| Central bank involvement may prevent the London gold market from ever becoming really transparent, the chief executive of the London Bullion Market Association has told a Bank of England study group. The LBMA chief executive, Ruth Crowell, made the assertion in a long statement dated January 30 and sent to the bank's "Fair and Effective Market Review" committee, which is studying regulation of the currency and commodity markets.
The LBMA statement was found on the bank's Internet site by gold researcher and GATA consultant Ronan Manly. While Crowell wrote that the LBMA welcomes more transparency in the London gold market, particularly through "post-trade reporting," she also praised gold lending by central banks for providing "liqudity" to the market, asserting that "it is vital that the role of the liquidity provider is not diminished but in fact strengthened to make sure the markets remain fair and effective."..............................................Full Article: Source
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