The Inflation Hedge Comes Home
If you’ve been following the markets lately, you know the narrative: fiat currencies are under pressure, geopolitical tension is rising, and the “barbarous relic”—Gold—is shining again. But for Singaporean investors, buying gold has always come with a headache. Do you buy physical bars and worry about theft? Do you buy the US-listed GLD ETF and worry about foreign custody?
For the first time, we have a locally domiciled, locally vaulted solution targeting the retail investor. But is it actually efficient, or just a marketing gimmick?
Who Am I? (And Why Should You Listen?)
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In This Article:
• The Mechanics: What Exactly Is The LionGlobal Singapore Physical Gold Fund?
• Access and Affordability: The MariBank Disruption
• The Cost Analysis: Are You Overpaying?
• Data Check: Is Gold Valuable Right Now?
• The Future: SGX Listing and The “Holy Grail” of CPF
• Iggy’s Investor PlaybookThe Mechanics: What Exactly Is The LionGlobal Singapore Physical Gold Fund?
This isn’t a gold miner stock, and it isn’t a paper derivative. The LionGlobal Singapore Physical Gold Fund is a unit trust designed to track the LBMA Gold Price AM.
Here is the breakdown of what you are actually buying:
