daily average equity market valuations and the addition of revenue of the acquired Intesa and MIFA businesses. For the second quarter and first six months of 2010, servicing fees generated from customers outside the U.S. were approximately 41% and 40% of total servicing fees compared to approximately 37% for both the second quarter and first six months of 2009. The following tables set forth the composition of assets under custody and administration.

ASSETS UNDER CUSTODY AND ADMINISTRATION

 

(In billions)    June 30,
2010
   December 31,
2009
   June 30,
2009

Mutual funds

   $ 4,721    $ 4,734    $ 4,244

Collective funds

     3,773      3,580      3,004

Pension products

     4,356      4,395      3,852

Insurance and other products

     6,182      6,086      5,294
                    

Total

   $ 19,032    $ 18,795    $ 16,394
                    

 

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FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT MIX OF ASSETS UNDER CUSTODY AND ADMINISTRATION

 

(In billions)    June 30,
2010
   December 31,
2009
   June 30,
2009

Equities

   $ 9,581    $ 8,828    $ 6,456

Fixed-income

     6,946      7,236      6,901

Short-term and other investments

     2,505      2,731      3,037
                    

Total

   $ 19,032    $ 18,795    $ 16,394
                    

Management Fees

The 12% and 18% increase in management fees for the second quarter and first six months of 2010, respectively, compared to the second quarter and first six months of 2009 resulted primarily from increases in average month-end equity market valuations and the effect of new business on current-period revenue. Average month-end equity market valuations, individually presented in the preceding “INDEX” tables, were up an average of 21% for the second quarter of 2010, compared to the second quarter of 2009, and 34% in the six-month comparison. The relative percentage of our assets under management at June 30, 2010 related to passive equity and fixed-income strategies, which generally earn management fees at lower rates compared with active strategies, increased compared to June 30, 2009 and was flat compared to December 31, 2009. For the second quarter and first six months of 2010, management fees generated from customers outside the U.S. were approximately 32% and 33% of total management fees compared to approximately 33% and 32% for the second quarter and first six months of 2009, respectively.

ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT

 

(In billions)    June 30,
2010
   December 31,
2009
   June 30,
2009

Equities:

        

Passive

   $ 733    $ 787    $ 610

Active and other

     74      88      87

Company stock/ESOP

     48      49      41
                    

Total equities

     855      924      738

Fixed-income:

        

Passive

     445      445      293

Active

     24      25      29

Cash and money market

     458      517      497
                    

Total fixed-income and cash/money market

     927      987      819
                    

Total

   $ 1,782    $ 1,911    $ 1,557
                    

 

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The following table presents activity in assets under management for the twelve months ended June 30, 2010:

ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT

 

(In billions)       

June 30, 2009

   $ 1,557   

Net new business

     207   

Market appreciation

     147   
        

December 31, 2009

   $ 1,911   

Net new business

     (60

Market depreciation

     (69
        

June 30, 2010

   $ 1,782   
        

Trading Services

Trading services revenue, which includes foreign exchange trading revenue and brokerage and other trading fees, was up 5% in the second quarter of 2010 compared to the second quarter of 2009 and up 2% in the six-month comparison. Foreign exchange trading revenue for the second quarter and the first six months of 2010 totaled $185 million and $319 million, respectively, down 3% and 16% from $190 million and $381 million for the corresponding prior-year periods. The quarterly decrease was primarily the result of a 13% decrease in currency volatility, partly offset by a 22% increase in aggregate customer volumes, with foreign exchange trading and sales up 23% and custody foreign exchange services up 15%. The six-month decrease was primarily the result of the effect of a 31% decline in currency volatility, partly offset by a 19% increase in customer volumes, with volumes up in both custody foreign exchange services and foreign exchange trading and sales.

Brokerage and other trading fees totaled $141 million for the second quarter of 2010, up 18% from $120 million for the second quarter of 2009, and for the first six months of 2010 totaled $249 million, up 43% from $174 million for the first six months of 2009. The increases for both periods were primarily the result of higher electronic trading volumes and increased levels of transition management revenue, particularly non-U.S. transitions.

Securities Finance

Our securities finance business consists of two components: investment funds with a broad range of investment objectives that are managed by SSgA and engage in agency securities lending, to which we refer as the SSgA lending funds; and an agency lending program for third-party investment managers and asset owners, to which we refer as the agency lending funds. Additional information with respect to the SSgA lending funds is also provided in the “Line of Business Information—Investment Management” section of this Management’s Discussion and Analysis.

Securities finance revenue for the second quarter of 2010 decreased 46% compared to the second quarter of 2009 and decreased 53% in the six-month comparison. The decreases in the quarterly and year-to-date comparisons were primarily the result of lower spreads across all lending programs. The average volume of securities on loan during the second quarter of 2010 was $421 billion, relatively flat compared to $418 billion for the second quarter of 2009.

 

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Market influences are expected to continue to affect our revenue from, and the profitability of, our securities lending activities in 2010. While the average volume of securities on loan has generally stabilized over the past five quarters, spreads have decreased significantly compared to those earned in late 2007 and throughout 2008 (which were extraordinarily high), reflecting prevailing interest rates and the effects of government actions taken to stimulate the economy. In August 2010, SSgA anticipates removing the redemption restrictions from its lending funds, and we anticipate providing participants in the collateral pools underlying certain agency lending funds with greater control over their use of liquidity within such pools by the end of 2010. These actions provide an opportunity for increased securities lending volumes, although their effect will be influenced by overall market and customer-specific factors and could, particularly in the short-term, result in decreased volumes. As long as securities lending spreads remain below the more normal levels generally experienced prior to late 2007, our revenues from our securities lending activities will be adversely affected relative to the revenues we earned over the past two years.

During the disruption in the global financial markets that began in mid-2007, we have been able to manage the outflows from the cash collateral pools supporting the agency lending funds, as well as the effect of the disruptions in the credit markets, in a manner that substantially reduced the risk of loss to our clients. We imposed in 2008 and 2009, and continued to impose during the first and second quarters of 2010, restrictions on participant redemptions from the agency lending collateral pools in order to manage the liquidity in those pools. The net asset value of the agency lending collateral pools, determined using pricing information from independent third parties, fell, and has remained, below $1.00 per unit since 2007. At June 30, 2010, the net asset value, based on the market value of the agency lending collateral pools, ranged from $0.94 to $1.00, with the weighted-average net asset value on that date equal to $0.991, compared to $0.986 at December 31, 2009.

At June 30, 2010, the aggregate net asset value of the agency lending collateral pools, assuming a constant net asset value of $1.00 per unit, would have been approximately $66 billion, which exceeded the aggregate market value of those collateral pools as of the same date by approximately $633 million. However, we continue to transact purchases into and redemptions out of these pools at $1.00 per unit. We continue this practice for a number of reasons, including the fact that none of the securities in the cash collateral pools is currently in default or considered to be materially impaired, and the fact that there are restrictions on withdrawals from the agency lending collateral pools, which, absent a substantial reduction in the lending program, should permit the securities in the collateral pools to be held until they recover to their par value.

As of June 30, 2010, approximately 38% of the aggregate assets in the agency lending collateral pools has expected maturities of greater than 90 days. We recently announced plans, which we currently anticipate that we will institute by the end of 2010, to increase our agency lending clients’ ability to manage their access to liquidity in the agency lending collateral pools. We intend to separate each agency lending collateral pool into two separate funds, one with complete liquidity and the other which will hold only longer-dated securities and which will only transact in-kind redemptions. This approach is intended to provide participants in these agency lending collateral pools with greater ability to manage their level of participation in the lending program and their access to liquidity.

As previously disclosed, in 2009, we determined that withdrawals by two related participants in one of the agency lending collateral pools were inconsistent with our redemption restrictions. In response, we redeemed in-kind the remaining units of such participants, effectively distributing, together with prior cash withdrawals, the same amount of cash and longer-dated securities that the participants would have received under the redemption restrictions. We remain in litigation with these participants; see note 7 to the consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-Q. We also undertook a review of our implementation of the redemption restrictions

 

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with respect to other participants in the agency lending collateral pools. This review identified potential inconsistencies in our implementation of the redemption policy. As a result of this review, and based on our assessment of the amount required to compensate clients for the dilutive effect of redemptions which may not have been consistent with the intent of the policy, we recorded a pre-tax charge of $75 million in our second-quarter 2010 consolidated statement of income to establish a reserve to address these potential inconsistencies.

Processing Fees and Other

Processing fees and other revenue was $87 million and $207 million for the second quarter and first six months of 2010, respectively, compared to $17 million and $66 million, respectively, for the same periods in 2009. The increases were due primarily to higher net revenue from structured products and an increase in other service fees.

NET INTEREST REVENUE

 

     For the Quarter Ended June 30,  
     2010     2009  
(Dollars in millions; fully taxable-equivalent basis)    Average
Balance
   Interest
Revenue/
Expense
   Rate     Average
Balance
   Interest
Revenue/
Expense
   Rate  

Interest-bearing deposits with banks

   $ 14,091    $ 22    .62   $ 35,026    $ 43    .50

Securities purchased under resale agreements

     2,566      6    .98        4,751      6    .55   

Federal funds sold

     1         .22        113         .30   

Trading account assets

     170         1.83        1,235      2    .74   

Investment securities

     95,312      774    3.26        75,481      692    3.67   

Investment securities purchased under AMLF(1)

                    444      1    .86   

Loans and leases

     11,933      74    2.48        9,365      60    2.58   

Other interest-earning assets

     1,065      1    .16        1,010         .18   
                                

Total interest-earning assets

   $ 125,138    $ 877    2.81      $ 127,425    $ 804    2.53   
                                

Interest-bearing deposits:

                

U.S

   $ 9,081    $ 7    .28   $ 10,715    $ 25    .97

Non-U.S

     66,314      39    .24        60,830      29    .19   

Securities sold under repurchase agreements

     8,403      2    .07        12,357      1    .04   

Federal funds purchased

     1,900         .06        912         .03   

Short-term borrowings under AMLF(1)

                    443      1    .74   

Other short-term borrowings

     14,940      68    1.84        17,980      53    1.16   

Long-term debt

     8,761      71    3.23        8,650      83    3.85   

Other interest-bearing liabilities

     810      1    .70        1,188      1    .34   
                                

Total interest-bearing liabilities

   $ 110,209    $ 188    .68      $ 113,075    $ 193    .68   
                                

Interest-rate spread

         2.13         1.85

Net interest revenue—fully taxable-equivalent basis(2)

      $ 689         $ 611   
                        

Net interest margin—fully taxable-equivalent basis

         2.21         1.93

Net interest revenue—GAAP basis

      $ 658         $ 580   

 

(1)

Amounts represent averages of asset-backed commercial paper purchases under the Federal Reserve’s AMLF, and associated borrowings. The AMLF expired in February 2010.

(2)

Amounts include tax-equivalent adjustments of $31 million for both 2010 and 2009.

 

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     For the Six Months Ended June 30,  
     2010     2009  
(Dollars in millions; fully taxable-equivalent basis)    Average
Balance
   Interest
Revenue/
Expense
   Rate     Average
Balance
   Interest
Revenue/
Expense
   Rate  

Interest-bearing deposits with banks

   $ 12,230    $ 41    .67   $ 31,097    $ 104    .68

Securities purchased under resale agreements

     2,630      10    .79        4,041      14    .69   

Federal funds sold

     1         .30        126         .31   

Trading account assets

     159      1    1.38        3,704      19    1.05   

Investment securities

     95,065      1,548    3.28        72,821      1,307    3.62   

Investment securities purchased under AMLF(1)

                    1,770      25    2.87   

Loans and leases

     11,521      186    3.25        8,894      104    2.36   

Other interest-earning assets

     1,085      1    .13        1,526      1    .18   
                                

Total interest-earning assets

   $ 122,691    $ 1,787    2.93      $ 123,979    $ 1,574    2.56   
                                

Interest-bearing deposits:

                

U.S

   $ 8,130    $ 13    .32   $ 9,302    $ 46    1.00

Non-U.S

     63,453      66    .21        59,880      73    .25   

Securities sold under repurchase agreements

     8,441      3    .06        11,653      2    .04   

Federal funds purchased

     1,730         .04        731         .03   

Short-term borrowings under AMLF(1)

                    1,760      18    2.03   

Other short-term borrowings

     15,883      178    2.26        14,959      83    1.11   

Long-term debt

     8,797      143    3.26        6,917      143    4.15   

Other interest-bearing liabilities

     721      2    .59        1,265      2    .29   
                                

Total interest-bearing liabilities

   $ 107,155    $ 405    .76      $ 106,467    $ 367    .69   
                                

Interest-rate spread

         2.17         1.87

Net interest revenue—fully taxable-equivalent basis(2)

      $ 1,382         $ 1,207   
                        

Net interest margin—fully taxable-equivalent basis

         2.27         1.96

Net interest revenue—GAAP basis

      $ 1,319         $ 1,144   

 

(1)

Amounts represent averages of asset-backed commercial paper purchases under the Federal Reserve’s AMLF, and associated borrowings. The AMLF expired in February 2010.

(2)

Amounts include tax-equivalent adjustments of $63 million for both 2010 and 2009.

