| A light will be shone on the secretive world of setting gold prices in a review launched by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which is studying whether gold market benchmarks are operating properly in the wake of the Libor scandal.
The regulator has started to gather information from market participants about the London gold fix, the benchmark price used worldwide to price the precious metal. The FCA is visiting all five banks that hold seats helping to “fix” the price of gold twice a day, once in the morning and again in the afternoon. It may analyse documents and policies, interview traders and examine IT systems...............................................Full Article: Source
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