ETF roundtable: Questioning complexity

The exchange-traded funds market has seen massive growth, but more recently these relatively new products have become increasingly complex. With regulators taking greater interest in the asset class, Structured Products invited key industry figures to a roundtable discussion on where the market is heading. Richard Jory chaired the discussion and asked the questions

Structured Products gathered together leading names in the exchange-traded funds (ETFs) industry in August to discuss the increasing complexity of ETFs and how developments in these products are likely to go down with regulators, who have placed the market under increased scrutiny. Panellists for the roundtable, which took place at Incisive Media's television studios in central London, consisted of Isabelle Bourcier, director of development at Ossiam, Martin Bednall, head of product design and