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Bullion World | Volume 3 | Issue 2 | February 2023

client’s physical holdings from one
Our team instigates physical precious precious metal to another, in order
to take advantage of clear price
metal swaps, adjusting the allocation signals dictated by the algorithmic
of a client’s physical holdings from one models and maintain optimal

precious metal to another, in order to take weightings of the respective
precious metals at all times.
advantage of clear price signals dictated
by the algorithmic models and maintain Auctus Metal Portfolios' core
activities include trading physical
optimal weightings of the respective precious metals on behalf of our
precious metals at all times. clients and offering state-of-the-art
vaulting solutions together with
our third-party vaulting agents
Malca-Amit who operate at Le
Freeport, Singapore. As Auctus
holding physical precious metals in Physical ownership also acts as Metal Portfolios deals in large
your own wholly segregated vault. direct collateral. volumes, we maintain very close
relationships with international
Larger funds have recognised that Trust: Owning physical assets wholesalers and the world’s leading
holding physical vaulted metals provides greater control and refineries & mints to ensure that
is actually more cost effective certainty over the assets you own, liquidity is never an issue for our
than the ongoing running costs of whereas ETFs are subject to the clients. Our high volume metal
holding ETFs. You must then ask financial stability of the institutions purchases/swaps also ensures that
yourself if paper gold fulfils the running it, and the underlying we are able to secure the very best
primary purposes for you versus availability and price of the asset prices in the market, which further
the outright ownership of gold. (gold for example) which has a amplifies our client’s overall net
negative 3rd party exposure to returns.
ETFs and physical holdings have ETF’s.
different pros and cons, and In addition to assisting our clients
the best option depends on an It's important to consider your to maximize their gains from their
individual's investment goals and individual financial situation, local diversified portfolio of physical
risk tolerance. Here are a few country or government risks, the precious metals, our clients store
factors to consider: overall investment timeline and their precious metals with a third
intended goals before making a party vaulting agent at one of
Cost: ETFs usually have lower decision. the world's most secure vaulting
expense ratios compared to mutual facilities in Singapore to mitigate
funds, but they still come with As a physical metal management any counterparty risks. Clients'
trading fees, management costs system company, can you detail precious metals are stored within
and bid-offer spreads. Physical your business ecosystem, core the client’s own wholly segregated
holdings only incur storage and activities, and geographical vault under their family name and
insurance costs. presence? they are fully insured by Lloyd's of
Auctus Metal Portfolios is London and independently audited.
Liquidity: ETFs are more liquid a precious metals advisory
and tradeable as they can be headquartered in Singapore Auctus Metal Portfolios' client base
bought and sold on an exchange that uses algorithmic models to spans across the world as global
throughout the day, whereas optimally weight & actively manage investors seek to take advantage
physical holdings can be a little our clients’ vaulted physical of this progressive and active
more challenging to sell and their precious metal holdings across management approach to precious
value can be affected by the supply Gold, Silver, Platinum, Palladium metals.
and demand of physical metals, and Rhodium to maximize their
although with IPM Group and net returns. Our team instigates
Auctus Metal Portfolios we are physical precious metal swaps,
able to provide immediate liquidity. adjusting the allocation of a

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