Net interest revenue is defined as the total of interest revenue earned on interest-earning assets less interest expense incurred on interest-bearing liabilities. Interest-earning assets, which principally consist of investment securities, interest-bearing deposits with banks, repurchase agreements, loans and leases and other liquid assets, are financed primarily by customer deposits and short-term borrowings. Net interest margin represents the relationship between annualized fully taxable-equivalent net interest revenue and total average interest-earning assets for the period. Changes in the components of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities are discussed in more detail below. Additional detail about the components of interest revenue and interest expense is provided in note 12 to the consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-Q.

For the second quarter of 2010, on a GAAP and fully taxable-equivalent basis, net interest revenue increased 13% compared to the second quarter of 2009. For the six months ended June 30, 2010, net interest

 

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revenue increased 15% on a GAAP basis (14% on a fully taxable-equivalent basis) compared to the corresponding 2009 period. The increases in both comparisons were generally the result of higher levels of discount accretion, as described below, generated by securities added to our consolidated balance sheet in connection with the May 2009 conduit consolidation. In the six-month comparison, the increased accretion was partially offset by lower yields on investment securities purchased to replace matured or amortized securities that had earned higher yields, as well as lower spreads on customer deposits.

In May 2009, we elected to take action that required the consolidation onto our balance sheet, for financial reporting purposes, of the assets and liabilities of the asset-backed commercial paper conduits that we sponsored and administered. Upon consolidation, the aggregate fair value of the conduits’ investment securities of approximately $16.6 billion was established as their carrying amount, resulting in a $6.1 billion discount to the assets’ aggregate par value of approximately $22.7 billion. To the extent that the expected future cash flows from the securities exceed their carrying amount, the portion of the discount not related to credit will accrete into interest revenue over the securities’ remaining terms.

The timing and ultimate recognition of this accretion will depend on factors including future credit conditions and the timing of underlying collateral prepayment, the predictability of which are uncertain, particularly in light of current financial market conditions. Subsequent to the consolidation, we have recorded aggregate discount accretion in interest revenue of $1.01 billion, composed of $621 million in 2009 and $384 million in the first six months of 2010, the latter composed of $212 million and $172 million in the first and second quarters of 2010, respectively. We anticipate that discount accretion will continue to be a material component of our net interest revenue for 2010 and future years until the securities mature or are sold. Because the rate of recognition of discount accretion is dependent, in part, on the factors described above, which are beyond our control, the volatility of our net interest revenue and margin may increase.

Interest-bearing deposits with banks, including cash balances held at the Federal Reserve to satisfy reserve requirements, averaged $14.09 billion for the second quarter of 2010, a decrease of $20.94 billion or 60%, compared to $35.03 billion for the second quarter of 2009. For the first six months of 2010, interest-bearing deposits with banks averaged $12.23 billion, a decrease of $18.87 billion or 61%, compared to the same period in 2009. An average of $3.87 billion was held at the Federal Reserve Bank during the second quarter of 2010, a decrease of 81% compared to $20.43 billion for the same period in 2009. Balances for both periods exceeded minimum reserve requirements. The overall decreases reflected excess liquidity held by us in 2009 due to the then ongoing financial markets instability, as well as higher levels of customer deposits at that time.

Average securities purchased under resale agreements decreased 46%, from $4.75 billion for the second quarter of 2009 to $2.57 billion in the second quarter of 2010 and decreased 35%, or $1.41 billion, from $4.04 billion to $2.63 billion in the six-month comparison. These decreases were mainly due to lower customer demand.

Average trading account assets decreased $1.07 billion, or 86%, from $1.24 billion for the second quarter of 2009 to $170 million for the second quarter of 2010, and decreased $3.55 billion, or 96%, from the first six months of 2009 to $159 million in the first six months of 2010. The decrease in both periods was due to the absence of conduit asset-backed commercial paper purchased by us, which was eliminated for financial reporting purposes when the conduits were consolidated onto our balance sheet as described above.

Our average investment securities portfolio increased 26%, or $19.83 billion, from $75.48 billion for the second quarter of 2009 to approximately $95.31 billion for the second quarter of 2010, and increased $22.24 billion or 31% in the six-month comparison. The increases in both comparisons were due to the effect of the May 2009 conduit consolidation, the partial re-allocation of excess cash balances held at the Federal Reserve Bank

 

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into higher-yielding investment securities as the financial markets stabilized, and significant improvement in the unrealized losses on our available-for-sale securities. During the first six months of 2010, we continued to execute our strategy of investing primarily in “AAA” and “AA” rated securities. Securities rated “AAA” and “AA” comprised approximately 82% of our investment securities portfolio (approximately 71% “AAA” rated) at June 30, 2010, compared to 80% “AAA” and “AA” rated (approximately 68% “AAA” rated) at June 30, 2009.

Loans and leases averaged $11.93 billion for the second quarter of 2010, up 27%, or $2.57 billion, from $9.37 billion for the second quarter of 2009 and $11.52 billion, up $2.63 billion, or 30%, from $8.89 billion in the six-month comparison. For both periods, the increases were primarily related to the structured asset-backed loans added in connection with the conduit consolidation, partially offset by lower levels of short-term liquidity required by U.S. customers. For the second quarter of 2010, approximately 27% of the average loan and lease portfolio, compared to 33% for the same period in 2009, was composed of U.S. and non-U.S. short-duration advances that provide liquidity to customers in support of their transaction flows. U.S. short-duration advances averaged approximately $1.94 billion for the second quarter of 2010, down 14% compared to $2.26 billion for the second quarter of 2009 and down $454 million, or 21%, in the six-month comparison. Non-U.S. short-duration advances increased 40% to $1.23 billion in the quarterly comparison, and 20% to $914 million in the six-month comparison, mainly due to activity associated with customers added in connection with the Intesa acquisition.

The lower average level of liquidity we provided to U.S. customers during the first six months of 2010 compared to the first six months of 2009 was primarily the result of a decrease in customer demand and not a reduction in credit availability from, or committed lines provided by, State Street. As transaction flows returned to levels more consistent with those experienced prior to late 2007, customer demand for short-term liquidity declined.

Average interest-bearing deposits increased $3.85 million, or 5%, from $71.55 billion for the second quarter of 2009 to $75.40 billion for the second quarter of 2010. For the six-month period, average interest-bearing deposits increased $2.40 billion, or 3%, to $71.58 billion. For both periods, the increases resulted from the deposits added in connection with the Intesa acquisition, partly offset by the return of customer deposits to more normalized levels compared to 2009.

Average other short-term borrowings decreased $3.04 billion, or 17%, to $14.94 billion for the second quarter of 2010 from the same period in 2009 and increased $924 million, or 6%, to $15.88 billion for the first six months of 2010 compared to the corresponding period in 2009. In the quarterly comparison, the decrease was due to the absence of borrowings under the Federal Reserve’s term auction facility, which is further discussed in the “Liquidity” section of this Management’s Discussion and Analysis. For the six-month period, the increase was primarily due to the addition of commercial paper in connection with the conduit consolidation, partly offset by lower borrowings under the term auction facility.

Average long-term debt increased $111 million, or 1%, to $8.76 billion for the second quarter of 2010 compared to the second quarter of 2009 and increased $1.88 billion, or 27%, to $8.80 billion in the six-month comparison. The increase in the quarterly comparison resulted from the issuance by State Street of $500 million of unsecured senior notes in May 2009, partly offset by the maturity of subordinated debt. The increase in the year-to-date comparison resulted from the issuance of an aggregate of approximately $4 billion of unsecured senior notes by State Street and State Street Bank in March 2009 under the FDIC’s Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program, as well as the May unsecured senior note issuance, partly offset by the subordinated debt maturity.

Several factors could affect future levels of our net interest revenue and margin, including the mix of customer liabilities, actions of the various central banks, changes in U.S. and non-U.S. interest rates, the shapes of the various yield curves around the world and the amount of discount accretion generated by the investment securities added to

 

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our consolidated balance sheet in connection with the conduit consolidation. In 2009, based on market conditions, we re-initiated our strategy of re-investing proceeds from amortizing and maturing securities into highly rated investment securities, such as U.S. Treasuries and federal agency mortgage-backed securities and asset-backed securities. The pace at which we continue to re-invest and the types of securities purchased will depend on market conditions over time. These factors and the level of interest rates worldwide are expected to dictate what effect the re-investment program will have on future levels of our net interest revenue and net interest margin.

Gains (Losses) Related to Investment Securities, Net

In connection with our ongoing management of the investment portfolio, we may, from time to time, sell securities to manage risk, to reduce our risk profile, to take advantage of favorable market conditions, or for other reasons. We recorded net realized gains of $3 million from sales of approximately $8 billion of available-for-sale securities in the second quarter of 2010, and $195 million from sales of approximately $14 billion of available-for-sale securities during the first six months of 2010, compared to net realized gains of $90 million and $119 million, respectively, in the 2009 periods. Of the $3 million in gains realized in the second quarter of 2010, none was related to sales of former conduit securities, and of the $195 million in gains realized, $110 million related to sales of former conduit securities in the first six months of 2010.

The aggregate unrealized losses on securities for which other-than-temporary impairment was recorded in the second quarter and first six months of 2010 were $240 million and $480 million, respectively. Of this total, $187 million and $330 million, respectively, related to factors other than credit, and were recorded, net of related taxes, as a component of other comprehensive income in our consolidated statement of condition. For the second quarter of 2010, we recorded the remaining $53 million (with $12 million related to former conduit securities) in our consolidated statement of income, compared to $64 million for the second quarter of 2009. For the first six months of 2010, we recorded the remaining $150 million (with $26 million related to former conduit securities) in our consolidated statement of income, compared to $77 million for the first six months of 2009.

For the second quarter and first six months of 2010, the substantial majority of the impairment losses was related to non-agency mortgage-backed securities, which management concluded would likely experience credit losses resulting from deterioration in financial performance of those securities during the period. The securities are reported as asset-backed securities in note 3 to the consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-Q.

 

     Quarters Ended June 30,     Six Months Ended June 30,  
(In millions)        2010             2009             2010             2009      

Net gains from sales of available-for-sale securities

   $ 3      $ 90      $ 195      $ 119   

Losses from other-than-temporary impairment

     (240     (167     (480     (180

Losses not related to credit(1)

     187        103        330        103   
                                

Net impairment losses

     (53     (64     (150     (77
                                

Gains (Losses) related to investment securities, net

   $ (50   $ 26      $ 45      $ 42   
                                

Impairment associated with expected credit losses

   $ (41   $ (64   $ (130   $ (77

Impairment associated with adverse changes in timing of expected future cash flows

     (12            (20       
                                

Net impairment losses

   $ (53   $ (64   $ (150   $ (77
                                

 

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(1)

Pursuant to new accounting standards adopted on April 1, 2009, these losses were not recorded in our consolidated statement of income, but were recognized as a component of other comprehensive income, net of related taxes, in our consolidated balance sheet; refer to the following discussion and to note 9 to the consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-Q.

Management regularly reviews the investment securities portfolio to identify other-than-temporary impairment of individual securities. Impairment related to expected losses represents the difference between the discounted values of the expected future cash flows from the securities compared to their current amortized cost basis, with each discount rate commensurate with the effective yield on the underlying security. For debt securities held to maturity, other-than-temporary impairment remaining after credit-related impairment (which credit-related impairment is recorded in our consolidated statement of income) is recognized, net of related taxes, as a component of other comprehensive income in the shareholders’ equity section of our consolidated balance sheet, and is accreted prospectively over the remaining terms of the securities based on the timing of their estimated future cash flows. For other-than-temporary impairment of debt securities that results from management’s decision to sell the security prior to its recovery in value, the entire difference between the security’s fair value and its amortized cost basis is recorded in our consolidated statement of income.

The accounting for other-than-temporary impairment was adopted by us, pursuant to new accounting standards, on April 1, 2009. Prior to that date, we recognized losses from other-than-temporary impairment of debt and equity securities for either a change in management’s intent to hold the securities or expected credit losses, and such impairment losses, which reflected the entire difference between the fair value and amortized cost basis of each individual security, were recorded in our consolidated statement of income.

Additional information about investment securities, the gross realized gains and losses that compose the net realized sale gains and our process to identify other-than-temporary impairment, is provided in note 3 to the consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-Q.

PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES

We recorded provisions for loan losses of $10 million during the second quarter of 2010 and $25 million during the first six months of 2010, compared to $14 million during the second quarter of 2009 and $98 million during the first six months of 2009. The majority of the provision recorded in 2010 resulted from a revaluation of the collateral supporting the commercial real estate loans acquired in 2008 in connection with indemnified repurchase agreements with an affiliate of Lehman. These loans are expected to be repaid through the ultimate liquidation of the underlying collateral. The commercial real estate loans are reviewed on a quarterly basis, and any provisions for loan losses that are recorded reflect management’s current expectations with respect to future principal and interest cash flows from these loans, based on an assessment of economic conditions in the commercial real estate market and other factors. Future changes in expectations with respect to collection of principal and interest on these loans could result in additional provisions for loan losses.

