ETF / Index

Lyxor Asset Management (Lyxor) announces the launch of an ETF that offers investors access to EUR-denominated corporate bonds with the highest sub-investment grade credit rating in order to offer a potential higher yield.

In recent years, long-held ideas on portfolio construction have been called into question. Investors can now choose from a range of “smart beta” strategies, offering exposure to market risk premia in a systematic, transparent fashion. Where does the dividing line between active and passive fund management now lie? What is the likely future role of active managers?

EnterNext, the Euronext subsidiary dedicated to promoting and growing the market for SMEs, today announced the launch of Tech 40, a label recognising innovative European SMEs listed on the markets it covers. Each year Tech 40 will allow 40 top-performing European companies to benefit from premium services.

Lombard Odier Investment Managers (“Lombard Odier IM”), a pioneer in smart beta fixed income investing, and ETF Securities, one of the world’s leading innovators of exchange traded products (“ETPs”), have partnered to offer a range of transparent, cost-effective and UCITS-compliant fundamentally-weighted fixed income ETFs.

Survey Reveals that more than One-Third of European Intermediaries and Institutional Investors Plan to Increase their Investment in Infrastructure