STATE STREET CORP
For the period ended Sep 30, 2024. Filed Oct 31, 2024.
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
Form 10-Q
| ☒ | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2024
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| ☐ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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For the transition period from to
Commission File No.001-07511
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| MA | 04-2456637 | ||||
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| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||
| One Congress Street | |||||
| Boston, | MA | 02114 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | ||||
| (617) | 786-3000 | ||||
| (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) | |||||
| Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: | |||||
| Title of Each Class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | |||
| Common Stock, $1 par value per share | STT | New York Stock Exchange | |||
| Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/4,000th ownership interest in a share of | STT.PRG | New York Stock Exchange | |||
| Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series G, without par value per share | |||||
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 ☒ No☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted 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 such files). Yes ☒ No☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer", "accelerated filer", "smaller reporting company", and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
| Large accelerated filer | ☒ | Accelerated filer | ☐ | Non-accelerated filer | ☐ | Smaller reporting company | ☐ |
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| Emerging growth company | ☐ | ||||||
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No☒
The number of shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding as of October 29, 2024 was 293,150,519.
QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED
September 30, 2024
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Page | |
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| PART I | FINANCIAL INFORMATION |
| Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 4 |
| General | 4 |
| Overview of Financial Results | 8 |
| Consolidated Results of Operations | 10 |
| Total Revenue | 11 |
| Net Interest Income | 20 |
| Provision for Credit Losses | 23 |
| Expenses | 23 |
| Repositioning Charges | 24 |
| Income Tax Expense | 25 |
| Line of Business Information | 25 |
| Investment Servicing | 25 |
| Investment Management | 26 |
| Financial Condition | 27 |
| Investment Securities | 27 |
| Loans | 29 |
| Risk Management | 31 |
| Credit and Counterparty Risk Management | 31 |
| Liquidity Risk Management | 31 |
| Operational Risk Management | 36 |
| Information Technology Risk Management | 36 |
| Market Risk Management | 36 |
| Model Risk Management | 40 |
| Strategic Risk Management | 40 |
| Capital | 40 |
| Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements | 49 |
| Other Matters | 50 |
| Recent Accounting Developments | 50 |
| Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 51 |
| Controls and Procedures | 51 |
| Consolidated Financial Statements | 52 |
| Consolidated Statement of Income (unaudited) | 52 |
| Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (unaudited) | 53 |
| Consolidated Statement of Condition | 54 |
| Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders' Equity (unaudited) | 55 |
| Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (unaudited) | 56 |
| Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | 57 |
| Note 2. Fair Value | 58 |
| Note 3. Investment Securities | 60 |
| Note 4. Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses | 64 |
| Note 5. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets | 69 |
| Note 6. Other Assets | 70 |
| Note 7. Derivative Financial Instruments | 71 | |
| Note 8. Offsetting Arrangements | 74 | |
| Note 9. Commitments and Guarantees | 77 | |
| Note 10. Contingencies | 77 | |
| Note 11. Variable Interest Entities | 79 | |
| Note 12. Shareholders' Equity | 80 | |
| Note 13. Regulatory Capital | 83 | |
| Note 14. Net Interest Income | 84 | |
| Note 15. Expenses | 84 | |
| Note 16. Earnings Per Common Share | 85 | |
| Note 17. Line of Business Information | 86 | |
| Note 18. Revenue from Contracts with Customers | 86 | |
| Note 19. Non-U.S. Activities | 88 | |
| Note 20. Subsequent Events | 89 | |
| Review Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | 90 | |
| PART II | OTHER INFORMATION | |
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| Item 2 | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | 93 |
| Item 5 | Other Information | 93 |
| Item 6 | Exhibits | 94 |
| Signatures | 95 |
We use acronyms and other defined terms for certain business terms and abbreviations, as defined in the acronyms list and glossary following the consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q.
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
GENERAL
State Street Corporation is one of the world’s largest providers of financial services to institutional investors. Our clients - asset managers and owners, insurance companies, official institutions, and central banks - rely on us to deliver solutions that support their goals across the investment life cycle.
State Street Corporation, referred to as the Parent Company, is a financial holding company organized in 1969 under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Parent Company is a source of financial and managerial strength to our subsidiaries. Through our subsidiaries, including our principal banking subsidiary, State Street Bank and Trust Company, referred to as State Street Bank, we operate in more than 100 geographic markets worldwide, including in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. We provide a broad range of financial products and services to institutional investors worldwide, with $46.76 trillion of AUC/A and $4.73 trillion of AUM as of September 30, 2024.
As of September 30, 2024, we had consolidated total assets of $338.48 billion, consolidated total deposits of $247.43 billion, consolidated total shareholders' equity of $25.83 billion and approximately 53,000 employees.
Our operations are organized into two lines of business, Investment Servicing and Investment Management, which are defined based on products and services provided.
Additional information about our lines of business is provided in "Line of Business Information" in this Management's Discussion and Analysis and Note 17 to the consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 (Form 10-Q).
Our executive offices are located at One Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02114 (telephone (617) 786-3000). For purposes of this Form 10-Q, unless the context requires otherwise, references to "State Street," "we," "us," "our" or similar terms mean State Street Corporation and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.
This Management's Discussion and Analysis is part of this Form 10-Q and updates the Management's Discussion and Analysis in our 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 previously filed with the SEC (2023 Form 10-K). The financial information contained in this Management's Discussion and Analysis and elsewhere in this Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the financial and other
information contained in our 2023 Form 10-K. Certain previously reported amounts presented in this Form 10-Q have been reclassified to conform to current-period presentation.
We prepare our consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions in its application of certain accounting policies that materially affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, equity, revenue and expenses.
The significant accounting policies that require us to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that are difficult, subjective or complex, about matters that are uncertain and may change in subsequent periods include:
Recurring fair value measurements;
Allowance for credit losses;
Impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets; and
Contingencies.
These significant accounting policies require the most subjective or complex judgments, and underlying estimates and assumptions could be subject to revision as new information becomes available. For additional information about these significant accounting policies refer to pages 122 to 124, “Significant Accounting Estimates” included under Item 7, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, in our 2023 Form 10-K. We did not change these significant accounting policies in the first nine months of 2024.
Certain financial information provided in this Form 10-Q, including this Management's Discussion and Analysis, is presented using both a U.S. GAAP, or reported basis, and a non-GAAP basis, including certain non-GAAP measures used in the calculation of identified regulatory ratios. We measure and compare certain financial information on a non-GAAP basis, including information that management uses in evaluating our business and activities. Non-GAAP financial information should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for or as superior to, financial information prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP. Any non-GAAP financial information presented in this Form 10-Q, including this Management’s Discussion and Analysis, is reconciled to its most directly comparable currently applicable regulatory ratio or U.S. GAAP-basis measure. As part of our non-GAAP-basis measures, we present a fully taxable-equivalent NII that reports non-taxable revenue, such as interest income associated with tax-exempt investment securities, on a fully taxable-equivalent basis, which we believe facilitates an investor's understanding and analysis of our underlying financial performance and trends.
We provide additional disclosures required by applicable bank regulatory standards, including supplemental qualitative and quantitative information with respect to regulatory capital (including market risk associated with our trading activities), the LCR and NSFR, summary results of annual State Street-run stress tests which we conduct under the Dodd-Frank Act, and recovery and resolution plan disclosures. These additional disclosures are accessible on the "Filings & reports" tab of our website atinvestors.statestreet.com.
We have included our website address in this report as an inactive textual reference only. Information on our website is not incorporated by reference into this Form 10-Q.
We use acronyms and other defined terms for certain business terms and abbreviations, as defined in the acronyms list and glossary following the consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Form 10-Q, as well as other reports and proxy materials submitted by us under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, registration statements filed by us under the Securities Act of 1933, our annual report to shareholders and other public statements we may make, may contain statements (including statements in our Management's Discussion and Analysis included in such reports, as applicable) that are considered “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of U.S. securities laws, including statements about our goals and expectations regarding our business, financial and capital condition, results of operations, strategies, cost savings and transformation initiatives, investment portfolio performance, climate, dividend and stock purchase programs, acquisitions, outcomes of legal proceedings, market growth, joint ventures and divestitures, client growth, new technologies, services and opportunities, sustainability and impact, human capital, as well as industry, governmental, regulatory, economic and market trends, initiatives and developments, the business environment and other matters that do not relate strictly to historical facts.
Terminology such as “expect,” “outlook,” “will,” “goal,” “target,” “strategy,” “may,” “estimate,” “plan,” “intend,” “objective,” “forecast,” “believe,” “priority,” “anticipate,” “seek,” and “trend,” or similar statements or variations of such terms, are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such terms.
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 U.S. and global economies, regulatory environment and 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 cannot be foreseen with certainty. Important factors that in the future could cause actual results to differ materially from those envisaged in forward-looking statements, and that in some cases have affected us in the past, include, but are not limited to:
Strategic Risks
We are subject to intense competition, which could negatively affect our profitability;
We are subject to significant pricing pressure and variability in our financial results and our AUC/A and AUM;
Our development and completion of new products and services, including State Street Alpha®and those related to digital assets and artificial intelligence, may impose costs on us, involve dependencies on third parties and may expose us to increased operational, model and other risks;
Acquisitions, strategic alliances, joint ventures and divestitures, and the integration, retention and development of the benefits of these transactions, including the consolidation of our operations joint ventures in India, pose risks for our business; and
Competition for qualified members of our workforce is intense, and we may not be able to attract and retain the highly skilled people we need to support our business.
Financial Market Risks
We could be adversely affected by political, geopolitical, economic and market conditions, including, for example, as a result of liquidity or capital deficiencies (actual or perceived) by other financial institutions and related market and government actions, the ongoing wars in Ukraine and in the Middle East, major political elections globally, actions taken by central banks to address inflationary and growth pressures, monetary policy tightening, periods of significant volatility in valuations and liquidity or other disruptions in the markets for equity, fixed income and other assets classes globally or within specific markets;
We have significant global operations and clients that can be adversely impacted by disruptions in key global economies, including local, regional and geopolitical developments affecting those economies;
Our investment securities portfolio, consolidated financial condition and consolidated results of operations could be adversely affected by changes in the financial markets, governmental action or monetary policy. For example, among other risks, increases in prevailing interest rates or market conditions have led, and were they to occur in the future could further lead, to reduced levels of client deposits and resulting decreases in our NII or to portfolio management decisions resulting in reductions in our capital or liquidity ratios;
Our business activities expose us to interest rate risk;
We assume significant credit risk of counterparties, who may also have substantial financial dependencies on other financial institutions, and these credit exposures and concentrations could expose us to financial loss;
Our fee revenue represents a significant portion of our revenue and is subject to decline based on, among other factors, market and currency declines, investment activities and preferences of our clients and their business mix;
If we are unable to effectively manage our capital and liquidity, our financial condition, capital ratios, results of operations and business prospects could be adversely affected;
Our calculations of risk exposures, total RWA and capital ratios depend on data inputs, formulae, models, correlations and assumptions that are subject to change, which could materially impact our risk exposures, our total RWA and our capital ratios from period to period;
We may need to raise additional capital or debt in the future, which may not be available to us or may only be available on unfavorable terms; and
If we experience a downgrade in our credit ratings, or an actual or perceived reduction in our financial strength, our borrowing and
capital costs, liquidity and reputation could be adversely affected.
Compliance and Regulatory Risks
Our business and capital-related activities, including common share repurchases, may be adversely affected by regulatory requirements and considerations, including capital, credit and liquidity;
We face extensive and changing government regulation and supervision in the jurisdictions in which we operate, which may increase our costs and compliance risks and may affect our business activities and strategies;
Our businesses may be adversely affected by government enforcement and litigation;
Our businesses may be adversely affected by increased and conflicting political and regulatory scrutiny of asset management stewardship and corporate sustainability or Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices;
Any misappropriation of the confidential information we possess could have an adverse impact on our business and could subject us to regulatory actions, litigation and other adverse effects;
Changes in accounting standards may adversely affect our consolidated results of operations and financial condition;
Changes in tax laws, rules or regulations, challenges to our tax positions and changes in the composition of our pre-tax earnings may increase our effective tax rate;
We could face liabilities for withholding and other non-income taxes, including in connection with our services to clients, as a result of tax authority examinations; and
Our businesses may be negatively affected by adverse publicity or other reputational harm.
Operational and Technology Risks
Our internal control environment may be inadequate, fail or be circumvented, and actual results may differ from those expressed as a result of a number of factors, including the manifestation of operational risk as follows:
Our business may be negatively affected by our failure to update and maintain our technology infrastructure, or otherwise meet the increasing resiliency expectations of our clients and regulators, or as a result of a cyber-attack or similar vulnerability in our or business partners' infrastructure;
Our risk management framework, models and processes may not be effective in identifying or mitigating risk and reducing the potential for related losses, and a failure or circumvention of our controls and procedures, or errors or delays in our operational and transaction processing, or those of third parties, could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, operating results and reputation;
Shifting and maintaining operational activities to non-U.S. jurisdictions, changing our operating model, including by consolidating our operations joint ventures in India, and outsourcing to, or insourcing from, third parties expose us to increased operational risk, geopolitical risk and reputational harm and may not result in expected cost savings or operational improvements;
Attacks or unauthorized access to our or our business partners' or clients' information technology systems or facilities, such as cyber-attacks or other disruptions to our or their operations, could result in significant costs, reputational damage and impacts on our business activities;
Long-term contracts and customizing service delivery for clients expose us to increased operational risk, pricing and performance risk;
We may not be able to protect our intellectual property or may infringe upon the rights of third parties;
The quantitative models we use to manage our business may contain errors that could adversely impact our business, financial condition, operating results and regulatory compliance;
Our reputation and business prospects may be damaged if investors in the collective investment pools we sponsor or manage incur substantial losses in these investment pools or are restricted in redeeming their interests in these investment pools;
The impacts of climate change, and regulatory responses, and disclosure requirements related to such risks, could adversely affect us; and
We may incur losses or face negative impacts on our business as a result of unforeseen events, including terrorist attacks, natural disasters, climate change, pandemics, global conflicts, an abrupt banking crisis and other geopolitical events, which may have a negative impact on our business and operations.
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. Forward-looking statements in this Form 10-Q should not be relied on as representing our expectations or assumptions as of any time subsequent to the time this Form 10-Q is filed with the SEC. We undertake no obligation to revise our forward-looking statements after the time they are made. The factors discussed herein are not intended to be a complete statement of all risks and uncertainties that may affect our businesses. We cannot anticipate all developments that may adversely affect our business or operations or our consolidated results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.
Forward-looking statements should not be viewed as predictions and should not be the primary basis on 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 annual reports on Form 10-K, our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and our current reports on Form 8-K, and our registration statements filed under the Securities Act of 1933, all of which are accessible on the SEC's website atwww.sec.gov or on the "Filings & reports" tab of our website atinvestors.statestreet.com.
OVERVIEW OF FINANCIAL RESULTS
| TABLE 1: OVERVIEW OF FINANCIAL RESULTS | |||||
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| Three Months Ended September 30, · % Change | |||||
| (Dollars in millions, except per share amounts) · 2024 · 2023 | |||||
| Total fee revenue | $2,616 | $2,361 | 11% | ||
| Net interest income | 723 | 624 | 16 | ||
| Total other income | (80) | (294) | 73 | ||
| Total revenue | 3,259 | 2,691 | 21 | ||
| Provision for credit losses | 26 | — | nm | ||
| Total expenses | 2,308 | 2,180 | 6 | ||
| Income before income tax expense | 925 | 511 | 81 | ||
| Income tax expense | 195 | 89 | nm | ||
| Net income | $730 | $422 | 73 | ||
| Adjustments to net income: | |||||
| Dividends on preferred stock(1) | $(48) | $(24) | (100) | ||
| Net income available to common shareholders | $682 | $398 | 71 | ||
| Earnings per common share: | |||||
| Basic | $2.29 | $1.27 | 80 | ||
| Diluted | 2.26 | 1.25 | 81 | ||
| Average common shares outstanding (in thousands): | |||||
| Basic | 297,365 | 313,147 | (5) | ||
| Diluted | 301,847 | 317,329 | (5) | ||
| Cash dividends declared per common share | $0.76 | $0.69 | 10 | ||
| Return on average common equity | 12.0% | 7.3% | 470 | bps | |
| Pre-tax margin | 28.4 | 19.0 | 940 | ||
| Nine Months Ended September 30, · % Change | |||||
| (Dollars in millions, except per share amounts) | 2024 | 2023 | |||
| Total fee revenue | $7,494 | $7,115 | 5% | ||
| Net interest income | 2,174 | 2,081 | 4 | ||
| Total other income | (80) | (294) | 73 | ||
| Total revenue | 9,588 | 8,902 | 8 | ||
| Provision for credit losses | 63 | 26 | nm | ||
| Total expenses | 7,090 | 6,761 | 5 | ||
| Income before income tax expense | 2,435 | 2,115 | 15 | ||
| Income tax expense | 531 | 381 | 39 | ||
| Net income | $1,904 | $1,734 | 10 | ||
| Adjustments to net income: | |||||
| Dividends on preferred stock(1) | $(148) | $(84) | (76) | ||
| Earnings allocated to participating securities(2) | (1) | (1) | — | ||
| Net income available to common shareholders | $1,755 | $1,649 | 6 | ||
| Earnings per common share: | |||||
| Basic | $5.85 | $5.03 | 16 | ||
| Diluted | 5.77 | 4.97 | 16 | ||
| Average common shares outstanding (in thousands): | |||||
| Basic | 299,964 | 327,776 | (8) | ||
| Diluted | 304,176 | 332,011 | (8) | ||
| Cash dividends declared per common share | $2.14 | $1.95 | 10 | ||
| Return on average common equity | 10.6% | 9.9% | 70 | bps | |
| Pre-tax margin | 25.4 | 23.8 | 160 | ||
(1)Additional information about our preferred stock dividends is provided in Note 12 to the consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q.
(2)Represents the portion of net income available to common equity allocated to participating securities, composed of unvested and fully vested SERP (supplemental executive retirement plans) shares and fully vested deferred director stock awards, which are equity-based awards that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends, and are considered to participate with the common stock in undistributed earnings.
The following “Financial Results and Highlights” section provides information related to significant events, as well as highlights of our consolidated financial results for the third quarter of 2024 presented in Table 1: Overview of Financial Results. More detailed information about our consolidated financial results, including the comparison of our financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same periods of 2023, is provided under “Consolidated Results of Operations”, "Line of Business Information" and "Capital" which follows these sections, as well as in our consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q.
Financial Results and Highlights
Third quarter of 2024 financial performance
Earnings per share (EPS) of $2.26 in the third quarter of 2024 increased 81% as compared to the same period of 2023, primarily due to the impact of a notable item in the prior year period and higher total revenue, partially offset by higher total expenses. The prior year notable item represented 64% points of the increase.
Total revenue increased 21% in the third quarter of 2024, compared to the same period of 2023, primarily driven by the impact of a notable item in the prior year period and higher fee revenue and NII. The prior year notable item represented 12% points of the increase.
Total expenses increased 6% in the third quarter of 2024, compared to the same period of 2023, as higher business investments, as well as revenue and performance-related costs, were partially offset by productivity savings from ongoing organizational simplification, process improvements and other initiatives, including from the joint venture consolidations in India.
Pre-tax margin of 28.4% in the third quarter of 2024 increased from 19.0% in the same period of 2023, primarily due to higher total revenue, partially offset by higher expenses and provision for credit losses. Return on equity was 12.0% in the third quarter of 2024, an increase from 7.3% in the same period of 2023, primarily due to higher net income available to common shareholders, partially offset by higher average common shareholders' equity.
Operating leverage was 15.2% points in the third quarter of 2024, reflecting the impact of a notable item in third quarter of 2023 which represented 11.9% points of operating leverage. Operating leverage represents the difference between the percentage change in total revenue and the percentage change in total expenses, in each case relative to the same period of the prior year.
Fee operating leverage was 4.9% points in the third quarter of 2024, reflecting the impact of notable items which represented 3.4% points of fee operating leverage. Fee operating leverage represents the difference between the percentage change in total fee revenue and the percentage change in total expenses, in each case relative to the same period of the prior year.
We returned a total of $674 million to our shareholders in the form of common share repurchases and common stock dividends.
Notable Items
Notable items in the third quarter of 2024 include:
Loss on the sale of investment securities of approximately $81 million relating to an investment portfolio repositioning reflected in other income;
Gain on sale of an equity investment of $66 million recorded in other fee revenue; and
Revenue-related recovery of $15 million from settlement proceeds associated with a 2018 FX benchmark litigation resolution, which is reflected in foreign exchange trading services revenue.
Notable items in the third quarter of 2023 included a loss on the sale of investment securities of approximately $294 million relating to an investment portfolio repositioning reflected in other income.
Revenue
Total fee revenue increased 11% in the third quarter of 2024, compared to the same period of 2023, primarily reflecting higher other fee revenue, foreign exchange trading services revenue, management fees, and servicing fees.
Servicing fee revenue increased 3% in the third quarter of 2024, compared to the same period of 2023, as higher average market levels and net new business, excluding a previously disclosed client transition, were partially offset by pricing headwinds, a previously disclosed client transition and lower client activity, including asset mix shift.
Management fee revenue increased 10%in the third quarter of 2024, compared to the same period of 2023, primarily due to higher average market levels.
Foreign exchange trading services revenue increased 19% inthe third quarter of 2024, compared to the same period of 2023, primarily due to higher client volumes and a $15 million revenue-related recovery from a 2018 FX benchmark litigation resolution, partially offset by lower spreads associated with lower average FX volatility. The $15 million revenue-related recovery contributed 5% points to the increase.
Securities finance revenue increased 13% in the third quarter of 2024, compared to the same period of 2023, mainly due to higher client lending balances, partially offset by lower spreads primarily resulting from muted industry specials activity.
Software and processing fees revenue increased 11% in the third quarter of 2024, compared to the same period of 2023, primarily due to higher front office software and data revenue associated with CRD.
Other fee revenue increased $81 millionin the third quarter of 2024, compared to the same period of 2023, primarily reflecting a $66 million gain on sale of an equity investment.
NII increased 16%in the third quarter of 2024, compared to the same period of 2023, primarily due to higher investment securities yields and loan growth, partially offset by deposit mix shift towards interest-bearing deposits.
Other income was a loss of$80 million, mainly reflecting theloss on sale of investment securities related to the repositioning of the investment portfolio.
Provision for Credit Losses
In the third quarter of 2024, we recorded a$26 million provision for credit losses, primarily reflecting an increase in loan loss reserves associated with certain commercial real estate and leveraged loans, combined with a change in macroeconomic factors. There was no provision for credit losses recorded in the third quarter of 2023.
