Strategic Investment

This report provides further support to the thesis that while alternative investments can be powerful tools in the quest for better risk adjusted returns in a portfolio, gold stands out as a foundation to a well-diversified portfolio.

The World Gold Council commissioned Oxford Economics to conduct this independent, proprietary research study using their respected Global Model, to explore the performance of gold and other asset classes in various economic situations and to examine gold’s role within an efficient investment portfolio in divergent economic scenarios.

This report investigates the nascent use for gold as collateral for central counterparty clearing in the Global OTC markets. It examines the unique characteristics of gold which make it an ideal form of collateral.

This report examines gold's role in the portfolio for diversified investors who may already have an allocation to commodities. It shows that gold's physical attributes and functional characteristics set it apart from other commodities. This analysis shows that the effect of gold on a diversified portfolio cannot be replicated by a commodity basket alone.

This report sets out to explain the workings of the gold market with a particular focus on its size and liquidity. Given that central banks invest a majority of their reserves in sovereign debt markets, we compare gold to sovereign debt markets from both of these perspectives.