Sunday, October 14, 2012
financial crisis and save investments
Gold is booming. More and more people are buying precious metals. But what are the kind of people? Site visit in the center of the gold rush.
Who these days lost to the Munich exhibition center might think the Germans had rediscovered their Goethe: "After pushing gold, gold depends on everything," the poet laureate wrote in "Faust." And this sentence pretty much describes what is happening at the headquarters of the gold merchant Pro Aurum in the east of Munich.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Detection of gold dust
A wave depends Martin Wolter, industrial mechanics and trainers Geppert Rührtechnik from here. Photo: Karl-Heinz Bärtl
The large, bright hall, several lathes. It is cut and filed. All hand made - no computer-controlled CNC machine is found. "Our products are always one-off productions," says Managing Director Stefan Heuter Geppert (46). The engineering graduate has learned from his study of aviation and aerospace technology in Aachen fitter and knows what he's talking about. 50 percent of his working time is spent by its own account with the technical development of agitators. Because it is a specialized and Geppert of around ten vendors in Germany.
Who at the word agitator immediately batters has in mind, sees himself deceived. Agitation have finally something to do with a certain viscosity, ie liquids, explains Heuter. When dough if it were more of a viscous mass, which is kneaded. Insofar as the customer of Geppert Rührtechnik are looking for more in the industry than in the food sector. On the client list with Coca-Cola and Wesergold even two drinks producers, otherwise the agitators come but in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry, and chip manufacturers in the auto industry. Here, among other coatings must be stirred. "And that explosion proof" adds Heuter. On the subject of explosion protection Geppert was a leader. While the so-called agitators - folding propeller or hollow body - are themselves manufactured, bought Geppert to engine and transmission parts.
The large, bright hall, several lathes. It is cut and filed. All hand made - no computer-controlled CNC machine is found. "Our products are always one-off productions," says Managing Director Stefan Heuter Geppert (46). The engineering graduate has learned from his study of aviation and aerospace technology in Aachen fitter and knows what he's talking about. 50 percent of his working time is spent by its own account with the technical development of agitators. Because it is a specialized and Geppert of around ten vendors in Germany.
Who at the word agitator immediately batters has in mind, sees himself deceived. Agitation have finally something to do with a certain viscosity, ie liquids, explains Heuter. When dough if it were more of a viscous mass, which is kneaded. Insofar as the customer of Geppert Rührtechnik are looking for more in the industry than in the food sector. On the client list with Coca-Cola and Wesergold even two drinks producers, otherwise the agitators come but in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry, and chip manufacturers in the auto industry. Here, among other coatings must be stirred. "And that explosion proof" adds Heuter. On the subject of explosion protection Geppert was a leader. While the so-called agitators - folding propeller or hollow body - are themselves manufactured, bought Geppert to engine and transmission parts.
Sunday, August 5, 2012
basic knowledge for gold investors and precious metal traders
STRONG NERVES IN DEMAND
What investors need to know about precious commodities
Commodities are a popular investment property to investors. Lump can be gold, nickel and oil not. What is important in the portfolio, and what investors should rather stay away.
For gold investors will not bite on granite installations.
Uncertain times push investors usually in asset classes that represent security. These include not only the Swiss franc and the U.S. dollar and precious metals, especially gold. This is especially apparent in the price of the yellow precious metal. But silver and platinum have risen sharply in recent years. Experts remain optimistic.
Long term, gold is clearly in the black. For comparison: Since 2008, the price still has more than doubled. The high level discourages but does not depend on acquisitions. "Nine out of ten customers are on the buy side," Robert Hartmann, Managing Director of the gold trading company says Pro Aurum. And in view of recent developments, such as the deepening crisis in Europe, gold was certainly potential. "If the expansion of money supply lead to higher inflation, which speaks for much higher gold prices," says Hartmann.
DEMAND
Which countries are greedy for gold
What investors need to know about precious commodities
Commodities are a popular investment property to investors. Lump can be gold, nickel and oil not. What is important in the portfolio, and what investors should rather stay away.
For gold investors will not bite on granite installations.
Uncertain times push investors usually in asset classes that represent security. These include not only the Swiss franc and the U.S. dollar and precious metals, especially gold. This is especially apparent in the price of the yellow precious metal. But silver and platinum have risen sharply in recent years. Experts remain optimistic.
