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Swiss gold exports to U.K. hit 6-year high on surge into ETFs

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Rupert Rowling
Bloomberg News
Tuesday, August 20, 2019

Swiss gold exports to the United Kingdom rose to the highest in six years, driven by a surge in demand for exchange-traded funds.

Switzerland shipped 90.7 tons of bullion to the U.K. in July, the most since September 2012, according to data on the website of Swiss Federal Customs Administration. That compares with just 7.4 tons in June.

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Glint Pay Inc. (glintpay.com), the first-mover company that enables physical gold to make instant payments using a debit Mastercard, today announced the completion of a private placement of L5 Million in London-based parent Glint Pay Ltd. The financing was led by Sprott, an alternative asset manager and a global leader in precious metal and real asset investments with approximately $8 billion in assets under management.

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Gold is heading to London because the city is a global center for precious metal storage and boasts a vast network of vaults within the M25 motorway that surrounds the metropolitan area. Rising gold prices are driving demand for investment products and the bullion that underlies those funds. ...

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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-20/swiss-gold-exports-to...

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