Total expenses increased 6% inthe third quarter of 2024, compared to the same period of 2023, as higher business investments, as well as revenue and performance-related costs, were partially offset by productivity savings from ongoing organizational simplification, process improvements and other initiatives, including from the joint venture consolidations in India.
AUC/A and AUM
AUC/A of $46.76 trillion as of September 30, 2024, increased 17% compared to September 30, 2023, primarily due to higher quarter-end market levels, net new business and client flows. In the third quarter of 2024, newly announced asset servicing mandates totaled approximately $466 billion of AUC/A. Servicing assets remaining to be installed in future periods totaled approximately $2.35 trillion of AUC/A as of September 30, 2024.
AUM of $4.7 trillion as of September 30, 2024, increased 29% compared to September 30, 2023, primarily due to higher quarter-end market levels and higher net inflows in the third quarter of 2024.
Capital
In the third quarter of 2024, we returned a total of $674 million to our shareholders in the form of common share repurchases and common stock dividends.
We declared aggregate common stock dividends of $0.76 per share, totaling $224 million in the third quarter of 2024, compared to $0.69 per share, totaling $213 million in the same period of 2023, representing an increase of approximately 10% on a per share basis.
In the third quarter of 2024, we acquired an aggregate of 5.4 million shares of common stock at an average per share cost of $84.00 and an aggregate cost of $450 million. These purchases were all conducted under the share repurchase program approved by our Board of Directors in January 2024.
Our standardized CET1 capital ratio was 11.6% as of September 30, 2024, flat compared to December 31, 2023, as capital generated from earnings and improved AOCI was offset by the expected normalization of RWA. Our Tier 1 leverage ratio was 5.5% as of September 30, 2024, flat compared to December 31, 2023, as capital generated from earnings and improved AOCI was offset by higher consolidated average assets, primarily reflecting higher client deposits and an increase in repo-style transactions. Given the current global economic environment,
and our plans for capital distributions, we expect our CET1 capital ratio and Tier 1 leverage ratio to remain within or above our target ranges of 10-11% and 5.25-5.75%, respectively.
On July 24, 2024, we issued 850 thousand depositary shares, each representing a 1/100th ownership interest in a share of fixed rate reset, non-cumulative perpetual preferred stock, Series J, without par value per share, with a liquidation preference of $100,000 per share (equivalent to $1,000 per depositary share), in a public offering. The net proceeds from the offering were approximately $842 million.
On September 16, 2024, we redeemed an aggregate $500 million, or all 5,000 outstanding shares, of our non-cumulative perpetual preferred stock, Series H (represented by 500,000 depository shares), for a cash redemption price of $100,000 per share (equivalent to $1,000 per depository share), plus all declared and unpaid dividends.
Debt Issuances and Redemptions
On August 20, 2024, we issued $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.530% fixed-to-floating rate senior notes due 2029.
On October 1, 2024, we notified the holders of our $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 2.354% fixed-to-floating rate senior notes due 2025, that we will redeem all the notes on November 1, 2024.
On October 22, 2024, we issued $1.2 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.330% fixed rate senior notes due 2027, $300 million aggregate principal amount of floating rate senior notes due 2027, and $800 million aggregate principal amount of 4.675% fixed-to-floating rate senior notes due 2032.
CONSOLIDATED RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
This section discusses our consolidated results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same periods of 2023 and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q.
Total Revenue
| TABLE 2: TOTAL REVENUE | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Months Ended September 30, · % Change | ||||
| (Dollars in millions) · 2024 · 2023 | ||||
| Fee revenue: | ||||
| Back office services | $1,167 | $1,138 | 3% | |
| Middle office services | 99 | 96 | 3 | |
| Servicing fees | 1,266 | 1,234 | 3 | |
| Management fees | 527 | 479 | 10 | |
| Foreign exchange trading services | 374 | 313 | 19 | |
| Securities finance | 116 | 103 | 13 | |
| Front office software and data | 146 | 130 | 12 | |
| Lending related and other fees | 62 | 58 | 7 | |
| Software and processing fees | 208 | 188 | 11 | |
| Other fee revenue | 125 | 44 | nm | |
| Total fee revenue | 2,616 | 2,361 | 11 | |
| Net interest income: | ||||
| Interest income | 3,081 | 2,328 | 32 | |
| Interest expense | 2,358 | 1,704 | 38 | |
| Net interest income | 723 | 624 | 16 | |
| Other income: | ||||
| Gains (losses) related to investment securities, net | (80) | (294) | 73 | |
| Total other income | (80) | (294) | 73 | |
| Total revenue | $3,259 | $2,691 | 21 | |
| Nine Months Ended September 30, · % Change | ||||
| (Dollars in millions) | 2024 | 2023 | ||
| Fee revenue: | ||||
| Back office services | $3,449 | $3,433 | —% | |
| Middle office services | 284 | 277 | 3 | |
| Servicing fees | 3,733 | 3,710 | 1 | |
| Management fees | 1,548 | 1,397 | 11 | |
| Foreign exchange trading services | 1,041 | 958 | 9 | |
| Securities finance | 320 | 329 | (3) | |
| Front office software and data | 442 | 401 | 10 | |
| Lending related and other fees | 187 | 173 | 8 | |
| Software and processing fees | 629 | 574 | 10 | |
| Other fee revenue | 223 | 147 | 52 | |
| Total fee revenue | 7,494 | 7,115 | 5 | |
| Net interest income: | ||||
| Interest income | 8,968 | 6,587 | 36 | |
| Interest expense | 6,794 | 4,506 | 51 | |
| Net interest income | 2,174 | 2,081 | 4 | |
| Other income: | ||||
| Gains (losses) related to investment securities, net | (80) | (294) | 73 | |
| Total other income | (80) | (294) | 73 | |
| Total revenue | $9,588 | $8,902 | 8 | |
Fee Revenue
Table 2: Total Revenue, provides the breakout of fee revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023. Servicing and management fees collectively made up approximately 69% and 70% of the total fee revenue in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, and 73% and 72% of the total fee revenue in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively.
Servicing Fee Revenue
Servicing fees, as presented in Table 2: Total Revenue, increased 3% in the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the same period of 2023, as higher average market levels and net new business, excluding a previously disclosed client transition, were partially offset by pricing headwinds, a previously disclosed client transition and lower client activity, including asset mix shift. Servicing fees increased 1% in the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the same period of 2023.
Servicing fees generated outside the U.S. were approximately 47% of total servicing fees in both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, and 47% and 46% of total servicing fees in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively.
Servicing fee revenue comprises revenue from a range of services provided to our clients, including certain Alpha servicing mandates, consisting of core custody services, accounting, reporting and administration, which we refer to collectively as back office and middle office services. The nature and mix of services provided and the asset classes for which the services are performed affect our servicing fees. The basis for fees will differ across regions and clients. Generally, our servicing fee revenues are affected by several factors, including changes in market valuations, client activity and asset flows, net new business and the manner in which we price our services. For servicing fees for which we have not yet issued an invoice to our clients as of period end, we include an estimate of the impact of changes in market valuations, client activity and flows, net new business and changes in pricing in our revenues.
Changes in Market Valuations
Our servicing fee revenue is impacted by both our levels and the geographic and product mix of our AUC/A. Increases or decreases in market valuations have a corresponding impact on the level of our AUC/A and servicing fee revenues, though the degree of impact will vary depending on asset types and classes, and geography of assets held within our clients’ portfolios. For certain asset classes where the valuation process is more complex, including alternative investments, or where our valuation is dependent on third party information, AUC/A is reported on a time lag, typically one-month. For those asset classes, the impact of market levels on our reported AUC/A does not reflect current period-end market levels.
Over the five years ended December 31, 2023, we estimate that worldwide equity and fixed income market valuations impacted our servicing fees revenue by approximately 2% on average with a range of (4)% to 8% annually and approximately 1% and (4)% in 2023 and 2022, respectively. See Table 3: Daily Averages, Month-End Averages and Quarter-End Equity Indices for selected indices. While the specific indices presented are indicative of general market trends, the asset types and classes relevant to individual client portfolios can and do differ, and the performance of associated relevant indices and of client portfolios can therefore differ from the performance of the indices presented. In addition, our asset classifications may differ from those industry classifications presented.
Assuming that all other factors remain constant, including client activity, asset flows and pricing, we estimate, using relevant information as of September 30, 2024 that a 10% increase or decrease in worldwide equity valuations, on a weighted average basis, over the relevant periods for which our servicing fees are calculated, would result in a corresponding change in our total servicing fee revenues, on average and over multiple quarters, of approximately 3%. We estimate, similarly assuming all other factors remain constant and using relevant information as of September 30, 2024, that changes in worldwide fixed income markets, which on a weighted average basis and over time are typically less volatile than worldwide equity markets, have a smaller corresponding impact on our servicing fee revenues on average and over time.
| TABLE 3: DAILY AVERAGES, MONTH-END AVERAGES AND QUARTER-END EQUITY INDICES(1) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily Averages of Indices · Month-End Averages of Indices · Quarter-End Indices | |||||||||
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Three Months Ended September 30, | As of September 30, | |||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | % Change | 2024 | 2023 | % Change | 2024 | 2023 | % Change | |
| S&P 500® | 5,543 | 4,458 | 24% | 5,644 | 4,462 | 26% | 5,762 | 4,288 | 34% |
| MSCI EAFE® | 2,380 | 2,113 | 13 | 2,435 | 2,113 | 15 | 2,469 | 2,031 | 22 |
| MSCI® Emerging Markets | 1,092 | 992 | 10 | 1,119 | 993 | 13 | 1,171 | 953 | 23 |
| MSCI ACWI® | 817 | 683 | 20 | 833 | 683 | 22 | 852 | 657 | 30 |
| Daily Averages of Indices · Month-End Averages of Indices | |||||||||
| Nine Months Ended September 30, · Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||
| 2024 · 2023 · % Change · 2024 · 2023 · % Change | |||||||||
| S&P 500® | 5,265 | 4,223 | 25% | 5,323 | 4,260 | 25% | |||
| MSCI EAFE® | 2,323 | 2,098 | 11 | 2,349 | 2,100 | 12 | |||
| MSCI® Emerging Markets | 1,055 | 992 | 6 | 1,064 | 988 | 8 | |||
| MSCI ACWI® | 783 | 658 | 19 | 791 | 662 | 19 | |||
(1)The index names listed in the table are service marks of their respective owners.
| TABLE 4: QUARTER-END DEBT INDICES(1) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| As of September 30, | |||
| 2024 | 2023 | % Change | |
| Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index® | 2,258 | 2,024 | 12% |
| Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index® | 488 | 436 | 12 |
(1)The index names listed in the table are service marks of their respective owners.
Client Activity and Asset Flows
Client activity and asset flows are impacted by the number of transactions we execute on behalf of our clients, including FX settlements, equity and derivative trades, and wire transfer activity, as well as actions by our clients to change the asset class in which their assets are invested. Our servicing fee revenues are impacted by a number of factors, including transaction volumes, asset levels and asset classes in which funds are invested, as well as industry trends associated with these client-related activities.
Our clients may change the asset classes in which their assets are invested, based on their market outlook, risk acceptance tolerance or other considerations. Over the five years ended December 31, 2023, we estimate that client activity and asset flows, together, impacted our servicing fees revenue by approximately (1)% on average with a range of (3)% to 1% annually and approximately (3)% and 0% in 2023 and 2022, respectively. See Table 5: Industry Asset Flows for selected asset flow information. While the asset flows presented are indicative of general market trends, the asset types and classes relevant to individual client portfolios can and do differ, and our flows may differ from those market trends. In addition, our asset classifications may differ from those industry classifications presented.
| TABLE 5: INDUSTRY ASSET FLOWS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Three Months Ended September 30, | ||
| (In billions) | 2024 | 2023 |
| North America - (U.S. Domiciled) - Morningstar Direct Market Data(1)(2)(3) | ||
| Long-Term Funds(4) | $(121.4) | $(111.4) |
| Money Market | 278.3 | 132.4 |
| Exchange-Traded Fund | 287.5 | 110.2 |
| Total Flows | $444.4 | $131.2 |
| EMEA - Morningstar Direct Market Data(1)(2)(5) | ||
| Long-Term Funds(4) | $75.7 | $(40.2) |
| Money Market | 126.6 | 47.4 |
| Exchange-Traded Fund | 63.4 | 30.5 |
| Total Flows | $265.7 | $37.7 |
(1)Industry data is provided for illustrative purposes only. It is not intended to reflect our activity or our clients' activity and is indicative of only segments of the entire industry.
(2)Source: Morningstar. The data includes long-term mutual funds, ETFs and money market funds. Mutual fund data represents estimates of net new cash flow, which is new sales minus redemptions combined with net exchanges, while ETF data represents net issuance, which is gross issuance less gross redemptions. Data for Fund of Funds, Feeder funds and Obsolete funds were excluded from the series to prevent double counting. Data is from the Morningstar Direct Asset Flows database.
(3) The third quarter of 2024 data for North America (U.S. domiciled) includes Morningstar direct actuals for July 2024 and August 2024 and Morningstar direct estimates for September 2024.
(4)The long-term fund flows reported by Morningstar direct in North America are composed of U.S. domiciled market flows mainly in Equities, Allocation and Fixed-Income asset classes. The long-term fund flows reported by Morningstar direct in EMEA are composed of the European market flows mainly in Equities, Allocation and Fixed-Income asset classes.
(5)The third quarter of 2024 data for Europe is on a rolling three month basis for June 2024 through August 2024, sourced by Morningstar.
Net New Business
Over the five years ended December 31, 2023, net new business, which includes business both won and lost, has affected our servicing fee revenues by approximately 0% on average with a range of 0% to 1% annually and approximately 1% in both 2023 and 2022.
Gross investment servicing mandates were approximately $466 billion and $1.23 trillion of AUC/A in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, and approximately $1.80 trillion of AUC/A per year on average over the five years ended December 31, 2023, ranging from approximately $0.79 trillion to $3.52 trillion of AUC/A annually in any given year.
Servicing fee revenue associated with new servicing mandates may vary based on the breadth of services provided, the time required to install the assets, and the types of assets installed.
Revenues associated with new mandates are not reflected in our servicing fee revenue until the assets have been installed. Our installation timeline, in general, can range from 6 to 36 months, with the average installation timeline being approximately 9 to 12 months over the past two full fiscal years. We expect that our more complex installations, including new State Street Alpha mandates, will generally be on the longer end of the 6 to 36 months range. With respect to the current asset mandates of approximately $2.35 trillion of AUC/A that are yet to be installed as of September 30, 2024, we expect the conversion will occur over the coming 24 months, with approximately 15-20% expected to be installed in the remainder of 2024 and approximately 60% in 2025, with the balance expected to be installed largely in 2026. The expected timing of these installations is subject to change due to a variety of factors, including adjusted implementation schedules agreed with clients, scope adjustments, and product and functionality changes.
Pricing
The industry in which we operate has historically faced pricing pressure, and our servicing fee revenues are also affected by such pressures today. Consequently, no assumption should be drawn as to future revenue run rate from announced servicing wins, as the amount of revenue associated with AUC/A, once installed, can vary materially. On average, over the five years ended December 31, 2023, we estimate that pricing pressure with respect to existing clients has impacted our servicing fees by approximately (3)% annually, with the impact ranging from (2)% to (4)% in any given year and approximately (2)% in both 2023 and 2022. Pricing concessions can be a part of a contract renegotiation with a client including terms that may benefit us, such as extending the term of our relationship with the client, expanding the scope of services that we provide or reducing our dependency on manual processes through the standardization of the services we provide. The timing of the impact of additional revenue generated by anticipated additional services, and the amount of revenue generated, may differ from expectations due to the impact of pricing concessions on existing services due to the necessary time required to onboard those new services or process changes, the nature of those services and client investment practices and other factors. These same market pressures also impact the fees we negotiate when we win business from new clients.
Historically, and based on an indicative sample of revenue, we estimate that approximately 60%, on average, of our servicing fee revenues have been variable due to changes in asset valuations including changes in daily average valuations of AUC/A; another approximately 15%, on average, of our servicing fees are impacted by the volume of activity in the funds we serve; and the remaining approximately 25% of our servicing fees tend not to be variable in nature nor impacted by market fluctuations or values.
In addition to the effects described above (i.e., client activity and asset flows, net new business and pricing) our servicing fee revenue in any period will vary depending on the mix of products and services we provide to our clients. The full impact of changes in market valuations and the volume of activity in the funds may not be fully reflected in our servicing fee revenues in the periods in which the changes occur, particularly in periods of higher volatility.
| TABLE 6: ASSETS UNDER CUSTODY AND/OR ADMINISTRATION BY PRODUCT(1) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (In billions) | September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | September 30, 2023 |
| Collective funds, including ETFs | $15,253 | $14,070 | $13,145 |
| Mutual funds | 12,223 | 11,009 | 10,313 |
| Pension products | 9,339 | 8,352 | 8,255 |
| Insurance and other products | 9,944 | 8,379 | 8,304 |
| Total | $46,759 | $41,810 | $40,017 |
| TABLE 7: ASSETS UNDER CUSTODY AND/OR ADMINISTRATION BY ASSET CLASS(1) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (In billions) | September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | September 30, 2023 |
| Equities | $27,715 | $24,317 | $22,971 |
| Fixed-income | 12,027 | 11,043 | 10,688 |
| Short-term and other investments | 7,017 | 6,450 | 6,358 |
| Total | $46,759 | $41,810 | $40,017 |
| TABLE 8: ASSETS UNDER CUSTODY AND/OR ADMINISTRATION BY GEOGRAPHY(1)(2) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (In billions) | September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | September 30, 2023 |
| Americas | $33,460 | $29,951 | $28,237 |
| Europe/Middle East/Africa | 10,214 | 8,913 | 8,987 |
| Asia/Pacific | 3,085 | 2,946 | 2,793 |
| Total | $46,759 | $41,810 | $40,017 |
(1) Consistent with past practice, AUC/A values for certain asset classes are based on a lag, typically one-month.
(2)Geographic mix is generally based on the domicile of the entity servicing the funds and is not necessarily representative of the underlying asset mix.
Asset servicing mandates newly announced in the third quarter of 2024 totaled approximately $466 billion of AUC/A. Servicing assets remaining to be installed in future periods totaled approximately $2.35 trillion as of September 30, 2024, which will be reflected in AUC/A in future periods after installation and will generate servicing fee revenue in subsequent periods. The full revenue impact of such mandates will be realized as the assets are installed and additional services are added over that period.
New asset servicing mandates, including Alpha servicing mandates, may be subject to completion of definitive agreements, consents or assignments, approval of applicable boards and shareholders and customary regulatory approvals, the failure to complete any of which will prevent the relevant mandate from being installed and serviced. New asset servicing mandates and servicing assets remaining to be installed in future periods exclude certain new business which has been contracted, but for which the client has not yet provided permission to publicly disclose. These excluded assets, which from time to time may be significant, will be included in new asset servicing mandates and reflected in servicing assets remaining to be installed in the period in which the client provides its permission. Servicing mandates and servicing assets remaining to be installed in future periods may include assets associated with acquisitions or structured transactions and are presented on a gross basis based on factors present on or about the time we determine the business to be won by us and are not updated based on subsequent developments, including changes in assets, market valuations, scope and, potentially, termination. Such assets therefore do not include the impact of clients who have notified us during the period of their intent to terminate or reduce their relationship with us, which from time to time may be significant.
With respect to these new servicing mandates, once installed we may provide various services, including back office services such as custody and safekeeping, transaction processing and trade settlement, fund administration, reporting and record keeping, security servicing, fund accounting, middle office services such as investment book of records, transaction management, loans, cash derivatives and collateral services, recordkeeping, client reporting and investment analytics, markets services such as FX trading services, liquidity solutions, currency and collateral management and securities finance, and front office services such as portfolio management solutions, risk analytics, scenario analysis, performance and attribution, trade order and execution management, pre-trade compliance and ESG investment tools. Revenues associated with new servicing mandates may vary based on the breadth of services provided, the timing of installation, and the types of assets.
As previously disclosed in early 2021, due to a decision to diversify providers, one of our large asset servicing clients is moving a significant portion of its ETF assets currently with State Street to one or more other providers. Prior to the commencement of the transition of assets, which began in 2022, we estimated that the financial impact of this transition represented approximately 1.9% of our 2021 total fee revenue. We began to see the impact of the transition on our fee revenue and income growth trends primarily towards the end of 2023, with the remainder expected to be realized through 2025 as the transition continues. On a quarterly run rate basis, we estimate that the third quarter of 2024 reflected approximately two-thirds of the revenue impact of the exiting business. We expect to continue as a significant service provider for this client after this transition and for the client to continue to be meaningful to our business.
Management Fee Revenue
Management fees increased 10% and 11% in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, compared to the same periods of 2023, primarily due to higher average market levels.
Management fees generated outside the U.S. were approximately 24% and 25% of total management feesinthe three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, and 25% and 26% of total management fees in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively.
Management fees generally are affected by our level of AUM, which we report based on month-end valuations. Management fees for certain components of managed assets, such as ETFs, mutual funds and Undertakings for Collective Investments in Transferable Securities, are affected by daily average valuations of AUM. Management fee revenue is more sensitive to market valuations than servicing fee revenue, as a higher proportion of the underlying services provided, and the associated management fees earned, are dependent on equity and fixed-income security valuations. Additional factors, such as the relative mix of assets managed, may have a significant effect on our management fee revenue. While certain management fees are directly determined by the values of AUM and the investment strategies employed, management fees may reflect other factors, including performance fee arrangements, as well as our relationship pricing for clients.
Asset-based management fees for passively managed products, to which our AUM is currently primarily weighted, are generally charged at a lower fee on AUM than for actively managed products. Actively managed products may also include performance fee arrangements which are recorded when the fee is earned, based on predetermined benchmarks associated with the applicable account's performance.
In light of the above, we estimate, using relevant information as of September 30, 2024, and assuming that all other factors remain constant, including the impact of business won and lost and client flows, that:
A 10% increase or decrease in worldwide equity valuations, on a weighted average basis, over the relevant periods for which our management fees are calculated, would result in a corresponding change in our total management fee revenues, on average and over multiple quarters, of approximately 5%; and
changes in worldwide fixed income markets, which on a weighted average basis and over time are typically less volatile than worldwide equity markets, will have a significantly smaller corresponding impact on our management fee revenues on average and over time.
