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World Service,01 Aug 2011,18 mins

Synthetic ETFs

Business Daily

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Does a new breed of complex financial products pose a risk to global financial stability? Michael Robinson investigates the rise of the Synthetic Exchange Traded Fund. Plus Lucy Kellaway looks at the flowery language companies use when talking to their customers. Can they really feel our pain?

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