FSB urges regulators to keep eye on ETFs

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) published on the 12 April 2011 a note on potential financial stability issues arising from recent trends in exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The note highlights recent developments in the ETF market, which has experienced strong growth and rapid innovation.

Article reported that fund managers faced the possibility of tighter regulation of exchange traded funds in Europe, after the warning.

Wikipedia: Exchange-traded Fund http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exchange-traded_fund

Website: Financial Stability Board http://www.financialstabilityboard.org/

FSB: Press Release, 12.4.11: Financial Stability Board publishes a note on financial stability issues from exchange-traded funds (ETFs) http://www.financialstabilityboard.org/press/pr_110412b.pdf

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