WisdomTree's Abner: Active managers breaking into ETFs face a 'conflict of interest'

New players in the market

Tom Eckett
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David Abner, head of WisdomTree Europe, speaks to Tom Eckett about life after the ETF Securities acquisition, structural issues in the European ETF market and conflicts of interest within the wider industry

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