Speaker
John Reade
Chief Market Strategist, World Gold Council
John Reade joined the World Gold Council in February 2017 as Chief Market Strategist. He is responsible for producing strategy and developing insights on the gold market; leading our global dialogue by engaging with leading economists, academics, policy makers, fund managers and investors on gold; and leading our research team.
John has over 30 years’ experience in the gold industry and related fields, most recently as a partner and gold strategist with Paulson & Co for the past seven years. Prior to that, he worked as a precious metals strategist at UBS for 10 years; a gold equity analyst in South Africa for 5 years; and over 8 years held various positions in production and project evaluation in the gold division of Gencor, then a leading South African mining house.
John has a degree in Mining Engineering from the Royal School of Mines, a constituent of Imperial College, London.
Company profile
The World Gold Council is the market development organisation for the gold industry. Our purpose is to stimulate and sustain demand for gold, provide industry leadership and be the global authority on the gold market.
We develop gold-backed solutions, services and products, based on authoritative market insight and we work with a range of partners to put our ideas into action. As a result, we create structural shifts in demand for gold across key market sectors. We provide insights into the international gold markets, helping people to understand the wealth preservation qualities of gold and its role in meeting the social and environmental needs of society.
Based in the UK, with operations in India, China, Singapore and the USA, the World Gold Council is an association whose members comprise the world’s leading gold mining companies.
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NEXT LIVE EVENT
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Strategy presentation
Let’s talk… gold. Jaspar Crawley, Head of Distribution APAC, at World Gold Council, shares the lesser known sides of gold as a source of returns and a liquid asset; he also clarifies some of the biggest misconceptions about gold.
Beyond CPI: Gold as a strategic inflation hedge
Our analysis shows gold can be a valuable component of an inflation-hedging basket. Explore our latest Investment Update.
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From mine to market – gold’s untold story
Gold is all around us and it touches many aspects of our life, often without us even knowing it. Explore mine to market – gold’s untold story, our new interactive map where you can discover gold’s many uses.
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Gold and cryptocurrencies
How gold’s role in a portfolio differs from cryptos.
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