IW's 25th anniversary: How have key sectors grown in the past 25 years?

A whistle-stop review of the main industry events

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Over the past 25 years, there has been no shortage of political, economic and regulatory events that have shaped the investment landscape: the 2008 Global Financial Crisis, landmark regulatory changes such as the Retail Distribution Review and MiFID II, China's ongoing shift to a services-led economy and the growth of passive investing, to name just a few.

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