Exchange traded funds (ETFs) have been a huge success growing far beyond their initial function of tracking large liquid indices in developed markets. Global ETFs now hold more than $2.9 trillion of assets in upwards of 5,400 products listed on 60 exchanges. Marie Coady, financial services tax partner at PwC in Ireland, tackles the associated tax and regulatory challenges.
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