Physical gold market punished by thriving ETF investments

sp-mar09-03-gif

An explosion in gold-backed exchange-traded fund (ETF) investment is squeezing participants in the metals industry as speculation drives up prices. The world's largest exchange-traded gold fund, Statestreet's SPDR Trust, now manages more than 1,000 tonnes of bullion, and is set to overtake the holdings of the Swiss National Bank as ETFs become the most popular way of investing in commodities.

"Most investors who want to access the precious metals market use ETFs and gold-backed bonds. It is

Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.

To access these options, along with all other subscription benefits, please contact info@risk.net or view our subscription options here: http://subscriptions.risk.net/subscribe

You are currently unable to copy this content. Please contact info@risk.net to find out more.

Sorry, our subscription options are not loading right now

Please try again later. Get in touch with our customer services team if this issue persists.

New to Risk.net? View our subscription options

Register

Want to know what’s included in our free membership? Click here

This address will be used to create your account

You need to sign in to use this feature. If you don’t have a Risk.net account, please register for a trial.

Sign in
You are currently on corporate access.

To use this feature you will need an individual account. If you have one already please sign in.

Sign in.

Alternatively you can request an individual account here