Research

The World Gold Council has conducted extensive research on gold and has demonstrated in past submissions to the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision that gold meets the fundamental and market criteria required to be considered a high quality liquid asset for Basel III.

Global gold demand reflects challenging global economic climate: ETFs up 56% and India up 9% in Q3 2012

This paper argues that using gold as collateral for highly distressed bonds would bring great benefits to the euro area in terms of reduced financing costs and bridge-financing. It is mindful of the legal issues that this will raise and that such a suggestion will be highly controversial. For this purpose…

This report examines gold's role within a sterling-denominated investment portfolio. It uses the respected Michaud et al.'s unique Resampled Efficient Frontier™ optimisation technology to allow analysis of the statistical significance of gold for adding diversification value. The report shows how gold performs as a portfolio diversifier, a preserver of wealth and a risk management mechanism, which is particularly important during times of economic and market stress.