Joanne Young talks to Valérie Baudson, Amundi ETF managing director, about the company's recent UK listing and her ambitions for the business.
Q. How did you prepare to list in the UK? A. The actual process of listing is pretty similar in any European country. The only significant difference, perhaps, is that of currency. In London we chose to list all our products in sterling. Investor appetite tends to vary according to what type of client is using ETFs within that country. In France most ETF investors are professionals doing asset allocation so the range of choice is quite wide, while in Switzerland it is mostly private banks and you see a lot more non-domestic, non-European exposures. We have found all types of clients are...
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