State Street Global Advisors, the asset management arm of State Street Corporation, has made five key appointments within its US intermediary business, which provides products supporting wealth management professionals.

State Street Global Advisors, the asset management arm of State Street Corporation, has made five key appointments within its US intermediary business, which provides products supporting wealth management professionals.

Michael Arone, previously head of global and EMEA portfolio strategy at the firm, has been named as chief investment strategist for the US intermediary business.

Ken Bossen, meanwhile, joins from Morgan Stanley as vice president and head of US intermediary portfolio strategy and due diligence. In his former role, he managed the firm's ETF model portfolio and country ETF focus list.

Robert Forsyth – latterly head of exchange-traded products and derivatives at UBS Wealth Management – is now vice president and head of strategic partnerships.

Mario Gallotto, vice president of business intelligence, joins from John Hancock Investments, where he was managing director of business intelligence.

Lastly, Brie Williams, vice president and head of practice management, joins from Putnam Investments, where she was responsible for marketing communications in support of Putnam's global brand and retail mutual fund product line.

Clients of SSGA include wirehouses, registered investment advisors, private banks, family offices and regional/ independent broker-dealers.