State Street controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2025
Criticism of China investment disclosures
Seventeen U.S. state attorneys general criticized State Street over what they characterized as inadequate or improper disclosures relating to China investments.
2017
Undisclosed trading commissions
State Street agreed to pay $64.6 million to resolve U.S. investigations alleging that secret commissions were charged in connection with billions of dollars of client trades.
2017
Executive pay-discrimination allegations
State Street paid $5 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that certain female and Black executives received lower compensation than comparable male and White executives.
2012
Non-disclosure of short positions
The Massachusetts Securities Division entered a consent order involving State Street Global Advisors' management of a hybrid collateralized debt obligation and disclosure of certain investors' short positions. The firm paid a $5 million fine.
2009
Alleged foreign-exchange trading fraud
California alleged on behalf of CalPERS and CalSTRS that State Street had improperly handled or priced foreign-exchange trades executed for pension-fund clients.