Gold
GS: Opportunities from commodities emerging markets constraints
Goldman Sachs says investors should get exposure to crude oil, and put a $105 per barrel price target on it, as one of the supply-constrained commodities China most needs, David Walker reports.
Commodities remain an attractive asset for hedge funds
Mining the money
Chinese investors get access to international physically backed gold ETFs
Lion Fund Management has launched its first mutual fund after receiving a QDII license. Investing in gold-backed exchange-traded funds, the fund is the first of its kind in China.
The rise and fall of commodities
The rise and fall of commodities
Concern over scarcity of high-quality assets forces CCPs to broaden eligible collateral
Ice Clear Europe accepts gold for margin, while LCH.Clearnet is also working on extending eligible collateral
Structured funds house of the year
Structured Products Europe Awards 2010
Standard & Poor’s launches Covered Call Select Index
Standard & Poor’s launches covered call select index
Standard Bank to store gold in Asia for new Hong Kong EFT
South Africa’s Standard Bank offers its metals and market making capabilities for a new gold ETF in Hong Kong.
Marrying correlation and asset allocation
Coping with correlation
ETF Roundup: More for Amundi in Germany
ETF Roundup: More for Amundi in Germany
Video: Chairman of the Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange
Barry Cheung, chairman at the Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange, speaks to Lianna Brinded about the liberalisation of China's renminbi and the positive effects it will have on energy and commodities.
Precious metals forum
Gold was a safe haven during the European sovereign debt crisis. How will gold prices, and precious metals financial products, evolve over the coming year?
Trade in gold ETCs to rise by 60% this year, says Deutsche Bank
Gold exchange-traded commodities are set to grow in popularity despite the current lack of interest in commodities as an asset class
Precious metals sponsored forum
Worth its weight
Russian / CIS exchanges to launch more derivatives contracts
Chiefs at Russia’s RTS Stock Exchange, the Ukrainian Exchange and Kazakhstan’s Regional Financial Centre (RFCA) reveal that they are looking into launching more exchange-traded funds (ETF), indexes and other derivatives contracts across commodities and…
Eyes turn to Mongolia for commodities rush
Following a $3 billion investment agreement made for a copper-gold mine last year, and the recent tender for $10 billion of infrastructure investment, Mongolia seems to be the new land of opportunity, but there are risks. Alex Davis reports
Dealers ready their resources for Asia commodities push
The bounce in the commodities sector following the financial crisis put a number of dealers on alert about money-making opportunities in Asia. Many leading dealers are amassing their resources in the region, particularly in the physical arena. But do…
China's gold market liberalisation may boost derivatives take-up
China's new guidelines for developing the gold market could result in more gold derivatives in the country.
Mongolia: Investors weigh risk in promising market
Following a $3 billion investment agreement made for a copper-gold mine last year, and the recent tender for $10 billion of infrastructure investment, Mongolia seems to be the new land of opportunity, but there are risks. Alex Davis reports
Mining companies vulnerable on lack of hedging programmes
A substantial number of mining companies refuse to have a hedging programme, leaving them vulnerable to a possible sharp drop in prices
Exchange-traded product volumes up 13% in 2010
Fixed-income exchange-traded products made money, investors turned to gold and a decline in assets followed falls in the equity markets in the first half of this year
Gold ETFs hit new highs as currency fears proliferate
In flows to gold reached record highs over the last two months as investors move their asset allocation from currencies such as the Euro into physical gold
Deutsche lists 10 exchange-traded commodities on the LSE
Deutsche Bank has listed 10 new exchange-traded commodities on the London Stock Exchange to complement the 19 it issued earlier this year in Frankfurt
Erste lists first turbos on Romanian exchange
Erste Group Bank AG issued nine individual certificates on to the Bucharest Stock Exchange as it joins the Romanian market.