Three things your clients may call you about this week …

What made financial headlines over the weekend?

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ETF risks, income tax and Hargreaves Lansdown - here's our weekly heads-up on the financial stories that may have caught your clients' attention over the weekend …

How would ETFs fare in a market downturn? Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) may be cheap but, warns this Financial Times article, investors must be aware of the associated risks - particularly in the event of a market downturn. The piece alludes to concerns on whether ETFs are "distorting market valuations and feeding volatility", adding: "Some see an ETF bubble that is set to burst even though what is being invested in is more of an investment wrapper than an asset class in its own right." Further worries stem from a belief ETFs have yet to be tested as a model. "When the dotcom bubble bur...

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