Daily averages, month-end averages and quarter-end indices demonstrate worldwide changes in equity and debt markets that affect our management fee revenue. Quarter-end indices affect the values of AUM as of those dates. See Table 3: Daily Averages, Month-End Averages and Quarter-End Equity Indices for selected indices. While the specific indices presented are indicative of general market trends, the asset types and classes relevant to individual client portfolios can and do differ, and the performance of associated relevant indices and of client portfolios can therefore differ from the performance of the indices presented. In addition, our asset classifications may differ from those industry classifications presented.
| TABLE 9: ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT BY ASSET CLASS AND INVESTMENT APPROACH | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (In billions) | September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | September 30, 2023 |
| Equity: | |||
| Active | $54 | $47 | $53 |
| Passive | 2,923 | 2,466 | 2,161 |
| Total equity | 2,977 | 2,513 | 2,214 |
| Fixed-income: | |||
| Active | 30 | 71 | 80 |
| Passive | 593 | 538 | 506 |
| Total fixed-income(1) | 623 | 609 | 586 |
| Cash(1) | 543 | 467 | 434 |
| Multi-asset-class solutions: | |||
| Active | 23 | 21 | 20 |
| Passive | 352 | 289 | 222 |
| Total multi-asset-class solutions | 375 | 310 | 242 |
| Alternative investments(2): | |||
| Active | 10 | 11 | 21 |
| Passive(3) | 204 | 192 | 175 |
| Total alternative investments | 214 | 203 | 196 |
| Total | $4,732 | $4,102 | $3,672 |
(1)Includes both floating- and constant-net-asset-value portfolios held in commingled structures or separate accounts.
(2)Includes real estate investment trusts, currency and commodities, including SPDR® Gold Shares and SPDR® Gold MiniSharesSM Trust. We are not the investment manager for the SPDR® Gold Shares and SPDR®Gold MiniSharesSM Trust, but act as the marketing agent.
(3)AUM for passive alternative investments has been revised from prior presentations.
| TABLE 10: GEOGRAPHIC MIX OF ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT(1) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (In billions) | September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | September 30, 2023 |
| Americas | $3,448 | $3,028 | $2,702 |
| Europe/Middle East/Africa(2) | 728 | 577 | 519 |
| Asia/Pacific | 556 | 497 | 451 |
| Total | $4,732 | $4,102 | $3,672 |
(1)Geographic mix is based on client location or fund management location.
(2)AUM for passive alternative investments has been revised from prior presentations.
| TABLE 11: EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS BY ASSET CLASS(1) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (In billions) | September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | September 30, 2023 |
| Alternative Investments(2) | $91 | $73 | $66 |
| Equity | 1,253 | 1,038 | 886 |
| Multi Asset | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Fixed-Income | 171 | 156 | 142 |
| Total Exchange-Traded Funds | $1,516 | $1,268 | $1,095 |
(1) ETFs are a component of AUM presented in the preceding table.
(2)Includes real estate investment trusts, currency and commodities, including SPDR®Gold Shares and SPDR® Gold MiniShares SM Trust. We are not the investment manager for the SPDR®Gold Shares and SPDR®Gold MiniShares SM Trust, but act as the marketing agent.
| TABLE 12: ACTIVITY IN ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT BY PRODUCT CATEGORY | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (In billions) | Equity | Fixed-Income | Cash(1) | Multi-Asset-Class Solutions | Alternative Investments(2)(3) | Total |
| Balance as of December 31, 2022 | $2,129 | $554 | $376 | $209 | $213 | $3,481 |
| Long-term institutional flows, net(4) | (25) | 1 | — | 10 | (2) | (16) |
| Exchange-traded fund flows, net | (12) | 5 | — | — | 1 | (6) |
| Cash fund flows, net | — | — | (4) | — | — | (4) |
| Total flows, net | (37) | 6 | (4) | 10 | (1) | (26) |
| Market appreciation (depreciation) | 120 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 156 |
| Foreign exchange impact | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Total market/foreign exchange impact | 120 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 158 |
| Balance as of March 31, 2023 | 2,212 | 575 | 375 | 231 | 220 | 3,613 |
| Long-term institutional flows, net(4) | (23) | 18 | — | 7 | (1) | 1 |
| Exchange-traded fund flows, net | 27 | 1 | — | — | (1) | 27 |
| Cash fund flows, net | — | — | 10 | — | — | 10 |
| Total flows, net | 4 | 19 | 10 | 7 | (2) | 38 |
| Market appreciation (depreciation) | 138 | — | 5 | 7 | (2) | 148 |
| Foreign exchange impact | (8) | (5) | — | — | 1 | (12) |
| Total market/foreign exchange impact | 130 | (5) | 5 | 7 | (1) | 136 |
| Balance as of June 30, 2023 | 2,346 | 589 | 390 | 245 | 217 | 3,787 |
| Long-term institutional flows, net(4) | (37) | 17 | — | 4 | (14) | (30) |
| Exchange-traded fund flows, net | (2) | 4 | — | — | (3) | (1) |
| Cash fund flows, net | — | — | 41 | — | — | 41 |
| Total flows, net | (39) | 21 | 41 | 4 | (17) | 10 |
| Market appreciation (depreciation) | (80) | (19) | 4 | (5) | (1) | (101) |
| Foreign exchange impact | (13) | (5) | (1) | (2) | (3) | (24) |
| Total market/foreign exchange impact | (93) | (24) | 3 | (7) | (4) | (125) |
| Balance as of September 30, 2023 | $2,214 | $586 | $434 | $242 | $196 | $3,672 |
| Balance as of December 31, 2023 | $2,513 | $609 | $467 | $310 | $203 | $4,102 |
| Long-term institutional flows, net(4) | (3) | (23) | — | 14 | (12) | (24) |
| Exchange-traded fund flows, net | 2 | 3 | — | — | (4) | 1 |
| Cash fund flows, net | — | — | 9 | — | — | 9 |
| Total flows, net | (1) | (20) | 9 | 14 | (16) | (14) |
| Market appreciation (depreciation) | 220 | (4) | 6 | 12 | 9 | 243 |
| Foreign exchange impact | (20) | (7) | (1) | (1) | (3) | (32) |
| Total market/foreign exchange impact | 200 | (11) | 5 | 11 | 6 | 211 |
| Balance as of March 31, 2024 | 2,712 | 578 | 481 | 335 | 193 | 4,299 |
| Long-term institutional flows, net(4) | (13) | 1 | 1 | 8 | (5) | (8) |
| Exchange-traded fund flows, net | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 6 |
| Cash fund flows, net | — | — | (4) | — | — | (4) |
| Total flows, net | (11) | 5 | (3) | 8 | (5) | (6) |
| Market appreciation (depreciation) | 62 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 83 |
| Foreign exchange impact | (4) | (4) | — | — | 1 | (7) |
| Total market/foreign exchange impact | 58 | — | 5 | 6 | 7 | 76 |
| Balance as of June 30, 2024 | 2,759 | 583 | 483 | 349 | 195 | 4,369 |
| Long-term institutional flows, net(4) | 7 | 1 | — | 2 | (1) | 9 |
| Exchange-traded fund flows, net | 27 | 6 | — | — | 4 | 37 |
| Cash fund flows, net | — | — | 54 | — | — | 54 |
| Total flows, net | 34 | 7 | 54 | 2 | 3 | 100 |
| Market appreciation (depreciation) | 152 | 20 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 208 |
| Foreign exchange impact | 32 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 55 |
| Total market/foreign exchange impact | 184 | 33 | 6 | 24 | 16 | 263 |
| Balance as of September 30, 2024 | $2,977 | $623 | $543 | $375 | $214 | $4,732 |
(1) Includes both floating and constant-net-asset-value portfolios held in commingled structures or separate accounts.
(2) Includes real estate investment trusts, currency and commodities, including SPDR® Gold Shares and SPDR® Gold MiniShares SM Trust. We are not the investment manager for the SPDR® Gold Shares and SPDR®Gold MiniShares SM Trust, but act as the marketing agent.
(3)AUM for passive alternative investments has been revised from prior presentations.
(4)Amounts represent long-term portfolios, excluding ETFs.
Foreign Exchange Trading Services
Foreign exchange trading services revenue, as presented in Table 2: Total Revenue, increased 19% and 9% in thethree and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, compared to the same periods of 2023, primarily due to higher client volumes and a $15 million revenue-related recovery from a 2018 FX benchmark litigation resolution, partially offset by lower spreads associated with lower average FX volatility. The $15 million revenue-related recovery contributed 5% points and 2% points to the increase in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively.
Foreign exchange trading services revenue comprises revenue generated by FX trading and revenue generated by brokerage and other trading services, which made up 62% and 38%, respectively, of foreign exchange trading services revenue in the third quarter of 2024, compared to 63% and 37%, respectively, in the same period of 2023.
We primarily earn FX trading revenue by acting as a principal market-maker through both "direct sales and trading” and “indirect FX trading.”
Direct sales and trading: Represent FX transactions at negotiated rates with clients and investment managers that contact our trading desk directly. Clients are able to choose their own execution time and method, trading by voice or electronically on one of the several available multibank platforms. These principal market-making activities include transactions for funds serviced by third party custodians or prime brokers, as well as those funds under custody with us.
Indirect FX trading: Represents FX transactions with clients, for which we are the funds' custodian, or their investment managers, routed to our FX desk through our asset-servicing operation. We execute indirect FX trades as a principal at rates disclosed to our clients. Indirect FX is designed to address FX trades that relate to the purchase, sale or holding of a security where clients chose their execution frequency (either hourly or once per day), allowing us to offer straight-through processing and a fully automated service.
Our FX trading revenue is influenced by multiple factors, including: the volume and type of client FX transactions and related spreads; currency volatility, reflecting market conditions; and our management of exchange rate, interest rate and other market risks associated with our FX activities. The relative impact of these factors on our total FX trading revenues often differs from period to period. For example, assuming all other factors remain constant, increases
or decreases in volumes or bid-offer spreads across product mix tend to result in increases or decreases, as the case may be, in client-related FX revenue.
Our clients that utilize indirect FX trading can, in addition to executing their FX transactions through dealers not affiliated with us, transition from indirect FX trading to either direct sales and trading execution, including our “Street FX” service, or to one of our electronic trading platforms. Street FX, in which we continue to act as a principal market-maker, enables our clients to define their FX execution strategy and automate the FX trade execution process, both for funds under custody with us as well as those under custody at another bank.
We also earn foreign exchange trading services revenue through "electronic FX services" and "other trading, transition management and brokerage revenue."
Electronic FX services: Our clients may choose to execute FX transactions through one of our electronic trading platforms. These transactions generate revenue through a “click” fee.
Other trading, transition management and brokerage revenue: As our clients look to us to enhance and preserve portfolio values, they may choose to utilize our Transition or Currency Management capabilities or transact with our Equity Trade execution group. These transactions, which are not limited to foreign exchange, generate revenue via commissions charged for trades transacted during the management of these portfolios.
Fund Connect is another one of our electronic trading platforms: it is a global trading, analytics and cash management tool with access to more than 400 money market funds from leading providers.
Securities Finance
Securities finance revenue, as presented in Table 2: Total Revenue, increased 13% in the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the same period of 2023, mainly due to higher client lending balances, partially offset by lower spreads primarily resulting from muted industry specials activity. Securities finance revenue decreased 3% in the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the same period of 2023, due to lower spreads primarily resulting from muted industry specials activity, partially offset by higher lending balances.
Our securities finance business consists of three components:
(1) an agency lending program for State Street Global Advisors managed investment funds with a broad range of investment objectives, which we refer to as the State Street Global Advisors lending funds;
(2) an agency lending program for third-party investment managers and asset owners, which we refer to as the agency lending funds; and
(3) security lending transactions which we enter into as principal, which we refer to as our prime services business.
Securities finance revenue earned from our agency lending activities, which is composed of our split of both the spreads related to cash collateral and the fees related to non-cash collateral, is principally a function of the volume of securities on loan, the interest rate spreads and fees earned on the underlying collateral and our share of the fee split.
As principal, our prime services business borrows securities from the lending client or other market participants and then lends such securities to the subsequent borrower, either our client or a broker/dealer. We act as principal when the lending client is unable to, or elects not to, transact directly with the market and execute the transaction and furnish the securities. In our role as principal, we provide support to the transaction through our credit rating. While we source a significant proportion of the securities furnished by us in our role as principal from third parties, we have the ability to source securities through assets under custody from clients who have designated us as an eligible borrower.
Market influences may continue to affect client demand for securities finance, and as a result our revenue from, and the profitability of, our securities lending activities in future periods. In addition, the constantly evolving regulatory environment, including revised or proposed capital and liquidity standards, interpretations of those standards, and our own balance sheet management activities, may influence modifications to the way in which we deliver our agency lending or prime services businesses, the volume of our securities lending activity and related revenue and profitability in future periods.
Software and Processing Fees
Software and processing fees revenue, as presented in Table 2: Total Revenue, increased 11% and 10% in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, compared to the same periods of 2023, primarily driven by higher front office software and data revenue associated with CRD.
Software and processing fees revenue includes diverse types of fees and revenue, including fees from software licensing and maintenance and fees from our structured products business.
Front office software and data revenue, which primarily includes revenue from CRD, Alpha Data Platform and Alpha Data Services, increased 12% and 10% in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, compared to the same periods of 2023, primarily due to software-enabled revenue growth, partially offset by lower on-premises renewals.
Revenue related to the front office solutions provided by CRD is primarily driven by the sale of term software licenses and SaaS, including professional services such as consulting and implementation services, software support and maintenance. Approximately 50%-70% of revenue associated with a sale of software to be installed on-premises is recognized at a point in time when the customer benefits from obtaining access to and use of the software license, with the percentage varying based on the length of the contract and other contractual terms. The remainder of revenue for on-premise installations is recognized over the length of the contract as maintenance and other services are provided. Upon renewal of an on-premises software contract, the same pattern of revenue recognition is followed with 50%-70% recognized upon renewal and the remaining balance recognized over the term of the contract. Revenue for a SaaS related arrangement, where the customer does not take possession of the software, is recognized over the term of the contract as services are provided. Upon renewal of a SaaS arrangement, revenue continues to be recognized as services are provided under the new contract. As a result of these differences in how portions of CRD revenue are accounted for, CRD revenue may vary more than other business units quarter to quarter.
Lending related and other fees increased 7% and 8% in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, compared to the same periods of 2023, reflecting higher unfunded commitments primarily relating to our fund finance products. Lending related and other fees primarily consists of fee revenue associated with our fund finance, leverage loans, municipal finance, insurance and stable value wrap businesses.
Other Fee Revenue
Other fee revenue includes market-related adjustments and income associated with other equity method investments.
Other fee revenue increased$81 million and$76 million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, compared to the same periods of 2023, primarily reflecting a$66 million gain on sale of an equity investment.
Additional information about fee revenue is provided under "Line of Business Information" included in this Management's Discussion and Analysis.
Net Interest Income
See Table 2: Total Revenue, for the breakout of interest income and interest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same periods of 2023.
NII is defined as interest income 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, loans, resale agreements and other liquid assets, are financed primarily by client deposits, short-term borrowings and long-term debt.
NIM represents the relationship between annualized fully taxable-equivalent (FTE) NII and average total interest-earning assets for the period. It is calculated by dividing FTE NII by average interest-earning assets. Revenue that is exempt from income taxes, mainly earned from certain investment securities (state and political subdivisions), is adjusted to an FTE basis using the U.S. federal and state statutory income tax rates.
NII increased 16% and 4% in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, compared to the same periods of 2023, primarily due to higher investment securities yields and loan growth, partially offset by deposit mix shift towards interest-bearing deposits.
Investment securities' net purchase discount accretion increased interest income by $68 millionand$154 million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, compared to net purchase premium amortization that reduced interest income by nil and $25 million in the same periods of 2023, respectively. The change in the net purchase premium amortization (discount accretion) was primarily driven by an increase in the net unamortized purchase discounts on the non-MBS portfolio as of September 30, 2024, as compared to September 30, 2023.
Interest income related to debt securities is recognized in our consolidated statement of income using the effective interest method, or on a basis approximating a level rate of return over the contractual or estimated life of the security. The rate of return considers any non-refundable fees or costs, as well as purchase premiums or discounts, resulting in amortization or accretion, accordingly. The amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts are adjusted for prepayments when they occur, which primarily impact MBS.
The following table presents the investment securities net premium amortization (discount accretion) for the periods indicated:
| TABLE 13: INVESTMENT SECURITIES NET PREMIUM AMORTIZATION | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Months Ended September 30, | ||||||
| 2024 · 2023 | ||||||
| (Dollars in millions) | MBS | Non -MBS | Total(1) | MBS | Non- MBS | Total |
| Unamortized purchase premiums and (discounts) at period end | $380 | $(610) | $(230) | $440 | $(194) | $246 |
| Net premium amortization (discount accretion) | 17 | (85) | (68) | 22 | (22) | — |
(1) Totals exclude premiums or discounts created from the transfer of securities from AFS to HTM.
See Table 14: Average Balances and Interest Rates - Fully Taxable-Equivalent Basis, for the breakout of NII for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the same periods of 2023.
| TABLE 14: AVERAGE BALANCES AND INTEREST RATES - FULLY TAXABLE-EQUIVALENT BASIS(1) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||
| 2024 · 2023 | |||||||||||
| (Dollars in millions; fully taxable-equivalent basis) · AverageBalance · InterestRevenue/Expense · Rate · AverageBalance · InterestRevenue/Expense · Rate | |||||||||||
| Interest-bearing deposits with banks | $86,884 | $878 | 4.02% | $62,514 | $693 | 4.40% | |||||
| Securities purchased under resale agreements(2) | 6,991 | 183 | 10.44 | 1,639 | 65 | 15.75 | |||||
| Trading account assets | 788 | — | — | 728 | — | — | |||||
| Investment securities: | |||||||||||
| Investment securities available-for-sale | 57,302 | 734 | 5.13 | 42,341 | 465 | 4.39 | |||||
| Investment securities held-to-maturity | 50,062 | 266 | 2.12 | 62,654 | 314 | 2.00 | |||||
| Total Investment securities | 107,364 | 1,000 | 3.73 | 104,995 | 779 | 2.97 | |||||
| Loans | 39,782 | 579 | 5.79 | 34,525 | 493 | 5.65 | |||||
| Other interest-earning assets(3) | 27,697 | 442 | 6.35 | 18,089 | 300 | 6.60 | |||||
| Average total interest-earning assets | $269,506 | $3,082 | 4.55 | $222,490 | $2,330 | 4.16 | |||||
| Interest-bearing deposits: | |||||||||||
| U.S. | $135,440 | $1,415 | 4.16 | $110,343 | $1,065 | 3.83 | |||||
| Non-U.S. | 65,824 | 281 | 1.70 | 58,808 | 267 | 1.80 | |||||
| Total interest-bearing deposits(4)(5) | 201,264 | 1,696 | 3.35 | 169,151 | 1,332 | 3.13 | |||||
| Securities sold under repurchase agreements | 2,193 | 28 | 4.98 | 3,908 | 6 | .61 | |||||
| Other short-term borrowings | 13,639 | 176 | 5.16 | 324 | 2 | 2.68 | |||||
| Long-term debt | 20,258 | 267 | 5.27 | 18,117 | 241 | 5.33 | |||||
| Other interest-bearing liabilities(6) | 5,238 | 191 | 14.41 | 4,267 | 123 | 11.37 | |||||
| Average total interest-bearing liabilities | $242,592 | $2,358 | 3.87 | $195,767 | $1,704 | 3.45 | |||||
| Interest rate spread | .68% | .70% | |||||||||
| Net interest income, fully taxable-equivalent basis | $724 | $626 | |||||||||
| Net interest margin, fully taxable-equivalent basis | 1.07% | 1.12% | |||||||||
| Tax-equivalent adjustment | (1) | (2) | |||||||||
| Net interest income, GAAP basis | $723 | $624 | |||||||||
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||
| 2024 · 2023 | |||||||||||
| (Dollars in millions; fully taxable-equivalent basis) | AverageBalance | InterestRevenue/Expense | Rate | AverageBalance | InterestRevenue/Expense | Rate | |||||
| Interest-bearing deposits with banks | $88,330 | $2,805 | 4.24% | $69,551 | $2,031 | 3.91% | |||||
| Securities purchased under resale agreements(2) | 6,557 | 516 | 10.52 | 1,639 | 223 | 18.16 | |||||
| Trading account assets | 778 | — | — | 700 | — | — | |||||
| Investment securities: | |||||||||||
| Investment securities available-for-sale | 52,352 | 1,980 | 5.04 | 42,618 | 1,221 | 3.82 | |||||
| Investment securities held-to-maturity | 52,251 | 837 | 2.13 | 63,919 | 954 | 1.99 | |||||
| Total investment securities | 104,603 | 2,817 | 3.59 | 106,537 | 2,175 | 2.72 | |||||
| Loans | 38,747 | 1,688 | 5.82 | 34,096 | 1,331 | 5.22 | |||||
| Other interest-earning assets(3) | 22,872 | 1,145 | 6.69 | 18,090 | 831 | 6.14 | |||||
| Average total interest-earning assets | $261,887 | $8,971 | 4.58 | $230,613 | $6,591 | 3.82 | |||||
| Interest-bearing deposits: | |||||||||||
| U.S. | $132,493 | $4,142 | 4.18% | $108,225 | $2,789 | 3.45% | |||||
| Non-U.S. | 63,900 | 831 | 1.74 | 63,307 | 690 | 1.46 | |||||
| Total interest-bearing deposits(4)(5) | 196,393 | 4,973 | 3.39 | 171,532 | 3,479 | 2.71 | |||||
| Securities sold under repurchase agreements | 2,904 | 110 | 5.05 | 4,193 | 28 | .91 | |||||
| Federal funds purchased | — | — | — | 39 | 1 | 4.70 | |||||
| Other short-term borrowings | 11,683 | 444 | 5.09 | 1,146 | 33 | 3.84 | |||||
| Long-term debt | 19,634 | 792 | 5.38 | 16,914 | 635 | 5.00 | |||||
| Other interest-bearing liabilities(6) | 4,808 | 475 | 13.16 | 3,650 | 330 | 12.08 | |||||
| Average total interest-bearing liabilities | $235,422 | $6,794 | 3.85 | $197,474 | $4,506 | 3.05 | |||||
| Interest rate spread | .72% | .77% | |||||||||
| Net interest income, fully taxable-equivalent basis | $2,177 | $2,085 | |||||||||
| Net interest margin, fully taxable-equivalent basis | 1.11% | 1.21% | |||||||||
| Tax-equivalent adjustment | (3) | (4) | |||||||||
| Net interest income, GAAP-basis | $2,174 | $2,081 | |||||||||
(1) Rates earned/paid on interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities include the impact of hedge activities associated with our asset and liability management activities where applicable.