 

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EXPENSES

 

     Quarters Ended June 30,     Six Months Ended June 30,  
(Dollars in millions)    2010     2009    % Change     2010    2009    % Change  

Salaries and employee benefits

   $ 849      $ 696    22   $ 1,732    $ 1,427    21

Information systems and communications

     174        167    4        341      328    4   

Transaction processing services

     164        146    12        317      277    14   

Occupancy

     116        121    (4     234      242    (3

Securities lending charge

     414               414        

Other:

               

Merger and integration costs

     41        12    242        54      29    86   

Professional services

     85        73    16        166      108    54   

Amortization of other intangible assets

     46        34    35        80      68    18   

Regulator fees and assessments

     15        40    (63     26      52    (50

Securities processing

     (14     20    (170     44      19    132   

Other

     54        55    (2     115      118    (3
                                 

Total other

     227        234    (3     485      394    23   
                                 

Total expenses

   $ 1,944      $ 1,364    43      $ 3,523    $ 2,668    32   
                                 

Number of employees at quarter end

     28,925        26,950           

Salaries and employee benefits expenses increased in the second-quarter and six-month comparisons, primarily from the effect of our reinstatement of cash incentive compensation accruals, as well as higher benefits requirements in payroll taxes. These increases also reflected expenses added in connection with the Intesa and MIFA acquisitions. During the first six months of 2009, we did not accrue for cash incentive compensation as a component of our plan to increase our tangible common equity.

Information systems and communications expense for the second quarter and first six months of 2010 reflected slightly higher levels of spending on telecommunications hardware and software for our global infrastructure. The increase in transaction processing services expense resulted from higher external contract services costs, as well as higher levels of sub-custody expenses.

As previously reported, on June 30, 2010, we recorded an aggregate pre-tax charge of $414 million, which included $9 million of associated legal costs, to provide for a one-time cash contribution to the cash collateral pools underlying the SSgA lending funds, and to establish a reserve to address potential inconsistencies in our implementation of withdrawal restrictions applicable to the collateral pools underlying our agency lending program.

The $330 million one-time cash contribution to the collateral pools underlying the SSgA lending funds reflected the cost to us to bring the net asset value per unit of such collateral pools to $1.00 on June 30, 2010. Our decision with respect to the one-time cash contribution was based on many factors, including our assessment with respect to previously disclosed asserted and unasserted claims and our evaluation of the ultimate resolution of such claims, as well as the effect of the redemption restrictions originally imposed by SSgA on the lending funds. The contribution was not the result of any obligation by State Street to support the SSgA lending funds or the underlying collateral pools. State Street has no obligation to provide cash or other support to the SSgA lending funds or the collateral pools underlying the SSgA lending funds at any future date, and has no intention to

 

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provide any such support associated with realized or unrealized losses in the collateral pools that may arise in the future. As a result of this contribution, SSgA plans to remove the redemption restrictions from these SSgA lending funds in August 2010.

The aggregate charge also included the accrual of a reserve of $75 million to address potential inconsistencies in connection with our implementation of the withdrawal restrictions applicable to the cash collateral pools underlying our agency lending program. This charge was based on the results of a review of our implementation of the withdrawal restrictions with respect to participants in the agency lending collateral pools, and our assessment of the amount required to compensate clients for the dilutive effect of redemptions which may not have been consistent with the intent of the policy.

Other expenses decreased slightly in the second quarter of 2010 compared to the second quarter of 2009, mainly due to lower securities processing costs and lower FDIC expenses, partly offset by merger and integration costs primarily related to the Intesa and MIFA acquisitions. In the six-month comparison, other expenses increased, primarily as a result of higher levels of costs related to professional services and securities processing. The increase in professional services costs resulted partly from an increase in legal fees. Securities processing costs were higher for the first six months of 2010 compared to the 2009 period mainly because of the prior year’s unusually low level of costs.

Income Tax Expense

We recorded an income tax benefit of $82 million for the second quarter of 2010, compared to income tax expense of $242 million for the second quarter of 2009. For the first six months of 2010, income tax expense was $125 million, compared to $380 million for the corresponding 2009 period. Our effective tax rates for the second quarter and first six months of 2010 were (23.4)% and 11.9%, compared to 32.6% and 28.0% for the second quarter and first six months of 2009, respectively. Our effective tax rate for the second quarter of 2010 resulted from a discrete tax benefit of $180 million generated by the restructuring of former non-U.S. conduit assets. Excluding the tax benefit, the effective tax rates for the second quarter and first six months of 2010 would have been 28% and 29%, respectively.

LINE OF BUSINESS INFORMATION

We have two lines of business: Investment Servicing and Investment Management. Given our services and management organization, the results of operations for these lines of business are not necessarily comparable with those of other companies, including companies in the financial services industry. Information about revenues, expenses and capital allocation methodologies with respect to these lines of business is provided in note 23 to the consolidated financial statements included in our 2009 Form 10-K.

 

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The following is a summary of our line of business results. The amounts presented in the “Other” column for 2010 represent merger and integration costs recorded in connection with acquisitions. The amounts presented in the “Other” column for 2009 represent merger and integration costs recorded in connection with our acquisition of Investors Financial, and, for the six months ended June 30, 2009, also include net interest revenue earned in connection with our participation in the AMLF. The amounts presented in both “Other” columns were not allocated to State Street’s business lines.

 

     For the Quarter Ended June 30,
     Investment
Servicing
    Investment
Management
    Other     Total

(Dollars in millions,

except where otherwise noted)

   2010     2009     2010     2009     2010     2009     2010     2009

Fee revenue:

                

Servicing fees

   $ 957      $ 795              $ 957      $ 795

Management fees

                 $ 217      $ 193            217        193

Trading services

     326        310                          326        310

Securities finance

     84        133        25        68            109        201

Processing fees and other

     63        (10     24        27            87        17
                                                  

Total fee revenue

     1,430        1,228        266        288            1,696        1,516

Net interest revenue

     641        562        17        18            658        580

Gains (Losses) related to investment securities, net

     (50     26                          (50     26
                                                  

Total revenue

     2,021        1,816        283        306            2,304        2,122

Provision for loan losses

     10        14                          10        14

Expenses from operations

     1,276        1,152        213        200            1,489        1,352

Securities lending charge

     75               339                   414       

Merger and integration costs

                               $ 41      $ 12        41        12
                                                              

Total expenses

     1,351        1,152        552        200        41        12        1,944        1,364
                                                              

Income (Loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

   $ 660      $ 650      $ (269   $ 106      $ (41   $ (12   $ 350      $ 744
                                                              

Pre-tax margin

     33     36     (95 )%      35        

Average assets (in billions)

   $ 147.1      $ 147.9      $ 3.9      $ 3.5          $ 151.0      $ 151.4

 

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     For the Six Months Ended June 30,
     Investment
Servicing
    Investment
Management
    Other     Total

(Dollars in millions,

except where otherwise noted)

   2010     2009     2010     2009     2010     2009     2010    2009

Fee revenue:

                 

Servicing fees

   $ 1,837      $ 1,561              $ 1,837    $ 1,561

Management fees

                 $ 443      $ 374            443      374

Trading services

     568        555                          568      555

Securities finance

     142        258        39        124            181      382

Processing fees and other

     153        23        54        43            207      66
                                                 

Total fee revenue

     2,700        2,397        536        541            3,236      2,938

Net interest revenue

     1,288        1,103        31        34        $ 7        1,319      1,144

Gains related to investment securities, net

     45        42                               45      42
                                                       

Total revenue

     4,033        3,542        567        575          7        4,600      4,124

Provision for loan losses

     25        98                               25      98

Expenses from operations

     2,610        2,291        445        348                 3,055      2,639

Securities lending charge

     75               339                        414     

Merger and integration costs

                               $ 54        29        54      29
                                                             

Total expenses

     2,685        2,291        784        348        54        29        3,523      2,668
                                                             

Income (Loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

   $ 1,323      $ 1,153      $ (217   $ 227      $ (54   $ (22   $ 1,052    $ 1,358
                                                             

Pre-tax margin

     33     33     (38 )%      39         

Average assets (in billions)

   $ 143.0      $ 144.6      $ 4.0      $ 3.2          $ 147.0    $ 147.8

Investment Servicing

Total revenue for the second quarter of 2010 increased 11% compared to the second quarter of 2009, and 14% in the six-month comparison. Total fee revenue in the same comparisons increased 16% and 13%, respectively, with increases attributable to growth in servicing fees and processing fees and other revenue. The growth in servicing fees was due to the effect of new business on current-period revenue, as well as increases in daily average equity market valuations and the addition of servicing fee revenue from the Intesa and MIFA acquisitions. Processing fees and other revenue for the second quarter of 2010 increased compared to the second quarter of 2009 and in the six-month comparison, with both increases primarily the result of higher net revenue from structured products and higher levels of other service fees. The increases were offset by a decline in securities finance revenue in both the quarterly and six-month comparisons, primarily due to lower spreads across all lending programs.

Servicing fees, trading services revenue and gains (losses) related to investment securities, net, for our Investment Servicing business line are identical to the respective consolidated results. Refer to the “Servicing Fees,” “Trading Services” and “Gains (Losses) Related to Investment Securities, Net” sections under “Consolidated Results of Operations—Total Revenue” in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis for a more in-depth discussion. A discussion of processing fees and other revenue is provided under “Processing Fees and Other” in the “Total Revenue” section.

 

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Net interest revenue for the second quarter of 2010 increased 14% compared to the second quarter of 2009, and 17% for the first six months of 2010 compared to the corresponding 2009 period, with both increases generally due to higher levels of discount accretion associated with former conduit assets, which accretion is discussed more fully in the foregoing “Total Revenue—Net Interest Revenue” section of this Management’s Discussion and Analysis. A portion of consolidated net interest revenue is recorded in our Investment Management business line based on the volume of customer liabilities attributable to that business.

Total expenses from operations increased 11% for the second quarter and 14% for the first six months of 2010 compared to the corresponding periods in 2009, primarily due to the effect of our reinstatement of cash incentive compensation accruals. During the first six months of 2009, we did not accrue for cash incentive compensation as a component of our plan to increase our tangible common equity.

Investment Management

Total revenue for the second quarter of 2010 decreased 8% compared to the second quarter of 2009, and 1% for the first six months of 2010 compared to the first six months of 2009.

With respect to management fees, which are generated by SSgA, the 12% and 18% increases in the second-quarter and six-month comparisons, respectively, resulted primarily from the effect of increases in average month-end equity market valuations and the effect of new business on current-period revenue. Management fees for the Investment Management business line are identical to the respective consolidated results. Refer to the “Fee Revenue—Management Fees” section under “Total Revenue” in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis for a more-in depth discussion.

Total expenses from operations for the second quarter and first six months of 2010 increased compared to the 2009 periods, with both increases primarily attributable to increases in professional services costs.

The SSgA lending funds, which are described in the “Consolidated Results of Operations – Total Revenue—Securities Finance” section of this Management’s Discussion and Analysis, continue to invest in the underlying cash collateral pools, which are also managed by SSgA. Since the beginning of the disruption in the fixed-income securities markets in mid-2007, and prior to June 30, 2010, the transaction value used for participant purchase and redemption activity ($1.00 per unit) has been greater than the fair value of the collateral pools’ assets. Since 2008, in response to the effect of this disruption on the liquidity of certain assets held by the cash collateral pools underlying these funds, the SSgA lending funds had imposed restrictions on participant redemptions.

Although the SSgA lending funds continued to transact purchase and redemption orders based upon the transaction value of the collateral pools of $1.00 per unit, the net asset value of the collateral pools determined in accordance with GAAP was less than $1.00 per unit. We continued this practice for a number of reasons, including the fact that none of the securities in the cash collateral pools were then in default or considered to be materially impaired, and the existence of the redemption restrictions which, absent a significant reduction in the lending program, would have permitted the securities in the collateral pools to be held until they recovered to their par value.

As previously reported, on June 30, 2010, we made a one-time cash contribution of $330 million to the collateral pools underlying the SSgA lending funds, and we plan to remove the redemption restrictions from those funds in August 2010. The cash contribution was equal to the aggregate excess of the amortized cost of the collateral pools’ assets over their fair value on the date of the payment. The cash contribution, combined with continuing improvement in market conditions during 2010, is expected to enable SSgA to remove the redemption

 

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restrictions from the pools in August 2010. On June 30, 2010, subsequent to the cash contribution, the net asset value per unit of the collateral pools, based on the fair value of the underlying assets, was equal to $1.00. SSgA will not have an ongoing interest in the lending funds as a result of the cash contribution. Specifically, the increase in fund liquidity will benefit the third-party investors in the funds.

Our decision with respect to the cash contribution was based on many factors, including our assessment relative to previously disclosed asserted and unasserted claims and our evaluation of the ultimate resolution of such claims, as well as the effect of the redemption restrictions originally imposed by SSgA on the lending funds. The contribution was not the result of any obligation by State Street to support the SSgA lending funds or the underlying collateral pools. State Street has no obligation to provide cash or other support to the SSgA lending fund or the collateral pools underlying the SSgA lending funds at any future date, and has no intention to provide any such support associated with realized or unrealized losses in the collateral pools that may arise in the future.

