Gold Fix Banks Said to Propose Changes to Pricing Process
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The banks running the century-old London gold fixing that’s used by miners and central banks to trade and value metal are proposing changes to the process, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.
The proposal is for an independent chairman and third-party administrator, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the information is private. Deutsche Bank AG’s exit from the process this year as it scales back its commodities business left Societe Generale SA, Bank of Nova Scotia, HSBC Holdings Plc and Barclays Plc to set the fixing price twice a day by phone.