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Terzi al mondo per riserve di oro in lingotti

L'Italia è (a sorpresa) il terzo Paese al mondo per riserve d'oro. Il nostro Paese vanta nella sua Banca centrale riserve auree in tonnellate seconde solo a Stati Uniti e Germania. Ma la classifica cambia se si considera l'oro come riserva valutaria. Nel secondo trimestre del 2024, l'Italia risulta essere il terzo paese al mondo per riserve auree in tonnellate detenute dalle banche centrali, dopo Stati Uniti e Germania. È quanto emerge dai dati del World Gold Council, organizzazione creata nel 1987 dalle maggiori compagnie minerarie per studiare il ruolo dell'oro in quanto asset strategico e la relativa catena di approvvigionamento. La classifica mondiale

A guidare la classifica dell'oro detenuto dalle banche nazionali sono gli Stati Uniti, che ne possiedono 8.133,46 tonnellate. A seguire, la Germania, con 3.351,53 tonnellate. Subito dopo arriva l'Italia: nelle casseforti del nostro Paese ne sono custodite 2.451,84. Al quarto posto, un altro Stato dell'Europa occidentale, la Francia, con 2.436,97 tonnellate. Poco sotto, al quinto posto, troviamo un altro paese del continente europeo, la Russia, con 2.335,85 tonnellate. E solo al sesto posto troviamo, quantomeno prendendo come metro di misura le tonnellate, il gigante dell'Asia, la Cina, a 2.264.32 tonnellate. Va detto però che la classifica cambia se si considera l'oro come riserva valutaria (Fx reserves). In questo caso saldamente in testa è la Cina, con 3.285.272 milioni di dollari, seguita a parecchia distanza dal Giappone, a 1.168.515,75 milioni di dollari. Gli Stati Uniti ne possiedono 'solo' 232.299,14 milioni. L'Italia, molto più sotto, detiene 85.158,61 milioni di dollari. Read the full article

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Is Including Gold In NPS A Good Idea? Find Out Here…

Generating inflation-beating returns is crucial for a sound retirement plan. But, what’s equally important is how safe is the corpus you’ve accumulated.

After all, you can’t take risks with your retirement savings. That’s because the quality of your life during retirement completely depends on how you have treated your savings during your earning phase.

Though seeking higher returns is okay, but striking the balance between risk and returns is more important.  A well-rounded asset allocation is the key of any investment plan.

As you know, India’s social security system is in an abysmal condition compared to some developed nations.  In fact, India ranked 43rd on the Global Retirement Index in 2017—making it one of the worst places to retire in.

The National Pension Scheme (NPS)  and Employee’s Provident Fund(EPF) are the most prominent formal retirement planning systems in India. Recently, the government and the corresponding development authorities have made these schemes more investor-friendly and rewarding.

Recently, the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA)——the regulator of the NPS——released a discussion paper that documented the stakeholders’ comments on increasing the ceiling on equity investing from the current 50% to 75% under the option of ‘active choice’.  

The idea was to give investors the option to generate higher returns in the long term through higher equity exposure. The paper further proposed to subsequently reduce the equity exposure after subscriber reaching 50.

In the nick of time, the World Gold Council (WGC) has made an interesting suggestion to the PFRDA. It believes allowing NPS to invest in gold would not only provide the stability to the portfolio, but would also offer a chance to generate higher inflation-adjusted returns.

G.N. Bajpai Committee of the PFRDA made a similar recommendation to the pension fund regulator in 2014. The Committee had suggested permitting the NPS schemes to invest in gold through Gold Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) with a cap of 1%. At the time, the regulator had made some reservations, but didn’t rule out the possibility of allowing this investment avenue in the future.

Considering the global experience of allowing gold as a permissible asset class for investments of pension funds, there’s a strong case for the PFRDA permitting NPS upto 10% investments in gold.

Globally, gold has outshined a large basket of currencies and has generated consistent returns, thereby reducing the overall volatility of the portfolio.

If allowed, it will be in line with the government’s strategy

In the Budget 2018, the Finance Minister briefed the public about the government’s intent to create a comprehensive gold policy and develop a strong gold market for investors. Along with the proposal to hike the ceiling on the equity component of the NPS, the regulator will give serious consideration to allowing investments in gold.

Is NPS a good investment?

PersonalFN is of the view that, the NPS is ineffective to create a substantial corpus that will meet your retirement needs. It would work better if you chalk-out a prudent financial plan with the help of a financial planner.

You can even use our Retirement Calculator to estimate your expected retirement corpus.

Wisely invest as per the plan laid out (which would mostly recommend equity allocation at younger age, and then balancing the asset allocation between equity and debt instruments as you grow older).

