Amundi ETF broadens its product offering on the SIX Swiss Exchange with the listing of an unprecedented range of 6 Short Fixed-Income ETFs.

Paris, 11th May 2010

Amundi ETF broadens its product offering on the SIX Swiss Exchange with the listing of an unprecedented range of 6 Short Fixed-Income ETFs.

Amundi ETF continues its development in Switzerland with the listing of 6 unprecedented ETFs, bringing the total number of products listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange to 20.

These Short Fixed-Income ETFs, unprecedented on the SIX Swiss Exchange, offer investors a daily inverse exposure to the Eurozone government bond market and the ability to take advantage of a potential rise in interest rates.

The range benefits from a favourable market background of low interest rates while responding to diverse investor needs: portfolio diversification, hedging, tactical allocation, arbitrage, etc... It includes six products which replicate a family of Short EuroMTS Eurozone Government Broad indices of all maturities and buckets of maturities ranging from 1 to 15 years, enabling investors to take positions on all or part of the Eurozone interest rate curve.

Launched in France in mid-January, this product range has experienced great success with both French and European institutional investors and has raised some 200 million Euros in just a few weeks.

In line with its European development plan, Amundi ETF will continue to widen its product range on the SIX Swiss Exchange. This will enable Swiss investors to benefit locally from Amundi ETF’s competitive prices, quality and innovation.

The Amundi ETF range is distributed by dedicated sales teams at Amundi and CA Cheuvreux.

Further information about Amundi ETF can be found on the amundietf.com website.