About Us

ETF Securities is a provider of Exchange Traded Commodities (ETCs), Exchange Traded Currencies (ETCs) and 3rd generation Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). The management of ETF Securities pioneered the development of ETCs, with the world's first listing of an ETC, Gold Bullion Securities in Australia and London in 2003 and then the world's first entire ETC platform which was listed on the London Stock Exchange in September 2006.

Partners

ETF Securities has worked with the following organisations to develop ETCs:

HSBC N.A. - HSBC is one of the world's leading custodians for precious metals and is the world's leading custodian for precious metal ETCs.

World Gold Council - The World Gold Council is an organisation formed and funded by the world's leading gold mining companies with the aim of stimulating and maximising the demand for, and holding of, gold by consumers, investors, industry, and the official sector.

Royal Dutch Shell - The Royal Dutch/Shell Group is a global group of energy and petrochemicals companies, operating in more than 140 countries and territories.

UBS - Headquartered in Zurich and Basel, Switzerland, UBS is one of the world's leading financial firms. It serves a discerning, international client base with its wealth management, investment banking and asset management businesses. In Switzerland, UBS is the market leader in retail and commercial banking. UBS is present in all major financial centers worldwide. It has offices in over 50 countries, with about 38% of its employees working in the Americas, 34% in Switzerland, 15% in the rest of Europe and 13% in Asia Pacific. UBS employs more than 75,000 people around the world. Its shares are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE).

Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) - is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. The Firm's employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments, institutions and individuals from more than 1,200 offices in 36 countries. For further information about Morgan Stanley, please visit www.morganstanley.com.

ETF Exchange (ETFX)

ETF Exchange is the world’s first 3rd Generation ETF Platform offering investors access to low cost swap backed ETFs with credit diversification across a number of participants rather than reliance on a single bank. As the banks, APs and market makers compete for business, true liquidity and competition is created.

ETF Securities is working with: Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays Capital, Citi, and Rabobank International who are participants on the platform, acting as distribution partners, authorised participants and swap providers.

To find out more about ETFX Partners click here.

Introducing Third Generation ETFs

Third generation ETFs meet investor demands for increased levels of transparency, liquidity and counterparty risk management. Third Generation ETFs provide diversified index replication across a consortium of the strongest financial players and concentrate liquidity within a single platform.

History

Awards

Management

Graham Tuckwell - Chairman

Graham Tuckwell is the founder and chairman of the ETF Securities group of companies. He is also the founder and chairman of Gold Bullion Securities Limited in Jersey and Australia, which companies obtained the world's first listings of a commodity on a stock exchange. Previously, Graham was the founder and managing director of Investor Resources Limited, a boutique corporate advisory firm, which specialised in providing financial, technical and strategic advice to the resources industry. Prior to establishing Gold Bullion Securities Limited and Investor Resources Limited, he was Head of Mining Asia/Pacific at Salomon Brothers, Group Executive Director at Normandy Mining responsible for Strategy and Acquisitions and Head of Mergers and Acquisitions at Credit Suisse First Boston in Australia. Graham holds a Bachelor of Economics (Honours) and a Bachelor of Laws degree from the Australian National University.

Associate Member

ETF Securities is an associate member of the following organisations:

• Association of Private Client Investment Managers and Stockbrokers (APCIMS);
• London Bullion Market Association (LBMA)
• London Platinum and Palladium Market (LPPM)

	Association of Private Client Investment Managers and Stockbrokers (APCIMS) The Association of Private Client Investment Managers and Stockbrokers (APCIMS) is the trade association of 217 wealth management and broking firms who, at more than 500 sites across the UK, Ireland and beyond, provide services to private investors. To find out more on APCIMS, please click here: www.apcims.co.uk
	London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) The London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) is the London-based trade association that represents the wholesale over-the-counter market for gold and silver in London. The ongoing work of the Association encompasses many areas, among them refining standards, good trading practices and standard documentation. To find out more on LBMA, please click here: http://www.lbma.org.uk/
	London Platinum and Palladium Market (LPPM) The London Platinum and Palladium Market (LPPM) was established in May 1987. It is a trade association, the purpose of which is to promote professional trading in London of both platinum and palladium. To find out more on LPPM, please click here: http://www.lppm.org.uk/