In Brief: State St. Hooks Up With Korean Bank

BOSTON - State Street Corp. has struck a partnership to offer fund administration in Korea with Korea Exchange Bank.

Korea, which began allowing the sale of mutual funds three years ago, is Asia's second-largest institutional market, with $450 billion of assets.

The venture with State Street, which has $711 billion of assets under management worldwide, will be based in Seoul. The Boston company also has offices in China, Taiwan, Japan, and Singapore.

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