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ARTICLE · 22 MAY 2017

Central Bank Consults On ETFs

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In light of the continued significant growth of Exchange Traded Funds ("ETFs") in recent years, the Central Bank of Ireland ("CBI") has today published a discussion paper on ETFs.

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In light of the continued significant growth of Exchange Traded Funds ("ETFs") in recent years, the Central Bank of Ireland ("CBI") has today published a discussion paper on ETFs. In this comprehensive discussion paper the CBI has invited the views of stakeholders to inform the CBI's participation in a wider regulatory discussion on the future of ETFs and ETF regulation. The paper draws on a considerable amount of academic and industry research as well as an ETF industry survey undertaken by the CBI in October 2016.

The over-arching themes and matters for discussion are set out below.

Over-arching themes

Investor expectation

The CBI notes the increased retail investment in ETFs under the UCITS brand and questions whether retail investor expectations are realistic in the context of how an ETF might perform in difficult market conditions.

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