UBS debacle highlights dangers of ETFs

FOUR HIDDEN RISKS

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City financier Terry Smith has been a long-standing critic of exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Here he explains why the latest rogue trader scandal, which is reported to have cost UBS $2bn, shows the hidden dangers of ETFs.

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