Gold

Lion Fund Management has launched its inaugural mutual fund allowing investors in China to gain exposure to gold-backed ETFs from overseas.

ETFs tracking European equity indices attracted over €1bn in investor money in the week ending 10 December, according to Deutsche Bank.

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) intends to verify all physical gold stores held by ETFs.

Paul Burgin charts the main events of 2010, including the flash crash, a rush to gold and the emergence of new fund structures

ETF Securities has unveiled the Physical White Metals Basket Shares (WITE) on NYSE Arca.

Gold will be one of the best performing asset classes of the next decade and could return as much as 8% a year over this period, Castlestone's Angus Murray says.

David Coombs, head of multi-asset investments at Rathbone Unit Trust Management, on the prospects for gold.

Julian Chillingworth, CIO at Rathbone Unit Trust Management, examines whether gold really is the answer to investors' prayers.

Gold prices have hit another record high on the back of Euro sovereign debt concerns and inflation worries.

PwC predicts Britain's total debt will reach £10trn in 2015, warning of decades of poor growth as interest rates rise and the GDP to debt ratio falls to historic lows.