You will be able to generate the substantial corpus to meet your retirement needs. Also under this scheme, when one withdraws money at the age of 60, it is taxable.

So, although the structure looks attractive on the face of it, the NPS falters in its goal of attracting more investors; even when it provides a deduction under the Income Tax Act, 1961.

Moreover, under the present scheme, it is mandatory to purchase an annuity on retirement. An annuity generates paltry returns, it isn't competent to beat inflation, and is taxable

If investing in the NPS appeals to you, make sure you aren't completely dependent on it. A judicious asset allocation is required to earn the maximum returns during your life’s golden years. Hence, consider other wealth creating investment avenues that can help you plan your retirement well.

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दुनिया के 10 देश जिनके पास है सबसे अधिक सोना , भारत 10वें स्थान पर।

नई दिल्ली। अंतर्राष्ट्रीय मुद्रा कोष (IMF) और वर्ल्ड गोल्ड काउंसिल  (WGC) ने गुरुवार को अगस्त 2020 तक उन देशों की टॉप-10 लिस्ट जारी की है, जिनके पास हजारों टन सोना है। लिस्ट में अमेरिका पहले स्थान पर है। वहीं भारत भी स्वर्ण भंडार (गोल्ड रिजर्व) के मामले में दुनिया के टॉप 10 देशों में शामिल है। आप भी जानिए वर्ल्ड गोल्ड काउंसिल के मुताबिक दुनिया में किन 10 देशों के पास सबसे ज्यादा स्वर्ण भंडार है और भारत किस पायदान पर है। बिजनेस इनसाइडर द्वारा जारी की गई एक रिपोर्ट के मुताबिक, अमेरिका के पास दुनिया में सबसे ज्यादा स्वर्ण भंडार मौजूद है। अमेरिका का स्वर्ण कोष कुल 8133.5 मेट्रिक टन सोना है। इस देश का विदेशी मुद्रा भंडार में सोने का हिस्सा 79 फीसदी है। जर्मनी स्वर्ण भंडार के मामले में दुनिया में दूसरे स्थान पर है। इस देश के पास कुल 3,363.6 मेट्रिक टन का स्वर्ण कोष मौजूद है। विदेशी मुद्रा भंडार में सोने का हिस्सा 75.6 फीसदी है। इटली के पास दुनिया में तीसरा सबसे ज्यादा स्वर्ण भंडार मौजूद है। इटली के पास कुल स्वर्ण कोष 2,451.8 मेट्रिक टन है। इस देश का विदेशी मुद्रा भंडार में सोने का हिस्सा 71.3 फीसदी है। फ्रांस स्वर्ण भंडार के मामले में चौथे पायदान पर आता है। फ्रांस के पास कुल स्वर्ण भंडार 2,436 मेट्रिक टन है. इस देश का विदेशी मुद्रा भंडार में सोने का हिस्सा 65.5 फीसदी है। रूस स्वर्ण भंडार के मामले में पांचवे स्थान पर मौजूद है। रूस के पास कुल स्वर्ण भंडार 2,299.9 मेट्रिक टन है। इस देश का विदेशी मुद्रा भंडार में सोने का हिस्सा 23 फीसदी है। छठवें स्थान पर भारत का पड़ोसी देश चीन है। चीन के पास 1,948.3 #china #countrieswithhighestgold #countrieswithhighestgoldreserve #france #Gold #goldreserve #goldreserveIndia #india #italy #japan #Russia #top10countrieswithmaximumgold #UnitedStates #worldgoldcouncil #भारतस्वर्णभंडार #सबसेज्यादास्वर्णभंडार #स्वर्णभंडार Read the full article

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സ്വര്‍ണവിലയില്‍ ഇടിവ്; താഴ്ന്നത് ഈ മാസത്തെ ഏറ്റവും ഉയര്‍ന്ന വില

സ്വര്‍ണവിലയില്‍ ഇടിവ്; താഴ്ന്നത് ഈ മാസത്തെ ഏറ്റവും ഉയര്‍ന്ന വില

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ഇന്ന് (17-09-2020) സ്വര്‍ണ വിലയില്‍ ഇടിവ് രേഖപ്പെടുത്തി. ഒരു പവന് 200 രൂപ കുറഞ്ഞ് 37960 രൂപയ്ക്കാണ് വ്യാപാരം പുരോഗമിക്കുന്നത്. സെപ്റ്റംബര്‍ മാസത്തിലെ ഏറ്റവും കുറഞ്ഞ വില പവന് 37360 രൂപയാണ്. സ്വര്‍ണ വില കുത്തനെ ഉയര്‍ന്നതോടെ സ്വര്‍ണത്തിന്റെ വില്‍പ്പനയില്‍ കാര്യമായ കുറവുണ്ടായിരുന്നു. കൂടാതെ കോവിഡ് വ്യാപനവും സ്വര്‍ണവിപണിയെ സാരമായി ബാധിച്ചിരുന്നു.

