A senseless battle: Active and passive investment need to learn to get along

Room for both to grow

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It has, to put it mildly, been a good year for passive investment funds that track a broad market index like the FTSE 100, writes Campbell Fleming, global head of distribution at Aberdeen Standard Investments.

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