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How index funds are holding back the IPO market

Investment banks don’t love talking about it, but their business model is as flawed as the market for new listings.

The rise of passive funds is the unspoken problem with the IPO market.

These funds – State Street, Vanguard, BlackRock and all the others – are huge participants in Australian equity capital markets every day, are growing like weeds, and yet, you will not spot them within cooee of an IPO.

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Anthony Macdonald is a Chanticleer columnist. He is a former Street Talk co-editor and has 10 years' experience as a business journalist and worked at PwC, auditing and advising financial services companies. Connect with Anthony on Twitter. Email Anthony at a.macdonald@afr.com

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