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The exchange-traded Singapore Kilobar Gold Contract, expected to go “live” as early as in September, will introduce centralized trading and clearing of physically delivered gold, the World Gold Council (WGC) said in a release. The Asian city-state’s move to introduce the contract is part of regional efforts to set new price standards as the global

At the annual London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) Bullion Market Forum held for the first time in Singapore today, Mr Lim Hng Kiang, Minister for Trade and Industry, announced a new exchange-traded Singapore Kilobar Gold Contract[1] (“Contract”). This is the first wholesale 25 kilobar gold contract to be offered globally. Expected to go ‘live’ as

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Vanessa Doctor Asia Correspondent 3 October 2013 Matterhorn Asset Management, the Swiss asset manager that owns precious metals company GoldSwitzerland, has expanded its vaulting network with the opening of new facilities in Hong Kong and Singapore, the firm said in a statement. GoldSwitzerland, which has

SINGAPORE – Gold may be dropping to multi-year lows but that has not stopped a firm from launching an online platform that lets investors trade the metal. Touted as the first of its kind, the Singapore Precious Metals Exchange allows investors to buy, sell and then store gold or silver in a secure environment. Security

Deutsche Bank has announced the establishment of a new custodial and vaulting service in Singapore on the back of physical gold buying in Asia. The recent plunge in the price of gold has triggered investor demand as buyers enter the market to soak up what might be the right time to buy before another rally.

Deutsche Bank has announced the establishment of a new custodial and vaulting service in Singapore on the back of physical gold buying in Asia. The recent plunge in the price of gold has triggered investor demand as buyers enter the market to soak up what might be the right time to buy before another rally.

Posted: 18/03/2013 Jersey based GoldMoney has expanded into Singapore with the opening of a new vault facility in partnership with Brink’s. GoldMoney offers customers an easy and secure online platform to buy and store physical gold, silver, platinum and palladium. GoldMoney opened its Singapore vault facility on 11th December and is already storing nearly

October 25, 2012,Singapore. We’ve discussed at length the importance of owning precious metals. The financial system is so full of insolvent banks and bankrupt governments, and gold is one of the few assets that you can own which is not simultaneously somebody else’s liability. Now, there are no shortage of products out there to buy

Sept. 30, 2012 3:31 pm ET Singapore has emerged as one of the world’s hubs for private banking for the wealthy, and now it is making a play to become the Fort Knox of Asia. Starting Monday, the Southeast Asian city-state is scrapping a 7% tax on gold and silver in an effort to turn

At an electronics recycling plant in Singapore’s Tuas industrial zone, tons of electronic wastes are fed to the facility for the recovery of materials like steel, copper, plastic, and also silver and gold. China is rapidly becoming one of the largest generators of electronic wastes. [File photo]  The concentration of some precious metals in the

Gold’s London AM fix this morning was USD 1,662.00, EUR 1,271.61, and GBP 1,057.93 per ounce. Yesterday’s AM fix was USD 1,694.75, EUR 1,291.44and GBP 1,082.63 per ounce. Gold fell 1.7% in New York yesterday and closed at $1,676.10/oz. Gold fell in Asia prior to further falls in Europe which has gold now trading at

The plant has current capacity of 240 tonnes per year, but could be expanded to reach 1,400 tonnes – equivalent to 20GW of PV capacity – in three to four years if the industry grows as expected, says Peter Horan, general manager of Heraeus Materials Singapore. Silver paste is used to transmit the current created

Deep in the 7.4-acre Singapore FreePort next to Changi International Airport’s runways is the bullion vault of Swiss Precious Metals, behind seven-metric-ton steel doors built to survive a plane crash or earthquake. The rooms are almost full after demand rose five-fold in the year since the Geneva-based company opened the facility. The firm plans an

Energy Risk’s Precious Metals House of the Year, Asia has been awarded to JP Morgan for the strides made in building up its Asian precious metals business during a tumultuous period for global markets, not least of which was the pioneering step of opening a gold vault in Singapore in September 2010 JP Morgan’s global