FINANCIAL CONDITION

The structure of our consolidated statement of condition is primarily driven by the liabilities generated by our core Investment Servicing and Investment Management businesses. As our clients execute their worldwide cash management and investment activities, they use short-term investments and deposits that constitute the majority of our liabilities. These liabilities are generally in the form of non-interest-bearing demand deposits; interest-bearing transaction account deposits, which are denominated in a variety of currencies; and repurchase agreements, which generally serve as short-term investment alternatives for our clients.

Our clients’ needs and our operating objectives determine the volume, mix and currency denomination of our consolidated balance sheet. Deposits and other liabilities generated by client activities are invested in assets that generally match the liquidity and interest-rate characteristics of the liabilities. As a result, our assets consist primarily of securities held in our available-for-sale or held-to-maturity portfolios and short-term money-market instruments, such as interest-bearing deposits, federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreements. The actual mix of assets is determined by the characteristics of the customer liabilities and our desire to maintain a well-diversified portfolio of high-quality assets. The management of our consolidated balance sheet structure is conducted within specific Board-approved policies for interest-rate risk, credit risk and liquidity.

 

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     For the Six Months Ended
June 30,
(In millions)    2010
Average
    Balance    
   2009
Average
    Balance    

Assets:

     

Interest-bearing deposits with banks

   $ 12,230    $ 31,097

Securities purchased under resale agreements

     2,630      4,041

Federal funds sold

     1      126

Trading account assets

     159      3,704

Investment securities

     95,065      72,821

Investment securities purchased under AMLF(1)

          1,770

Loans and leases

     11,521      8,894

Other interest-earning assets

     1,085      1,526
             

Total interest-earning assets

     122,691      123,979

Cash and due from banks

     2,393      2,506

Other assets

     21,913      21,356
             

Total assets

   $ 146,997    $ 147,841
             

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity:

     

Interest-bearing deposits:

     

U.S.

   $ 8,130    $ 9,302

Non-U.S.

     63,453      59,880
             

Total interest-bearing deposits

     71,583      69,182

Securities sold under repurchase agreements

     8,441      11,653

Federal funds purchased

     1,730      731

Short-term borrowings under AMLF(1)

          1,760

Other short-term borrowings

     15,883      14,959

Long-term debt

     8,797      6,917

Other interest-bearing liabilities

     721      1,265
             

Total interest-bearing liabilities

     107,155      106,467

Non-interest-bearing deposits

     13,285      18,035

Other liabilities

     11,183      10,170

Shareholders’ equity

     15,374      13,169
             

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 146,997    $ 147,841
             

 

(1)

Amounts represent averages of asset-backed commercial paper purchases and associated borrowings in connection with our participation in the AMLF. The AMLF expired in February 2010.

 

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Investment Securities

The carrying values of investment securities by type were as follows as of period end:

 

(In millions)    June 30,
2010
   December 31,
2009

Available for sale:

     

U.S. Treasury and federal agencies:

     

Direct obligations

   $ 9,353    $ 11,162

Mortgage-backed securities

     20,009      14,936

Asset-backed securities:

     

Student loans(1)

     13,768      11,928

Credit cards

     6,793      6,607

Sub-prime

     3,145      3,197

Other

     2,751      2,797
             

Total asset-backed

     26,457      24,529
             

Non-U.S. debt securities

     11,455      10,311

State and political subdivisions

     6,285      5,937

Collateralized mortgage obligations

     3,003      2,409

Other U.S. debt securities

     2,502      2,234

U.S. equity securities

     794      1,098

Non-U.S. equity securities

     78      83
             

Total

   $ 79,936    $ 72,699
             

Held to maturity:

     

U.S. Treasury and federal agencies:

     

Direct obligations

   $ 500    $ 500

Mortgage-backed securities

     513      620

Asset-backed securities:

     

Credit cards

          20

Other

     216      447
             

Total asset-backed

     216      467
             

Non-U.S. debt securities

     9,166      10,822

State and political subdivisions

     155      206

Collateralized mortgage obligations

     7,616      8,262
             

Total

   $ 18,166    $ 20,877
             

 

(1)

Substantially composed of securities guaranteed by the federal government with respect to the payment of principal and interest.

 

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We manage our investment securities portfolio to align with interest-rate and duration characteristics of our customer liabilities and in the context of our overall consolidated balance sheet structure, which is maintained within internally approved risk limits, and in consideration of the global interest-rate environment. We consider a well-diversified, high-credit quality investment securities portfolio to be an important element in the management of our consolidated balance sheet. The portfolio continues to be concentrated in securities with high credit quality, with approximately 82% of the carrying value of the portfolio “AAA” or “AA” rated. The percentages of the carrying value of the investment securities portfolio by external credit rating were as follows as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009:

 

     June 30,
2010
    December 31,
2009
 

AAA(1)

   71   69

AA

   11      11   

A

   6      7   

BBB

   3      4   

Below BBB

   9      8   

Non-rated

        1   
            
       100       100
            

 

(1)

Includes U.S. Treasury securities.

The investment portfolio of approximately 9,925 securities is also diversified with respect to asset class. Approximately 73% of the carrying value of the portfolio is composed of mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. The largely floating-rate asset-backed portfolio consists primarily of credit card- and student loan-backed securities. Mortgage-backed securities are split between securities of Federal National Mortgage Association, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and U.S. and non-U.S. large-issuer collateralized mortgage obligations.

Certain asset-backed and municipal (state and political subdivisions) securities have the benefit of third-party guarantees from financial guaranty insurance companies. The aggregate amortized cost of securities with underlying guarantees was approximately $4.71 billion at June 30, 2010 and $4.96 billion at December 31, 2009. Asset-backed securities comprised approximately $826 million of the total at June 30, 2010, of which approximately $215 million are currently drawing on the underlying guarantees in order to make contractual principal and interest payments to State Street. In these cases, the performance of the underlying security is highly dependent on the performance of the guarantor. Of the $215 million currently drawing on the guarantees, approximately 52% is supported by guarantors rated below investment grade or not rated.

In assessing other-than-temporary impairment, we may from time to time place reliance on support from third-party financial guarantors for certain asset-backed and municipal (state and political subdivisions) securities. Factors taken into consideration when determining the level of support include the guarantor’s credit rating and management’s assessment of the guarantor’s financial condition. For those companies deemed to be under financial duress, we assume an immediate default by those guarantors (commensurate with our prior assumption of a January 1, 2010 default), with a modest recovery of claimed amounts (up to 20%). In addition, for various forms of collateralized securities, management considers the liquidation value of the underlying collateral based on expected housing prices and other relevant factors.

 

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Impairment

Net unrealized losses on securities available for sale were as follows as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009:

 

(In millions)    June 30,
2010
    December 31,
2009
 

Fair value

   $ 79,936      $ 72,699   

Amortized cost

     80,685        74,843   
                

Net unrealized loss, pre-tax

   $ (749   $ (2,144
                

Net unrealized loss, after-tax

   $ (459   $ (1,316

The net unrealized loss amounts excluded the remaining net unrealized loss of $701 million, or $447 million after-tax, and $1.01 billion, or $635 million after-tax, respectively, as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, related to reclassifications of securities available for sale to securities held to maturity. These after-tax amounts were also recorded in other comprehensive income. The decline in the remaining after-tax unrealized loss on transferred securities resulted from amortization and from the recognition of losses from other-than-temporary impairment on certain of the securities.

We conduct periodic reviews of individual securities to assess whether other-than-temporary impairment exists. To the extent that other-than-temporary impairment is identified, the impairment is separated into a credit component and a non-credit component. The credit component is recorded in our consolidated statement of income, and the non-credit component is recorded, net of related taxes, in other comprehensive income as long as management does not intend to sell the security.

The assessment of other-than-temporary impairment involves an evaluation of economic and security-specific factors, which are more fully described in note 3 to the consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-Q. Such factors are based upon estimates, derived by management, which contemplate current market conditions and security-specific performance. To the extent that market conditions are worse than management’s expectations, other-than-temporary impairment could increase, in particular the credit component that would be recorded in our consolidated statement of income.

Generally, indices that measure trends in national housing prices are published in arrears. As of December 31, 2009, national housing prices, according to the Case-Shiller National Home Price Index, had declined by approximately 28% peak-to-current. Through March 31, 2010, there was a deterioration of approximately 1% resulting in a peak-to-current decline of approximately 29%. Despite increased stabilization in housing prices, management’s base assumption is that by year-end 2010, the peak-to-current housing price decline will be 34% to 39%.

During the second quarter of 2010, management’s expectations with respect to potential losses worsened, primarily due to mortgage collateral, rising delinquencies (primarily greater than 60 days) and the above-mentioned expectations with respect to housing price declines. As a result, in the second quarter of 2010, we recognized $53 million of other-than-temporary impairment. Our investment portfolio continues to be sensitive to management’s estimates of defaults and prepayment speeds. Ultimately, other-than-temporary impairment is based on specific cusip-level detailed analysis of the unique characteristics of each security. In addition we perform sensitivity analysis across each significant product type within the non-agency U.S. residential mortgage-backed portfolio. For example, as it relates to our U.S. non-agency prime and “Alt-A” residential

 

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mortgage-backed portfolios, if we were to increase default estimates to 110% of management’s current expectations with a corresponding 10% slowdown of prepayment speeds to 90% of management’s current expectations, we estimate that other-than-temporary impairment on these securities related to credit would increase by approximately $40 million to $70 million, which impairment would be recorded in our consolidated statement of income. As it relates to our U.S. sub-prime asset-backed portfolio, if we were to increase default estimates to 110% of management’s current expectations with a corresponding 10% slowdown of prepayment speeds to 90% of management’s current expectations, we estimate that other-than-temporary impairment related to credit would increase by approximately $20 million to $50 million.

The foregoing sensitivity estimates are based on a number of factors, including, but not limited to, the level of housing prices and the timing of defaults. To the extent that such factors differ substantially from management’s current expectations, resulting loss estimates may differ materially from those stated. Excluding the securities for which other-than-temporary impairment was recorded, management considers the aggregate decline in fair value of the remaining securities and the resulting net unrealized losses to be temporary and not the result of any material changes in the credit characteristics of the securities. Additional information about our assessment of impairment is provided in note 3 to the consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-Q.

Loans and Lease Financing

 

(In millions)    June 30,
2010
    December 31,
2009
 

Commercial and financial:

    

Institutional and corporate:

    

U.S.

   $ 3,995      $ 3,938   

Non-U.S.

     113        100   

Securities settlement:

    

U.S.

     2,065        1,614   

Non-U.S.

     1,362        458   

Commercial real estate:

    

U.S.

     615        600   
                

Total commercial and financial

     8,150        6,710   
                

Purchased receivables:

    

U.S.

     787        786   

Non-U.S.

     1,369        1,596   

Lease financing:

    

U.S.

     411        408   

Non-U.S.

     1,072        1,308   
                

Total loans

     11,789        10,808   

Less allowance for loan losses

     (102     (79
                

Net loans

   $ 11,687      $ 10,729   
                

Institutional and corporate balances primarily represented short-term extensions of credit pursuant to lending facilities with fund customers, as well as insurance, corporate and other borrowers. Securities settlement balances were composed of short-duration advances to our customers to provide liquidity in support of their

 

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transaction flows associated with securities settlement activities. The purchased receivables were structured asset-backed loans added in connection with the May 2009 conduit consolidation, and represent undivided interests in securitized pools of underlying third-party receivables.

The commercial real estate loans were acquired in 2008 pursuant to indemnified repurchase agreements with an affiliate of Lehman. These loans, which are primarily collateralized by direct and indirect interests in commercial real estate, were recorded at their then-current fair value, based on management’s expectations with respect to future collection of principal and interest using appropriate market discount rates as of the date of acquisition. This acquired loan portfolio is accounted for under the provisions of ASC Topic 310-30, Loans and Debt Securities Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality (formerly AICPA Statement of Position No. 03-3, Accounting for Certain Loans or Debt Securities Acquired in a Transfer). The provisions of ASC Topic 310-30 require management to periodically estimate the loans’ expected future cash flows, and if the timing and amount of cash flows expected to be collected can be reasonably estimated, these cash flows are used to record interest revenue on the loans. If the loans’ expected future cash flows increase, the increase is recorded over the remaining terms of the loans as an increase to the loans’ yield. If expected future cash flows decrease, an allowance for loan losses is established and the accretable yield on the loans is maintained. In accordance with ASC Topic 310-30 and our accounting policy with respect to non-accrual loans, we would place these acquired commercial real estate loans on non-accrual status in the future if and when we were unable to reasonably estimate their expected future cash flows.

As a result of a settlement related to the indemnified repurchase agreements, we acquired an additional commercial real estate loan during the second quarter of 2010, which was recorded at its then fair value of $16 million. This loan, prior to acquisition, had been performing in accordance with its contractual terms and had no evidence of credit deterioration as of the acquisition date, and accordingly is not accounted for under the above-described provisions of ASC Topic 310-30.

At June 30, 2010, approximately $144 million of the above-described commercial real estate loans had been placed by management on non-accrual status, as the yield associated with certain of the loans, determined when the loans were acquired, was deemed to be non-accretable. This determination was based on management’s expectations of the future collection of principal and interest from the loans. Future changes in expectations with respect to collection of principal and interest on these loans could result in additional non-accrual loans and provisions for loan losses.

