State Street (formerly known as State Street Boston) is a company that provides financial services to institutional investors. It operates in two segments: Investment Servicing and Investment Management. The Investment Servicing segment offers services such as custody, accounting, regulatory reporting, investor services, performance and analytics, transaction management, loans, cash management, derivatives and collateral services, record-keeping, client reporting, investment analytics, and trading services. The Investment Management segment provides investment management strategies and products for equity, fixed income, and cash assets. It also includes ESG investing, defined benefit and defined contribution products, and other solutions. Additionally, the company operates State Street Alpha, an open architecture platform that allows users to manage investment products and business lines.