Nomura Securities Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Nomura Holdings, Inc., today announced that it has priced a ten-year Green Bond issue valued at 10 billion yen for ANA Holdings (ANA). Nomura acted as bookrunner and green bond structuring agent for the offering, which was the first such offering in the world by an airline.

Average cash balance holds steady at 5.1%, well above the 10-year average of 4.5%, as investors stay bearish. A record 85% of survey respondents think the global economy is in the late cycle, 11ppt above prior highs in Dec. ‘07

We expect risk assets to continue to grind higher, and maintain our exposure. It might not be time to add too much risk, but we don't think it's time to take it all off either.

On Wednesday, US stocks fell dramatically, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling more than 800 points. The rout was led by technology stocks, with the NASDAQ Composite Index down 316 points, but all sectors experienced losses. This was the worst one-day sell-off for US stocks since February. For much of the day, bonds sold off as well but, by the end of the day, a flight to safety occurred in US Treasuries, sending yields lower.

Jupiter has today launched the Jupiter Eurozone Equity fund, a sub-fund of the Jupiter Global Fund SICAV. Managed by Head of Strategy, European Opportunities, Cédric de Fonclare and co-manager Greg Herbert, the fund will look to achieve capital growth over the long term (three to five years).