Long term, gold is clearly in the black. For comparison: Since 2008, the price still has more than doubled. The high level discourages but does not depend on acquisitions. "Nine out of ten customers are on the buy side," Robert Hartmann, Managing Director of the gold trading company says Pro Aurum. And in view of recent developments, such as the deepening crisis in Europe, gold was certainly potential. "If the expansion of money supply lead to higher inflation, which speaks for much higher gold prices," says Hartmann.
DEMAND
Which countries are greedy for gold
Arguments for and against buying gold
WHAT NOW FOR THE PURCHASE GOLD AND SPEAK AGAINST WHAT
The price of an ounce (31.1 grams) of gold from one record to the chase. The yellow metal has become for many savers to a "new life insurance" as the newspaper headline in the world. According to a survey by Infratest already has every 5th Investors in Germany commodities in their portfolio, about half of which related to gold.
The boom of the precious metal has several reasons: the worsening of the global debt crisis and rising inflation fears. That's why gold as a safe haven and "anti-money 'is always popular. Not only gold fund inflows recorded so strong. Also in demand are certificates and warrants that represent the gold price, or be guided by him, or shares in gold mines or mining companies, which can indirectly "in the gold rush" deserve. In addition, investors increasingly put gold coins or bullion in the vault. But the gold is worth buying now at all? The main advantages and disadvantages include:
For gold stocks currently speaks:
First Inflation. Most experts expect rising inflation. Keep it right are likely to set the prices further. Because gold is a tangible value, is an ideal hedge against inflation, since the occurrence is limited to the world. "When in doubt, the central banks will always print money. Why is gold in the long term interest," has been said by gold experts
The price of an ounce (31.1 grams) of gold from one record to the chase. The yellow metal has become for many savers to a "new life insurance" as the newspaper headline in the world. According to a survey by Infratest already has every 5th Investors in Germany commodities in their portfolio, about half of which related to gold.
The boom of the precious metal has several reasons: the worsening of the global debt crisis and rising inflation fears. That's why gold as a safe haven and "anti-money 'is always popular. Not only gold fund inflows recorded so strong. Also in demand are certificates and warrants that represent the gold price, or be guided by him, or shares in gold mines or mining companies, which can indirectly "in the gold rush" deserve. In addition, investors increasingly put gold coins or bullion in the vault. But the gold is worth buying now at all? The main advantages and disadvantages include:
For gold stocks currently speaks:
First Inflation. Most experts expect rising inflation. Keep it right are likely to set the prices further. Because gold is a tangible value, is an ideal hedge against inflation, since the occurrence is limited to the world. "When in doubt, the central banks will always print money. Why is gold in the long term interest," has been said by gold experts
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Current gold price development
The price of gold falls in yesterday's New York trading from 1130 to
1111 U.S. dollars / oz. This morning, the gold price stabilizes the
market in Sydney and Hong Kong and is currently trading with $ 1,116 /
oz to around 16 $ / oz at the previous day's level. The gold mining
stocks worldwide recorded strong profit-taking and technically dip
into the oversold area.
The financial world, the World Economic and World Social Crisis
Venezuela's President Chavez leaves 3 more banks "for serious
administrative and managerial problems" close. Chavez recently had
decreed that the daughter of the French retailer Casino is
expropriated, because illegal in the shops, prices have been
increased. The devaluation of the Bolivar by 50%, inflationary
pressures have intensified further. Finally, the inflation rate was
25%.
Comment: The development in Venezuela should be closely monitored,
because here are the consequences of a socialist monetary policy, the
least developed countries are followed, impressively clear. First, the
monetary base destroyed (current policy, especially the Fed and the
Bank of England), then moves to the inflation rate (not yet visible
because of the money flow is directed more in the assets, eg bonds),
then made government intervention (eg nationalization of banks such as
Northern Rock, HRE), then state interventions in the economy, such as
price controls, so that companies pass on higher prices and can not be
endangered in their existence (food prices, gas, water and electricity
tariffs). Even in Germany in the wake of the bankruptcy HRE
1111 U.S. dollars / oz. This morning, the gold price stabilizes the
market in Sydney and Hong Kong and is currently trading with $ 1,116 /
oz to around 16 $ / oz at the previous day's level. The gold mining
stocks worldwide recorded strong profit-taking and technically dip
into the oversold area.
The financial world, the World Economic and World Social Crisis
Venezuela's President Chavez leaves 3 more banks "for serious
administrative and managerial problems" close. Chavez recently had
decreed that the daughter of the French retailer Casino is
expropriated, because illegal in the shops, prices have been
increased. The devaluation of the Bolivar by 50%, inflationary
pressures have intensified further. Finally, the inflation rate was
25%.
