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Synthetic ETF fears overblown, says Blacklock

Joe Marsh, Leigh Powell
While sympathetic to concerns over swaps-based ETFs, Kelvin Blacklock of Eastspring says fear of complexity is more to blame and explains why synthetics can sometimes work better than cash-based funds.
Synthetic ETF fears overblown, says Blacklock

Much has been made of the potential problems – and even systemic risk – that exchange-traded funds may pose to the financial markets. Yet such concerns may be overdone, argues Kelvin Blacklock, CIO for global asset allocation at Eastspring Investments, recently rebranded from Prudential Corporation Asia.

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