Insights

On November 9th the World Gold Council held an EVOLVE Investment Summit in Singapore. Our series of EVOLVE conferences explore the trends and issues shaping the future of finance. What happens in Asia is hugely significant for the gold market. India and China are the largest gold consuming markets, and other markets in the region including Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan are major trading centres for gold. In a post for goldhub, Dr Parag Khanna, one of this year’s keynote speakers, writes about the shifting economic centre of gravity and Asia’s role in the global economy.

On November 3rd, 2021, we hosted our fourth annual conference, the EVOLVE Investment Summit virtually.

Watch this presentation on gold’s key attributes, sources of demand, and key takeaways from our Gold Market Outlook 2021

This podcast explores the outlook for gold, touching on the Robinhood phenomenon, cryptocurrency, inflation and global supply and demand dynamics

In this webinar with the PLSA, we demystify common misconceptions on gold and highlight the overall benefits it can bring to a pension portfolio.

Investors are increasingly asking if gold can be considered an ESG compliant asset. We believe it certainly should and were delighted to participate in the webinar to highlight what the gold mining sector is doing in the ESG space.

Last week, I had a great conversation with Matthew McLennan, of First Eagle Investment Management, organized by Institutional Investor about the increasingly relevant role alts are playing in portfolios.

Peter Sinclair, Senior Advisor at the World Gold Council, joined John Price and Remi Piet, both of Americas Market Intelligence, for a mining coffee chat last week.

Shaokai Fan joined Taimur Baig, Chief Economist at DBS, on the Kopi Time podcast for a conversation on gold. Listen as they discuss gold supply, demand, market structure and industry standards.

Our Chief Market Strategist John Reade joins Norman Villamin and Peter Kinsella from UBP for a webinar on the strategic case for gold.

Andrew Naylor, Head of ASEAN and Public Policy, explores findings from our Q2 and H1 Gold Demand Trends report in this podcast with Money FM 89.3

Watch our Chief Market Strategist John Reade presenting the case for ‘Gold, the most effective commodity investment’ at Pensions Age’s recent virtual conference in June.

Our Head of Americas and Global ETFs, Joe Cavatoni, joined an expert panel this week for a NYSE webinar ‘Investing in Real Assets: 2020 Mid-Year Market Outlook’

Co-hosted by China Gold Association, World Gold Council, Shanghai Gold Exchange, Shanghai Futures Exchange and the Shanghai Gold and Jewellery Association, the 2019 Annual Precious Metals Conference was held in Shanghai on 10th and 11th December. Over 400 gold industry leaders and representatives from China and other regions participated. Here are a few key takeaways.

The Beijing International Jewellery Fair kicked off on 14th November, attracting thousands of exhibitors from over 20 different countries and regions. On the coldest day so far this year in Beijing, exhibitors shared the hottest trends in the gold jewellery industry.

Last week, I was delighted to be asked to speak at the inaugural Responsible Asset Owners Global Symposium in London . More and more investors are – quite rightly – thinking about how to incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into their investment choices. But there is still a lot of uncertainty about what this means, and in particular, what framework investors should use to assess ESG performance

I was in Shenzhen earlier this month attending various events held by major jewellers and industry bodies such as the Shenzhen Gold and Jewellery Association.

Attracting around 2,300 Chinese jewellers, the Shenzhen International Jewellery Fair 2019 is China’s leading jewellery conference and exhibition, showcasing cutting-edge innovations and exciting developments in China’s jewellery market.

I have spent the past few days at the Singapore Bullion Market Association’s annual Asia Pacific Precious Metals Conference in Singapore. An excellent event with good attendance from across the region, including attendees from Vietnam, Myanmar, Malaysia, Australia, China and India.