Market Outlook For Gold – State Street – 5.20.20

Summary:

Join us for an interactive discussion on the current state and market outlook for gold where we will be examining topics regarding volatility, liquidity, interest rates, diversification and portfolio construction.

Our SPDR^® experts will share timely insights for advisors including:

• The Case for Gold Investing Now
• A Historical Performance Perspective
• Asset Allocation Considerations
• External Signals Impacting Risks & Upside Potential
• Access, Liquidity & Exposure Through SPDR ETFs

Speakers:

Maxwell Gold is the Head of Gold Strategy within the SPDR ETF business at State Street Global Advisors.

Before joining SSGA in July 2019, he served as the Director of Investment Strategy at Aberdeen Standard Investments, heading macroeconomic and commodity thought leadership for its $3B U.S. ETF business. Prior to this he has also held roles within the Investment Research team at the World Gold Council, as an Investment Strategist with the Chief Investment Office at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, and with the Global Portfolio Construction team within JP Morgan Private Bank’s Chief Investment Office.

Maxwell holds an M.S. in finance from the Simon Business School and a B.A. in economics from the University of Rochester. He is a CFA charterholder and holds the series 7 and 63 registrations.

George Milling-Stanley is Chief Gold Strategist with State Street Global Advisors. He joined SSGA as a Vice President and Head of Gold Strategy in November 2014. Before joining SSGA, George ran the independent consultancy George Milling-Stanley on Gold, LLC. He retired from the World Gold Council in 2011 after a 15-year career there. Most recently he had been responsible for all programs involving central banks, governments, and regulatory authorities. Before that, he was a key member of the small team that pioneered the development of gold-backed Exchange Traded Funds. His earlier career included six years on the precious metals trading desk of Lehman Brothers. Previously he worked for Consolidated Gold Fields in London, and before that spent 10 years as a reporter and columnist with the Financial Times. An acknowledged authority on all aspects of the gold business, George Milling-Stanley is a regular speaker at international conferences.

Peter Hill is a Managing Director of State Street Global Advisors and the Head of Emerging Institutional Sales for the US SPDR business. As the Head of EIS, Peter and his team are focused on working with ETF Strategists, Digital Wealth Management Platforms, National RIAs, and TAMPs. He has extensive experience working with sophisticated investment advisors in developing portfolio construction and wealth management solutions utilizing the SPDR Family of Exchange Traded Funds.

Peter joined SSGA in 2006 as a member of SSGA’s Internal Sales Desk and Exchange Traded Fund Group working with advisors to educate them about the ETF market and subsequently develop ETF solutions for their clients. Prior to SSGA, he was employed with Sovereign Bank’s Commercial Banking Division working with middle-market, corporate, and institutional clients.

Peter holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Marketing from Providence College in Providence, RI. He also holds the FINRA Series 7, 63 and 24 licenses.