Baader-Helvea launches ETF research and forms ETF sales team
Baader Bank and its Swiss subsidiary Helvea, as Baader-Helvea, are adding the Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) asset class to their equity research offering. With this move, Baader Bank is adding individual stocks in Germany, Austria and Switzerland to its extensive research universe. Baader Bank's ETF research product will help institutional investors make asset allocation decisions and implement active investment strategies. The bank's ETF research team will also provide recommendations for short- and medium-term trading strategies using ETFs.
By enlarging its research presence, the Baader-Helvea Group aims to provide important added value for different investor groups, including those who focus on portfolio structuring and trading as well as equity and fixed-income specialists. At the same time, the Group is further developing its strong position as one of the leading ETF brokers.
"Launching ETF research will complement our existing work and offer institutional clients an additional service with added value in the asset allocation process," believes Baader Bank Executive Board member, Oliver Riedel. Riedel is responsible for Baader Bank's institutional client business. Baader Bank has worked successfully in this product segment for many years as a market maker in more than 1,000 different ETP at the stock exchanges in Berlin, Frankfurt and Munich as well as on the Gettex trading system.
The ETF team from Baader Bank is organizing expert discussions as part of a dedicated forum during the Baader Investment Conference in Munich from 22 to 24 September 2015. The new services and products linked to the ETF desk will be presented there.