The following table presents activity in the allowance for loan losses for the periods indicated:

 

     Quarters Ended
June 30,
   Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
(In millions)        2010            2009            2010             2009      

Beginning balance

   $ 91    $ 94    $ 79      $ 18   

Provision for loan losses:

          

Commercial real estate loans

     10      14      20        98   

Other

               5          

Charge-offs:

          

Commercial real estate loans

               (3     (8

Other

     1           1          
                              

Total

   $ 102    $ 108    $ 102      $ 108   
                              

 

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The majority of the provision for loan losses recorded in 2010 related to commercial real estate loans primarily resulted from a revaluation of the collateral supporting the commercial real estate loans acquired in 2008. These loans are expected to be repaid through the ultimate liquidation of the underlying collateral. The commercial real estate loans are reviewed on a quarterly basis, and any provisions for loan losses that are recorded reflect management’s current expectations with respect to future principal and interest cash flows from these loans, based on an assessment of economic conditions in the commercial real estate market and other factors. The charge-offs for the six months ended June 30, 2010 primarily related to the commercial real estate loans, as management considered certain of these loans no longer collectible.

Capital

The management of both regulatory and economic capital involves key metrics evaluated by management to assess whether our actual level of capital is commensurate with our risk profile, is in compliance with all regulatory requirements, and is sufficient to provide us with the financial flexibility to undertake future strategic business initiatives.

Regulatory Capital

Our objective with respect to regulatory capital management is to maintain a strong capital base in order to provide financial flexibility for our business needs, including funding corporate growth and supporting customers’ cash management needs, and to provide protection against loss to depositors and creditors. We strive to maintain an optimal level of capital, commensurate with our risk profile, on which an attractive return to shareholders is expected to be realized over both the short and long term, while protecting our obligations to depositors and creditors and satisfying regulatory capital adequacy requirements. Additional information about our capital management process in the Financial Condition section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis in our 2009 Form 10-K.

At June 30, 2010, State Street and State Street Bank met all capital adequacy requirements to which they were subject. Regulatory capital amounts and ratios at June 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009 are presented in the table below.

 

    Regulatory
Guidelines(1)
    State Street     State Street Bank  
(Dollars in millions)   Minimum     Well
Capitalized
    June 30,
2010
    December 31,
2009
    June 30,
2010
    December 31,
2009
 

Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio

  4   6     15.1     17.7     15.0     17.3

Total risk-based capital ratio

  8      10        16.4        19.1        16.6        19.0   

Tier 1 leverage ratio

  4      5        7.8        8.5        7.7        8.2   

Tier 1 risk-based capital

      $ 11,107      $ 12,005      $ 10,726      $ 11,378   

Total risk-based capital

        12,075        12,961        11,851        12,482   

Adjusted risk-weighted assets and market-risk equivalents:

           

Balance sheet risk-weighted assets

      $ 57,633      $ 56,780      $ 55,722      $ 54,832   

Off-balance sheet equivalent risk-weighted assets

        14,875        10,159        14,876        10,159   

Market-risk equivalents

        1,024        752        972        703   
                                   

Total

      $ 73,532      $ 67,691      $ 71,570      $ 65,694   
                                   

Adjusted quarterly average assets

      $ 142,624      $ 140,978      $ 139,991      $ 138,914   

 

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State Street Bank must meet the regulatory designation of “well capitalized” in order to maintain the parent company’s status as a financial holding company, including a minimum tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 6%, a minimum total risk-based capital ratio of 10% and a tier 1 leverage ratio of 5%. In addition, State Street must meet Federal Reserve guidelines for “well capitalized” for a bank holding company to be eligible for a streamlined review process for acquisition proposals. These guidelines require a minimum tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 6% and a minimum total risk-based capital ratio of 10%.

At June 30, 2010, State Street’s and State Street Bank’s regulatory capital ratios decreased compared to year-end 2009. The decreases in the risk-based ratios were primarily the result of the reduction of capital related to the goodwill and other intangible assets recorded in connection with the Intesa and MIFA acquisitions in the second quarter of 2010. In addition, higher levels of foreign exchange derivative activity increased total risk-weighted assets. At June 30, 2010, regulatory capital ratios for State Street and State Street Bank exceeded the regulatory minimum and well-capitalized thresholds.

Other

The current minimum regulatory capital requirements enforced by the U.S. banking regulators are based on a 1988 international accord, commonly referred to as Basel I, which was developed by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision. In 2004, the Basel Committee released the final version of its new capital adequacy framework, referred to as Basel II. Basel II governs the capital adequacy of large, internationally active banking organizations, such as State Street, that generally rely on sophisticated risk management and measurement systems, and requires these organizations to enhance their measurement and management of the risks underlying their business activities and to better align regulatory capital requirements with those risks.

Basel II adopts a three-pillar framework for addressing capital adequacy—minimum capital requirements, which incorporate the measurement of credit risk, market risk and operational risk; supervisory review, which addresses the need for a banking organization to assess its capital adequacy position relative to its overall risk, rather than only with respect to its minimum capital requirement; and market discipline, which imposes public disclosure requirements on a banking organization intended to allow the assessment of key information about the organization’s risk profile and its associated level of regulatory capital.

In December 2007, U.S. banking regulators jointly issued final rules to implement the Basel II framework in the U.S. The framework does not supersede or change the existing prompt corrective action and leverage capital requirements applicable to banking organizations in the U.S., and explicitly reserves the regulators’ authority to require organizations to hold additional capital where appropriate.

Prior to full implementation of the Basel II framework, State Street is required to complete a defined qualification period, during which it must demonstrate that it complies with the related regulatory requirements to the satisfaction of the Federal Reserve, its and State Street Bank’s primary U.S. banking regulator. The U.S. implementation time frame consists of the qualification period, followed by a minimum transition period of three years. During the transition period, Basel II risk-based capital requirements cannot fall below certain floors based on current Basel I requirements. State Street is currently in the qualification period, and expects to be in compliance with all relevant Basel II requirements within the established time frames.

The Basel Committee published two consultative documents, “Strengthening the Resilience of the Banking Sector” and “International Framework for Liquidity Risk Measurement, Standards and Monitoring” in

 

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December 2009, which presented proposals to strengthen the global capital and liquidity regulations. State Street, along with several other international banks, provided comments on these consultative documents to the Basel Committee in April 2010. The Basel Committee has stated that it intends to utilize these comments to fully calibrate the proposed enhancements by the end of 2010.

Economic Capital

We define economic capital as the capital required to protect holders of our senior debt, and obligations higher in priority, against unexpected economic losses over a one-year period at a level consistent with the solvency of a firm with our target “AA” senior debt rating. Economic capital requirements are one of several important measures used by management and the Board of Directors to assess the adequacy of our capital levels in relation to State Street’s risk profile. Our Capital Committee is responsible for overseeing our economic capital process. The framework and methodologies used to quantify economic capital for each of the risk types described below have been developed by our Enterprise Risk Management, Global Treasury and Corporate Finance groups and are designed to be generally consistent with our risk management principles and Basel II. This economic capital framework has been approved by senior management and the Risk and Capital Committee of the Board. Due to the evolving nature of quantification techniques, we expect to periodically refine the methodologies, assumptions, and data used to estimate our economic capital requirements, which could result in a different amount of capital needed to support our business activities.

We quantify capital requirements for the risks inherent in our business activities and group them into one of the following broadly-defined categories:

 

   

Market risk: the risk of adverse financial impact due to fluctuations in market prices, primarily as they relate to our trading activities;

 

   

Interest-rate risk: the risk of loss in non-trading asset and liability management positions, primarily the impact of adverse movements in interest rates on the repricing mismatches that exist between balance sheet assets and liabilities;

 

   

Credit risk: the risk of loss that may result from the default or downgrade of a borrower or counterparty;

 

   

Operational risk: the risk of loss from inadequate or failed internal processes, people and systems, or from external events, which is consistent with the Basel II definition; and

 

   

Business risk: the risk of negative earnings resulting from adverse changes in business factors, including changes in the competitive environment, changes in the operational economics of our business activities, and the effect of strategic and reputation risks.

Economic capital for each of these five categories is estimated on a stand-alone basis using statistical modeling techniques applied to internally-generated and, in some cases, external data. These individual results are then aggregated at the State Street consolidated level. A capital reduction, or diversification benefit, is then applied to reflect the unlikely event of experiencing an extremely large loss in each risk type at the same time.

Liquidity

The objective of liquidity management is to ensure that we have the ability to meet our financial obligations in a timely and cost-effective manner, and that we maintain sufficient flexibility to fund strategic corporate initiatives as they arise. Effective management of liquidity involves assessing the potential mismatch between the

 

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future cash needs of our clients and our available sources of cash under normal and adverse economic and business conditions. Significant uses of liquidity, described more fully below, consist primarily of meeting deposit withdrawals and funding outstanding commitments to extend credit or to purchase securities as they are drawn upon. Liquidity is provided by the maintenance of broad access to the global capital markets and by our consolidated balance sheet asset structure.

Sources of liquidity come from two primary areas: access to the global capital markets and liquid assets carried on our consolidated balance sheet. Our ability to source incremental funding at reasonable rates of interest from wholesale investors in the capital markets is the first source of liquidity we would access to accommodate the uses of liquidity described below. On-balance sheet liquid assets are also an integral component of our liquidity management strategy. These assets provide liquidity through maturities of the assets, but more importantly, they provide us with the ability to raise funds by pledging the securities as collateral for borrowings or through outright sales. Each of these sources of liquidity is used in the management of daily cash needs and is available in a crisis scenario should we need to accommodate potential large, unexpected demand for funds.

Uses of liquidity result from the following: withdrawals of unsecured client deposits; draw-downs on unfunded commitments to extend credit or to purchase securities, generally provided through lines of credit; and short-duration advance facilities. Client deposits are generated largely from our investment servicing activities, and are invested in a combination of term investment securities and short-term money market assets whose mix is determined by the characteristics of the deposits. Most of the client deposits are payable upon demand or are short-term in nature, which means that withdrawals can potentially occur quickly and in large amounts. Similarly, clients can request disbursement of funds under commitments to extend credit, or can overdraw deposit accounts rapidly and in large volumes. In addition, a large volume of unanticipated funding requirements, such as large draw-downs of existing lines of credit, could require additional liquidity.

Material risks to sources of short-term liquidity could include, among other things, adverse changes in the perception in the financial markets of our financial condition or liquidity needs, and downgrades by major independent credit rating agencies of our deposits and our debt securities, which would restrict our ability to access the capital markets and could lead to withdrawals of unsecured deposits by our clients.

In managing our liquidity, we have issued term wholesale certificates of deposit and invested those funds in short-term money market assets which are recorded in our consolidated balance sheet and would be available to meet cash needs. At June 30, 2010, this wholesale portfolio totaled $10.07 billion, compared to $5.74 billion at December 31, 2009. In connection with our management of liquidity where we seek to maintain access to sources of back-up liquidity at reasonable costs, we have participated in the Federal Reserve’s secured lending program available to financial institutions, referred to as the term auction facility, or TAF. State Street Bank terminated its participation in the TAF in February 2010, and consequently had no TAF balance outstanding at June 30, 2010, compared to $2.0 billion at December 31, 2009. Since then, the Federal Reserve has terminated the TAF program. The highest TAF balance outstanding during the first six months of 2010 for State Street Bank was $2.0 billion, compared to $10.0 billion during the year ended December 31, 2009. The average TAF balance outstanding for the first six months of 2010 for State Street Bank was approximately $430 million, compared to an average TAF balance of approximately $4.9 billion for the year ended December 31, 2009.

In addition to these funding sources, at June 30, 2010, asset-backed commercial paper issued to third parties by the former conduits, which were consolidated into our financial statements in May 2009, totaled approximately $9.25 billion, compared to $12.07 billion at December 31, 2009. We continue to market the conduit commercial paper program to investors in order to fund the remaining former conduit assets.

 

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While maintenance of our high investment-grade credit rating is of primary importance to our liquidity management program, on-balance sheet liquid assets represent significant liquidity that we can directly control, and provide a source of cash in the form of principal maturities and the ability to borrow from the capital markets using our securities as collateral. Our liquid assets consist primarily of cash balances at central banks in excess of regulatory requirements and other short-term liquid assets, such as federal funds sold and interest-bearing deposits with banks, the latter of which are multicurrency instruments invested with major multinational banks; and high-quality, marketable investment securities not already pledged, which generally are more liquid than other types of assets and can be sold or borrowed against to generate cash quickly. At June 30, 2010, the value of our liquid assets, as defined, totaled $79.75 billion, compared to $75.98 billion as of December 31, 2009. Due to the unusual size and volatile nature of our quarter-end client deposits, we maintained approximately $14.77 billion at central banks on June 30, 2010, compared to $22.45 at December 31, 2009, both in excess of regulatory required minimums.

