State Street moving up the food chain

State Street is at a crossroads. KK Tse, the bank''s chief in Asia, maps out the new world custodians face in the region.

Rico Ngai

June 04, 2000

To most investors, the name State Street means settlement and safekeeping. But KK Tse, managing director of State Street Bank and Trust in Asia, thinks that idea is dated. Now, it's not even a custodian bank.

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