LONDON, 19 November 2008 – BullionVault – the professional gold-ownership service for private investors – features today in Bloomberg News' report into the on-going surge in global gold investment demand.
"We have seen a phenomenal change in the demand for physical gold ownership," the news-wire quotes head of research Adrian Ash.
Now the world's fastest-growing route to outright gold ownership, BullionVault experienced five-fold growth in turnover in the 12 months ending October 31st.
"If people want to get money to safety, it's a natural instinct," says Ash.
You can read the full report – detailing the 18% year-on-year growth in global demand reported by industry-group the World Gold Council (WGC) – at Bloomberg.com.