Aggregate investment securities carried at $47.39 billion as of June 30, 2010, compared to $40.96 billion as of December 31, 2009, were designated as pledged for public and trust deposits, borrowed funds and for other purposes as provided by law, and are excluded from the liquid assets calculation, unless pledged to the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston or internally between State Street affiliates. Liquid assets included securities pledged to the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston to secure State Street Bank’s ability to borrow from their discount window should the need arise. This access to primary credit is an important source of back-up liquidity for State Street Bank. As of June 30, 2010, State Street Bank had no outstanding primary credit borrowings from the discount window.

Based upon our level of liquid assets and our ability to access the capital markets for additional funding when necessary, including our ability to issue debt and equity securities under our current universal shelf registration, management considers overall liquidity at June 30, 2010 to be sufficient to meet State Street’s current commitments and business needs, including supporting the liquidity of the commercial paper conduits and accommodating the transaction and cash management needs of our clients.

As referenced above, our ability to maintain consistent access to liquidity is fostered by the maintenance of high investment-grade ratings on our debt, as measured by the major independent credit rating agencies. Factors essential to retaining high credit ratings include diverse and stable core earnings; strong risk management; strong capital ratios; diverse liquidity sources, including the global capital markets and customer deposits; and strong liquidity monitoring procedures. High ratings on debt minimize borrowing costs and enhance our liquidity by increasing the potential market for our debt. A downgrade or reduction of these credit ratings could have an adverse effect to our ability to access funding at favorable interest rates.

We maintain an effective universal shelf registration that allows for the public offering and sale of debt securities, capital securities, common stock, depositary shares and preferred stock, and warrants to purchase such securities, including any shares into which the preferred stock and depositary shares may be convertible, or any combination thereof. We have, as discussed previously, issued in the past, and we may issue in the future, securities pursuant to the shelf registration. The issuance of debt or equity securities will depend on future market conditions, funding needs and other factors.

We currently maintain a corporate commercial paper program, unrelated to the former conduits asset-backed commercial paper program, under which we can issue up to $3 billion with original maturities of up to 270 days from the date of issue. At June 30, 2010, we had $2.83 billion of commercial paper outstanding, compared to $2.78 billion at December 31, 2009. Corporate commercial paper issuances are recorded in other short-term borrowings in our consolidated statement of condition.

 

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State Street Bank currently has Board authority to issue bank notes up to an aggregate of $5 billion, and up to $1 billion of subordinated bank notes. As of June 30, 2010, State Street Bank’s outstanding unsecured senior notes, issued pursuant to the aforementioned Board authority, totaled $2.45 billion. These notes are guaranteed pursuant to the FDIC’s Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program.

State Street Bank currently maintains a line of credit with a financial institution of CAD $800 million, or approximately $752 million, as of June 30, 2010, to support its Canadian securities processing operations. The line of credit has no stated termination date and is cancelable by either party with prior notice. As of June 30, 2010, no balance was outstanding on this line of credit.

Risk Management

The global scope of our business activities requires that we balance what we perceive to be the primary risks in our businesses with a comprehensive and well-integrated risk management function. The measurement, monitoring and mitigation of risks are essential to the financial performance and successful management of our businesses. These risks, if not effectively managed, can result in current losses to State Street as well as erosion of our capital and damage to our reputation. Our systematic approach also allows for a more precise assessment of risks within a framework for evaluating opportunities for the prudent use of capital.

We have a disciplined approach to risk management that involves all levels of management. The Board, through its Risk and Capital Committee, provides extensive review and oversight of our overall risk management programs, including the approval of key risk management policies and the periodic review of State Street’s “Risk Appetite Statement,” which is an integral part of our overall Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process, or ICAAP. The Risk Appetite Statement outlines the quantitative limits and qualitative goals that define and constrain our risk appetite and defines responsibilities for measuring and monitoring risk against limits, which are reported regularly to the Board. In addition, State Street utilizes a variety of key risk indicators to monitor risk on a more granular level. Enterprise Risk Management, or ERM, a dedicated corporate group, provides oversight, support and coordination across business units and is responsible for the formulation and maintenance of enterprise-wide risk management policies and guidelines. In addition, ERM establishes and reviews approved limits and, in collaboration with business line management, monitors key risks. The Chief Risk Officer meets regularly with the Board or its Risk and Capital Committee, as appropriate, and has the authority to escalate issues as necessary.

The execution of duties in the management of people, products, business operations and processes is the responsibility of business unit managers. The function of risk management is designing and directing the implementation of risk management programs and processes consistent with corporate and regulatory standards, and providing oversight of the business-owned risks. Accordingly, risk management is a shared responsibility between ERM and the business lines, and requires joint efforts in goal setting, program design and implementation, resource management, and performance evaluation between business and functional units.

Responsibility for risk management is overseen by a series of management committees. The Management Risk and Capital Committee, or MRAC, chaired by our Chief Executive Officer with our Chief Risk Officer and Chief Financial Officer acting as co-chairs, aligns State Street’s strategy, budget, risk appetite and capital adequacy. The Major Risk Committee, or MRC, is responsible for the formulation, recommendation and approval of policies, guidelines and programs governing the identification, analysis, measurement and control of material risks across State Street. Co-Chaired by our Chief Risk Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the MRC focuses on the review of business activities with significant impact on risk and capital. Our Capital Committee,

 

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chaired by our Chief Financial Officer, oversees the management of our regulatory and economic capital, the determination of the framework for capital allocation and strategies for capital structure and debt and equity issuances.

Our Asset and Liability Committee, or ALCO, chaired by our Treasurer, oversees the management of our consolidated balance sheet, including management of our global liquidity and interest-rate risk positions. Our Fiduciary Review Committee reviews the criteria for the acceptance of fiduciary duties, and assists our business lines with their fiduciary responsibilities executed on behalf of customers. Our Credit Committee, chaired by our Chief Credit Officer, acts as the credit policy committee for State Street. Our Operational Risk Committee, co-chaired by the Head of ERM and the Head of Operational Risk, provides cross-business oversight of operational risk to identify, measure, manage and control operational risk in an effective and consistent manner across State Street. Our Model Assessment Committee, chaired within ERM, provides recommendations concerning technical modeling issues and independently validates qualifying financial models utilized by our businesses. Several other committees with specialized risk management functions report to the MRC.

While we believe that our risk management program is effective in managing the risks in our businesses, external factors may create risks that cannot always be identified or anticipated. Additional information about our process for managing market risk for both our trading and asset and liability management activities, as well as credit risk, operational risk and business risk, can be found in the Financial Condition section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis in our 2009 Form 10-K.

Market Risk

Market risk is defined as the risk of adverse financial impact due to fluctuations in interest rates, foreign exchange rates and other market-driven factors and prices. State Street is exposed to market risk in both its trading and non-trading, or asset and liability management, activities. The market risk management processes related to these activities, discussed in further detail below, apply to both on-balance sheet and off-balance sheet exposures.

We primarily engage in trading and investment activities to serve our clients’ needs and to contribute to our overall corporate earnings and liquidity. In the conduct of these activities, we are subject to, and assume, market risk. The level of market risk that we assume is a function of our overall objectives and liquidity needs, client requirements and market volatility. Interest-rate risk, a component of market risk, is more thoroughly discussed in the “Asset and Liability Management” portion of this “Market Risk” section.

Trading Activities

Market risk associated with foreign exchange and other trading activities is managed through corporate guidelines, including established limits on aggregate and net open positions, sensitivity to changes in interest rates, and concentrations, which are supplemented by stop-loss thresholds. We use a variety of risk management tools and methodologies, including value-at-risk, to measure, monitor and manage market risk. All limits and measurement techniques are reviewed and adjusted as necessary on a regular basis by business managers, the market risk management group and the Trading and Market Risk Committee.

We use a variety of derivative financial instruments to support our customers’ needs, conduct trading activities and manage our interest-rate and currency risk. These activities are designed to create trading revenue and to hedge potential earnings volatility. In addition, we provide services related to derivatives in our role as both a manager and a servicer of financial assets.

 

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Our clients use derivatives to manage the financial risks associated with their investment goals and business activities. With the growth of cross-border investing, clients have an increasing need for foreign exchange forward contracts to convert currency for international investments and to manage the currency risk in their international investment portfolios. As an active participant in the foreign exchange markets, we provide foreign exchange forward contracts and options in support of these client needs.

As part of our trading activities, we assume positions in the foreign exchange and interest-rate markets by buying and selling cash instruments and using derivatives, including foreign exchange forward contracts, foreign exchange and interest-rate options and interest-rate swaps. As of June 30, 2010, the aggregate notional amount of these derivatives was $723.64 billion, of which $663.44 billion was foreign exchange forward and spot contracts. In the aggregate, we seek to closely match long and short foreign exchange forward positions to minimize currency and interest-rate risk. All foreign exchange contracts are valued daily at current market rates. Additional information about trading derivatives is provided in note 11 to the consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-Q.

As noted above, we use a variety of risk measurement tools and methodologies, including value-at-risk, or VaR, which is an estimate of potential loss for a given period within a stated statistical confidence interval. We use a risk measurement system to estimate VaR daily. We have adopted standards for estimating VaR, and we maintain capital for market risk in accordance with applicable regulatory guidelines. VaR is estimated for a 99% one-tail confidence interval and an assumed one-day holding period using a historical observation period of two years. A 99% one-tail confidence interval implies that daily trading losses should not exceed the estimated VaR more than 1% of the time, or less than three business days out of a year. The methodology uses a simulation approach based on historically observed changes in foreign exchange rates, interest rates (U.S. and non-U.S.) and foreign exchange implied volatilities, and takes into account the resulting diversification benefits provided from the mix of our trading positions.

Like all quantitative risk measures, VaR is subject to limitations and assumptions inherent in our methodology. Our methodology gives equal weight to all market-rate observations regardless of how recently the market rates were observed. The estimate is calculated using static portfolios consisting of trading positions held at the end of each business day. Therefore, implicit in the VaR estimate is the assumption that no intra-day actions are taken by management during adverse market movements. As a result, the methodology does not include risk associated with intra-day changes in positions or intra-day price volatility.

The following table presents VaR with respect to our trading activities, for trading positions held during the periods indicated, as measured by our VaR methodology. The generally lower total VaR amounts compared to component VaR amounts primarily relate to diversification benefits across risk types.

VALUE-AT-RISK

 

     Six Months Ended June 30,
     2010    2009
(In millions)    Annual
Average
   Maximum    Minimum    Annual
Average
   Maximum    Minimum

Foreign exchange rates

   $ 3.7    $ 9.4    $ 1.3    $ 3.3    $ 9.7    $ 0.5

Interest-rates

     2.8      4.5      1.6      1.6      2.9      0.6

Total VaR for trading assets

   $ 4.8    $ 10.2    $ 2.2    $ 3.9    $ 9.2    $ 1.2

 

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We back-test the estimated one-day VaR on a daily basis. This information is reviewed and used to confirm that all relevant trading positions are properly modeled. For the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, we did not experience any actual trading losses in excess of our end-of-day VaR estimate.

Our VaR measurement methodology also measures VaR associated with certain assets classified as trading account assets in our consolidated balance sheet. These assets are not held in connection with typical trading activities, and thus are not reflected in the foregoing VaR table. In the table below, the VaR associated with these assets is reported as “VaR for non-trading assets.” “Total regulatory VaR” is calculated as the sum of the VaR for trading assets and the VaR for non-trading assets, with no diversification benefits recognized. The average, maximum and minimum amounts are calculated for each line item separately.

Total Regulatory VALUE-AT-RISK

 

     Six Months Ended June 30,
     2010    2009
(In millions)    Annual
Average
   Maximum    Minimum    Annual
Average
   Maximum    Minimum

VaR for trading assets

   $ 4.8    $ 10.2    $ 2.2    $ 3.9    $ 9.2    $ 1.2

VaR for non-trading assets

     3.3      6.7      2.7      1.6      1.6      1.6

Total regulatory VaR

   $ 8.1    $ 13.1    $ 5.4    $ 4.0    $ 9.2    $ 1.2

Asset and Liability Management Activities

The primary objective of asset and liability management is to provide sustainable and growing net interest revenue, or NIR, under varying economic environments, while protecting the economic values of our balance sheet assets and liabilities from the adverse effects of changes in interest rates. Most of our NIR is earned from the investment of deposits generated by our Investment Servicing and Investment Management lines of business. We structure our balance sheet assets to generally conform to the characteristics of our balance sheet liabilities, but we manage our overall interest-rate risk position in the context of current and anticipated market conditions and within internally-approved risk guidelines.

Our investment activities and our use of derivative financial instruments are the primary tools used in managing interest-rate risk. We invest in financial instruments with currency, repricing, and maturity characteristics we consider appropriate to manage our overall interest-rate risk position. In addition to on-balance sheet assets, we use certain derivative instruments, primarily interest-rate swaps, to alter the interest-rate characteristics of specific balance sheet assets or liabilities. The use of derivatives is subject to ALCO-approved guidelines. Additional information about our use of derivatives is provided in note 11 to the consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-Q.

As a result of growth in our non-U.S. operations, including the Intesa and MIFA acquisitions, non-U.S. dollar denominated customer liabilities are a significant portion of our consolidated balance sheet. This growth results in exposure to changes in the shape and level of non-U.S. dollar yield curves, which we include in our consolidated interest-rate risk management process.

