Year of the Rooster: Were ETFs a ticking timebomb?

The rise and rise of exchange-traded fund (ETF) assets under management across the world has been a hallmark of the global fund industry over the past decade and more. However, some industry participants (primarily, it must be said, in active fund houses) have claimed that this level of passive investing could exacerbate market swings and potentially cause problems.  Given the rising importance of this market segment, we decided to ask experts whether there could be any ETF proble…