Matthew Feargrieve blog

 Hedge Fund Owner Mark Mobius Says Gold Is Going Up

In the whole world, there is not enough gold to fill two Olympic sized swimming pools. It is one of the rarest and sought after commodities that exist. Gold’s drop from last week’s six-year high is attracting some bargain hunters, but one hedge fund manager is advising investors to ignore the price and buy the precious metal at any level. It is, in fact, making a come back.

Mark Mobius, founder of Mobius Capital Partners LLP
In an interview with Bloomberg TV Tuesday, veteran investor Mark Mobius, who created Mobius Capital Partners LLP last year, reaffirmed his bullish outlook for the yellow metal.

“Gold’s long-term prospect is up, up and up, and the reason why I say that is money supply is up, up and up,” he said. “I think you have to be buying at any level, frankly.”


Mobius also reiterated his recommendation that investors should hold about 10% of physical gold in their portfolios.

According to commodity analysts, the gold market has seen unprecedented investor demand as bond yields have dropped due to growing expectations that the central banks are on the cusp of a new global monetary easing cycle to stimulate economic growth.

Although gold has been hit with some technical selling pressure after last week’s six-year higher, the yellow metal has managed to hold critical support above $1,500 an ounce. December gold futures last traded at $1,514.60 an ounce, up 0.20% on the day.

Markets are currently eager to hear from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, who will be speaking on Friday at the annual Jackson Hole Central Bank Symposium. According to some economists, Powell is expected to signal another rate cut at the central bank’s next monetary policy meeting in September.

The CME FedWatch Tool shows that markets all but expect a rate cut next month. Markets are also pricing in a 10% chance of a 50 basis point move.

But it’s not just the Fed that is easing rates. Mobius said that he expects China to fully embrace lower interest rates.

In an environment of global monetary easing, Mobius said that there will be a strong demand for hard assets, which he expects will leave cryptocurrencies out in the cold.

“You have all these currencies, new currencies coming into play,” he said. “I call them ‘psycho currencies,’ because it’s a matter of faith whether you believe in Bitcoin or any of the other cyber-currencies. I think with the rise of that, there’s going to be a demand for real, hard assets, and that includes gold.”

Matthew Feargrieve has extensive experience of advising fund managers makes Matthew a valued member of the boards of investment funds in various jurisdictions, on which he acts in a non-executive capacity. Learn more about the work of  Matthew Feargrieve online here. Read more about Matthew Feargrieve legal news here. You can also follow Matthew Feargrieve on Facebook for more legal news and advice.

About Matthew Feargrieve

Matthew Feargrieve is an investment funds lawyer with more than twenty years' experience of advising managers of investment funds operating in the leading jurisdictions of the United Kingdom,  Luxembourg, Ireland and the Cayman Islands. He is qualified as a financial services lawyer in the UK, and as a commercial lawyer in the Cayman Islands and the Eastern Caribbean. He is also familiar with the regulation of investment funds and management companies based in Luxembourg and Ireland.

Fund managers of closed- and open- ended funds (UCITs and non-UCITs) operating in all asset classes and across a spectrum of investment strategies (both retail and alternative) rely on Matthew for counsel in legal, compliance and operational matters and on a wide range of lifecycle issues ranging from domicile choice and vehicle structuring, to capital raising and liquidity management and ultimately to wind-down, as well as on crisis management and reputational issues relevant to investor relations and capital preservation in times of draw-down and illiquidity.

Matthew provides fund managers with all of the key documentation required by their investment funds, including the prospectus and offering documents, sub-fund supplements, Key Information sheets, the fund's constitutional documents, investment management and advisory agreements, and investor side letters. He also works with the manager's third-party vendors and fund service providers when reviewing the fund's administration, custody and prime brokerage agreements. With a background in M&A, Matthew can also advise on portfolio transactional activities, and has a particular interest in commercial aviation contracts and associated regulatory matters.

His extensive experience of advising fund managers makes Matthew a valued member of the boards of investment funds in various jurisdictions, on which he acts in a non-executive capacity.  Before becoming an independent financial services consultant, Matthew worked for leading law firms in the UK and in Switzerland. Find out him online. You can follow his latest updates on the Matthew Feargrieve Twitter page and also connect with him on the Matthew Feargrieve Crunchbase page. Read the latest Matthew Feargrieve updates here.