Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd., the core company within
the Asset Management Division of the Nomura Group, announced a plan to launch a
new exchange traded fund (ETF) designed to track the performance of the “Nikkei 225 High
Dividend Yield Stock 50 Index”.
BlackRock, Inc.'s iShares business led the global ETF industry in 2016, winning a record $140bn in new flows, powered by moves into bond, Core and smart beta ETFs. Representing 13% organic growth, iShares 2016 flows reflect the global scale, diverse product range and continued innovation of the iShares business.
Net New
Assets (NNA) during this month amounted to EUR4.3bn, above the year to
date average of EUR3.7bn. Total Assets under Management are up 10% vs. the
end of 2015, reaching EUR497bn, and including a limited market impact (+2.2%).
According to Antoine Porcheret, Senior Equity & Derivative Strategist at BNP Paribas, Total Return Futures constitute a listed solution to mitigate concerns surrounding the envisaged introduction of bilateral margining for non-cleared OTC swaps...
Index Total Return Futures (TRF) are designed to offer a listed
solution for trading the implied equity repo rate. Index TRFs
aim to replicate the payoff profile of an Index Total Return
Swaps (TRS) in a cost efficient way. The first TRF product
launch will be the EURO STOXX 50® Index Total Return
Futures (Product ID: TESX).