29/01/2016

São Paulo and New York, January 29, 2016 - BM&FBOVESPA (BVMF) and S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) have announced today the launch of the S&P/BM&F Inflation-Linked NTN-B Index, which tracks the most liquid inflation linked bonds (NTN-Bs) issued by the National Treasury in Brazil. The index is the first of its kind that uses liquidity criteria to select and weight securities while also considering trading volume and market value.

'Within the current market environment, investors are seeing inflation protection as a critical component of their portfolio,' says Jaime Merino, Director of Fixed Income at S&P Dow Jones Indices. 'This index provides market participants with a transparent and investable benchmark for measuring the performance of these securities.'

'The S&P/BM&F Inflation-Linked NTN-B Index is a solid option for managers to create products based on the new index, especially Fixed Income ETFs,' said BM&FBOVESPA's Managing Director Products and Services Engineering, André Demarco.
To learn more about the S&P/BM&F Inflation-Linked NTN-B Index, please visit the index webpage.

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About BM&FBOVESPA
BM&FBOVESPA S.A. - Securities, Commodities and Futures Exchange was created in 2008 with the integration between the Brazilian Mercantile & Futures Exchange (BM&F) and the São Paulo Stock Exchange (Bovespa). Together, the companies have formed one of the largest exchange of the world in terms of market value. BM&FBOVESPA offers trading in equities on the cash, options and forward markets, and indices, interest rates, foreign exchange, agricultural and energy commodities on the futures, options, forward and swap markets, as well as other spot market transactions on gold, US Dollar and federal government securities. In order to provide investors with efficient and secure services, BM&FBOVESPA utilizes state-of-the-art technology. With its fully integrated business model BM&FBOVESPA offer not only a sophisticated trading environment, but also registration, clearing, settlement, risk management, and central depository services. It also acts as the central counterparty for all of the transactions carried out in its markets: equities, derivatives, securities, and foreign exchange.

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