One Canadian fund made a $700m bet on gold
Q1 filings show Toronto asset manager CI Investments poured $700 million into world's top gold-backed ETF while Credit Suisse upped its investment 4-fold.
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BHP to pay $25 million in 2008 Beijing Olympics bribery probe
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EU lawmakers surprise with vote on ‘blood metals’ ban
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BitGold disrupts financial services
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Australian miners warned not to ignore ties between Latin America, Asia
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Mitsui mulls expanding into food, drugs sectors to offset profit drop
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Traders warn on gold liquidity as banks stay away
A few years ago London's precious metals traders would arrive at their desks to find the phones flashing. On the other end of the line were rival banks looking to buy and sell gold. Today the trading floors are a lot quieter.