Lombard Odier to launch fundamental debt index on back of client demand

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SWITZERLAND - Swiss firm Lombard Odier Investment Managers plans to launch a new fundamentally-weighted developed sovereign debt fund after a Swiss pension fund agreed to invest CHF1bn ($1.1bn) in the strategy.

The allocation will boost the firm's €2bn ($2.8bn) in fundamentally-weighted bond assets by nearly 50%. Officials expect the new fund, which will be open to other investors, to launch on 1 December...

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