(2) Reflects the impact of balance sheet netting under enforceable netting agreements of approxima tely $200.88 billion and$184.33 billion for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, compared to $137.77 billion and $131.40 billion for the same periods of 2023, respectively. Excluding the impact of netting, the average interest rates would be approximately 0.35% and 0.36% in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, compared to 0.19% and 0.22% in the same periods of 2023, respectively.
(3) Reflects the impact of balance sheet netting under enforceable netting agreements of approximately$6.47 billion for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, compared to $5.04 billion and $4.99 billion in the same periods of 2023, respectively. Excluding the impact of netting, the average interest rates would be approximately 5.15% and 5.21% in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, compared to 5.16% and 4.81% in the same periods of 2023, respectively.
(4) Average rate includes the impact of FX swap costs of approxima tely ($82) million and ($195) million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, compared to $24 million and $40 million for the same periods of 2023, respectively. Average rates for total interest-bearing deposits excluding the impact of FX swap costs were 3.52% in both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to 3.07% and 2.68% in the same periods of 2023, respectively.
(5) Total deposits averaged $225.48 billion and $221.77 billion for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, compared to $197.87 billion and $204.63 billion in the same periods of 2023, respectively.
(6) Reflects the impact of balance sheet netting under enforceable netting agreements of approxim ately $7.52 billion and $6.26 billion forthe three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, compared to $4.03 billion and $4.61 billion in the same periods of 2023, respectively. Excluding the impact of netting, the average interest rates would be approximately 5.15% and 5.72% in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, compared to 5.16% and 5.34% in the same periods of 2023, respectively.
Changes in the components of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities are discussed in more detail below. Additional information about the components of interest income and interest expense is provided in Note 14 to the consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q.
Average total interest-earning assets were$269.51 billion and $261.89 billion in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, compared to $222.49 billion and $230.61 billion in the same periods of 2023, respectively. The increase is primarily due to higher levels of client deposits and an increase in short-term wholesale funding and long-term debt.
Interest-bearing deposits with banks averaged $86.88 billion and $88.33 billion in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, compared to $62.51 billion and $69.55 billion in the same periods of 2023, respectively. These deposits primarily reflect our maintenance of cash balances at the Federal Reserve, the ECB and other non-U.S. central banks. The higher levels of average cash balances reflect higher levels of client deposits and funding levels.
Securities purchased under resale agreements averaged $6.99 billion and $6.56 billion in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, compared to $1.64 billion in both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, due to a shift to term repurchase agreements, which reduces our ability to net against resale agreement balances. Additionally, as a member of FICC, we may net securities sold under repurchase agreements against those purchased under resale agreements with counterparties that are also members of the clearing organization, when specific netting criteria are met. The impact of balance sheet netting was $200.88 billion and $184.33 billion on average in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, compared to $137.77 billion and $131.40 billion in the same periods of 2023, respectively, primarily driven by an increase in FICC repurchase agreement volumes.
We are a direct and sponsoring member of FICC. As a sponsoring member within FICC, we enter into repurchase and resale transactions in eligible securities with sponsored clients and with other FICC members and, pursuant to FICC Government Securities Division rules, submit, novate and net the transactions. We may sponsor clients to clear their eligible repurchase transactions with FICC, backed by our guarantee to FICC of the prompt and full payment and performance of our sponsored member clients’ respective obligations. We generally obtain a security interest from our sponsored clients in the high quality
securities collateral that they receive, which is designed to mitigate our potential exposure to FICC.
Additionally, as a member of certain industry clearing and settlement exchanges, we may be required to pay a pro rata share of the losses incurred by the organization and provide liquidity support in the event of the default of another member to the extent that the defaulting member’s clearing fund obligation and the prescribed loss allocation to FICC is depleted. It is difficult to estimate our maximum possible exposure under the membership agreement, since this would require an assessment of future claims that may be made against us that have not yet occurred. We did not record any liabilities under these arrangements as of both September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
Average investment securities were $107.36 billion and $104.60 billion in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, compared to $105.00 billion and $106.54 billion in the same periods of 2023, respectively. The increase in the three months ended September 30, 2024 relative to the prior year period was primarily driven by growth in U.S. Treasuries, partially offset by lower mortgage-backed and non-U.S. sovereign and supranational securities. The decrease in the nine months ended September 30, 2024 relative to the prior year period was primarily driven by runoff within our fixed-rate portfolio, primarily lower mortgage-backed and non-U.S. sovereign and supranational securities.
Average loans increased to $39.78 billion and $38.75 billion in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, from $34.53 billion and $34.10 billion in the same periods of 2023, respectively. Average core loans, which exclude overdrafts and highlight our efforts to grow our lending portfolio, averaged $36.28 billion and $35.21 billion in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, compared to $31.25 billion and $30.25 billion in the same periods of 2023, respectively. The increase is primarily due to growth in collateralized loan obligations in loan form and fund finance loans. Additional information about these loans is provided in Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q.
Average other interest-earning assets, largely associated with our prime services business, increased to $27.70 billion and $22.87 billionin the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, from $18.09 billion in both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, primarily driven by an increase in the level of cash collateral posted. Other interest-earning assets primarily reflects prime services assets where cash has been posted to borrow securities from lenders, which are then lent by us, as principal, to borrowers. This cash includes both cash from borrowers and cash utilized from our balance sheet, and is presented on a net basis on the balance sheet where we have enforceable netting agreements. Non-interest earning assets also includes a portion of our prime services assets where borrower-provided non-cash collateral has been utilized to borrow securities from lenders, which we subsequently loan, as principal, to borrowers; in this structure our investment portfolio securities are encumbered, but this is not reflected on the balance sheet. Combined with our prime services liabilities, revenue from these activities generates securities finance fee revenue as well as net interest income.
Average total interest-bearing deposits increased to $201.26 billion and $196.39 billion in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, from $169.15 billion and $171.53 billion in the same periods of 2023, respectively. The increase is driven by active engagement with our clients on deposit raising initiatives, rotation from non-interest bearing deposits and a reduction in the Federal Reserve’s overnight repurchase agreement activity. Future interest-bearing deposit levels will be influenced by the underlying asset servicing business, client behavior, the mix of interest-bearing and non-interest bearing deposits and market conditions, including the general levels of U.S. and non-U.S. interest rates.
Average other short-term borrowings increased to $13.64 billion and $11.68 billion in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, from $0.32 billion and $1.15 billion in the same periods of 2023, respectively, due to increased wholesale funding. The increase is driven by our effort to diversify our funding sources through relatively low-cost channels, to further support business growth.
Average long-term debt was $20.26 billion and $19.63 billion in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, compared to $18.12 billion and $16.91 billion in the same periods of 2023, respectively. These amounts reflect issuances, redemptions and maturities of senior and subordinated debt during the respective periods.
Average other interest-bearing liabilities, largely associated with our prime services business, were $5.24 billion and $4.81 billion in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, compared to $4.27 billion and $3.65 billion in the same periods of 2023, respectively. Other interest-bearing liabilities is primarily driven by cash received from our custody clients, which is presented on a net basis where we have enforceable netting agreements. Non-interest bearing liabilities also include a portion of our prime services liabilities
where client provided non-cash collateral has been received and we have rehypothecation rights. Securities received as collateral from our custody clients where we have no rehypothecation rights are used as a credit mitigant only and remain off balance sheet.
Several factors could affect future levels of NII and NIM, including the volume and mix of client deposits and funding sources; central bank actions; balance sheet management activities; changes in the level and slope of U.S. and non-U.S. interest rates; revised or proposed regulatory capital or liquidity standards, or interpretations of those standards; the yields earned on securities purchased compared to the yields earned on securities sold or matured; and changes in the type and amount of credit or other loans we extend.
Based on market conditions and other factors, including regulatory standards, we continue to reinvest the majority of the proceeds from pay-downs and maturities of investment securities in highly-rated U.S. and non-U.S. securities, such as federal agency MBS, sovereign debt securities and U.S. Treasury and agency securities. The pace at which we reinvest, and the types of investment securities purchased, will depend on the impact of market conditions, the implementation of regulatory standards, including interpretation of those standards and other factors over time. We expect these factors and the levels of global interest rates to impact our reinvestment program and future levels of NII and NIM.
Provision for Credit Losses
In the third quarter of 2024, we recorded a$26 million provision for credit losses, primarily reflecting an increase in loan loss reserves associated with certain commercial real estate and leveraged loans, combined with a change in macroeconomic factors. There was no provision for credit losses recorded in the third quarter of 2023.
Additional information is provided under “Loans” in "Financial Condition" in this Management's Discussion and Analysis and in Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q.
Table 15: Expenses, provides the breakout of expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the same periods of 2023. Total expenses increased 6% and 5%in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, compared to the same periods of 2023, as higher business investments, as well as revenue and performance-related costs, were partially offset by productivity savings from ongoing organizational simplification, process improvements and other initiatives, including from the joint venture consolidations in India.
| TABLE 15: EXPENSES | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Months Ended September 30, · % Change | ||||
| (Dollars in millions) · 2024 · 2023 | ||||
| Compensation and employee benefits | $1,134 | $1,082 | 5% | |
| Information systems and communications | 463 | 411 | 13 | |
| Transaction processing services | 255 | 241 | 6 | |
| Occupancy | 105 | 101 | 4 | |
| Amortization of other intangible assets | 56 | 60 | (7) | |
| Other: | ||||
| Professional services | 105 | 99 | 6 | |
| Other | 190 | 186 | 2 | |
| Total other | 295 | 285 | 4 | |
| Total expenses | $2,308 | $2,180 | 6 | |
| Number of employees at quarter-end | 52,566 | 42,352 | 24 | |
| Nine Months Ended September 30, · % Change | ||||
| (Dollars in millions) | 2024 | 2023 | ||
| Compensation and employee benefits | $3,485 | $3,497 | —% | |
| Information systems and communications | 1,349 | 1,230 | 10 | |
| Transaction processing services | 753 | 715 | 5 | |
| Occupancy | 314 | 298 | 5 | |
| Amortization of other intangible assets | 176 | 180 | (2) | |
| Other: | ||||
| Professional services | 326 | 315 | 3 | |
| Other | 687 | 526 | 31 | |
| Total other | 1,013 | 841 | 20 | |
| Total expenses | $7,090 | $6,761 | 5 | |
Compensation and employee benefits expenses increased 5% in the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the same period of 2023, mainly due to higher performance-based incentive compensation and employee benefits, partially offset by ongoing organizational simplification, process improvements and other initiatives, as well as net benefits from the joint venture consolidations in India. Compensation and employee benefits expenses were flat innine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the same period of 2023.
Total headcount increased 24% as of September 30, 2024 compared to September 30, 2023, primarily reflecting the consolidation of our two operations joint ventures in India, one in the fourth quarter of 2023 and the other in the second quarter of 2024. Headcount cost associated with the consolidation of those joint ventures was previously reflected in compensation and employee benefits expenses.
Inform ation systems and communications expenses increased 13% and 10% inthe three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, compared to the same periods of 2023, reflecting higher technology and infrastructure investments and the absence of episodic vendor credits, partially offset by optimization savings.
Transaction processing services expenses increased 6% and 5% inthe three and nine months
ended September 30, 2024, respectively, compared to the same periods of 2023, primarily due to higher revenue-related costs associated with sub-custody, broker fees and market data costs.
Occupancy expenses increased 4% and 5%in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, compared to the same periods of 2023, primarily driven by footprint expansion related to the joint venture consolidations in India, partially offset by footprint optimization and one-time vendor credits.
Amortization of other intangible assets decreased by 7% and 2% in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, compared to the same periods of 2023.
Other expe nses increased 4% in the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the same period of 2023, primarily due to professional services and travel costs. Other expenses increased 20% in the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the same period of 2023, primarily due to an increase to the 2023 FDIC special assessment in the first quarter of 2024, higher professional services, and higher sales, marketing and other fund related expenses.
Repositioning Charges
The following table presents aggregate activity for repositioning charges for the periods indicated:
| TABLE 16: RESTRUCTURING AND REPOSITIONING CHARGES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (In millions) | EmployeeRelated Costs | Real EstateActions | Total |
| Accrual Balance at December 31, 2022 | $83 | $5 | $88 |
| Payments and other adjustments | (14) | (1) | (15) |
| Accrual Balance at March 31, 2023 | 69 | 4 | 73 |
| Payments and other adjustments | (16) | (1) | (17) |
| Accrual Balance at June 30, 2023 | 53 | 3 | 56 |
| Payments and other adjustments | (12) | (2) | (14) |
| Accrual Balance at September 30, 2023 | $41 | $1 | $42 |
| Accrual Balance at December 31, 2023 | $207 | $1 | $208 |
| Payments and other adjustments | (19) | — | (19) |
| Accrual Balance at March 31, 2024 | 188 | 1 | 189 |
| Payments and other adjustments | (37) | — | (37) |
| Accrual Balance at June 30, 2024 | 151 | 1 | 152 |
| Payments and other adjustments | (17) | — | (17) |
| Accrual Balance at September 30, 2024 | $134 | $1 | $135 |
Income Tax Expense
Income tax expense was $195 million and $531 million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respecti vely, compared to $89 million and $381 million in the same periods of 2023, respectively. Our effective tax rate of 21.1% in thethree months ended September 30, 2024, increased from 17.4% in the same period of 2023, primarily due to the impact of the investment portfolio repositioning in the third quarter of 2023. Our effective tax rate of 21.8% in thenine months ended September 30, 2024, increased from 18.0% in the same period of 2023, primarily due to higher discrete tax benefits, and the impact of an investment portfolio repositioning in 2023.
LINE OF BUSINESS INFORMATION
Our operations are organized into two lines of business: Investment Servicing and Investment Management, which are defined based on products and services provided. 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.
Our Investment Servicing line of business provides a range of services to our clients. Through State Street Investment Services, State Street Global Markets and State Street Alpha, we provide investment services for institutional clients, including mutual funds, collective investment funds and other investment pools, corporate and public retirement plans, insurance companies, investment managers, foundations and endowments worldwide.
Products under the Investment Servicing line of business include: back office products such as custody, accounting, regulatory reporting, investor services, performance and analytics; middle office products such as investment book of record, transaction management, loans, cash, derivatives and collateral services, record keeping, client reporting and investment analytics; investment manager and alternative investment manager operations outsourcing; performance, risk and compliance analytics; financial data management to support institutional investors; foreign exchange, brokerage and other trading services; securities finance, including prime services products; and deposit and short-term investment facilities.
Our Investment Management line of business provides a broad range of investment management strategies and products for our clients through State Street Global Advisors. Our investment management strategies and products for equity, fixed income and cash assets, including core and enhanced indexing, multi-asset strategies, active quantitative and fundamental active capabilities and alternative investment strategies span the risk/reward spectrum
of these investment products. Our AUM is primarily weighted to indexed strategies. In addition, we provide a breadth of services and solutions, including ESG investing, defined benefit and defined contribution products, and Global Fiduciary Solutions. State Street Global Advisors is also a provider of ETFs, including the SPDR® ETF brand.
For additional information about our two lines of business, as well as the revenues, expenses and capital allocation methodologies associated with them, refer to "Lines of Business Information" included under Item 1, Business, in our 2023 Form 10-K and Note 17 to the consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q.
Investment Servicing
| TABLE 17: INVESTMENT SERVICING LINE OF BUSINESS RESULTS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in millions, except where otherwise noted) · Three Months Ended September 30, · % Change | ||||||
| 2024 · 2023 | ||||||
| Servicing fees | $1,266 | $1,234 | 3% | |||
| Foreign exchange trading services | 312 | 278 | 12 | |||
| Securities finance | 111 | 98 | 13 | |||
| Software and processing fees | 208 | 188 | 11 | |||
| Other fee revenue | 48 | 41 | nm | |||
| Total fee revenue | 1,945 | 1,839 | 6 | |||
| Net interest income | 716 | 620 | 15 | |||
| Total other income | 1 | — | nm | |||
| Total revenue | 2,662 | 2,459 | 8 | |||
| Provision for credit losses | 26 | — | nm | |||
| Total expenses | 1,891 | 1,798 | 5 | |||
| Income before income tax expense | $745 | $661 | 13 | |||
| Pre-tax margin | 28.0% | 26.9% | 110 | bps | ||
| (Dollars in millions, except where otherwise noted) | Nine Months Ended September 30, | % Change | ||||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||
| Servicing fees | $3,733 | $3,710 | 1% | |||
| Foreign exchange trading services | 924 | 875 | 6 | |||
| Securities finance | 302 | 310 | (3) | |||
| Software and processing fees | 629 | 574 | 10 | |||
| Other fee revenue | 127 | 124 | nm | |||
| Total fee revenue | 5,715 | 5,593 | 2 | |||
| Net interest income | 2,157 | 2,069 | 4 | |||
| Total other income | 1 | — | nm | |||
| Total revenue | 7,873 | 7,662 | 3 | |||
| Provision for credit losses | 63 | 26 | nm | |||
| Total expenses | 5,734 | 5,626 | 2 | |||
| Income before income tax expense | $2,076 | $2,010 | 3 | |||
| Pre-tax margin | 26.4% | 26.2% | 20 | bps | ||
Servicing Fees
Servicing fees, as presented in Table 17: Investment Servicing Line of Business Results, increased 3%in the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the same period of 2023, as higher average market levels and net new business, excluding a previously disclosed client transition, were partially offset by pricing headwinds, a previously disclosed client transition and lower client activity, including asset mix shift. Servicing fees increased 1% in the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the same period of 2023.
For additional information about servicing fees and the impact of worldwide equity and fixed-income valuations on our fee revenue, as well as other key drivers of our servicing fee revenue, refer to "Fee Revenue" in "Consolidated Results of Operations" included in this Management's Discussion and Analysis.
Total expenses for Investment Servicing increased 5%and 2% in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, compared to the same periods of 2023, as higher business investments, as well as revenue and performance-related costs, were partially offset by productivity savings from ongoing organizational simplification, process improvements and other initiatives, including from the joint venture consolidations in India. Seasonal deferred incentive compensation expense and payroll taxes were $115 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $132 million in the same period of 2023. Additional information about expenses is provided under "Expenses" in "Consolidated Results of Operations" included in this Management's Discussion and Analysis.
Investment Management
| TABLE 18: INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LINE OF BUSINESS RESULTS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in millions, except where otherwise noted) · Three Months Ended September 30, · % Change | ||||||
| 2024 · 2023 | ||||||
| Management fees(1) | $527 | $479 | 10% | |||
| Foreign exchange trading services(2) | 47 | 35 | 34 | |||
| Securities finance | 5 | 5 | — | |||
| Other fee revenue(3) | 11 | 3 | nm | |||
| Total fee revenue | 590 | 522 | 13 | |||
| Net interest income | 7 | 4 | 75 | |||
| Total revenue | 597 | 526 | 13 | |||
| Total expenses | 417 | 379 | 10 | |||
| Income before income tax expense | $180 | $147 | 22 | |||
| Pre-tax margin | 30.2% | 27.9% | 230 | bps | ||
| (Dollars in millions, except where otherwise noted) | Nine Months Ended September 30, | % Change | ||||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||
| Management fees(1) | $1,548 | $1,397 | 11% | |||
| Foreign exchange trading services(2) | 102 | 83 | 23 | |||
| Securities finance | 18 | 19 | (5) | |||
| Other fee revenue(3) | 30 | 23 | 30 | |||
| Total fee revenue | 1,698 | 1,522 | 12 | |||
| Net interest income | 17 | 12 | 42 | |||
| Total revenue | 1,715 | 1,534 | 12 | |||
| Total expenses | 1,225 | 1,126 | 9 | |||
| Income before income tax expense | $490 | $408 | 20 | |||
| Pre-tax margin | 28.6% | 26.6% | 200 | bps | ||
(1)Includes revenues from SPDR® Gold Shares and SPDR® Gold MiniSharesSM Trust AUM where we are not the investment manager but act as the marketing agent.
(2) Includes revenue for reimbursements received for certain ETFs associated with State Street Global Advisors where we act as the distribution and marketing agent.
(3) Includes other revenue items that are primarily driven by equity market movements.
Investment Management total revenue increased 13% and 12% inthe three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, compared to the same periods of 2023.
Management Fees
Management fees increased 10% and 11% in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, compared to the same periods of 2023, primarily due to higher average market levels.
For additional information about the impact of worldwide equity and fixed-income valuations, as well as other key drivers of our management fees revenue, refer to "Fee Revenue" in "Consolidated Results of Operations" included in this Management's Discussion and Analysis.
Total expenses for Investment Management increased 10% and 9% in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, compared to the same periods of 2023, reflecting higher revenue-related fund expenses, performance based incentive compensation, and salaries and employee benefits. Seasonal deferred incentive compensation expense and payroll taxes were $47 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $49 million in the same period of 2023.
Additional information about expenses is provided under "Expenses" in "Consolidated Results of Operations" included in this Management's Discussion and Analysis.
For additional information about our two lines of business, as well as the revenues, expenses and capital allocation methodologies associated with them, refer to Note 17 to the consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q.
FINANCIAL CONDITION
The structure of our consolidated statement of condition is primarily driven by the liabilities generated by our Investment Servicing and Investment Management lines of business. Our clients' needs and our operating objectives determine the volume, mix and currency denomination of our assets and liabilities. As our clients execute their worldwide cash management and investment activities, they utilize deposits and short-term investments that constitute the majority of our liabilities. These liabilities are generally in the form of interest-bearing transaction account deposits, which are denominated in a variety of currencies; non-interest-bearing demand deposits; and repurchase agreements, which generally serve as short-term investment alternatives for our clients.
Deposits and other liabilities resulting from client initiated transactions are invested in assets that generally have contractual maturities significantly longer than our liabilities; however, we evaluate the operational nature of our deposits and seek to maintain appropriate short-term liquidity of those liabilities that are not operational in nature and maintain longer-termed assets for our operational deposits. Our assets consist primarily of securities held in our AFS or HTM portfolios and short-duration financial instruments, such as interest-bearing deposits with banks and securities purchased under resale agreements. The actual mix of assets is determined by the characteristics of the client liabilities and our desire to maintain a well-diversified portfolio of high-quality assets.
