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May 08, 2016, 12:57:34 PM

Can't they bypass USA regulatory resistance and go to the UK -or elsewhere- to launch the ETF?

If an ETF wants to do business with customers in the USA it has to go through the USA regulatory procedure.

Let's say I launch an ETF in London. You live in the States. Can you create an "investment company" in the UK which then buys from my ETF in London?

Can US law get involved with the internal processes of a company that operates abroad? Shouldn't the regulatory barrier extend only up to the level where you own the shares to your company and get profits or added value which might be taxable in the States?