OREANDA-NEWS. Today, SIX Swiss Exchange is delighted to welcome Nomura as its first new ETF issuer in 2016. This entails a further growth in the number of ETF issuers to 21 which all find in Switzerland a leading financial center with an attractive growth potential.

Nomura enters the Swiss market with four products for which it also acts as market maker. They replicate the indices Nikkei 225 and JPX-Nikkei 400 Net Total Return Daily and are available in the trading currencies EUR and USD, providing investors access to the Japanese equities market and protecting them from currency risks due to currency hedging.

Nomura is one of the biggest asset managers in Japan with more than 50 years of experience in detailed analyses of the Asian markets. The product offering focusses on investment opportunities in Japan as well as Asia with emphasis on equities and bonds.

First Asian ETF issuer on SIX Swiss Exchange

Shin Asano, President and CEO of Nomura Bank (Switzerland) Ltd said: "Nomura is focused on connecting markets East & West. Today we are very proud to be the first Asian issuer to list ETFs on SIX Swiss Exchange, and to demonstrate our commitment to developing our local presence in the Swiss market."

Jean-Philippe Royer, CEO of Nomura Alternative Investment Management (Europe) Ltd commented: "Nomura is the biggest Japanese equities ETF manager, but until today very few investors in Switzerland could invest in our ETFs. Through the listing on SIX Swiss Exchange, we can now provide the broader Swiss investor community with local access to Nomura's best-in-class products."

State of the art - our selection of ETFs

The range of products on SIX Swiss Exchange now comprises a record number of 1'183 products. This impressive selection of ETFs provides investors with even more options to find the right product for their investment strategy.

"We welcome Nomura as a new ETF issuer at SIX Swiss Exchange. We look forward to offering investors an even easier access to Asian markets in combination with the advantages of on exchange trading", added Alain Picard, Head Product Management at SIX Swiss Exchange.

SIX Swiss Exchange has been one of the first European exchanges to launch a segment for ETFs and is looking back on 15 years of growth and an unprecedented success story.