Investment Securities
| TABLE 19: CARRYING VALUES OF INVESTMENT SECURITIES | ||
|---|---|---|
| (In millions) | September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 |
| Available-for-sale: | ||
| U.S. Treasury and federal agencies: | ||
| Direct obligations | $19,124 | $8,301 |
| Mortgage-backed securities(1) | 11,260 | 10,755 |
| Total U.S. Treasury and federal agencies | 30,384 | 19,056 |
| Non-U.S. debt securities: | ||
| Mortgage-backed securities | 2,537 | 1,857 |
| Asset-backed securities(2) | 2,293 | 2,137 |
| Non-U.S. sovereign, supranational and non-U.S. agency | 15,289 | 15,100 |
| Other(3) | 2,896 | 2,735 |
| Total non-U.S. debt securities | 23,015 | 21,829 |
| Asset-backed securities: | ||
| Student loans(4) | 93 | 114 |
| Collateralized loan obligations(5) | 3,058 | 2,527 |
| Non-agency CMBS and RMBS(6) | 5 | 249 |
| Other | 91 | 90 |
| Total asset-backed securities | 3,247 | 2,980 |
| State and political subdivisions | 151 | 355 |
| Other U.S. debt securities(7) | 56 | 306 |
| Total available-for-sale securities(8)(9) | $56,853 | $44,526 |
| Held-to-maturity: | ||
| U.S. Treasury and federal agencies: | ||
| Direct obligations | $5,589 | $8,584 |
| Mortgage-backed securities(10) | 36,951 | 39,472 |
| Total U.S. Treasury and federal agencies | 42,540 | 48,056 |
| Non-U.S. debt securities: | ||
| Non-U.S. sovereign, supranational and non-U.S. agency | 4,332 | 5,757 |
| Total non-U.S. debt securities | 4,332 | 5,757 |
| Asset-backed securities: | ||
| Student loans(4) | 2,605 | 3,298 |
| Non-agency CMBS and RMBS(11) | — | 6 |
| Total asset-backed securities | 2,605 | 3,304 |
| Total held-to-maturity securities(8)(12) | $49,477 | $57,117 |
(1) As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the total fair value included $4.81 billion and $5.54 billion, respectively, of agency CMBS and $6.45 billion and $5.21 billion, respectively, of agency MBS.
(2) As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the fair value includes non-U.S. collateralized loan obligations of $0.89 billion and $1.02 billion, respectively.
(3)As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the fair value includes non-U.S. corporate bonds of $2.59 billion and $2.36 billion, respectively.
(4) Primarily comprised of securities guaranteed by the federal government with respect to at least 97% of defaulted principal and accrued interest on the underlying loans.
(5)Excludes collateralized loan obligations in loan form. Refer to Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q for additional information.
(6) Consists entirely of non-agency RMBS as of September 30, 2024 and entirely of non-agency CMBS as of December 31, 2023.
(7) As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the fair value of U.S. corporate bonds was $0.06 billion and $0.31 billion, respectively.
(8) An immaterial amount of accrued interest related to HTM and AFS investment securities was excluded from the amortized cost basis for the period ended September 30, 2024.
(9) As of both September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, we had no allowance for credit losses on AFS investment securities.
(10) As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the total amortized cost included $5.19 billion and $5.23 billion of agency CMBS, respectively.
(11) Consists entirely of non-agency RMBS as of December 31, 2023.
(12) As of both September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the allowance for credit losses on HTM investment securities was $1 million.
Additional information about our investment securities portfolio is provided in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q.
We manage our investment securities portfolio by taking into consideration the interest rate and duration characteristics of our client liabilities along with the context of the overall structure of our consolidated statement of condition, 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 statement of condition.
Average duration of our investment securities portfolio, including the impact of hedges, was 2.5 years and 2.7 years as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.
Approximately 97% and 96% of the carrying value of the portfolio was rated “AA” or higher as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, as follows:
| TABLE 20: INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO BY EXTERNAL CREDIT RATING | ||
|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |
| AAA(1) | 88% | 85% |
| AA | 9 | 11 |
| A | 2 | 2 |
| BBB | 1 | 2 |
| 100% | 100% | |
(1)Includes U.S. Treasury and federal agency securities that are split-rated, “AAA” by Moody’s Investors Service and “AA+” by Standard & Poor’s and also includes Agency MBS securities which are not explicitly rated, but which have an explicit or assumed guarantee from the U.S. government.
The following table presents the diversification of the investment portfolio with respect to asset class composition as of both September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
| TABLE 21: INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO BY ASSET CLASS | ||
|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |
| U.S. Agency Mortgage-backed securities | 36% | 39% |
| U.S. Treasuries | 23 | 17 |
| Non-U.S. sovereign, supranational and non-U.S. agency | 19 | 20 |
| Asset-backed securities | 10 | 10 |
| Other credit | 12 | 14 |
| 100% | 100% | |
Non-U.S. Debt Securities
Approximately 26% and 27% of the aggregate carrying value of our investment securities portfolio was non-U.S. debt securities as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.
| TABLE 22: NON-U.S. DEBT SECURITIES(1) | ||
|---|---|---|
| (In millions) | September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 |
| Available-for-sale: | ||
| Canada | $3,484 | $4,020 |
| United Kingdom | 2,642 | 2,141 |
| Australia | 2,026 | 1,833 |
| France | 1,753 | 1,386 |
| Germany | 1,240 | 1,389 |
| Netherlands | 605 | 690 |
| Austria | 388 | 339 |
| Italy | 347 | 412 |
| Hong Kong | 275 | — |
| Sweden | 275 | 270 |
| Finland | 273 | 141 |
| Spain | 262 | 230 |
| Mexico | 233 | — |
| Brazil | 215 | 257 |
| Republic of Korea | 190 | 223 |
| Singapore | 124 | 249 |
| Denmark | 120 | 95 |
| Japan | 120 | 769 |
| Other(2) | 8,443 | 7,385 |
| Total | $23,015 | $21,829 |
| Held-to-maturity: | ||
| Ireland | $432 | $440 |
| Spain | 431 | 805 |
| Belgium | 273 | 459 |
| France | 222 | 524 |
| Germany | 216 | 212 |
| Austria | 151 | 150 |
| Finland | 134 | 131 |
| Canada | 114 | 112 |
| Singapore | — | 3 |
| Netherlands | — | 177 |
| Other(2) | 2,359 | 2,744 |
| Total | $4,332 | $5,757 |
(1)Geography is determined primarily based on the domicile of collateral or issuer.
(2) As of September 30, 2024, other non-U.S. investments include $8.13 billion of supranational bonds in AFS securities and $2.36 billion of supranational bonds in HTM securities.
Approximately 89% and 86% of the aggregate carrying value of these non-U.S. debt securities was rated “AAA” or “AA” as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. The majority of these securities comprised senior positions within the security structures; these positions have a level of protection provided through subordination and other forms of credit protection. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, approximately 33% and 28%, respectively, of the aggregate carrying value of these non-U.S. debt securities was floating-rate.
As of September 30, 2024, our non-U.S. debt securities had an average market-to-book ratio of 100.2%, and an aggregate pre-tax net unrealized gain of $55 million, consisting of gross unrealized gains of $175 million and gross unrealized losses of $120 million. These unrealized amounts included:
a pre-tax net unrealized gain of $123 million, consisting of gross unrealized gains of $166 million and gross unrealized losses of $43 million, associated with non-U.S. AFS debt securities; and
a pre-tax net unrealized loss of $68 million, consisting of gross unrealized gains of $9 million and gross unrealized losses of $77 million, associated with non-U.S. HTM debt securities.
As of September 30, 2024, the underlying collateral for non-U.S. MBS and ABS primarily included mortgages in Australia, the U.K., the Netherlands and Italy. The securities listed under “Canada” were composed of Canadian government securities, corporate debt, covered bonds and non-U.S. agency securities. The securities listed under “France” were composed of sovereign bonds, corporate debt, covered bonds, ABS and non-U.S. agency securities. The securities listed under “Germany” were composed of non-U.S. agency securities, ABS and corporate debt.
Municipal Obligations
We carried approximately $0.15 billion of municipal securities classified as state and political subdivisions in our investment securities portfolio as of September 30, 2024, as shown in Table 19: Carrying Values of Investment Securities, all of which were classified as AFS. As of September 30, 2024, we also provided approximately $5.33 billion of credit and liquidity facilities to municipal issuers.
| TABLE 23: STATE AND MUNICIPAL OBLIGORS(1) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in millions) | Total MunicipalSecurities | Credit and Liquidity Facilities(2) | Total | % of Total MunicipalExposure |
| State of Issuer: | ||||
| Texas | $69 | $2,054 | $2,123 | 39% |
| New York | 4 | 1,676 | 1,680 | 31 |
| California | 25 | 610 | 635 | 12 |
| Total | $98 | $4,340 | $4,438 | |
| State of Issuer: | ||||
| Texas | $112 | $2,387 | $2,499 | 37% |
| New York | 25 | 1,687 | 1,712 | 25 |
| California | 28 | 1,082 | 1,110 | 16 |
| Total | $165 | $5,156 | $5,321 | |
(1) Represented 5% or more of our aggregate municipal credit exposure of approximately $5.48 billion and $6.80 billion across our businesses as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.
(2)Includes municipal loans which are also presented within Table 24: U.S. and Non-U.S. Loans.
Our aggregate municipal securities exposure presented in Table 23: State and Municipal Obligors, was concentrated primarily with highly-rated counterparties, with approximately 97% of the obligors rated “AA” or higher as of September 30, 2024. As of that date, approximately 79% and 20% of our aggregate municipal securities exposure was associated with general obligation and revenue bonds, respectively. The portfolios are also diversified geographically, with the states that represent our largest exposures widely dispersed across the U.S.
Additional information with respect to our assessment of the allowance for credit losses on debt securities and impairment of AFS securities is provided in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q.
Loans
| TABLE 24: U.S. AND NON-U.S. LOANS | ||
|---|---|---|
| (In millions) | September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 |
| Domestic(1): | ||
| Commercial and financial: | ||
| Fund finance(2) | $14,676 | $13,697 |
| Leveraged loans | 2,708 | 2,412 |
| Overdrafts | 1,738 | 1,225 |
| Collateralized loan obligations in loan form | 50 | 150 |
| Other(3) | 2,846 | 2,512 |
| Commercial real estate | 2,856 | 3,069 |
| Total domestic | $24,874 | $23,065 |
| Foreign(1): | ||
| Commercial and financial: | ||
| Fund finance(2) | $6,369 | $4,956 |
| Leveraged loans | 1,142 | 1,194 |
| Overdrafts | 1,758 | 1,047 |
| Collateralized loan obligations in loan form | 7,818 | 6,369 |
| Total foreign | 17,087 | 13,566 |
| Total loans(4) | 41,961 | 36,631 |
| Allowance for loan losses | (162) | (135) |
| Loans, net of allowance | $41,799 | $36,496 |
(1)Domestic and foreign categorization is based on the borrower’s country of domicile.
(2)Fund finance loans include primarily $10.83 billion private equity capital call finance loans, $7.44 billion loans to real money funds and $1.48 billion loans to business development companies as of September 30, 2024, compared to $9.69 billion private equity capital call finance loans, $6.63 billion loans to real money funds and $1.05 billion loans to business development companies as of December 31, 2023.
(3)Includes $2.61 billion securities finance loans and $236 million loans to municipalities as of September 30, 2024 and $2.23 billion securities finance loans, $276 million loans to municipalities and $5 million other loans as of December 31, 2023.
(4) As of September 30, 2024, excluding overdrafts, floating rate loans totaled $35.67 billion and fixed rate loans totaled $2.79 billion. We have entered into interest rate swap agreements to hedge the forecasted cash flows associated with EURIBOR indexed floating-rate loans. See Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements in our 2023 Form 10-K for additional details.
We sold $9 million of total loans, which consisted entirely of leveraged loans, in the third quarter of 2024.
We had binding unfunded commitments as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 of $146 million and $121 million, respectively, to participate in syndications of leveraged loans. Additional information about these unfunded commitments is provided in Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q.
These leveraged loans, which are primarily rated “speculative” under our internal risk-rating framework (refer to Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q), are externally rated “BBB,” “BB” or “B,” with approximately 92% of the loans rated “BB” or “B” as of both September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023. Our investment strategy involves generally limiting our investment to larger, more liquid credits underwritten by major global financial institutions, applying our internal credit analysis process to each potential investment and diversifying our exposure by counterparty and industry segment. However, these loans have significant exposure to credit losses relative to higher-rated loans in our portfolio.
As of September 30, 2024, the commercial real estate portfolio consists of, by asset class, approximately 38% multifamily residential, 36% office buildings and 26% other asset classes, and the portfolio does not have any construction exposure. Additionally, as of September 30, 2024, the commercial real estate loans are on properties located in multiple markets across the United States, with no significant concentrations (New York Metro is the largest concentration at approximately 17%). Despite not having a significant concentration in any one market, a material decline in real estate markets or economic conditions could negatively impact the value or performance of one or more individual properties, which could adversely impact timely loan repayment, which may result in increased provisions for credit losses. We observed these effects in certain commercial real estate loans during the third quarter of 2024, resulting in additional provisions for credit losses. Were conditions, or our evaluation of conditions, in those or other markets to worsen during the remainder of 2024 or subsequent periods, we may increase our allowance for credit losses during those periods.
Additional information about all of our loan segments, as well as underlying classes, is provided in Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q.
| TABLE 25: ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||
| (In millions) | 2024 | 2023 |
| Allowance for credit losses: | ||
| Beginning balance | $150 | $121 |
| Provision for credit losses (funded commitments)(1) | 69 | 35 |
| Provisions for credit losses (unfunded commitments) | (6) | (9) |
| Charge-offs(2) | (42) | (13) |
| Ending balance | $171 | $134 |
(1) The provision for credit losses is primarily related to commercial real estate and leveraged loans.
(2) The charge-offs are primarily related to leveraged loans and a commercial real estate loan.
As of September 30, 2024, the allowance for credit losses increased $21 million compared to December 31, 2023, reflecting provision for credit losses of $63 million primarily due to an increase in loan loss reserves associated with certain commercial real estate and leveraged loans, partially offset by charge-offs of $42 million, largely related to a single property in the commercial real estate portfolio and certain leveraged loans.
As of September 30, 2024, approximately $68 million of our allowance for credit losses was related to leveraged loans included in the commercial and financial segment compared to $72 million as of December 31, 2023. In addition, $90 million and $60 million as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, was related to certain commercial real estate loans. The remaining $13 million and $18 million as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, was related to other loans, off-balance sheet commitments, interest-bearing deposits with banks and other financial assets held at amortized cost, including investment securities. As of September 30, 2024, the allowance for credit losses represented 0.4% of total loans.
As our view on current and future economic conditions changes, our allowance for credit losses related to these loans may be impacted through a change to the provisions for credit losses, reflecting factors such as credit migration within our loan portfolio, as well as changes in management's economic outlook.
Additional information with respect to the allowance for credit losses is provided in Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q.
Risk Management
In the normal course of our business activities, we are exposed to a variety of risks, some that are inherent in the financial services industry, and others that are more specific to our business activities. Our risk management framework focuses on material risks, which include the following:
credit and counterparty risk;
liquidity risk, including funding and management;
operational risk;
information technology risk;
operational resiliency risk;
market risk associated with our trading activities;
market risk associated with our non-trading activities, referred to as asset and liability management, consisting primarily of interest rate risk;
model risk;
strategic risk; and
reputational, compliance, fiduciary and business conduct risk.
Many of these risks, as well as certain factors underlying each of them, could affect our businesses and our consolidated financial statements, and are discussed in detail on pages 24 to 53 included under Item 1A, Risk Factors, in our 2023 Form 10-K.
For additional information about our risk management, including our risk appetite framework and risk governance committee structure, refer to pages 84 to 89 included under Item 7, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, Risk Management, in our 2023 Form 10-K.
Credit and Counterparty Risk Management
We define credit risk as the risk of financial loss if a counterparty, borrower or obligor, collectively referred to as a counterparty, is either unable or unwilling to repay borrowings or settle a transaction in accordance with underlying contractual terms. We assume credit risk in our traditional non-trading lending activities, such as overdrafts, loans and contingent commitments, in our investment securities portfolio, where recourse to a counterparty exists, and in our direct and indirect trading activities, such as securities purchased under a resale agreement, principal securities lending and FX and indemnified agency securities lending. We also assume credit risk in our day-to-day treasury and securities and other settlement operations, in the form of deposit placements and other cash balances, with central banks or private sector institutions and fees receivables.
We record an allowance for credit losses related to certain on-balance sheet credit exposures, including our financial assets held at amortized cost, as well as certain off-balance sheet credit exposures, including unfunded commitments and letters of credit. Review and evaluation of the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses is ongoing throughout the year, but occurs at least quarterly, and is based, among other factors, on our evaluation of the level of risk in the portfolio and the estimated effects of our forecasts on our counterparties. We utilize multiple economic scenarios, consisting of a baseline, upside and downside scenarios, to develop our forecast of expected losses.
In the third quarter of 2024, the allowance estimate reflected an increase in loan loss reserves associated with certain commercial real estate and leveraged loans, combined with a change in macroeconomic factors. Allowance estimates are subject to uncertainties, including those inherent in our model and economic assumptions, and management may use qualitative adjustments. If future data and forecasts deviate relative to the forecasts utilized to determine our allowance for credit losses as of September 30, 2024, or if credit risk migration is higher or lower than forecasted for reasons independent of the economic forecast, our allowance for credit losses will also change.
Additional information about the allowance for credit losses is provided in Notes 3 and 4 to the consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q.
For additional information about our credit risk management framework, including our core policies and principles, structure and organization, credit ratings, risk parameter estimates, credit risk mitigation, credit limits, reporting, monitoring and controls, refer to pages 90 to 94 included under Item 7, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, Credit Risk Management, in our 2023 Form 10-K.
Liquidity Risk Management
Our liquidity framework contemplates areas of potential risk to our liquidity based on our activities, size and other appropriate risk-related factors. In managing liquidity risk, we employ limits, maintain established metrics and early warning indicators and perform routine stress testing to identify potential liquidity needs. This process involves the evaluation of a combination of internal and external scenarios which assist us in measuring our liquidity position and in identifying potential increases in cash needs or decreases in available sources of cash, as well as the potential impairment of our ability to access the global capital markets.
We manage our liquidity on a global, consolidated basis as well as on a stand-alone basis at our Parent Company and at certain branches and subsidiaries of State Street Bank. State Street Bank generally has access to markets and funding sources limited to banks, such as the federal funds market, the Federal Reserve's discount window and the Bank Term Funding Program. The Parent Company is managed to a more conservative liquidity profile, reflecting narrower market access. Additionally, the Parent Company typically holds, or has direct access to, primarily through SSIF, a direct subsidiary of the Parent Company, and the support agreement, as discussed in the "Uses of Liquidity" section of this Management's Discussion and Analysis, enough cash and equivalents intended to meet its current debt maturities and other cash needs, as well as those projected over the next twelve-month period. Reference our SPOE Strategy as discussed in the "Uses of Liquidity" section of this Management's Discussion and Analysis. Absent financial distress at the Parent Company, the liquid assets available at SSIF continue to be available to the Parent Company. As of September 30, 2024, our Parent Company and State Street Bank had approximately$2.28 billion of senior notes or subordinated debentures outstanding that will mature in the next twelve months.
As a systemically important financial institution, our liquidity risk management activities are subject to heightened and evolving regulatory requirements, including interpretations of those requirements, under specific U.S. and international regulations and also resulting from published and unpublished guidance, supervisory activities, such as stress tests, resolution planning, examinations and other regulatory interactions. Satisfaction of these requirements could, in some cases, result in changes in the composition of our investment portfolio, reduced NII or NIM, a reduction in the level of certain business activities or modifications to the way in which we deliver our products and services. If we fail to meet regulatory requirements to the satisfaction of our regulators, we could receive negative regulatory stress test results, incur a resolution plan deficiency or determination of a non-credible resolution plan or otherwise receive an adverse regulatory finding. Our efforts to satisfy, or our failure to satisfy, these regulatory requirements could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.
For additional information on our liquidity risk management, as well as liquidity metrics, refer to pages 94 to 99 included under Item 7, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, Liquidity Risk Management, in our 2023 Form 10-K. For additional information on our liquidity ratios, including LCR and NSFR, refer to
page 15 and 16 included under Item 1, Business, in our 2023 Form 10-K.
Asset Liquidity
Central to the management of our liquidity is asset liquidity, which consists primarily of HQLA. HQLA is the amount of liquid assets that qualify for inclusion in the LCR. As a banking organization, we are subject to a minimum LCR under the LCR rule approved by U.S. banking regulators. The LCR is intended to promote the short-term resilience of internationally active banking organizations, like us, to improve the banking industry's ability to absorb shocks arising from market stress over a 30 calendar day period and improve the measurement and management of liquidity risk. The LCR measures an institution’s HQLA against its net cash outflows. HQLA primarily consists of unencumbered cash and certain high quality liquid securities that qualify for inclusion under the LCR rule. Net cash outflows are measured as prescribed under the LCR rule which provides a significant benefit for deposits classified as operational. We report the LCR to the Federal Reserve daily. For the quarters ended September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, average daily LCR for the Parent Company was 107% and 106%, respectively. The impact of higher deposits on the Parent Company's LCR is limited by a cap, known as the transferability restriction, on the HQLA from State Street Bank that can be recognized at the Parent Company as defined in the U.S. LCR Final Rule. This restriction limits the HQLA used in the calculation of the Parent Company's LCR to the amount of net cash outflows of its principal banking subsidiary (State Street Bank). The average HQLA, post-prescribed haircuts for the Parent Company under the LCR final rule definition was$140.98 billion for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 compared to $128.96 billion for the quarter ended December 31, 2023, primarily due to an increase in client deposits relative to the prior period. For the quarters ended September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 the LCR for State Street Bank was approximately 129% and 122%, respectively.
In addition, we are subject to the final rule issued by the U.S. banking agencies implementing the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision's (BCBS's) NSFR in the U.S. which became effective on July 1, 2021. The final rule requires large banking organizations to maintain an amount of available stable funding, which is a weighted measure of a company’s funding sources over a one-year time horizon, calculated by applying standardized weightings to the company’s equity and liabilities based on their expected stability. The amount of stable funding can be no less than the amount of required stable funding, which is calculated by applying standardized weightings to assets, derivatives exposures and certain other items based on their liquidity characteristics. As a U.S. G-SIB, we are required to maintain an NSFR that is equal to or greater than 100%. Pursuant to the BCBS's NSFR final rule, as a subsidiary of a U.S. G-SIB, State Street Bank is similarly required to maintain an NSFR that is equal to or greater than 100%. As of September 30, 2024, both the Parent Company's and State Street Bank's NSFR was above the 100% minimum NSFR requirement.
