Fading M&A in passives: Who will be the 'new breed' of ETF players?

Mergers down, but launches on the up

Tom Eckett
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An increasing number of active managers could be set to take advantage of the huge flows into the European ETF market by launching their own product ranges, as merger and acquisition (M&A) interest in the space begins to dry up, industry commentators say.

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