Gold is no longer just a defensive asset, says John Reade from the World Gold Council. Reade, senior market strategist, EMEA, says the role of gold is being re-evaluated as a strategic asset as rules are perceived to have changed following the inauguration of Donald Trump as US president. In this Q&A with FT Adviser
Sacha Chorley is a portfolio manager for the Quilter Investors Cirilium range. Before joining Quilter in 2011 he worked at Broadstone as an analyst. Which fund in your portfolios are you most pleased with? Pacific North of South EM All Cap Equity. The fund has been managed consistently by the same team for decades even
Hoshang Daroga has been investment director at Elston Consulting since 2022. Before that he was senior portfolio manager at Copia Capital Management. Before this he held a series of analyst roles in the US. Which fund in your portfolios are you most pleased with? Artemis US Smaller Companies fund has done very well. We added