To measure, monitor, and report on our interest-rate risk position, we use (1) NIR simulation, or NIR-at-risk, which measures the impact on NIR over the next twelve months to immediate, or “rate shock,” and gradual, or “rate ramp,” changes in market interest rates; and (2) economic value of equity, or EVE, which measures the impact on the present value of all NIR-related principal and interest cash flows of an immediate change in interest

 

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rates. NIR-at-risk is designed to measure the potential impact of changes in market interest rates on NIR in the short term. EVE, on the other hand, is a long-term view of interest-rate risk, but with a view toward liquidation of State Street. Both of these measures are subject to ALCO-established guidelines, and are monitored regularly, along with other relevant simulations, scenario analyses and stress tests by both Global Treasury and ALCO.

In calculating our NIR-at-risk, we start with a base amount of NIR that is projected over the next twelve months, assuming that the then-current yield curve remains unchanged over the period. Our existing balance sheet assets and liabilities are adjusted by the amount and timing of transactions that are forecasted to occur over the next twelve months. That yield curve is then “shocked,” or moved immediately, ±100 basis points in a parallel fashion, or at all points along the yield curve. Two new twelve-month NIR projections are then developed using the same balance sheet and forecasted transactions, but with the new yield curves, and compared to the base scenario. We also perform the calculations using interest rate ramps, which are ±100 basis point changes in interest rates that are assumed to occur gradually over the next twelve-month period, rather than immediately as we do with interest-rate shocks.

EVE is based on the change in the present value of all NIR-related principal and interest cash flows for changes in market rates of interest. The present value of existing cash flows with a then-current yield curve serves as the base case. We then apply an immediate parallel shock to that yield curve of ±200 basis points and recalculate the cash flows and related present values. A large shock is used to better capture the embedded option risk in our mortgage-backed securities that results from the borrower’s prepayment opportunity.

Key assumptions used in the models described above include the timing of cash flows; the maturity and repricing of balance sheet assets and liabilities, especially option-embedded financial instruments like mortgage-backed securities; changes in market conditions; and interest-rate sensitivities of our customer liabilities with respect to the interest rates paid and the level of balances. These assumptions are inherently uncertain and, as a result, the models cannot precisely predict future NIR or predict the impact of changes in interest rates on NIR and economic value. Actual results could differ from simulated results due to the timing, magnitude and frequency of changes in interest rates and market conditions, changes in spreads and management strategies, among other factors. Projections of potential future streams of NIR are assessed as part of our forecasting process.

The following table presents the estimated exposure of NIR for the next twelve months, calculated as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, due to an immediate ±100 basis point shift in then-current interest rates. Estimated incremental exposures presented below are dependent on management’s assumptions about asset and liability sensitivities under various interest-rate scenarios, such as those previously discussed, and do not reflect any actions management may undertake in order to mitigate some of the adverse effects of interest-rate changes on State Street’s financial performance.

 

NIR-AT-RISK    Estimated Exposure to
Net Interest Revenue
 

(In millions)

 

Rate change:

   June 30,
2010
    December 31,
2009
 

+100 bps shock

   $ 31      $ (165

-100 bps shock

     (407     (330

+100 bps ramp

     (23     (128

-100 bps ramp

     (121     (112

The benefit to NIR-at-risk over the next 12 months for an upward-100-basis-point shock at June 30, 2010 compared to December 31, 2009 was primarily the result of continued growth in rate-sensitive core deposits,

 

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which benefit NIR in a rising-rate environment. This benefit was partially offset by purchases of fixed-rate investment securities. NIR sensitivity to a downward-100-basis-point shock was significantly more negative at June 30, 2010 compared to December 31, 2009, largely because deposit rates have little ability to re-price downward in the current low rate environment, but assets still have the ability to re-price to lower rates. Interest-rate ramps, compared to interest-rate shocks, delay the full effect of rate movements, as customer deposits largely begin to re-price immediately, or changes in asset yields lag modestly. Accordingly, the NIR-at-risk to an upward-100-basis-point ramp at June 30, 2010 improved significantly compared to December 31, 2009.

Other important factors which affect the levels of NIR are balance sheet size and mix; interest-rate spreads; the slope and interest-rate level of U.S. dollar and non-U.S. dollar yield curves and the relationship between them; the pace of change in market interest rates; and management actions taken in response to the preceding conditions.

The following table presents estimated EVE exposures, calculated as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, assuming an immediate and prolonged shift in interest rates, the impact of which would be spread over a number of years.

 

ECONOMIC VALUE OF EQUITY    Estimated Exposure to
Economic Value of Equity
 

(In millions)

 

Rate change:

   June 30,
2010
    December 31,
2009
 

+200 bps shock

   $ (2,199   $ (1,205

- 200 bps shock

     320        (434

The significant decline in EVE for an upward-200-basis-point shock at June 30, 2010 compared to December 31, 2009 was attributable to the re-investment of investment portfolio amortization and other run-off into fixed-rate securities. The re-investment program also drove the positive change in EVE for a downward-200-basis-point shock at June 30, 2010 compared to December 31, 2009.

Credit Risk

Credit and counterparty risk is defined as the risk of financial loss if a borrower or counterparty is either unable or unwilling to repay borrowings or settle a transaction in accordance with contractual terms. We assume credit and counterparty risk on both our on- and off-balance sheet exposures. The extension of credit and the acceptance of counterparty risk by State Street are governed by corporate guidelines based on each counterparty’s risk profile, the markets served, counterparty and country concentrations, and regulatory compliance. Our focus on large institutional investors and their businesses requires that we assume concentrated credit risk for a variety of products and durations. We maintain comprehensive guidelines and procedures to monitor and manage all aspects of credit and counterparty risk that we undertake. Counterparties are evaluated on an individual basis at least annually, while significant exposures to counterparties are reviewed daily. Processes for credit approval and monitoring are in place for all credit extensions. As part of the approval and renewal process, due diligence is conducted based on the size and term of the exposure, as well as the creditworthiness of the counterparty. At any point in time, having one or more counterparties to which our exposure exceeds 10% of our consolidated total shareholders’ equity, exclusive of unrealized gains or losses, is not unusual. Exposure to these entities is aggregated and evaluated by ERM.

 

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We provide, on a limited basis, traditional loan products and services to key customers and prospects in a manner that is intended to enhance client relationships, increase profitability and manage risk. We employ a relationship model in which credit decisions are based upon credit quality and the overall institutional relationship.

An allowance for loan losses is maintained to absorb probable credit losses in the loan and lease portfolio that can be estimated, and is reviewed regularly by management for adequacy. An internal rating system is used to assess potential risk of loss. State Street’s risk-rating process incorporates the use of risk rating tools in conjunction with management’s judgment. Qualitative and quantitative inputs are captured in a transparent and replicable manner, and following a formal review and approval process, an internal credit rating based on State Street’s credit scale is assigned. The provision for loan losses is a charge to current earnings to maintain the overall allowance for loan losses at a level considered adequate relative to the level of credit risk in the loan and lease portfolio. Information about provisions for loan losses is included in the “Provision for Loan Losses” section of this Management’s Discussion and Analysis. State Street’s risk-rating process incorporates the use of risk-rating tools in conjunction with management’s judgment. Qualitative and quantitative inputs are captured in a transparent and replicable manner, and following a formal review and approval process, an internal credit rating based on State Street’s credit scale is assigned.

We purchase securities under agreements to resell. Risk is managed through a variety of processes, including establishing the acceptability of counterparties; limiting purchases largely to low-risk U.S. government securities; taking possession or control of pledged assets; monitoring levels of underlying collateral; and limiting the duration of the agreements. Securities are revalued daily to determine if we believe that additional collateral is necessary from the borrower. Most repurchase agreements are short-term, with maturities of less than 90 days.

We also provide clients with off-balance sheet liquidity and credit enhancement facilities in the form of letters and lines of credit. These exposures are subject to an initial credit analysis, with detailed approval and review processes. These facilities are also actively monitored and reviewed annually. We maintain a separate reserve for probable credit losses related to certain of these off-balance sheet activities, which is recorded in accrued expenses and other liabilities in our consolidated statement of condition. Management reviews the adequacy of this reserve on a regular basis.

On behalf of our clients, we lend their securities to creditworthy banks, broker/dealers and other institutions. In most circumstances, we indemnify our clients for the fair market value of those securities against a failure of the borrower to return such securities. Though these transactions are collateralized, the substantial volume of these activities necessitates detailed credit-based underwriting and monitoring processes. The aggregate amount of indemnified securities on loan totaled $356.05 billion at June 30, 2010, and $365.25 billion at December 31, 2009. We require the borrowers to provide collateral in an amount equal to or in excess of 100% of the fair market value of the securities borrowed. State Street holds the collateral received in connection with our securities lending services as agent and these holdings are not recorded in our consolidated statement of condition. The securities on loan and the collateral are revalued daily to determine if additional collateral is necessary. We held, as agent, cash and securities totaling $367.18 billion and $375.92 billion as collateral for indemnified securities on loan at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.

The collateral held by us is invested on behalf of our clients. In certain cases, the collateral is invested in third-party repurchase agreements, for which we indemnify the client against loss of the principal invested. We require the repurchase agreement counterparty to provide collateral in an amount equal to or in excess of 100% of the amount of the repurchase agreement. The indemnified repurchase agreements and the related collateral are not recorded in our consolidated statement of condition. Of the collateral of $367.18 billion at June 30, 2010 and $375.92 billion at December 31, 2009 referenced above, $94.74 billion at June 30, 2010 and $77.73 billion at

 

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December 31, 2009 was invested in indemnified repurchase agreements. We held, as agent, $99.36 billion and $82.62 billion as collateral for indemnified investments in repurchase agreements at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.

Investments in debt and equity securities, including investments in affiliates, are monitored regularly by Corporate Finance and ERM. Procedures are in place for assessing impaired investment securities, as discussed in note 3 to the consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-Q.

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

Information about off-balance sheet arrangements is provided in notes 7, 8 and 11 to the consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-Q.

NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

Information with respect to new accounting pronouncements is provided in note 1 to the consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-Q.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

The information with respect to quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk is set forth in the “Market Risk” section of “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” included in this Form 10-Q.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

State Street has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that material information relating to State Street and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis required to be disclosed in its reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to State Street management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. For the quarter ended June 30, 2010, State Street’s management carried out an evaluation, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of State Street’s disclosure controls and procedures. Based on the evaluation of these disclosure controls and procedures, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that State Street’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 30, 2010.

State Street has also established and maintains internal control over financial reporting as a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of consolidated financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP. In the ordinary course of business, State Street routinely enhances its internal control over financial reporting by either upgrading its current systems or implementing new systems. Enhancements have been made and will be made to State Street’s internal control over financial reporting as a result of these efforts. During the quarter ended June 30, 2010, no change occurred in State Street’s internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, State Street’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME

(UNAUDITED)

 

     Three Months
Ended June 30,
    Six Months
Ended June 30,
 
     2010     2009     2010     2009  
(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)                         

Fee revenue:

        

Servicing fees

   $ 957      $ 795      $ 1,837      $ 1,561   

Management fees

     217        193        443        374   

Trading services

     326        310        568        555   

Securities finance

     109        201        181        382   

Processing fees and other

     87        17        207        66   
                                

Total fee revenue

     1,696        1,516        3,236        2,938   

Net interest revenue:

        

Interest revenue

     846        773        1,724        1,511   

Interest expense

     188        193        405        367   
                                

Net interest revenue

     658        580        1,319        1,144   

Gains (Losses) related to investment securities, net:

        

Net gains from sales of available-for-sale securities

     3        90        195        119   

Losses from other-than-temporary impairment

     (240     (167     (480     (180

Losses not related to credit

     187        103        330        103   
                                

Gains (Losses) related to investment securities, net

     (50     26        45        42   
                                

Total revenue

     2,304        2,122        4,600        4,124   

Provision for loan losses

     10        14        25        98   

Expenses:

        

Salaries and employee benefits

     849        696        1,732        1,427   

Information systems and communications

     174        167        341        328   

Transaction processing services

     164        146        317        277   

Occupancy

     116        121        234        242   

Securities lending charge

     414               414          

Merger and integration costs

     41        12        54        29   

Professional services

     85        73        166        108   

Amortization of other intangible assets

     46        34        80        68   

Other

     55        115        185        189   
                                

Total expenses

     1,944        1,364        3,523        2,668   
                                

Income before income tax expense and extraordinary loss

     350        744        1,052        1,358   

Income tax expense (benefit)

     (82     242        125        380   
                                

Income before extraordinary loss

     432        502        927        978   

Extraordinary loss, net of taxes

            (3,684            (3,684
                                

Net income (loss)

   $ 432      $ (3,182   $ 927      $ (2,706
                                

Net income before extraordinary loss available to common shareholders

   $ 432      $ 370      $ 927      $ 815   
                                

Net income (loss) available to common shareholders

   $ 432      $ (3,314   $ 927      $ (2,869
                                

Earnings per common share before extraordinary loss:

        

Basic

   $ .87      $ .80      $ 1.86      $ 1.82   

Diluted

     .87        .79        1.86        1.81   

Earnings (Loss) per common share:

        

Basic

   $ .87      $ (7.16   $ 1.86      $ (6.40

Diluted

     .87        (7.12     1.86        (6.37

Average common shares outstanding (in thousands):

        

Basic

     501,518        463,196        499,621        448,087   

Diluted

     498,886        465,814        498,295        450,483   

Cash dividends declared per share

   $ .01      $ .01      $ .02      $ .02   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CONDITION

 

     June 30,
2010
    December 31,
2009
 
(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)    (Unaudited)        

Assets

    

Cash and due from banks

   $ 5,312      $ 2,641   

Interest-bearing deposits with banks

     20,298        26,632   

Securities purchased under resale agreements

     2,750        2,387   

Trading account assets

     203        148   

Investment securities available for sale

     79,936        72,699   

Investment securities held to maturity (fair value of $18,692 and $20,928)

     18,166        20,877   

Loans and leases (less allowance for losses of $102 and $79)

     11,687        10,729   

Premises and equipment (net of accumulated depreciation of $3,224 and $3,046)

     1,839        1,953   

Accrued income receivable

     1,727        1,497   

Goodwill

     5,380        4,550   

Other intangible assets

     2,731        1,810   

Other assets

     12,046        12,023   
                

Total assets

   $ 162,075      $ 157,946   
                

Liabilities

    

Deposits:

    

Noninterest-bearing

   $ 11,704      $ 11,969   

Interest-bearing—U.S.  