Comment: The development in Venezuela should be closely monitored,
because here are the consequences of a socialist monetary policy, the
least developed countries are followed, impressively clear. First, the
monetary base destroyed (current policy, especially the Fed and the
Bank of England), then moves to the inflation rate (not yet visible
because of the money flow is directed more in the assets, eg bonds),
then made government intervention (eg nationalization of banks such as
Northern Rock, HRE), then state interventions in the economy, such as
price controls, so that companies pass on higher prices and can not be
endangered in their existence (food prices, gas, water and electricity
tariffs). Even in Germany in the wake of the bankruptcy HRE
Monday, September 5, 2011
Value & Risk relies on private cloud of arago
Valuation services for financial instruments running in high security data center automation experts Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main, 31 August 2011 - The Frankfurt arago automation experts have announced a partnership with Value & Risk. The company also based in Frankfurt, which specializes in valuation services for financial instruments is, from now on with all mission-critical applications to the private cloud infrastructure in highly secure data center arago. The closed outsourcing agreement guarantees required by the Risk & Value to customers like venture capital investment banks, asset managers, investment companies and insurance companies 24-hour availability of SME-oriented operating costs.
Value & Risk offers its customers an independent valuation of financial instruments. The assessment portfolio includes all the product categories of liquid financial products to exotic, highly structured financial instruments for which there is no market. The valuation of illiquid products will be based on capital-market ratios and sensitivities of each product on the front-office level according to the latest evaluation and auditing standards. As an add-on to create custom audit reports and detailed plausibility.
Click here to find out more!
The outsourced, automated IT operations in the data center is in arago arago WebFarm model on a private cloud. This required changes such as capacity adjustments or emergency procedures are possible at short notice and without physical intervention. The TÜV-Rheinland-tested and certified automation solution for IT Autopilot operation provides for the largely automated operation of application landscape and cloud.
"More and more customers the benefits of cloud technology to discover for themselves," said board member Hans-Christian arago Boos. "Thanks to the use of autopilot is now also useful for mid-market customers - particularly, of course, if these complex applications such as Value & Risk must operate lean mining with the highest security and availability requirements."
"For us, the partnership has already proven arago with a stroke of luck," says Gil Bender, Managing Director and Head of Assessment Services at Value & Risk. "Nowhere else do we have this combination of safety and reliability of a large provider with the flexibility and personal contact of a medium-sized company found. And so to speak, right at our doorstep."
(301 words / 2636 characters)
This press release was published on openPR.
arago Institute for complex data management AG
Escher Landstrasse 526-532
D-60433 Frankfurt
Phone (069) 40568-0
Fax (069) 40568-111
in-house Agentur GmbH
Michael Ihringer
Kastanienallee 24
D-64289 Darmstadt
Telephone (06151) 30830-0
Fax (06151) 30830-11
About Value & Risk
Value & Risk is one of the leading companies for the valuation of illiquid and complex financial instruments in Europe. The company was founded in 1996 in Frankfurt am Main. In addition to the core competency - the assessment - Value & Risk offers comprehensive solutions to more around the topic of assessment, validation and risk measurement, especially for Germany after the assessment InvRBV. It functions either as a service bureau or for all or part insourcer portfolios. The customer stands in the foreground. The team of experts created in Frankfurt market conformity checks, audit and validation reports and supports the customers with technical problems. That both the regulatory requirements and the SAS70 Type II certification process are observed is, of course. The comprehensive service offering every customer is met individually and eliminated differences between investment trusts, custodians and asset managers. Among the well-known clients include banks, asset managers, insurance companies and investment companies and custodian banks.
About arago
As an Internet pioneer, the first hour goes arago like no other in complex business applications in internet, intranet and extranet. The credo of the company, founded in 1995 is to automate the development, management and operation of IT systems by intelligent software tools to maximum extent possible. Of this automation expertise to benefit the arago customers when they receive services such as the development of secure portal solutions, the implementation of individual information management workflow or the ITIL-compliant system and application operation as required by major corporate quality at an SMB-friendly conditions. For their own projects, customers can rely on itself to the needs of automation tools arago and use the bundled project know-how of IT experts arago.
Frankfurt am Main, 31 August 2011 - The Frankfurt arago automation experts have announced a partnership with Value & Risk. The company also based in Frankfurt, which specializes in valuation services for financial instruments is, from now on with all mission-critical applications to the private cloud infrastructure in highly secure data center arago. The closed outsourcing agreement guarantees required by the Risk & Value to customers like venture capital investment banks, asset managers, investment companies and insurance companies 24-hour availability of SME-oriented operating costs.
