Strategy & Practice Management

State Street strengthens APAC fixed income team

State Street Corporation has appointed Robin Kidman as a fixed income lending trader within its Securities Finance team in Asia Pacific.

State Street Corporation has appointed Robin Kidman as a fixed income lending trader within its Securities Finance team in Asia Pacific. 

In this role, Sydney-based Kidman, will be responsible for enhancing State Street’s fixed income securities finance program in the region and supporting Asia Pacific clients in their program participation. 

Kidman is an old hand at State Street. During his 15-year career at the firm, he has been responsible for managing the lending of government and corporate fixed income to repo and financing markets in EMEA. 

Prior to joining State Street, Kidman was a fixed income Analyst at Thomson Reuters and GFI.

“We continue to see increased demand for high-quality liquid assets, and strong growth in the balance of fixed income securities on loan in the Asia Pacific region," said Jansen Chua, head of Securities Finance for State Street in Asia Pacific.  "Robin has extensive knowledge of the fixed income and financing markets, and his expertise and experience will be of great benefit for our securities finance clients in the region.” 

State Street has USD33.30 trillion in assets under custody and administration and USD2.70 trillion in assets under management as of March 31, 2018.