ഇന്ത്യന്‍…

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Banche Centrali aumentano i depositi in oro durante le crisi di mercato

Va bene l’intelligenza artificiale ma l’oro è l’oro e le banche centrali ne comprano sempre di più. Vecchio e nuovo si intersecano quotidianamente sui mercati finanziari e nell’economia mondiale ma non è ancora detto se in futuro il secondo spiazzerà completamente il primo. Dopo il boom delle criptovalute durante i lockdown, nell’ultimo anno le cose sono cambiate: la capitalizzazione di mercato globale è passata da 2.250 miliardi di dollari a 798 miliardi, un calo del 64,5 per cento. Ciononostante, da qualche mese le banche si sono tuffate nella tecnologia AI, utilizzando l’intelligenza artificiale per ottimizzare il portafoglio dei clienti, migliorare l’allocazione delle risorse o vincere in borsa. Diverso il comportamento delle banche centrali che durante lo stesso periodo hanno ricominciato ad accumulare riserve in oro e lo fanno acquistando il metallo giallo sul mercato mondiale, vuoi Over-the-Counter (OTC), ossia comprandolo direttamente da una bullion bank o da una raffineria d’oro riconosciuta a livello internazionale (ad es. MKS PAMP), oppure da altre banche centrali o organizzazioni internazionali, come il Fondo monetario internazionale (FMI). Alcune hanno persino aumentato le riserve auree estraendo o raffinando la produzione nazionale di oro.

Per ora l’immaterialità delle criptovalute e dell’intelligenza artificiale non si è sostituita, piuttosto sta imparando a convivere con la madre di tutta la materialità monetaria e finanziaria: il lingotto. Secondo il World Gold Council (WGC), nei primi due mesi del 2023 le banche centrali hanno acquistato 125 tonnellate nette di oro, la quantità più alta da quando le prime sono diventate acquirenti netti nel 2010. Tanto per avere un’idea di cosa stiamo parlando: nel terzo trimestre del 2022, le banche centrali hanno comprato un record di 399 tonnellate di oro per un valore di circa 20 miliardi di dollari, più degli acquisti totali di un anno intero dal 1967. I motivi? L’oro rimane il bene più sicuro e stabile, scudo inattaccabile contro l’inflazione, la svalutazione della valuta e i rischi geopolitici, fenomeni ormai all’ordine del giorno e non risolvibili nel breve periodo. Sempre secondo un sondaggio del World Gold Council, il 61 per cento delle banche centrali prevede di aumentare le proprie riserve auree nel corso del prossimo anno. È innegabile, che la guerra in Ucraina abbia scosso l’ordine finanziario globale ed alimentato l’inflazione. Le sanzioni imposte alla Russia hanno infatti messo in evidenza la vulnerabilità delle riserve in dollari Usa per le nazioni non occidentali, quelle non appartenenti al mondo ricco, spingendole a diversificare. Le banche EMDE, quelle delle economie emergenti ed in via di sviluppo, usano le maggiori riserve di oro come cuscinetto contro qualsiasi crisi di pagamento che potrebbe scoppiare a causa di sanzioni attuali o future. Anche la Russia e la Cina hanno acquistato oro in modo aggressivo per proteggersi da future sanzioni. Quali le implicazioni per l’economia globale e gli investitori? L’aumento della domanda e del prezzo dell’oro è positivo per i produttori, i raffinatori e gli investitori dell’oro. Può anche far gravitare la liquidità e la stabilità del mercato del metallo giallo, nonché la trasparenza e la responsabilità delle banche centrali a tali fini. Sul lato negativo, però può creare squilibri e tensioni nel sistema monetario internazionale, alcuni paesi potrebbero sentirsi minacciati o svantaggiati dalla crescente influenza e potere di altri paesi. Può anche aumentare la volatilità e l’incertezza dei mercati valutari, nonché il rischio di conflitti e sanzioni. Pericoli legati a scenari di grande incertezza che ci si domanda se l’avvento del sistema linguistico dell’intelligenza artificiale potrà prevedere, che questa sia la prima prova del nove dell’immaterialità monetaria? Read the full article

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Global gold demand dips 7% to 973 tonnes in Q1: WGC

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World Gold Council, FICCI recommend creation of India Gold Exchange

In addition, a Gold Board could be set up to manage imports and boost exports of a commodity that remains unaffected by volatility in prices in India, says a new report read more

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