We maintained average cash balances in excess of regulatory requirements governing deposits with the Federal Reserve, the ECB and other non-U.S. central banks of approximately$84.25 billion for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, compared to $69.28 billion for the quarter ended December 31, 2023. The higher levels of average cash balances with central banks reflect higher levels of client deposits.
Liquid securities carried in our asset liquidity include securities pledged without corresponding advances from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (FRBB), the FHLB, and other non-U.S. central banks. State Street Bank is a member of the FHLB. This membership allows for advances of liquidity in varying terms against high-quality collateral, which helps facilitate asset-and-liability management.
Access to primary, intraday and contingent liquidity provided by these utilities is an important source of contingent liquidity with utilization subject to underlying conditions. As of September 30, 2024, we had no outstanding primary credit borrowings from the FRBB discount window, $4.00 billion outstanding of Bank Term Funding Program and $6.00 billion outstanding of FHLB funding. As of December 31, 2023, we had no outstanding primary credit borrowings from the FRBB discount window, $1 billion outstanding of Bank Term Funding Program and $2.5 billion outstanding borrowings from the FHLB. These outstanding borrowings have initial maturities of twelve months and are recorded in other short-term borrowings in the consolidated statement of condition.
In addition to the investment securities included in our asset liquidity, we have other unencumbered investment securities and certain loans that we can pledge as collateral to access these various facilities. These additional assets are available sources of liquidity, although not as rapidly deployed as those included in our LCR asset liquidity.
The average fair value of total unencumbered securities was$65.64 billion for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, compared to $76.86 billion for the quarter ended December 31, 2023.
Uses of Liquidity
Significant uses of our liquidity could result from the following: withdrawals of client deposits; draw-
downs by our custody clients of lines of credit; advances to clients to settle securities transactions; increases in our investment and loan portfolios; or other permitted purposes. Such circumstances would generally arise under stress conditions including deterioration in credit ratings. A recurring use of our liquidity involves our deployment of HQLA from our investment portfolio to post collateral to financial institutions serving as sources of securities under our prime services program.
We had unfunded commitments to extend credit with gross contractual amounts totaling $33.19 billion and $34.20 billion and standby letters of credit totaling $0.98 billion and $1.51 billion as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. These amounts do not reflect the value of any collateral. As of September 30, 2024, approximately 76% of our unfunded commitments to extend credit and 23% of our standby letters of credit expire within one year. Since many of our commitments are expected to expire or renew without being drawn upon, the gross contractual amounts do not necessarily represent our future cash requirements.
Recovery and Resolution Planning
Under Section 165(d) of the Dodd-Frank Act, we are required to submit a resolution plan on a biennial basis jointly to the Federal Reserve and the FDIC (the Agencies). The purpose of our resolution plan is to describe our preferred resolution strategy and to demonstrate that we have the resources and capabilities to execute on that strategy in the event of major financial distress. Through resolution planning, we seek to maintain our role as a key infrastructure provider within the financial system, while minimizing risk to the financial system.
The final rule published on November 1, 2019 requires U.S. G-SIBs to file a full resolution plan and a targeted resolution plan on an alternating basis in the relevant submission years. We submitted the 2023 165(d) resolution plan as required by July 1, 2023. Feedback letters from the Agencies on the results of the 2023 plan submissions were released to each of the U.S. GSIBs on June 21, 2024. We have no identified shortcomings or deficiencies. Our next 165(d) resolution plan submission to the Agencies is due by July 1, 2025.
In the event of material financial distress, our preferred resolution strategy is the SPOE Strategy. The SPOE Strategy provides that prior to the bankruptcy of the Parent Company and pursuant to a support agreement among the Parent Company, SSIF (a direct subsidiary of the Parent Company), our Beneficiary Entities (as defined below) and certain of our other entities, SSIF is obligated, up to its available resources, to recapitalize and/or provide liquidity to
State Street Bank and the other entities benefiting from such capital and/or liquidity support (collectively with State Street Bank, “Beneficiary Entities”), in amounts designed to prevent the Beneficiary Entities from themselves entering into resolution proceedings. Following the recapitalization of, or provision of liquidity to the Beneficiary Entities, the Parent Company would enter into a bankruptcy proceeding under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. The Beneficiary Entities and our other subsidiaries would be transferred to a newly organized holding company held by a reorganization trust for the benefit of the Parent Company’s claimants.
Under the support agreement, the Parent Company has pre-funded SSIF by contributing certain of its assets (primarily its liquid assets, cash deposits, investments in intercompany debt, investments in marketable securities and other cash and non-cash equivalent investments) to SSIF at the time it entered into the support agreement and continues to contribute such assets, to the extent available, on an on-going basis. In consideration for these contributions, SSIF has agreed in the support agreement to provide capital and liquidity support to the Parent Company and all of the Beneficiary Entities in accordance with the Parent Company’s capital and liquidity policies. Under the support agreement, the Parent Company is only permitted to retain cash needed to meet its upcoming obligations and to fund expected expenses during a potential bankruptcy proceeding. SSIF has provided the Parent Company with a committed credit line and issued (and may issue) one or more promissory notes to the Parent Company (the Parent Company Funding Notes) that together are intended to allow the Parent Company to continue to meet its obligations throughout the period prior to the occurrence of a "Recapitalization Event", which is defined under the support agreement as the earlier occurrence of: (1) one or more capital and liquidity thresholds being breached or (2) the authorization by the Parent Company's Board of Directors for the Parent Company to commence bankruptcy proceedings. The support agreement does not obligate SSIF to maintain any specific level of resources and SSIF may not have sufficient resources to implement the SPOE Strategy.
In the event a Recapitalization Event occurs, the obligations outstanding under the Parent Company Funding Notes would automatically convert into or be exchanged for capital contributed to SSIF. The obligations of the Parent Company and SSIF under the support agreement are secured through a security agreement that grants a lien on the assets that the Parent Company and SSIF would use to fulfill their obligations under the support agreement to the Beneficiary Entities. SSIF is a distinct legal entity
separate from the Parent Company and the Parent Company’s other affiliates.
In accordance with our policies, we are required to monitor, on an ongoing basis, the capital and liquidity needs of State Street Bank and our other Beneficiary Entities. To support this process, we have established a trigger framework that identifies key actions that would need to be taken or decisions that would need to be made if certain events tied to our financial condition occur. The trigger thresholds are set at levels intended to provide for the availability of sufficient capital and liquidity to enable an orderly resolution without extraordinary government support that results in us emerging from resolution as a stabilized institution with market confidence restored.
Upon the occurrence of a Recapitalization Event: (1) SSIF would not be authorized to provide any further liquidity to the Parent Company; (2) the Parent Company would be required to contribute to SSIF any remaining assets it is required to contribute to SSIF under the support agreement, (which specifically exclude amounts designated to fund expected expenses during a potential bankruptcy proceeding); (3) SSIF would be required to provide capital and liquidity support to the Beneficiary Entities to support such entities’ continued operation to the extent of its available resources and consistent with the support agreement; and (4) the Parent Company would be expected to commence Chapter 11 proceedings under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. No person or entity, other than a party to the support agreement, should rely on any of our affiliates being or remaining a Beneficiary Entity or receiving capital or liquidity support pursuant to the support agreement, including in evaluating any of our entities from a creditor's perspective or determining whether to enter into a contractual relationship with any of our entities.
State Street Bank is also required to submit periodically to the FDIC a plan for resolution in the event of its failure, referred to as an IDI plan. We submitted our last IDI plan by December 1, 2023 in alignment with changes to the IDI plan requirements as set out in the June 25, 2021 policy statement issued by the FDIC. Following the notice of proposed rulemaking from August 2023, the FDIC finalized the IDI Rule in June 2024. The updated rule became effective on October 1, 2024. The final rule requires U.S. GSIBs to file their Covered Insured Depository Institution (CIDI) Plans on a biennial basis, with the first CIDI Plan submission due by July 1, 2026.
Additionally, we are required to submit a recovery plan periodically to the Federal Reserve. This plan includes strategies designed to respond to stress factors at an early stage and stabilize and maintain operational continuity and market confidence. Our recovery strategies are intended to be implemented before our resolution plan is triggered. We are also engaged in recovery planning requirements in certain international jurisdictions where we operate.
Funding
Deposits
We provide products and services including custody, accounting, administration, daily pricing, FX services, cash management, financial asset management, securities finance and investment advisory services. As a provider of these products and services, we generate client deposits, which have generally provided a stable, low-cost source of funds. As a global custodian, clients place deposits with our entities in various currencies. As of both September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, approximately 70% of our average total deposit balances were denominated in U.S. dollars, 15% in EUR, 5% in GBP and 10% in all other currencies.
Short-Term Funding
Our 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. In addition, our access to the global capital markets gives us the ability to source incremental funding from wholesale investors. As discussed earlier under “Asset Liquidity,” State Street Bank's membership in the FHLB allows for advances of liquidity with varying terms against high-quality collateral.
Short-term secured funding also comes in the form of securities lent or sold under agreements to repurchase. These transactions are short-term in nature, generally overnight and are collateralized by high-quality investment securities. These balances were $2.12 billion and $1.87 billion as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.
State Street Bank continues to maintain a line of credit with a financial institution of CAD $1.40 billion, or approximately $1.04 billion as of September 30, 2024, to support its Canadian securities processing operations. The line of credit has no stated termination date and is cancellable by either party with prior notice. As of both September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there was no balance outstanding on this line of credit.
Long-Term Funding
We have the ability to issue debt and equity securities under our current universal shelf registration statement to meet current commitments
and business needs.
On March 18, 2024, we issued $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.993% fixed rate senior notes due 2027.
On August 20, 2024, we issued $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.530% fixed-to-floating rate senior notes due 2029.
On October 1, 2024, we notified the holders of our $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 2.354% fixed-to-floating rate senior notes due 2025, that we will redeem all the notes on November 1, 2024.
On October 22, 2024, we issued $1.2 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.330% fixed rate senior notes due 2027, $300 million aggregate principal amount of floating rate senior notes due 2027, and $800 million aggregate principal amount of 4.675% fixed-to-floating rate senior notes due 2032.
Agency Credit Ratings
Our ability to maintain consistent access to liquidity is fostered by the maintenance of high investment grade ratings as measured by major credit rating agencies. Factors essential to maintaining high credit ratings include:
diverse and stable core earnings;
relative market position;
strong risk management;
strong capital ratios;
diverse liquidity sources, including the global capital markets and client deposits;
strong liquidity monitoring procedures; and
preparedness for current or future regulatory developments.
High ratings limit borrowing costs and enhance our liquidity by:
providing confidence for unsecured funding and depositors;
increasing the potential market for our debt and improving our ability to offer products;
facilitating reduced collateral haircuts in secured lending transactions; and
engaging in transactions in which clients value high credit ratings.
A downgrade or reduction in our credit ratings could have a material adverse effect on our liquidity by restricting our ability to access the capital markets, which could increase the related cost of funds. In turn, this could cause the sudden and large-scale withdrawal of unsecured deposits by our clients, which could lead to drawdowns of unfunded commitments to extend credit or trigger requirements under securities purchase commitments; or require additional collateral or force terminations of certain trading derivative contracts.
A majority of our derivative contracts have been entered into under bilateral agreements with counterparties who may require us to post collateral or terminate the transactions based on changes in our credit ratings. We assess the impact of these arrangements by determining the collateral that would be required assuming a downgrade by major rating agencies. The additional collateral or termination payments related to our net derivative liabilities under these arrangements that could have been called by counterparties in the event of a downgrade in our credit ratings below levels specified in the agreements is provided in Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q. Other funding sources, such as secured financing transactions and other margin requirements, for which there are no explicit triggers, could also be adversely affected.
Operational Risk Management
Operational risk is the risk of loss resulting from inadequate or failed internal processes, people and systems or from external events.
Volatility in the global equity and fixed income markets, and heightened geopolitical tensions, including the ongoing wars in Ukraine and in the Middle East, may result in stress on the operating environment and increase operational risk. Both conflicts heighten information technology risk exposures, including cyber-threats. See also “Information Technology Risk Management” below.
For additional information about our operational risk framework, refer to pages 100 to 101 included under Item 7, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, "Operational Risk Management", in our 2023 Form 10-K.
Information Technology Risk Management
We define information technology risk as the risk associated with the use, ownership, operation and adoption of information technology. Information technology risk includes risks potentially triggered by non-compliance with regulatory obligations or expectations, information security or cyber incidents, internal control and process gaps, operational events and adoption of new business technologies.
For additional information about our information technology risk framework and associated risks, refer to pages 101 to 103 included under Item 7, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, "Information Technology Risk Management" in our 2023 Form 10-K, and pages 48 to 49 included under Item 1A, Risk Factors, in our 2023 Form 10-K - "Any failures of or damage to, attack on or unauthorized access to our information technology systems or facilities or disruptions to our continuous operations, including
the systems, facilities or operations of third parties with which we do business, such as resulting from cyber-attacks, could result in significant costs, reputational damage and limits on our ability to conduct our business activities."
Market Risk Management
Market risk is defined by U.S. banking regulators as the risk of loss that could result from broad market movements, such as changes in the general level of interest rates, credit spreads, foreign exchange rates or commodity prices. We are exposed to market risk in both our trading and certain of our non-trading, or asset-and-liability management, activities.
Information about the market risk associated with our trading activities is provided below under “Trading Activities.” Information about the market risk associated with our non-trading activities, which consists primarily of interest rate risk, is provided below under “Asset-and-Liability Management Activities.”
Trading Activities
In the conduct of our trading activities, we assume market risk, the level of which is a function of our overall risk appetite, business objectives and liquidity needs, our clients' requirements and market volatility and our execution against those factors.
As part of our trading activities, we assume positions in the foreign exchange and interest rate markets by buying and selling cash instruments and entering into derivative instruments, including foreign exchange forward contracts, foreign exchange and interest rate options and interest rate swaps, interest rate forward contracts and interest rate futures. As of September 30, 2024, the notional amount of these derivative contracts was $3.09 trillion, of which $3.02 trillion was composed of foreign exchange forward, swap and spot contracts. We seek to match positions closely with the objective of mitigating related currency and interest rate risk. All foreign exchange contracts are valued daily at current market rates.
For additional information about the market risk associated with our trading activities, refer to pages 103 to 105 included under Item 7, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, "Market Risk Management" in our 2023 Form 10-K.
Value-at-Risk and Stressed VaR
We use a variety of risk measurement tools and methodologies, including VaR, which is an estimate of potential loss for a given period within a stated statistical confidence interval. We use a risk measurement methodology to measure trading-related VaR daily. We have adopted standards for measuring trading-related VaR, and we maintain regulatory capital for market risk associated with our trading activities in conformity with currently applicable bank regulatory market risk requirements. Our regulatory VaR-based measure is calculated based on historical volatilities of market risk factors during a two-year observation period calibrated to a one-tail, 99% confidence interval and a ten-business-day holding period.
We calculate a stressed VaR-based measure using the same model we use to calculate VaR, but with model inputs calibrated to historical data from a range of continuous twelve-month periods that reflect significant financial stress. The stressed VaR model is designed to identify the second-worst outcome occurring in the worst continuous one-year rolling period since July 2007. This stressed VaR meets the regulatory requirement as the rolling ten-day period with an outcome that is worse than 99% of other outcomes during that twelve-month period of financial stress. For each portfolio, the stress period is determined algorithmically by seeking the one-year time horizon that produces the largest ten-business-day VaR from within the available historical data. This historical data set includes the financial crisis of 2008, the highly volatile period surrounding the Eurozone sovereign debt crisis and the Standard & Poor's downgrade of U.S. Treasury debt in August 2011. As the historical data set used to determine the stress period expands over time, future market stress events will be incorporated.
For additional information about our VaR measurement tools and methodologies, refer to pages 105 to 110 included under Item 7, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, "Value-at-Risk and Stressed VaR" in our 2023 Form 10-K.
Stress Testing
We have a corporate-wide stress testing program in place that incorporates techniques to measure the potential loss we could suffer in a hypothetical scenario of adverse economic and financial conditions. We also monitor concentrations of risk such as concentration by branch, risk component, and currency pairs. We conduct stress testing on a daily basis based on selected historical
stress events that are relevant to our positions in order to estimate the potential impact to our current portfolio should similar market conditions recur, and we also perform stress testing as part of the Federal Reserve's Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR) process. Stress testing is conducted, analyzed and reported at the corporate, trading desk, division and risk-factor level (for example, exchange risk, interest rate risk and volatility risk).
Stress testing results and limits are actively monitored on a daily basis by Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) and reported to the Financial Risk Committee (FRC). Limit breaches are addressed by ERM risk managers in conjunction with the business units, escalated as appropriate, and reviewed by the FRC if material. In addition, we have established several action triggers that prompt review by management and the implementation of a remediation plan.
Validation and Back-Testing
We perform frequent back-testing to assess the accuracy of our VaR-based model in estimating loss at the stated confidence level. This back-testing involves the comparison of estimated VaR model outputs to daily, actual profit-and-loss (P&L) outcomes observed from daily market movements. We back-test our VaR model using “clean” P&L, which excludes non-trading revenue such as fees, commissions and NII, as well as estimated revenue from intraday trading.
Our VaR definition of trading losses excludes items that are not specific to the price movement of the trading assets and liabilities themselves, such as fees, commissions, changes to reserves and gains or losses from intraday activity.
We experienced no back-testing exceptions in the quarters ended September 30, 2024, June 30, 2024, and September 30, 2023. At a 99% confidence interval, the statistical expectation for a VaR model is to witness one exception every hundred trading days (or two to three exceptions per year).
The following tables present VaR and stressed VaR associated with our trading activities for covered positions held during the quarters ended September 30, 2024, June 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023, respectively, as measured by our VaR methodology. Diversification effect in the tables below represents the difference between total VaR and the sum of the VaRs for each trading activity. This effect arises because the risks present in our trading activities are not perfectly correlated.
| TABLE 26: TEN-DAY VALUE-AT-RISK ASSOCIATED WITH TRADING ACTIVITIES FOR COVERED POSITIONS | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Months Ended · As of September 30, 2024 · As of June 30, 2024 · As of September 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||
| September 30, 2024 · June 30, 2024 · September 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | Avg. | Max. | Min. | Avg. | Max. | Min. | Avg. | Max. | Min. | VaR | VaR | VaR |
| Global Markets | $13,645 | $26,693 | $6,659 | $18,471 | $31,813 | $11,948 | $12,027 | $22,113 | $6,316 | $16,959 | $13,303 | $22,113 |
| Global Treasury | 3,094 | 6,988 | 1,020 | 1,976 | 3,932 | 515 | 1,131 | 5,136 | 407 | 1,730 | 2,845 | 1,094 |
| Diversification | (2,622) | (7,020) | (1,234) | (1,780) | (3,407) | 270 | (1,194) | (5,244) | (202) | (1,766) | (2,135) | (1,202) |
| Total VaR | $14,117 | $26,661 | $6,445 | $18,667 | $32,338 | $12,733 | $11,964 | $22,005 | $6,521 | $16,923 | $14,013 | $22,005 |
| TABLE 27: TEN-DAY STRESSED VALUE-AT-RISK ASSOCIATED WITH TRADING ACTIVITIES FOR COVERED POSITIONS | ||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended · As of September 30, 2024 · As of June 30, 2024 · As of September 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||
| September 30, 2024 · June 30, 2024 · September 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | Avg. | Max. | Min. | Avg. | Max. | Min. | Avg. | Max. | Min. | VaR | VaR | VaR |
| Global Markets | $42,527 | $72,694 | $18,376 | $50,434 | $66,734 | $34,837 | $41,759 | $75,514 | $23,327 | $72,484 | $52,934 | $65,107 |
| Global Treasury | 10,403 | 19,261 | 5,404 | 8,085 | 12,087 | 4,911 | 6,916 | 16,762 | 3,254 | 11,601 | 8,725 | 10,061 |
| Diversification | (8,755) | (20,991) | (2,142) | (7,547) | (8,846) | (1,418) | (8,290) | (20,393) | (2,230) | (13,121) | (8,699) | (16,209) |
| Total Stressed VaR | $44,175 | $70,964 | $21,638 | $50,972 | $69,975 | $38,330 | $40,385 | $71,883 | $24,351 | $70,964 | $52,960 | $58,959 |
The three month average of our total stressed VaR-based measure was approximately$44 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, compared to an average of approximately $51 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2024 and $40 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2023. The decrease in the average total stressed VaR for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2024, was primarily attributed to lower foreign exchange and interest rate risk positions. The increase in the average total stressed VaR for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2023, was primarily attributed to higher foreign exchange and interest rate risk positions.
The VaR-based measures as presented in the preceding tables are primarily a reflection of the overall level of market volatility and our appetite for taking market risk in our trading activities. While overall levels of volatility have varied over the historical observation periods, smaller residual market risk positions during the quarter have led to a reduction in VaR measures presented.
We have in the past and may in the future modify and adjust our models and methodologies used to calculate VaR and stressed VaR, subject to regulatory review and approval, and any future modifications and adjustments may result in changes in our VaR-based and stressed VaR-based measures.
The following tables present the VaR and stressed-VaR associated with our trading activities attributable to foreign exchange risk, interest rate risk and volatility risk as of September 30, 2024, June 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023, respectively. Diversification effect in the tables below represents the difference between total VaR and the sum of the VaRs for each trading activity. This effect arises because the risks present in our trading activities are not perfectly correlated.
| TABLE 28: TEN-DAY VaR ASSOCIATED WITH TRADING ACTIVITIES BY RISK FACTOR(1) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2024 | June 30, 2024 | September 30, 2023 | |||||||
| (In thousands) | Foreign Exchange Risk | Interest Rate Risk | Volatility Risk | Foreign Exchange Risk | Interest Rate Risk | Volatility Risk | Foreign Exchange Risk | Interest Rate Risk | Volatility Risk |
| By component: | |||||||||
| Global Markets | $3,662 | $16,002 | $515 | $4,808 | $16,384 | $339 | $5,499 | $19,470 | $412 |
| Global Treasury | 335 | 1,658 | — | 532 | 2,845 | — | 447 | 1,065 | — |
| Diversification | (458) | (1,770) | — | (450) | (2,447) | — | (362) | (822) | — |
| Total VaR | $3,539 | $15,890 | $515 | $4,890 | $16,782 | $339 | $5,584 | $19,713 | $412 |
| TABLE 29: TEN-DAY STRESSED VaR ASSOCIATED WITH TRADING ACTIVITIES BY RISK FACTOR(1) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2024 | June 30, 2024 | September 30, 2023 | |||||||
| (In thousands) | Foreign Exchange Risk | Interest Rate Risk | Volatility Risk | Foreign Exchange Risk | Interest Rate Risk | Volatility Risk | Foreign Exchange Risk | Interest Rate Risk | Volatility Risk |
| By component: | |||||||||
| Global Markets | $8,381 | $92,298 | $913 | $6,660 | $58,697 | $461 | $8,364 | $58,155 | $721 |
| Global Treasury | 9,858 | 5,679 | — | 6,358 | 9,172 | — | 9,670 | 4,493 | — |
| Diversification | (8,971) | (4,271) | — | (6,439) | (10,681) | — | (8,166) | (5,869) | — |
| Total Stressed VaR | $9,268 | $93,706 | $913 | $6,579 | $57,188 | $461 | $9,868 | $56,779 | $721 |
(1)For purposes of risk attribution by component, foreign exchange refers only to the risk from market movements in period-end rates. Forwards, futures, options and swaps with maturities greater than period-end have embedded interest rate risk that is captured by the measures used for interest rate risk. Accordingly, the interest rate risk embedded in these foreign exchange instruments is included in the interest rate risk component.
