Are ETFs slated for growth? Know your risks: A CSFI discussion on the short and long-term outlook for the industry

Why you should watch: Our stellar panel debates the future for the ETF industry, assessing issues such as market liquidity and volatility, the resilience of the sector shown in March 2020, and rising concentration risks and the potential and limitations of ETFs in facilitating exposure to global markets and implementation of sanctions, exposure to different underlying forms of digital assets and the transition to sustainable investment.

Moderator: Martina Garcia (CEO, CSFI)

Deborah Fuhr is Managing Partner & Founder at ETFGI, the leading independent ETF and ETP research and consultancy firm. Previously Deborah Fuhr served as global head of ETF research and implementation strategy and as a managing director at BlackRock/Barclays Global Investors.

Cosmo Elms joined Legal General Investment Management’s ETF team in April 2019 as Head of Business Development, where he focuses on LGIM strategic market positioning and business evolution.

Helen Thomas is Chief Executive Officer at Blondemoney, specialised in identifying risks that are not yet fully priced into financial markets. Helen has twenty years of experience in banking, fund management and politics.

Robin Wigglesworth is the Financial Times’ global finance correspondent based in Oslo, Norway and author of Trillions, the book on the past, present and future of passive investing. He focuses on the biggest trends reshaping markets, investing and finance across the world.

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Produced/edited by Alex Treptow