Alchemist 2007

Alchemist 49

February 2008

• Of Elephants and Yams:
  Thoughts on PGM Liquidity, Demand and Recycling in India
  Tom Kendall, Mitsubishi Corporation
• Where More is Less:
  Clearing Statistics are on the Rise, Albeit Much Smaller in Size
  Michael Jansen, JP Morgan Securities Ltd

Alchemist 48

October 2007

• It Came from Outer Space:
  Iridium, the Rarest Precious Metal
  Wolfgang Wrzesniok-Rossbach, Heraeus Metallhandelsgesellschaft m.b.H.
• Exchange Traded Commodities:
  Opening Commodities to Investors
  Nik Bienkowski, ETF Securities
• All that Glisters is Not Au/Ag/Pt/Pd/Ru/Rh/Ir/Et Al:
  The Art and Science of a Precious Metal Laboratory
  David Court, Alex Stewart Assayers
• Gold’s Perfect Storm
  Editorial Comment
  John Reade, UBS Investment Bank

Alchemist 47

July 2007

• 200 Dollars per Gram:
  The Metal that Makes Truffles Seem a Bargain
  Wolfgang Wrzesniok-Rossbach, Heraeus Metallhandelsgesellschaft m.b.H.
• Central Banks:
  Villains or Heroes?
  Matthew Keen, Deutsche Bank
• The Open Casting of Silver Bars
  David Stokes, Chartered Chemist, MRSC
• Good Delivery Rules Changes
  Douglas Beadle, LBMA
• One, Two, Three and You’re In – or Not?
  Editorial Comment
  Paul Merrick, LBMA Membership Committee

Alchemist 46

May 2007

• Precious White Cinderella:
  Reasons behind Ruthenium's Spectacular Price Rise
  Wolfgang Wrzesniok-Rossbach, Heraeus Metallhandelsgesellschaft m.b.H.
• Italy’s Gold Districts:
  Is this the End of the Crisis?
  Stefania Trenti, Banca Intesa SPA
• From Monsoons to New Moons:
  When do – and don’t – Indians buy Gold?
  Rajan Venkatesh, Bank of Nova Scotia, India
• Packing Standards for Physical Bullion
  Tony Dean, HSBC Bank USA, NA, London Branch
• India, Liz Hurley, Jade – and You
  Editorial Comment
  Kamal Naqvi, LBMA Public Affairs Committee