Asset and Liability Management Activities
The primary objective of asset and liability management is to provide sustainable NII under varying economic conditions, while protecting the economic value of the assets and liabilities carried on our consolidated statement of condition from the adverse effects of changes in interest rates. While many market factors affect the level of NII and the economic value of our assets and liabilities, one of the most significant factors is our exposure to movements in interest rates. Most of our NII is earned from the investment of client deposits generated by our businesses. We invest these client deposits in assets that conform generally to the liquidity characteristics of our balance sheet liabilities, as well as the currency composition of our significant non-U.S. dollar denominated client deposits.
We quantify NII sensitivity using an earnings simulation model that includes our expectations for new business growth, changes in balance sheet mix and investment portfolio positioning. This measure compares our baseline view of NII over a twelve-month horizon, based on our internal forecast of interest rates, to a wide range of rate shocks. Our baseline view of NII is updated on a regular basis. Table 30, Key Interest Rates for Baseline Forecasts, presents the spot and 12-month forward rates used in our baseline forecasts at September 30, 2024 and 2023. Our baseline rate forecast as of September 30, 2024 was generally consistent with common market expectations for global central bank actions at that point in time.
| TABLE 30: KEY INTEREST RATES FOR BASELINE FORECASTS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2024 | September 30, 2023 | |||||
| Fed Funds Target | ECB Target(1) | 10-Year Treasury | Fed Funds Target | ECB Target(1) | 10-Year Treasury | |
| Spot rates | 5.00% | 3.50% | 3.78% | 5.50% | 4.00% | 4.57% |
| 12-month forward rates | 3.25 | 2.25 | 3.74 | 5.00 | 3.50 | 4.46 |
(1)European Central Bank deposit facility rate.
In Table 31: Net Interest Income Sensitivity, we report the expected change in NII over the next twelve months from instantaneous 100 basis point shocks to various tenors on the yield curve relative to our baseline rate forecast, including the impacts from U.S. and non-U.S. rates. Each scenario assumes no management action is taken to mitigate the adverse effects of changes in interest rates on our financial performance. While investment securities balances and composition can fluctuate with the level of rates as prepayment assumptions change, for purposes of this analysis our deposit balances and mix are assumed to remain consistent with the baseline forecast which assumes client deposit balance rotation, including reductions in non-interest-bearing deposit balances. The results of these scenarios should not be extrapolated for other (e.g., more severe) shocks as the impact of interest rate shocks may not be linear. In lower rate scenarios, the full impact of the shock is realized for all currencies even if the result is negative interest rates.
| TABLE 31: NET INTEREST INCOME SENSITIVITY | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2024 | September 30, 2023 | |||||
| (In millions) | U.S. Dollar | All Other Currencies | Total | U.S. Dollar | All Other Currencies | Total |
| Rate change: · Benefit (Exposure) · Benefit (Exposure) | ||||||
| Parallel shifts: | ||||||
| +100 bps shock | $17 | $303 | $320 | $(113) | $282 | $169 |
| -100 bps shock | (20) | (262) | (282) | 78 | (242) | (164) |
| Steeper yield curve: | ||||||
| +100 bps shift in long-end rates(1) | — | 16 | 16 | 55 | 13 | 68 |
| -100 bps shift in short-end rates(1) | (12) | (247) | (259) | 133 | (229) | (96) |
| Flatter yield curve: | ||||||
| +100 bps shift in short-end rates(1) | 17 | 287 | 304 | (168) | 268 | 100 |
| -100 bps shift in long-end rates(1) | (7) | (16) | (23) | (55) | (13) | (68) |
(1)The short-end is 0-3 months. The long-end is 5 years and above. Interim term points are interpolated.
Our overall balance sheet, including all currencies, continues to be asset sensitive with an NII benefit in higher rate scenarios and NII exposure in lower rate scenarios. As of September 30, 2024, our USD balance sheet's NII sensitivity is relatively neutral given expectations for USD deposit betas and the repricing characteristics of our USD assets. Compared to September 30, 2023, our USD NII sensitivity reduced as a result of lower investment portfolio duration and higher short-term fixed rate borrowings. As of September 30, 2024, non-USD NII benefits from higher rate scenarios and is exposed to lower rates primarily driven by our sensitivities on the short-end of the yield curve. Compared to September 30, 2023, non-USD NII sensitivity increased as a result of investment portfolio activity and refinements to our modeled non-USD deposit betas.
For additional information about our Asset and Liability Management Activities, refer to Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, “Risk Management”.
Model Risk Management
The use of models is widespread throughout the financial services industry, with large and complex organizations relying on sophisticated models to support numerous aspects of their financial decision making. The models contemporaneously represent both a significant advancement in financial management and a source of risk. In large banking organizations like ours, model results influence business decisions, and model failure could have a harmful effect on our financial performance. As a result, the Model Risk Management Framework seeks to mitigate our model risk.
For additional information about our model risk management framework, including our governance and model validation, refer to pages 110 to 111 included under Item 7, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, "Model Risk Management", in our 2023 Form 10-K.
Strategic Risk Management
We define strategic risk as the current or prospective impact on earnings or capital arising from adverse business decisions, improper implementation of strategic initiatives, or lack of responsiveness to industry-wide changes. Strategic risks are influenced by changes in the competitive environment; decline in market performance or changes in our business activities; and the potential secondary impacts of reputational risks, not already captured as market, interest rate, credit, operational, model or liquidity risks. We incorporate strategic risk into our assessment of our business plans and risk and capital management processes. Management of strategic risk is an integral component of all aspects of our business.
Separating the effects of a potential material adverse event into operational and strategic risk is sometimes difficult. For instance, the direct financial impact of an unfavorable event in the form of fines or penalties would be classified as an operational risk loss, while the impact on our reputation and consequently the potential loss of clients and corresponding decline in revenue would be classified as a strategic risk loss. An additional example of strategic risk is the integration of a major acquisition. Failure to successfully integrate the operations of an acquired business, and the resultant inability to retain clients and the associated revenue, would be classified as a loss due to strategic risk.
Strategic risk is managed with a long-term focus. Techniques for its assessment and management include the development of business plans, which are subject to review and challenge from senior management and the Board of Directors, as well as a formal review and approval process for all new business and product proposals. The potential impact of the various elements of strategic risk is difficult to quantify with any degree of precision. We use a combination of historical earnings volatility, scenario analysis, stress-testing and management judgment to help assess the potential effect on us attributable to strategic risk. Management and control of strategic risks are generally the responsibility of the business units, with oversight from the control functions, as part of their overall strategic planning and internal risk management processes.
Capital
Managing our capital involves evaluating whether our actual and projected levels of capital are commensurate with our risk profile, are in compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements and are sufficient to provide us with the financial flexibility to undertake future strategic business initiatives. We assess capital adequacy based on relevant regulatory capital requirements, as well as our own internal capital goals, targets and other relevant metrics.
Our designation as a G-SIB is based on a number of factors, as evaluated by banking regulators, and requires us to maintain an additional capital surcharge above the minimum capital ratios set forth in the Basel III final rule. Further, like all other U.S. G-SIBs, we are also currently subject to a 2.0% SLR buffer in addition to the required minimum of 3.0% under the Basel III final rule. If we fail to exceed any regulatory buffer or surcharge, we will be subject to increased restrictions (depending upon the extent of the shortfall) regarding capital distributions and discretionary executive bonus payments.
Not all of our competitors have similarly been designated as systemically important nor are all of them subject to the same degree of regulation as a bank or financial holding company, and therefore some of our competitors may not be subject to the same capital, liquidity and other regulatory requirements.
For additional information about our capital, refer to pages 112 to 121 included under Item 7, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, in our 2023 Form 10-K.
Regulatory Capital
We and State Street Bank, as advanced approaches banking organizations, are subject to the U.S. Basel III framework. We are also subject to the final market risk capital rule issued by U.S. banking regulators.
The Basel III rule provides two frameworks for monitoring capital adequacy: the “standardized approach" and the “advanced approaches", applicable to advanced approaches banking organizations, like us. The standardized approach prescribes standardized calculations for credit risk RWA, including specified risk weights for on and certain off-balance sheet exposures. The advanced approaches consist of the Advanced Internal Ratings-Based Approach used for the calculation of credit risk RWA, and the Advanced Measurement Approach used for the calculation of operational risk RWA.
As required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) enacted in 2010, we and State Street Bank, as advanced approaches banking organizations, are subject to a "capital floor," also referred to as the Collins Amendment, in the assessment of our regulatory capital adequacy, such that our risk-based capital ratios for regulatory assessment purposes are the lower of each ratio calculated under the advanced approaches and the standardized approach. Under the advanced approaches, State Street and State Street Bank are subject to a 2.5% CCB requirement, plus any applicable countercyclical capital buffer requirement, which is currently set at 0%. Under the standardized approach, State Street Bank is subject to the same CCB and countercyclical capital buffer requirements, but for State Street, the 2.5% CCB requirement is replaced by the SCB requirement according to the SCB rule issued in 2020. In addition, State Street is subject to a G-SIB surcharge.
The SCB replaced, under the standardized approach, the CCB with a buffer calculated as the difference between the institution’s starting and lowest projected CET1 ratio under the CCAR severely adverse scenario plus planned common stock dividend payments (as a percentage of RWA) from the fourth through seventh quarter of the CCAR planning horizon. The SCB requirement can be no less than 2.5% of RWA. Breaching the SCB or other regulatory buffer or surcharge will limit a banking organization’s ability to make capital distributions and discretionary bonus payments to executive officers.
Our current SCB requirement is 2.5% for the period from October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024. On June 26, 2024, we were notified by the Federal Reserve of the results from the 2024
supervisory stress test. Our SCB calculated under the 2024 supervisory stress test was well below the 2.5% minimum, resulting in an SCB at that floor, which will continue to remain in effect from October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025.
Our minimum risk-based capital ratios as of January 1, 2024 include a CCB of 2.5% and a SCB of 2.5% for the advanced approaches and standardized approach, respectively, a G-SIB surcharge of 1.0%, and a countercyclical buffer of 0.0%. This results in minimum risk-based ratios of 8.0% for the Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital ratio, 9.5% for the tier 1 capital ratio, and 11.5% for the total capital ratio.
Our current G-SIB surcharge, through December 31, 2024, is 1.0%. Based upon calculations using data as of December 31, 2023, our G-SIB surcharge will remain at 1% through December 31, 2025.
To maintain the status of the Parent Company as a financial holding company, we and our IDI subsidiaries are required, among other requirements, to be "well capitalized" as defined by Regulation Y and Regulation H.
The market risk capital rule requires us to use internal models to calculate daily measures of VaR, which reflect general market risk for certain of our trading positions defined by the rule as “covered positions,” as well as stressed-VaR measures to supplement the VaR measures. The rule also requires a public disclosure composed of qualitative and quantitative information about the market risk associated with our trading activities and our related VaR and stressed-VaR measures. The qualitative and quantitative information required by the rule is provided under "Market Risk Management" included in this Management's Discussion and Analysis.
On July 27, 2023, U.S. banking agencies issued a proposed rule to implement the Basel III endgame (July 2023 Basel III Endgame Proposal) for large banks, and separately proposed revisions to the U.S. G-SIB capital surcharge framework (G-SIB Surcharge Proposal). The July 2023 Basel III Endgame Proposal would, among other things, eliminate the advanced approaches for risk-based capital adequacy in favor of a new standardized expanded risk-based approach that would include, unlike the current standardized approach, operational risk and CVA risk RWA components, and would also replace the existing market risk rule with the new fundamental review of the trading book (FRTB) framework. The G-SIB Surcharge Proposal would, among other things, measure the G-SIB surcharge in more granular 0.1% increments as opposed to the 0.5% increments that currently apply.
The July 2023 Basel III Endgame Proposal would maintain the current Basel III rule’s dual-requirement structure, whereby we and State Street Bank would be required to calculate our risk-based capital ratios under both the expanded risk-based approach and the standardized approach. In addition, the proposal would modify the existing standardized approach by requiring that the proposed new market risk standards, FRTB, also be applied in the standardized approach.
The July 2023 Basel III Endgame Proposal would apply the SCB and G-SIB surcharge to the risk-based capital requirements calculated under both the expanded risk-based approach and the existing standardized approach. The July 2023 Basel III Endgame Proposal includes an effective date of July 1, 2025, with a three-year transition arrangement until the requirements are fully phased in on July 1, 2028. The G-SIB Surcharge Proposal is set to be implemented two calendar quarters after the date of the adoption of the final rule, which is currently to be determined.
Based on our understanding of the July 2023 Basel III Endgame Proposal, we estimated that, if the expanded risk-based approach had been applied on a fully phased-in basis as of December 31, 2023, and in the absence of taking any actions to mitigate its impact, our expanded risk-based approach RWA as of that date would have been approximately 15% higher than our actual standardized approach RWA as of that date.
Recent public statements by U.S. banking officials indicate that the July 2023 Basel III Endgame Proposal is under reconsideration. However, the timing and content of any potential re-proposal, and the effects of any re-proposal on State Street, remain uncertain at this stage. Therefore, the above estimate of the effect of the July 2023 Basel III Endgame Proposal on our RWA as of December 31, 2023 does not reflect the content of those public statements by U.S. banking officials.
Any estimate of how the expanded risk-based approach may impact us is subject to uncertainty, as actual results may differ from the anticipated results and may be materially affected by and dependent on a range of factors, including business performance, future capital actions, the results of future supervisory stress tests, and interpretations (including changes in interpretations) of, and potential modifications or a re-proposal by the U.S. Agencies to, the July 2023 Basel III Endgame Proposal.
For additional information about our regulatory capital, refer to pages 112 to 119 included under Item 7, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, in our 2023 Form 10-K.
The following table presents the regulatory capital structure and related regulatory capital ratios for us and State Street Bank as of the dates indicated. We are subject to the more stringent of the risk-based capital ratios calculated under the standardized approach and those calculated under the advanced approaches in the assessment of our capital adequacy under applicable bank regulatory standards.
| TABLE 32: REGULATORY CAPITAL STRUCTURE AND RELATED REGULATORY CAPITAL RATIOS | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Street Corporation · State Street Bank | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in millions) · Basel III Advanced Approaches September 30, 2024 · Basel III Standardized Approach September 30, 2024 · Basel III Advanced Approaches December 31, 2023 · Basel III Standardized Approach December 31, 2023 · Basel III Advanced Approaches September 30, 2024 · Basel III Standardized Approach September 30, 2024 · Basel III Advanced Approaches December 31, 2023 · Basel III Standardized Approach December 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Common shareholders' equity: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock and related surplus | $11,227 | $11,227 | $11,245 | $11,245 | $13,333 | $13,333 | $13,033 | $13,033 | ||||||||||||
| Retained earnings | 29,073 | 29,073 | 27,957 | 27,957 | 15,373 | 15,373 | 14,454 | 14,454 | ||||||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | (1,625) | (1,625) | (2,354) | (2,354) | (1,390) | (1,390) | (2,097) | (2,097) | ||||||||||||
| Treasury stock, at cost | (15,663) | (15,663) | (15,025) | (15,025) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Total | 23,012 | 23,012 | 21,823 | 21,823 | 27,316 | 27,316 | 25,390 | 25,390 | ||||||||||||
| Regulatory capital adjustments: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Goodwill and other intangible assets, net of associated deferred tax liabilities | (8,531) | (8,531) | (8,470) | (8,470) | (8,258) | (8,258) | (8,208) | (8,208) | ||||||||||||
| Other adjustments(1) | (410) | (410) | (382) | (382) | (302) | (302) | (298) | (298) | ||||||||||||
| Common equity tier 1 capital | 14,071 | 14,071 | 12,971 | 12,971 | 18,756 | 18,756 | 16,884 | 16,884 | ||||||||||||
| Preferred stock | 2,816 | 2,816 | 1,976 | 1,976 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Tier 1 capital | 16,887 | 16,887 | 14,947 | 14,947 | 18,756 | 18,756 | 16,884 | 16,884 | ||||||||||||
| Qualifying subordinated long-term debt | 1,867 | 1,867 | 1,870 | 1,870 | 532 | 532 | 536 | 536 | ||||||||||||
| Adjusted allowance for credit losses | — | 171 | — | 150 | 1 | 171 | — | 150 | ||||||||||||
| Total capital | $18,754 | $18,925 | $16,817 | $16,967 | $19,289 | $19,459 | $17,420 | $17,570 | ||||||||||||
| Risk-weighted assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit risk(2) | $61,857 | $118,987 | $61,210 | $109,228 | $56,595 | $116,847 | $54,942 | $107,067 | ||||||||||||
| Operational risk(3) | 48,788 | NA | 43,768 | NA | 46,863 | NA | 42,297 | NA | ||||||||||||
| Market risk | 2,150 | 2,150 | 2,475 | 2,475 | 2,150 | 2,150 | 2,475 | 2,475 | ||||||||||||
| Total risk-weighted assets | $112,795 | $121,137 | $107,453 | $111,703 | $105,608 | $118,997 | $99,714 | $109,542 | ||||||||||||
| Capital Ratios: | 2024 Minimum Requirements Including Capital Conservation Buffer and G-SIB Surcharge(4) | 2023 Minimum Requirements Including Capital Conservation Buffer and G-SIB Surcharge(4) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Common equity tier 1 capital | 8.0% | 8.0% | 12.5% | 11.6% | 12.1% | 11.6% | 17.8% | 15.8% | 16.9% | 15.4% | ||||||||||
| Tier 1 capital | 9.5 | 9.5 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.4 | 17.8 | 15.8 | 16.9 | 15.4 | ||||||||||
| Total capital | 11.5 | 11.5 | 16.6 | 15.6 | 15.7 | 15.2 | 18.3 | 16.4 | 17.5 | 16.0 | ||||||||||
(1) Other adjustments within CET1 capital primarily include disallowed deferred tax assets, cash flow hedges that are not recognized at fair value on the balance sheet, and the overfunded portion of our defined benefit pension plan obligation net of associated deferred tax liabilities.
(2)Under the advanced approaches, credit risk RWA includes a CVA which reflects the risk of potential fair value adjustments for credit risk reflected in our valuation of over-the-counter derivative contracts. We used a simple CVA approach in conformity with the Basel III advanced approaches.
(3) Under the current advanced approaches rules and regulatory guidance concerning operational risk models, RWA attributable to operational risk can vary substantially from period-to-period, without direct correlation to the effects of a particular loss event on our results of operations and financial condition and impacting dates and periods that may differ from the dates and periods as of and during which the loss event is reflected in our financial statements, with the timing and categorization dependent on the processes for model updates and, if applicable, model revalidation and regulatory review and related supervisory processes. An individual loss event can have a significant effect on the output of our operational RWA under the advanced approaches depending on the severity of the loss event and its categorization among the seven Basel-defined UOMs.
(4) Minimum requirements include a CCB of 2.5% and a SCB of 2.5% for the advanced approaches and the standardized approach, respectively, a G-SIB surcharge of 1.0% and a countercyclical buffer of 0%. On June 26, 2024, we were notified by the Federal Reserve of the results from the 2024 supervisory stress test. Our SCB calculated under the 2024 supervisory stress test was well below the 2.5% minimum, resulting in an SCB at that floor, which will continue to remain in effect from October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025.
Our CET1 capital increased $1.10 billion as of September 30, 2024, compared to December 31, 2023, primarily due to an increase in net income and improved AOCI, partially offset by dividends declared and common share repurchases in the first nine months of 2024. Our Tier 1 capital increased $1.94 billion as of September 30, 2024, compared to December 31, 2023, under both the advanced approaches and standardized approach, due to the increase in CET1 capital and net issuance of preferred stock in the first nine months of 2024.
Our Tier 2 capital remained relatively flat as of September 30, 2024, compared to December 31, 2023, under both the advanced approaches and standardized approach.
Our total capital increased by $1.94 billion and $1.96 billion as of September 30, 2024, compared to December 31, 2023, under the advanced approaches and standardized approach, respectively, primarily due to the increase in CET1 capital and net issuance of preferred stock in the first nine months of 2024.
The table below presents a roll-forward of CET1 capital, Tier 1 capital and total capital for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and for the year ended December 31, 2023.
| TABLE 33: CAPITAL ROLL-FORWARD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (In millions) | Basel III Advanced Approaches September 30, 2024 | Basel III Standardized Approach September 30, 2024 | Basel III Advanced Approaches December 31, 2023 | Basel III Standardized Approach December 31, 2023 |
| Common equity tier 1 capital: | ||||
| Common equity tier 1 capital balance, beginning of period | $12,971 | $12,971 | $14,547 | $14,547 |
| Net income | 1,904 | 1,904 | 1,944 | 1,944 |
| Changes in treasury stock, at cost | (638) | (638) | (3,689) | (3,689) |
| Dividends declared | (787) | (787) | (958) | (958) |
| Goodwill and other intangible assets, net of associated deferred tax liabilities | (61) | (61) | 75 | 75 |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)(1) | 729 | 729 | 1,357 | 1,357 |
| Other adjustments(1) | (47) | (47) | (305) | (305) |
| Changes in common equity tier 1 capital | 1,100 | 1,100 | (1,576) | (1,576) |
| Common equity tier 1 capital balance, end of period | 14,071 | 14,071 | 12,971 | 12,971 |
| Additional tier 1 capital: | ||||
| Tier 1 capital balance, beginning of period | 14,947 | 14,947 | 16,523 | 16,523 |
| Changes in common equity tier 1 capital | 1,100 | 1,100 | (1,576) | (1,576) |
| Net issuance (redemption) of preferred stock | 840 | 840 | — | — |
| Changes in tier 1 capital | 1,940 | 1,940 | (1,576) | (1,576) |
| Tier 1 capital balance, end of period | 16,887 | 16,887 | 14,947 | 14,947 |
| Tier 2 capital: | ||||
| Tier 2 capital balance, beginning of period | 1,870 | 2,020 | 1,376 | 1,496 |
| Net issuance and changes in long-term debt qualifying as tier 2 | (3) | (3) | 494 | 494 |
| Changes in adjusted allowance for credit losses | — | 21 | — | 30 |
| Changes in tier 2 capital | (3) | 18 | 494 | 524 |
| Tier 2 capital balance, end of period | 1,867 | 2,038 | 1,870 | 2,020 |
| Total capital: | ||||
| Total capital balance, beginning of period | 16,817 | 16,967 | 17,899 | 18,019 |
| Changes in tier 1 capital | 1,940 | 1,940 | (1,576) | (1,576) |
| Changes in tier 2 capital | (3) | 18 | 494 | 524 |
| Total capital balance, end of period | $18,754 | $18,925 | $16,817 | $16,967 |
(1)Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) includes losses on cash flow hedges where the hedged exposures are not recognized at fair value on the balance sheet, which, under the Capital Rule, must be excluded from CET1 capital. This adjustment is captured in the Other Adjustments line.
