iShares unveils ETF guide for IFAs

The guide examines the growing significance of ETFs as an investment solution and explains how they can be utilised in client portfolios. Julian Hince, iShares senior business development officer for the IFA sector, says a lack of knowledge among advisers may be behind their relatively slow uptake in recent years, but says industry moves away from commission-based business may change things. "Traditionally there has been a slow uptake of ETFs amongst IFAs, not because the products are particularly complex, but due to a lack of education," he says. "ETFs are not commission-based, so...