     10,226        5,956   

Interest-bearing—Non-U.S.  

     73,813        72,137   
                

Total deposits

     95,743        90,062   

Securities sold under repurchase agreements

     9,058        10,542   

Federal funds purchased

     5,447        4,532   

Other short-term borrowings

     15,749        20,200   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     11,473        9,281   

Long-term debt

     8,546        8,838   
                

Total liabilities

     146,016        143,455   

Commitments and contingencies (note 7)

    

Shareholders’ equity

    

Preferred stock, no par: 3,500,000 shares authorized; none issued

    

Common stock, $1 par: 750,000,000 shares authorized; 501,860,956 and 495,365,571 shares issued

     502        495   

Surplus

     9,266        9,180   

Retained earnings

     8,015        7,071   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (1,707     (2,238

Treasury stock, at cost (433,556 and 431,832 shares)

     (17     (17
                

Total shareholders’ equity

     16,059        14,491   
                

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 162,075      $ 157,946   
                

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(UNAUDITED)

 

(Dollars in millions,
except per share amounts,
shares in thousands)
  Preferred
Stock
    Common Stock   Surplus   Retained
Earnings
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
(Loss) Income
    Treasury Stock     Total  
    Shares   Amount         Shares   Amount    

Balance at December 31, 2008

  $ 1,883      431,976   $ 432   $ 6,992   $ 9,135      $ (5,650   418   $ (18   $ 12,774   

Comprehensive income:

                 

Net loss

            (2,706           (2,706

Change in net unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities, net of reclassification adjustment, expected losses from other-than-temporary impairment related to factors other than credit and related taxes of $936

              1,471            1,471   

Change in net unrealized loss on fair value hedges of available-for-sale securities, net of related taxes of $78

              123            123   

Foreign currency translation, net of related taxes of $(63)

              189            189   

Change in net unrealized loss on cash flow hedges, net of related taxes of $5

              10            10   

Change in minimum pension liability, net of related taxes of $18

              29            29   
                                                           

Total comprehensive income (loss)

            (2,706     1,822            (884

Cash dividends:

                 

Common stock—$.02 per share

            (11           (11

Preferred stock

            (46           (46

Prepayment of preferred stock discount

    106              (106             

Accretion of preferred stock discount

    11              (11             

Common stock issued

    58,974     59     2,172             2,231   

Redemption of TARP preferred stock

    (2,000                   (2,000

Common stock awards and options exercised, including related taxes of $(52)

    3,484     3     38             41   

Other

              44     (2     (2
                                                           

Balance at June 30, 2009

  $      494,434   $ 494   $ 9,202   $ 6,255      $ (3,828   462   $ (20   $ 12,103   
                                                           

Balance at December 31, 2009

  $      495,366   $ 495   $ 9,180   $ 7,071      $ (2,238   432   $ (17   $ 14,491   

Adjustment for effect of application of provisions of new accounting standard

            27        (27           
                                                           

Adjusted balance at January 1, 2010

         495,366     495     9,180     7,098        (2,265   432     (17     14,491   

Comprehensive income:

                 

Net income

            927              927   

Change in net unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities, net of reclassification adjustment, expected losses from other-than-temporary impairment related to factors other than credit and related taxes of $709

              1,125            1,125   

Change in net unrealized loss on fair value hedges of available-for-sale securities, net of related taxes of $(37)

              (53         (53

Expected losses from other-than-temporary impairment on held-to-maturity securities related to factors other than credit, net of related taxes of $(30)

              (44         (44

Foreign currency translation, net of related taxes of $40

              (476         (476

Change in net unrealized loss on cash flow hedges, net of related taxes of $(1)

              6            6   
                                                           

Total comprehensive income

            927        558            1,485   

Cash dividends declared—$.02 per share

            (10           (10

Common stock awards and options exercised, including related taxes of $(11)

    6,495     7     86             93   

Other

              2              
                                                           

Balance at June 30, 2010

  $      501,861   $ 502   $ 9,266   $ 8,015      $ (1,707   434   $ (17   $ 16,059   
                                                           

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2010     2009  
(In millions)             

Operating Activities:

    

Net income (loss)

   $ 927      $ (2,706

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

    

Non-cash adjustments for depreciation, amortization, accretion and deferred income taxes

     (47     (2,372

Extraordinary loss

            6,096   

Gains related to investment securities, net

     (45     (42

Change in trading account assets, net

     (55     387   

Other, net

     2,603        (6,369
                

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

     3,383        (5,006

Investing Activities:

    

Net decrease in interest-bearing deposits with banks

     6,334        29,508   

Net increase in securities purchased under resale agreements

     (363     (3,642

Proceeds from sales of available-for-sale securities

     13,774        4,035   

Proceeds from maturities of available-for-sale securities

     20,680        19,338   

Purchases of available-for-sale securities

     (40,620     (18,796

Net decrease in securities related to AMLF

            5,811   

Proceeds from maturities of held-to-maturity securities

     2,742        1,529   

Purchases of held-to-maturity securities

     (382     (264

Net increase in loans and leases

     (1,146     (1,049

Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired

     (2,240       

Purchases of equity investments and other long-term assets

     (76     (110

Purchases of premises and equipment

     (79     (349

Other, net

     307        304   
                

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

     (1,069     36,315   

Financing Activities:

    

Net increase in time deposits

     3,965        1,139   

Net increase (decrease) in all other deposits

     1,716        (27,787

Net decrease in short-term borrowings related to AMLF

            (5,742

Net decrease in short-term borrowings

     (5,020     (2,571

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net of issuance costs

            4,435   

Payments for long-term debt and obligations under capital leases

     (333     (18

Proceeds from public offering of common stock, net of issuance costs

            2,231   

Repayment of TARP preferred stock investment

            (2,000

Proceeds from issuance of common stock for stock awards and options exercised

     39        26   

Payments for cash dividends

     (10     (159
                

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

     357        (30,446
                

Net increase

     2,671        863   

Cash and due from banks at beginning of period

     2,641        3,181   
                

Cash and due from banks at end of period

   $ 5,312      $ 4,044   
                

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

 

Note 1.

 

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

   51

Note 2.

 

Acquisitions

   52

Note 3.

 

Investment Securities

   54

Note 4.

 

Loans and Lease Financing

   63

Note 5.

 

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

   65

Note 6.

 

Other Assets

   65

Note 7.

 

Commitments and Contingencies

   65

Note 8.

 

Variable Interest Entities

   69

Note 9.

 

Shareholders’ Equity

   71

Note 10.

 

Fair Value

   72

Note 11.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments

   82

Note 12.

 

Net Interest Revenue

   90

Note 13.

 

Securities Lending Charge

   91

Note 14.

 

Income Taxes

   91

Note 15.

 

Earnings Per Common Share

   92

Note 16.

 

Line of Business Information

   93

Note 17.

 

Non-U.S. Activities

   95

 

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CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

Note 1.    Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The accounting and financial reporting policies of State Street Corporation conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, referred to as GAAP. State Street Corporation, the parent company, is a financial holding company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Unless otherwise indicated or unless the context requires otherwise, all references in these notes to consolidated financial statements to “State Street,” “we,” “us,” “our” or similar references mean State Street Corporation and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. Our principal banking subsidiary, State Street Bank and Trust Company, is referred to as State Street Bank. We have two lines of business:

 

   

Investment Servicing provides services for U.S. mutual funds, collective investment funds and other investment pools, corporate and public retirement plans, insurance companies, foundations and endowments worldwide. Products include custody, product- and participant-level accounting; daily pricing and administration; master trust and master custody; recordkeeping; foreign exchange, brokerage and other trading services; securities finance; deposit and short-term investment facilities; loans and lease financing; investment manager and alternative investment manager operations outsourcing; and performance, risk and compliance analytics to support institutional investors.

 

   

Investment Management offers a broad array of services for managing financial assets, including investment management and investment research services, primarily for institutional investors worldwide. These services include passive and active U.S. and non-U.S. equity and fixed-income strategies, and other related services, such as securities finance.

The consolidated financial statements accompanying these condensed notes are unaudited. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, which are necessary for a fair statement of the consolidated results of operations in these financial statements, have been made. Events occurring subsequent to the date of our consolidated statement of condition were evaluated for potential recognition or disclosure in our consolidated financial statements through the date we filed this Form 10-Q with the SEC.

The preparation of consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the accompanying consolidated financial statements and these condensed notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Consolidated results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any future period or for the year ending December 31, 2010. Certain previously reported amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period classifications as presented in this Form 10-Q.

The consolidated statement of condition at December 31, 2009 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date, but does not include all footnotes required by GAAP for a complete set of financial statements. The accompanying consolidated financial statements and these condensed notes should be read in conjunction with the financial and risk factors information included in our 2009 Form 10-K, which we previously filed with the SEC.

New Accounting Pronouncements

The FASB is currently deliberating potentially significant changes to the U.S. accounting framework as part of an overall convergence effort with the International Accounting Standards Board under a previously signed memorandum of understanding. Some of these proposed changes have been exposed for comment, while others

 

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CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(UNAUDITED)

Note 1.    Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

 

are expected to be exposed for comment over the next twelve to eighteen months. These new proposals include potential changes to the accounting for financial instruments and hedging, the accounting for leases, revenue recognition and financial statement presentation. We will disclose the nature of the proposed changes and their potential effect, if any, on our consolidated financial statements in our future filings, as the proposals are issued and we evaluate them. These proposed changes, once finalized, may have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

In February 2010, the FASB issued an amendment to GAAP related to fair value measurement disclosures. The amendment requires new disclosures for significant transfers of financial assets and liabilities into and out of level 1 and level 2 of the prescribed valuation hierarchy, as well as information about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements for financial assets and liabilities categorized in level 3 of the valuation hierarchy. The amendment also provided several clarifications with respect to the level of disaggregation and disclosures about valuation techniques and inputs. The requirement to disclose information about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements for financial assets and liabilities categorized in level 3 of the valuation hierarchy was deferred, with respect to State Street, to January 1, 2011. The disclosures currently required by the amendment are provided in note 10.

Note 2.    Acquisitions

On May 17, 2010, we completed our acquisition of Intesa Sanpaolo’s securities services business in a cash acquisition financed through available capital. We acquired the Intesa business to enhance our position as a worldwide service provider to institutional investors by expanding our business in Europe, particularly in Italy. The acquisition includes the global custody, depository banking, correspondent banking and fund administration portions of Intesa’s business, with operations in Italy and Luxembourg. It also includes a long-term investment servicing agreement with Intesa for State Street to service Intesa’s investment management affiliates. The acquired Intesa business added approximately $564 billion of assets under custody and administration as of June 30, 2010, which assets are not recorded in our consolidated financial statements. Results of operations of the acquired Intesa business are included in our consolidated financial statements beginning on May 17, 2010.

We accounted for the Intesa transaction using the acquisition method of accounting, and the assets acquired, liabilities assumed and consideration paid were recorded in our consolidated balance sheet at their estimated fair values on the acquisition date. Our allocation of the purchase price was preliminary as of June 30, 2010, and is subject to future adjustment over the measurement period as information needed to measure the fair values of certain assets and liabilities is obtained.

 

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CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(UNAUDITED)

Note 2.    Acquisitions (Continued)

 

(In millions)       

Total fair value of consideration transferred

   $ 2,090   

Allocation of purchase price (preliminary):

  

Book value of tangible net assets acquired

     841   

Adjustments to reflect assets acquired and liabilities assumed at fair value:

  

Write-off of certain assets and liabilities, net

     (291

Contingent asset

     69   

Customer relationship intangibles

     626   

Core deposit intangible

     331   

Other intangible

     13   

Deferred tax liability, net

     (324
        

Estimated fair value of net assets acquired