The following table presents a roll-forward of the Basel III advanced and standardized approaches RWA for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and for the year ended December 31, 2023.
| TABLE 34: ADVANCED & STANDARDIZED APPROACHES RISK-WEIGHTED ASSETS ROLL-FORWARD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (In millions) | Basel III Advanced Approaches September 30, 2024 | Basel III Standardized Approach September 30, 2024 | Basel III Advanced Approaches December 31, 2023 | Basel III Standardized Approach December 31, 2023 |
| Total risk-weighted assets, beginning of period | $107,453 | $111,703 | $105,359 | $107,227 |
| Changes in credit risk-weighted assets: | ||||
| Net increase (decrease) in investment securities-wholesale | 152 | (720) | (1,927) | (1,614) |
| Net increase (decrease) in loans and overdrafts | 631 | 2,236 | 405 | 1,734 |
| Net increase (decrease) in securitization exposures | 454 | 429 | 359 | 339 |
| Net increase (decrease) in repo-style transaction exposures | 117 | 6,393 | 932 | 1,851 |
| Net increase (decrease) in over-the-counter derivatives exposures(1) | 1,094 | 2,296 | 25 | (311) |
| Net increase (decrease) in all other(2) | (1,801) | (875) | 308 | 1,490 |
| Net increase (decrease) in credit risk-weighted assets | 647 | 9,759 | 102 | 3,489 |
| Net increase (decrease) in market risk-weighted assets | (325) | (325) | 987 | 987 |
| Net increase (decrease) in operational risk-weighted assets | 5,020 | NA | 1,005 | NA |
| Total risk-weighted assets, end of period | $112,795 | $121,137 | $107,453 | $111,703 |
(1)Under the advanced approaches, includes CVA RWA.
(2)Includes assets not in a definable category, non-material portfolio, cleared transactions, other wholesale, cash and due from banks, interest-bearing deposits with banks, and equity exposures.
As of September 30, 2024, total advanced approaches RWA increased $5.34 billion compared to December 31, 2023, mainly due to an increase in operational risk RWA. The increase in operational risk RWA was primarily due to a model recalibration driven largely by an increase in the value of losses.
As of September 30, 2024, total standardized approach RWA increased $9.43 billion compared to December 31, 2023, primarily driven by the expected normalization of RWA. The increase in RWA mainly reflects higher repo-style transaction and derivatives RWA, both driven by increased volumes, and higher loans RWA, driven by new capital call commitments, partially offset by other RWA, such as cash and stable value wrap.
The regulatory capital ratios as of September 30, 2024, presented in Table 32: Regulatory Capital Structure and Related Regulatory Capital Ratios, are calculated under the advanced approaches and standardized approach in conformity with the Basel III final rule. The advanced approaches-based ratios reflect calculations and determinations with respect to our capital and related matters as of September 30, 2024, based on our internal and external data, quantitative formulae, statistical models, historical correlations and assumptions, collectively referred to as “advanced systems,” in effect and used by us for those purposes as of the time we first reported such ratios in a quarterly report on Form 10-Q or an annual report on Form 10-K. Significant components of these advanced systems involve the exercise of judgment by us and our regulators, and our advanced systems may not, individually or collectively, precisely represent or calculate the scenarios, circumstances, outputs or other results for which they are designed or intended.
Our advanced systems are subject to update and periodic revalidation in response to changes in our business activities and our historical experiences, forces and events experienced by the market broadly or by individual financial institutions, changes in regulations and regulatory interpretations and other factors, and are also subject to continuing regulatory review and approval. For example, a significant operational loss experienced by another financial institution, even if we do not experience a related loss, could result in a material change in the output of our advanced systems and a corresponding material change in our risk exposures, our total RWA and our capital ratios compared to prior periods. An operational loss that we experience could also result in a material change in our capital requirements for operational risk under the advanced approaches, depending on the severity of the loss event, its characterization among the seven Basel-defined UOM, and the stability of the distributional approach for a particular UOM, and without direct correlation to the effects of the loss event, or the timing of such effects, on our results of operations.
Due to the influence of changes in these advanced systems, whether resulting from changes in data inputs, regulation or regulatory supervision or interpretation, specific to us or market activities or experiences or other updates or factors, we expect that our advanced systems and our capital ratios calculated in conformity with the Basel III final rule will change and may be volatile over time, and that those latter changes or volatility could be material as calculated and measured from period to period. The full effects of the Basel III final rule on us and State Street Bank are therefore subject to further evaluation and also to further regulatory guidance, action or rule-making.
Tier 1 and Supplementary Leverage Ratios
We are subject to a minimum Tier 1 leverage ratio and SLR. The Tier 1 leverage ratio is based on Tier 1 capital and adjusted quarterly average on-balance sheet assets. The Tier 1 leverage ratio differs from the SLR primarily in that the denominator of the Tier 1 leverage ratio is a quarterly average of on-balance sheet assets, while the SLR additionally includes off-balance sheet exposures. We must maintain a minimum Tier 1 leverage ratio of 4%.
We are also subject to a minimum SLR of 3%, and as a U.S. G-SIB, we must maintain a 2% SLR buffer in order to avoid any limitations on distributions to shareholders and discretionary bonus payments to certain executives. If we do not maintain this buffer, limitations on these distributions and discretionary bonus payments would be increasingly stringent based upon the extent of the shortfall.
| TABLE 35: TIER 1 AND SUPPLEMENTARY LEVERAGE RATIOS | ||
|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in millions) | September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 |
| State Street: | ||
| Tier 1 capital | $16,887 | $14,947 |
| Average assets | 314,640 | 278,659 |
| Less: adjustments for deductions from tier 1 capital and other | (8,941) | (8,852) |
| Adjusted average assets for tier 1 leverage ratio | 305,699 | 269,807 |
| Additional SLR exposure | 43,715 | 39,291 |
| Adjustments for deductions of qualifying central bank deposits | (84,546) | (69,579) |
| Total assets for SLR | $264,868 | $239,519 |
| Tier 1 leverage ratio(1) | 5.5% | 5.5% |
| Supplementary leverage ratio | 6.4 | 6.2 |
| State Street Bank(2): | ||
| Tier 1 capital | $18,756 | $16,884 |
| Average assets | 310,772 | 275,324 |
| Less: adjustments for deductions from tier 1 capital and other | (8,560) | (8,506) |
| Adjusted average assets for tier 1 leverage ratio | 302,212 | 266,818 |
| Additional SLR exposure | 45,060 | 39,069 |
| Adjustments for deductions of qualifying central bank deposits | (84,546) | (69,579) |
| Total assets for SLR | $262,726 | $236,308 |
| Tier 1 leverage ratio(1) | 6.2% | 6.3% |
| Supplementary leverage ratio | 7.1 | 7.1 |
(1) Tier 1 leverage ratios were calculated in conformity with the Basel III final rule.
(2) The SLR rule requires that, as of January 1, 2018, (i) State Street Bank maintains an SLR of at least 6.0% to be well capitalized under the U.S. banking regulators’ Prompt Corrective Action Framework and (ii) we maintain an SLR of at least 5.0% to avoid limitations on capital distributions and discretionary bonus payments. In addition to the SLR, State Street Bank is subject to a well capitalized Tier 1 leverage ratio requirement of 5.0%.
Total Loss-Absorbing Capacity (TLAC)
The Federal Reserve's final rule on TLAC, LTD and clean holding company requirements for U.S. domiciled G-SIBs, such as us, is intended to improve the resiliency and resolvability of certain U.S. banking organizations through enhanced prudential standards, and requires us, among other things, to comply with minimum requirements for external TLAC (combined eligible tier 1 regulatory capital and LTD) and LTD. Specifically, we must hold:
| Amount equal to: | |
| External TLAC | Greater of:•21.5% of total RWA (18.0% minimum plus 2.5% plus a G-SIB surcharge calculated for these purposes under Method 1 of 1.0% plus any applicable countercyclical buffer, which is currently 0%); and •9.5% of total leverage exposure (7.5% minimum plus the SLR buffer of 2.0%), as defined by the SLR final rule. |
|---|---|
| Qualifying external LTD | Greater of:•7.0% of RWA (6.0% minimum plus a G-SIB surcharge calculated for these purposes under method 2 of 1.0%); and •4.5% of total leverage exposure, as defined by the SLR final rule. |
The following table presents external TLAC and external LTD as of September 30, 2024:
| TABLE 36: EXTERNAL TOTAL LOSS-ABSORBING CAPACITY | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As of September 30, 2024 | ||||
| (Dollars in millions) · Actual · Requirement | ||||
| Total loss-absorbing capacity: | ||||
| Risk-weighted assets | $35,490 | 29.3% | $26,044 | 21.5% |
| Total leverage exposure | 35,490 | 13.4 | 25,162 | 9.5 |
| Long-term debt: | ||||
| Risk-weighted assets | 15,753 | 13.0 | 8,480 | 7.0 |
| Total leverage exposure | 15,753 | 5.9 | 11,919 | 4.5 |
Capital Actions
Preferred Stock
The following table summarizes selected terms of each of the series of the preferred stock issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2024:
| TABLE 37: PREFERRED STOCK ISSUED AND OUTSTANDING | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preferred Stock(1): | Issuance Date | Depositary Shares Issued | Amount outstanding (In millions) | Ownership Interest Per Depositary Share | Liquidation Preference Per Share | Liquidation Preference Per Depositary Share | Per Annum Dividend Rate | Dividend Payment Frequency | Carrying Value as of September 30, 2024(In millions) | Redemption Date(2) |
| Series G | April 2016 | 20,000,000 | $500 | 1/4,000th | 100,000 | 25 | 5.35%(3) | Quarterly: March, June, September and December | $493 | March 15, 2026 |
| Series I | January 2024 | 1,500,000 | 1,500 | 1/100th | 100,000 | 1,000 | 6.700% through March 14, 2029; resets March 15, 2029 and every subsequent five year anniversary at five- year U.S. Treasury rate plus 2.613% | Quarterly: March, June, September and December | 1,481 | March 15, 2029 |
| Series J | July 2024 | 850,000 | 850 | 1/100th | 100,000 | 1,000 | 6.700% through September 14, 2029; resets September 15, 2029 and every subsequent five year anniversary at the five-year U.S. Treasury rate plus 2.628% | Quarterly: March, June, September and December | 842 | September 15, 2029 |
(1) The preferred stock and corresponding depositary shares may be redeemed at our option in whole, but not in part, prior to the redemption date upon the occurrence of a regulatory capital treatment event, as defined in the certificate of designation, at a redemption price equal to the liquidation price per share and liquidation price per depositary share plus any declared and unpaid dividends, without accumulation of any undeclared dividends.
(2) On the redemption date, or any dividend payment date thereafter, the preferred stock and corresponding depositary shares may be redeemed by us, in whole or in part, at the liquidation price per share and liquidation price per depositary share plus any declared and unpaid dividends, without accumulation of any undeclared dividends.
(3) The dividend rate for the floating rate period of the Series G preferred stock that begins on March 15, 2026 and all subsequent floating rate periods will remain at the current fixed rate in accordance with the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) Act and the contractual terms of the Series G preferred stock.
On January 31, 2024, we issued 1.5 million depositary shares, each representing a 1/100th ownership interest in a share of fixed rate reset, non-cumulative perpetual preferred stock, Series I, without par value per share, with a liquidation preference of $100,000 per share (equivalent to $1,000 per depositary share), in a public offering. The aggregate proceeds, net of underwriting discounts, commissions and other issuance costs, were approximately $1.5 billion.
On March 15, 2024, we redeemed an aggregate $1.0 billion, or all 7,500 outstanding shares, of our non-cumulative perpetual preferred stock, Series D (represented by 30,000,000 depository shares), for a cash redemption price of $100,000 per share (equivalent to $25 per depository share), plus all declared and unpaid dividends and all 2,500 of the outstanding shares of our noncumulative perpetual preferred stock, Series F (represented by 250,000 depository shares), for a cash redemption price of $100,000 per share (equivalent to $1,000 per depositary share) plus all declared and unpaid dividends.
On July 24, 2024, we issued 850,000 depositary shares, each representing a 1/100th ownership interest in a share of fixed rate reset, non-cumulative perpetual preferred stock, Series J, without par value per share, with a liquidation preference of $100,000 per share (equivalent to $1,000 per depositary share), in a public offering. The aggregate proceeds, net of underwriting discounts, commissions and other issuance costs, were approximately $842 million. Dividends on the Series J Preferred Stock will be payable quarterly at an initial rate of 6.700% per annum commencing on December 15, 2024, with the first dividend payable on a pro-rata basis. Our preferred stock dividends, including the declaration, timing and amount thereof, are subject to consideration and approval by the Board at the relevant times.
On September 16, 2024, we redeemed an aggregate $500 million, or all 5,000 outstanding shares, of our non-cumulative perpetual preferred stock, Series H (represented by 500,000 depository shares), for a cash redemption price of $100,000 per share (equivalent to $1,000 per depository share), plus all declared and unpaid dividends.
The following table presents the dividends declared for each of the series of preferred stock issued and outstanding for the periods indicated:
| TABLE 38: PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||
| 2024 · 2023 | |||||||||||
| (Dollars in millions, except per share amounts) · Dividends Declared per Share · Dividends Declared per Depositary Share · Total · Dividends Declared per Share · Dividends Declared per Depositary Share · Total | |||||||||||
| Preferred Stock: | |||||||||||
| Series D | $— | $— | $— | $1,475 | $0.37 | $11 | |||||
| Series F | — | — | — | 2,338 | 23.38 | 6 | |||||
| Series G | 1,338 | 0.33 | 7 | 1,338 | 0.33 | 7 | |||||
| Series H | 2,036 | 20.36 | 10 | — | — | — | |||||
| Series I | 16.75 | 1,675 | 25 | — | — | — | |||||
| Total | $42 | $24 | |||||||||
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||
| 2024 · 2023 | |||||||||||
| (Dollars in millions, except per share amounts) | Dividends Declared per Share | Dividends Declared per Depositary Share | Total | Dividends Declared per Share | Dividends Declared per Depositary Share | Total | |||||
| Preferred Stock: | |||||||||||
| Series D | $1,475 | $0.37 | $11 | $4,425 | $1.11 | $33 | |||||
| Series F | 2,336 | 23.36 | 6 | 6,592 | 65.92 | 17 | |||||
| Series G | 4,013 | 1.00 | 20 | 4,013 | 1.00 | 20 | |||||
| Series H | 6,251 | 62.51 | 31 | 2,813 | 28.13 | 14 | |||||
| Series I | 4,188 | 41.88 | 63 | — | — | — | |||||
| Total | $131 | $84 | |||||||||
Common Stock
On January 19, 2024, we announced a new common share repurchase program, approved by our Board and superseding all prior programs, authorizing the purchase of up to $5.0 billion of our common stock beginning in the first quarter of 2024. This new program has no set expiration date and is not expected to be executed in full during 2024. We repurchased $450 million of our common stock in the third quarter of 2024 and a total of $750 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, under our 2024 share repurchase authorization.
The table below presents the activity under our common share repurchase program for the periods indicated:
| TABLE 39: SHARES REPURCHASED | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Months Ended September 30, | ||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||
| Shares Acquired (In millions) | Average Cost per Share | Total Acquired (In millions) | Shares Acquired (In millions) | Average Cost per Share | Total Acquired (In millions) | |
| 2024 Program | 5.4 | $84.00 | $450 | — | $— | $— |
| 2023 Program | — | — | — | 13.8 | 72.23 | 1,000 |
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||
| Shares Acquired (In millions) | Average Cost per Share | Total Acquired (In millions) | Shares Acquired (In millions) | Average Cost per Share | Total Acquired (In millions) | |
| 2024 Program | 9.4 | $79.73 | $750 | — | $— | $— |
| 2023 Program | — | — | — | 42.3 | 78.08 | 3,300 |
The table below presents the dividends declared on common stock for the periods indicated:
| TABLE 40: COMMON STOCK DIVIDENDS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Months Ended September 30, | ||||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||
| Dividends Declared per Share | Total (In millions) | Dividends Declared per Share | Total (In millions) | |
| Common Stock | $0.76 | $224 | $0.69 | $213 |
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||
| Dividends Declared per Share | Total (In millions) | Dividends Declared per Share | Total (In millions) | |
| Common Stock | $2.14 | $639 | $1.95 | $628 |
Federal and state banking regulations place certain restrictions on dividends paid by subsidiary banks to the parent holding company. In addition, banking regulators have the authority to prohibit bank holding companies from paying dividends. For information concerning limitations on dividends from our subsidiary banks, refer to pages 58 to 60 in "Related Stockholder Matters" included under Item 5, Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities, and pages 167 to 169 in Note 15 to the consolidated financial statements in the 2023 Form 10-K. Our common stock and preferred stock dividends, including the declaration, timing and amount thereof, are subject to consideration and approval by the Board at the relevant times.
Stock purchases under our common share repurchase program may be made using various types of transactions, including open market purchases, accelerated share repurchases or other transactions off the market, and may be made under Rule 10b5-1 trading programs. The timing and amount of any stock purchases and the type of transaction may not be ratable over the duration of the program, may vary from reporting period to reporting period and will depend on several factors, including our capital position and our financial performance, investment opportunities, market conditions, the nature and timing of implementation of revisions to the Basel III framework and the amount of common stock issued as part of employee compensation programs. The common share repurchase program does not have specific price targets and may be suspended at any time.
OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
On behalf of clients enrolled in our securities lending program, we lend securities to 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 $363.84 billion and $279.92 billion as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. We require the borrower to provide collateral in an amount in excess of 100% of the fair market value of the securities borrowed. We hold the collateral received in connection with these securities lending services as agent, and the collateral is not recorded in our consolidated statement of condition. We revalue the securities on loan and the collateral daily to determine if additional collateral is necessary or if excess collateral is required to be returned to the borrower. We held, as agent, cash and securities totaling $377.23 billion and $293.86 billion as collateral for indemnified securities on loan as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.
The cash collateral held by us as agent is invested on behalf of our clients. In certain cases, the cash collateral is invested in third-party repurchase agreements, for which we indemnify the client against loss of the principal invested. We require the counterparty to the indemnified repurchase agreement to provide collateral in an amount in excess of 100% of the amount of the repurchase agreement. In our role as agent, the indemnified repurchase agreements and the related collateral held by us are not recorded in our consolidated statement of condition. Of the collateral of $377.23 billion and $293.86 billion, referenced above, $68.13 billion and $59.03 billion was invested in indemnified repurchase agreements as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. We or our agents held $73.21 billion and $63.11 billion as collateral for indemnified investments in repurchase agreements as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.
Additional information about our securities finance activities and other off-balance sheet arrangements is provided in Notes 7, 9 and 11 to the consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q.
OTHER MATTERS
Closures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank and Related FDIC Matters
In March 2023, following the closures of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank and the appointment of the FDIC as the receiver for those banks, the FDIC announced that, under the systemic risk exception set forth in the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA), all insured and uninsured deposits of those banks were transferred to the respective bridge banks for SVB and Signature Bank. The FDIC also announced that, as required by the FDIA, any losses to the DIF to support uninsured depositors would be recovered by a special assessment.
In November 2023, the FDIC published in the Federal Register a final rule to implement a special assessment to recover the loss to the DIF arising from the protection of uninsured depositors following the closure of SVB and Signature Bank. At that time the FDIC determined that the total special assessment for those purposes was $16.3 billion, which is approximately equal to the FDIC’s then current estimate of losses to the DIF attributable to the protection of uninsured depositors at SVB and Signature Bank. In February 2024, and again in June 2024, the FDIC disclosed that its estimate of those losses to the DIF had increased. The FDIC will ultimately determine the exact amount of losses incurred when it terminates the receiverships of these two banks, and the amount of the special assessment will be adjusted as the loss estimates change. For IDIs such as State Street Bank, the special assessment will be applied at a quarterly rate of 3.36 basis points multiplied by the IDI’s estimated uninsured deposits, reported as of December 31, 2022 and adjusted to exclude the first $5 billion in estimated uninsured deposits from the IDI. The FDIC will collect the special assessment over eight quarterly assessment periods, although the collection period may change as a result of updates to the estimated loss, subsequent to the original estimate, pursuant to the systemic risk determination or if assessments collected change due to corrective amendments to the amount of uninsured deposits reported for the December 31, 2022 reporting period. The final rule was effective on April 1, 2024, with the first collection for the special assessment reflected on the invoice for the first quarterly assessment period of 2024 (i.e., January 1 through March 31, 2024), with a payment date of June 28, 2024.
In the fourth quarter of 2023, we recognized a pre-tax expense within other expenses of approximately $387 million, reflecting State Street Bank’s allocation of the special assessment at that time, consistent with the calculation methodology noted above. In the first quarter of 2024, we recognized an additional pre-tax expense within other expenses of approximately $130 million primarily reflecting the FDIC's February 2024 disclosed increase to its estimate of losses to the DIF. The total expense for the special assessment remains subject to any actions by the FDIC, as described above, to cease collection early, extend the special assessment period, or impose a one-time final shortfall special assessment, including as a result of updates to the estimated losses, subsequent to the original estimate.
RECENT ACCOUNTING DEVELOPMENTS
Information with respect to recent accounting developments is provided in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q.
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