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Spotlight on Issues We Believe Are Important

We created SmarterMarkets™ to put a spotlight on issues surrounding trust, identity, market infrastructure and technology that we believe are important, and to see if there were others out there who felt the same way. And there were a lot of people who felt the same way. 

The podcast, currently ranked in the top 1% of podcasts by listenership, is presented by Abaxx Technologies and brings together the entrepreneurs, icons, and executives of commodities, capital markets and technology to rant on the inadequacies of our systems and riff on ideas for how to improve them.

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Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au (from Latin: aurum) and the atomic number 79. In its purest form, it is a bright, slightly reddish yellow, dense, soft, malleable and ductile metal. Chemically, gold is a transition metal and a group 11 element. It is one of the least reactive chemical elements, and is solid under standard conditions. The metal therefore occurs often in free elemental (native) form, as nuggets or grains, in rocks, in veins and in alluvial deposits. It occurs in a solid solution series with the native element silver (as electrum) and also naturally alloyed with copper and palladium. Less commonly, it occurs in minerals as gold compounds, often with tellurium (gold tellurides).

<ul><li>Price discovery and risk management tools in commodities markets through futures contracts</li><li>Discussion with industry leaders at the 2025 Asia Pacific Precious Metals Conference in Singapore</li><li>Focus on creating a kilo bar contract and improving price discovery in Asia, with a growing interest in connecting Asia to the world</li></ul>This content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only.

Price discovery and risk management tools in commodities markets through futures contractsDiscussion with industry leaders at the 2025 Asia Pacific Precious Metals Conference in SingaporeFocus on creating a kilo bar contract and improving price discovery in Asia, with a growing interest in connecting Asia to the worldThis content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only.

Gold for the 21st Century Episode 12 | Dan McElduff, Siddiq Farid, David Gornall, and Steve Lowe ...

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<li>Steve Lowe, former managing director at Scotiabank, discusses his experience leading the iconic Scotia metals business</li>
<li>Scotiabank's success in the gold market was attributed to its broad scope and involvement in the physical business</li>
<li>Focus on client service and cooperation among regions contributed to Scotiabank's success in the gold market</li>
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This content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only.


Steve Lowe, former managing director at Scotiabank, discusses his experience leading the iconic Scotia metals business
Scotiabank's success in the gold market was attributed to its broad scope and involvement in the physical business
Focus on client service and cooperation among regions contributed to Scotiabank's success in the gold market

This content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only.

Gold for the 21st Century Episode 8 | Steve Lowe, Former Managing Director at Scotiabank

Silver is the metallic element with the atomic number 47. Its symbol is Ag, from the Latin argentum, derived from the Greek ὰργὀς (literally "shiny" or "white"), and ultimately from a Proto-Indo-European language root reconstructed as *h₂erǵ-, "grey" or "shining". A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it exhibits the highest electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, and reflectivity of any metal. The metal is found in the Earth's crust in the pure, free elemental form ("native silver"), as an alloy with gold and other metals, and in minerals such as argentite and chlorargyrite. Most silver is produced as a byproduct of copper, gold, lead, and zinc refining.

<ul><li>Smarter Markets podcast discusses outlook for silver in energy transition and investor portfolios with Michael Duranzo, President and CEO at the Silver Institute</li><li>Recent conversation at India Silver Conference focused on silver's underperformance compared to gold, supply deficit, and opportunities for investment in silver market</li></ul>This content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only.

Smarter Markets podcast discusses outlook for silver in energy transition and investor portfolios with Michael Duranzo, President and CEO at the Silver InstituteRecent conversation at India Silver Conference focused on silver's underperformance compared to gold, supply deficit, and opportunities for investment in silver marketThis content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only.

Gold for the 21st Century Episode 7 | Michael DiRienzo, President & CEO, The Silver Institute

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Spotlight on Issues We Believe Are Important

Gold for the 21st Century Episode 12 | Dan McElduff, Siddiq Farid, David Gornall, and Steve Lowe ...

The 2025 Asia Pacific Precious Metals Conference emphasized the need for better price discovery in Asia and the growing interest in the Asian gold...

SmarterMarkets™

Gold for the 21st Century Episode 8 | Steve Lowe, Former Managing Director at Scotiabank

Steve Lowe, former managing director at Scotiabank, discusses the iconic success of Scotiabank's gold business, highlighting their global physical...

SmarterMarkets™

Gold for the 21st Century Episode 7 | Michael DiRienzo, President & CEO, The Silver Institute

The Smarter Markets podcast episode featured Michael Duranzo from the Silver Institute discussing the outlook for silver in the energy transition...

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