CAPITAL MARKETS

"The presence - or absence - of VanEck on the register is a far more important share price driver than margins, cash flow or growth"

Much has been said and written about the significant rise in demand for - and more recent outflows from - exchange traded products providing investors with exposure to physical gold and gold prices (See World Gold Council infographic, below) . A lot less about gold-equity focussed ETFs. RBC observes that such funds have become highly pervasive in "an eventful year for gold and gold equities".