Miranda Seath: The inclusion of ETFs and new IA sectors

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The inclusion of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in Investment Association sectors is an evolution in the UK investment sphere. Miranda Seath talks about the move and how it's had some knock-on effects

Each time an investor logs on to an investment platform or an adviser conducts their portfolio analysis, the Investment Association (IA) sectors fund classification scheme is often helping them to reach a conclusion on the best fund to choose. From Monday 19 April, Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) will be part of the IA sectors for the first time. We see this as a significant milestone for retail investors and their advisers, broadening the number of funds in the IA sectors scheme to over 4,100. In recent years, the emergence of ETFs in the UK investment landscape has added a new fund struct...

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