State Street is the world's leading provider of financial services to institutional investors including investment servicing, investment management and investment research and trading. With $14.9 trillion in assets under custody and $1.955 trillion in assets under management at April 2008, State Street operates in 26 countries and more than 100 geographic markets worldwide. One of our greatest assets is the 27,000 professionals who provide value to our customers around the world by delivering innovative solutions, products and services. In turn, State Street is committed to providing our employees with rewarding careers that deliver value in the form of opportunities, training and development.