Boost co-founders McNeil and Bienkowski launch 'white label' ETF platform

New venture called HANetf

Co-founders of ETF specialist Boost, Hector McNeil and Nik Bienkowski, have launched a 'white label' UCITS ETF platform.

  The duo, who became co-CEOs of WisdomTree Europe after it bought Boost in 2014, were also previously managing partners at ETF Securities. They left WisdomTree in May 2016, as the US parent company completed the buyout of its minority stake in the European entity. Their new venture, HANetf, is designed to provide a one-stop-shop for asset managers who want to enter the European UCITS ETF market without having to establish a full services business. McNeil (pictured) and Bienkowski are aiming to disrupt the market by lowering the barriers to entry for asset managers through a pla...