Systemic risk implications of ETFs and impact of ETFs on their underlying markets

Systemic risk and ETFs

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In terms of exchange traded funds (ETFs), systemic risk refers to the possibility of an ETF-specific crisis spilling over to the wider financial system. A few key concerns have been voiced. One is based on the assumption that parties to collateralised transactions post hard-to-fund illiquid assets as collateral and that massive ETF redemptions could cause a funding liquidity shock to these swap or securities lending counterparties (FSB, 2011 and BIS, 2011a).

Another concern centres on whether the

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