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ETFs deemed ‘not the enemy’ as the sector’s assets poised to surpass hedge funds
Simon Hoyle, 4/20/15
Deborah Fuhr’s message for financial planners about exchange-traded funds (ETFs) is simple: they are not the enemy. They may in fact be at the front-line of planners’ defences against the rise of the machines. Fuhr says ETFs give to financial planners an ability to efficiently implement low-cost, diversified portfolios, freeing up time and thinking for a greater focus on the areas they really add value – including structuring, strategic advice, and behavioural coaching – where robo advisers cannot compete.
“ETFs have been embraced as a useful tool to help investors do their job,” says Fuhr, the founder of ETFGI, a London-based firm that specialises in tracking, monitoring, analysing and reporting on the development and growth of the global ETF industry.
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Fuhr says the assets of ETFs are likely to break through the $US3 trillion barrier this year, and in so doing will overtake hedge funds in size. ETFGI data shows that ETF assets had reached $US2.93 trillion by the end of March.
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