Value & Risk offers its customers an independent valuation of financial instruments. The assessment portfolio includes all the product categories of liquid financial products to exotic, highly structured financial instruments for which there is no market. The valuation of illiquid products will be based on capital-market ratios and sensitivities of each product on the front-office level according to the latest evaluation and auditing standards. As an add-on to create custom audit reports and detailed plausibility.
Click here to find out more!
The outsourced, automated IT operations in the data center is in arago arago WebFarm model on a private cloud. This required changes such as capacity adjustments or emergency procedures are possible at short notice and without physical intervention. The TÜV-Rheinland-tested and certified automation solution for IT Autopilot operation provides for the largely automated operation of application landscape and cloud.
"More and more customers the benefits of cloud technology to discover for themselves," said board member Hans-Christian arago Boos. "Thanks to the use of autopilot is now also useful for mid-market customers - particularly, of course, if these complex applications such as Value & Risk must operate lean mining with the highest security and availability requirements."
"For us, the partnership has already proven arago with a stroke of luck," says Gil Bender, Managing Director and Head of Assessment Services at Value & Risk. "Nowhere else do we have this combination of safety and reliability of a large provider with the flexibility and personal contact of a medium-sized company found. And so to speak, right at our doorstep."
(301 words / 2636 characters)
This press release was published on openPR.
arago Institute for complex data management AG
Escher Landstrasse 526-532
D-60433 Frankfurt
Phone (069) 40568-0
Fax (069) 40568-111
in-house Agentur GmbH
Michael Ihringer
Kastanienallee 24
D-64289 Darmstadt
Telephone (06151) 30830-0
Fax (06151) 30830-11
About Value & Risk
Value & Risk is one of the leading companies for the valuation of illiquid and complex financial instruments in Europe. The company was founded in 1996 in Frankfurt am Main. In addition to the core competency - the assessment - Value & Risk offers comprehensive solutions to more around the topic of assessment, validation and risk measurement, especially for Germany after the assessment InvRBV. It functions either as a service bureau or for all or part insourcer portfolios. The customer stands in the foreground. The team of experts created in Frankfurt market conformity checks, audit and validation reports and supports the customers with technical problems. That both the regulatory requirements and the SAS70 Type II certification process are observed is, of course. The comprehensive service offering every customer is met individually and eliminated differences between investment trusts, custodians and asset managers. Among the well-known clients include banks, asset managers, insurance companies and investment companies and custodian banks.
About arago
As an Internet pioneer, the first hour goes arago like no other in complex business applications in internet, intranet and extranet. The credo of the company, founded in 1995 is to automate the development, management and operation of IT systems by intelligent software tools to maximum extent possible. Of this automation expertise to benefit the arago customers when they receive services such as the development of secure portal solutions, the implementation of individual information management workflow or the ITIL-compliant system and application operation as required by major corporate quality at an SMB-friendly conditions. For their own projects, customers can rely on itself to the needs of automation tools arago and use the bundled project know-how of IT experts arago.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Gold price trading at around $ 1,210
Also expected to see € price of gold relative strength and continued to hold over 900 EUR per troy ounce. The speculative financial investors would have to in the week 3 August in all precious metals their net long positions extended. According to CFTC data on market positioning of the expansion was particularly marked in silver. In the considered period, the net long positions were up 33% to almost 29,000 contracts, an increase rose to its highest level in five weeks. The financial investors have thus contributed significantly to the increase in the price of silver in the reference week of more than 4%.
Gold price trading at around $ 1210: € show expected also in the price of gold relative strength and continued to hold over 900 EUR per troy ounce. The speculative financial investors would have to in the week 3 August in all precious metals their net long positions extended. According to CFTC data on market positioning of the expansion was particularly marked in silver. In the considered period, the net long positions were up 33% to almost 29,000 contracts, an increase rose to its highest level in five weeks. The financial investors have thus contributed significantly to the increase in the price of silver in the reference week of more than 4%. gold price at around $ 1,210:
Gold price trading at around $ 1210: € show expected also in the price of gold relative strength and continued to hold over 900 EUR per troy ounce. The speculative financial investors would have to in the week 3 August in all precious metals their net long positions extended. According to CFTC data on market positioning of the expansion was particularly marked in silver. In the considered period, the net long positions were up 33% to almost 29,000 contracts, an increase rose to its highest level in five weeks. The financial investors have thus contributed significantly to the increase in the price of silver in the reference week of more than 4%. gold price at around $ 1,210:
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