ETFs’ Strong Growth Invites More Scrutiny: EY

With ETF assets continuing to perform strongly against other investment vehicles, the industry’s increasing size is receiving an ever-growing level of external attention, notes EY.

EY published a report titled: “ETFs: a positive force for disruption” after interviewing nearly 80 leading promoters, investors, market makers and service providers across the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific.

ETFs to grow 18% every year for next 3-5 years

Beginning with a confident tone, the EY report points out that the ETF industry’s growth over the last two decades represents one of the financial sector’s greatest recent success stories. According to EY’s latest global survey of the ETF industry, a weighted average of global responses suggests that respondents anticipate their businesses to grow by around 18%...