2018 rewind: What were the biggest stories across the ETF industry?

What made the headlines in the sector over the past 12 months?

Tom Eckett
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Investment Week has collated the biggest stories of 2018 from across the European ETF industry.

Investment Week has collated the biggest stories of 2018 from across the European ETF industry. If last year was a record-breaking year in terms of inflows then 2018 was a year of firsts; the first zero fee fund in the US was launched by Fidelity Investments in August, while the first ETF to be listed in Europe through a white-label platform occurred in September. Regulatory changes also took place, from the Central Bank of Ireland's discussion paper to the Investment Association's decision to consult on including ETFs in its sector classifications. Furthermore, the price war conti...

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