There remain many opportunities for growth in the European ETF market, but its success will hinge on brand recognition and an ability to overcome the wide ranging differences in the Continent's regulatory regimes
The Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) market has grown rapidly, reflecting the fundamental sense these products make to many types of investors in terms of cost, transparency and accessibility. These core characteristics are likely to continue to underpin growth. While some consolidation should also be anticipated in overcrowded areas, the European ETF market is far from mature and is likely to expand to offer solutions to ever more focused investment problems. For those investors as yet unacquainted with ETFs, they are funds that are structured in a similar way to open-ended investment compan...
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