Rampart Investment Management, a
leading asset management firm specializing in option
strategies, today announced it has signed a joint agreement with The
Nomura Trust and Banking Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Japan´s
Nomura Holdings, Inc. (TSE: 8604)
to offer equity option strategies to Nomura´s
Japanese high net worth clients.
The options program, named the Managed Covered Call (MCC) Trust, is
Rampart´s first-ever international rollout of
its options-based investment strategies. It is also the first time such
a service has been offered to investors in Japan. Rampart currently
manages and monitors customized covered call writing strategies, either
directly or through financial intermediaries, for a wide variety of
taxable and tax-exempt investors in the U.S. Rampart´s
domestic investment model serves as the foundation for the MCC Trust
program.
By working with Rampart, Nomura Trust and Banking will be able to extend
its offering of active management services for high net worth clients
and enable them to put their stock positions to effective use.
"Rampart´s capacity
to assist investors with monetizing stock and market volatility to their
benefit has resulted in increasing interest from international financial
institutions that want to help their clients identify additional sources
of cash flow by embracing option strategies," said Ronald M. Egalka
president and chief executive officer of Rampart. "The
MCC Trust underscores Rampart´s ability to
deliver our option competencies globally beginning with our relationship
with one of Japan´s leading trust banks."
Rampart will implement its equity option strategies for Nomura´s
high net worth clients by harnessing the capabilities of the Rampart
Options Management System (ROMS®)
a mathematically-driven, proprietary technology platform. Rampart and
ROMS can help Nomura´s clients capitalize on
income potential and enhance portfolio returns on their concentrated
equity positions while hedging against potential risk from fluctuating
stock prices.
About Rampart
Founded in 1983, Rampart Investment Management is a leading asset
manager specializing in option strategies. With more than USD 12.7
billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2007, Rampart
manages client positions and portfolios using domestic and international
listed and over-the-counter (OTC) index and equity options. Rampart´s
investment solutions can add value to a broad spectrum of U.S. and
international financial service companies, tax exempt institutional
clients, mutual funds, brokerage firms, insurance companies, asset
managers, high net worth individuals, family offices, foundations
endowments, banks, and law firms. For more information, visit www.rimco.com.
