ETF / Index

Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd., announced a plan to launch three new exchange traded funds (ETFs) designed to track the performance of the JPX-Nikkei 400 Leveraged (2x) Index, JPX-Nikkei 400 Inverse (-1x) Index and JPX-Nikkei 400 Double Inverse (-2x) Index.

Following the announcement of the partnership between Lyxor and J.P. Morgan, Lyxor listed on Xetra on the 10th July 2015 five ETFs designed to capture the low size, value, quality, low beta and momentum factors respectively within the European equity universe.

European Smart beta ETF market flows are still positive in the second quarter of 2015, but growth has decelerated compared to Q1 2015. NET NEW ASSETS (NNA) year to date (30/06/2015) amounted to EUR 2.3 billion, i.e. 60% of the 2014 NNA within the first half of the year. Total assets under management are up 41% compared to the end of 2014, reaching EUR 10.9 billion.

The db x-trackers II Harvest CSI China Sovereign Bond UCITS ETF (DR) is a physical replication ETF that tracks the performance of an index of 35 onshore renminbi-denominated bonds issued by the Chinese government.

Euronext, the primary exchange in the Euro zone, today welcomed Commerzbank CCBI RQFII Money Market UCITS ETF to its Paris market. It is the first money market ETF denominated in RMB on its markets and underscores Euronext’s position as a key access point for Chinese investors.