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Last month our team attended the 12th Annual International Gold & Diamond Conference organized by the Initiatives in Art and Culture (IAC) in New York. The two-day event was marked by a series of insightful panel discussions focusing on the sustainability imperatives that will shape the future of the gold, diamond and jewelry industries. Our panelist, Olivier Demierre, ESG Supply Chains Senior Manager at MKS PAMP, joined industry peers to discuss the importance, challenges and opportuniti...

TICINO – August 8th, 2022 – MKS PAMP, a precious metal market leader providing financial and physical trading services, and operating a state-of-the-art precious metals refinery, is thrilled to announce the appointment of Phaedon Stamatopoulos as Managing Director of MKS PAMP Ticino. Stamatopoulos’s hire will accelerate MKS PAMP’s industrial activities, drive local growth across its brand and create greater value for its clients. Phaedon brings over 15 years of industry experience with a dive...

Geneva – July 28th, 2022 – MKS PAMP, a provider of financial and physical trading services, and state-of-the-art precious metals refinery, unveiled today a new portfolio of Carbon Neutral precious metals products (1) certified by the Carbon Trust - a first in the precious metals industry. MKS PAMP Carbon Neutral gold products include its bestselling 1kg gold bar and 12.5kg large gold bar both certified (2) by the Carbon Trust in accordance with the international PAS 2060 Carbon Neutrality Standa...

Davos, May 23, 2022 – The Swiss Boards for Agenda 2030 – SBA2030 – an Alliance of Swiss CEOs and board members who commit their companies to a high level of board accountability to drive sustainability has been officially launched today in Davos on the occasion of the World Economic Forum. The purpose of the SBA2030 Alliance is to make sustainability a Board priority and to speed up delivery of the UN Agenda 2030. The names of the first 21 members of the Alliance as well as their concrete commit...

Geneva – May 18th, 2022 – MKS PAMP, a provider of financial and physical trading services, and state-of-the-art precious metals refinery, announced that it is the first precious metals company in the world to have SBTi approved carbon emissions reduction targets, committing to a 1.5°C emissions reduction in line with the Paris Agreement. “This announcement is a pivotal time for MKS PAMP, which builds on our long heritage as a leading sustainable precious metals company. As we join over one th...

Our team recently attended the Sustainability and Responsible Sourcing Summit organised by the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) in partnership with the World Gold Council (WGC) in London. During the two-day event, keynotes and in-depth panel sessions on the topic of sustainability and climate change were discussed among industry peers. The Gold Bar Integrity (GBI), a project aimed to help consumers, investors and market participants to trust that their gold bar is genuine and has been...

Geneva – March 17th, 2022 – MKS PAMP, a provider of financial & physical trading services and state-of-the-art precious metals refinery is thrilled to announce the appointment of Joseph Stefans as Member of the LPPM Management Committee, effective February 2022. Joseph Stefans was previously appointed as Member of the LPPM Management Committee from 2016-2019. In his role, and alongside fellow members of the Management Committee, he oversees the LPPM Good Delivery Rules for Refiners, as we...

GENEVA – November 30th 2021 – MKS (Switzerland) SA, a precious metals trading house (“MKS”) and PAMP SA, the leading refinery and leading bullion brand (“PAMP”) have merged to become “MKS PAMP SA”. This merger will further strengthen the MKS PAMP GROUP’s expertise, enhance stakeholder value and reaffirm their responsibility towards sustainable practices. Today, MKS PAMP SA will group its refining, fabrication and trading services under a 360-degree offering. The new entity will harness th...

We are delighted to present PAMP’s 2021 Sustainability report, which covers their activities for the 2020-2021 period.  “As we continue to pave the way towards greater sustainability, we have and always will promote responsible practices and quality products for today’s and tomorrow’s generations. With the integrity, commitment and determination of our unified teams, we continue to strive to meet the highest environmental, safety and social standards throughout our supply chain.  ...

GENEVA – 3rd November 2021 – DE PURY PICTET TURRETTINI ("PPT"), a leading fund manager based in Geneva and Zurich and a pioneer in sustainable investment, and the MKS PAMP Group, a global leader in the precious metals industry operating one of the largest gold refineries based in Switzerland and a major player in responsible gold sourcing, have joined forces to launch a fund investing in physical impact gold. Authorized by FINMA and with a starting capital of CHF 30 million, the Sw...

GENEVA – June 8th, 2021 – MKS (Switzerland), a market leader in precious metals and part of the MKS PAMP GROUP announces the appointment of Felix Cloke as Head of eTrading Services. Felix brings over 10 years of experience in a range of financial products specializing in precious metals and foreign exchange. Felix was previously Institutional Electronic Trading Business Development at Swissquote Bank where he built a diversified client portfolio whilst developing their institutional offering....

GENEVA – March 25th, 2021 – MKS (Switzerland), a market leader in precious metals and part of the MKS PAMP GROUP today announces the appointment of Rene Bansner as Senior Sales Executive - Europe. This pivotal hire will pave the way to greater industrial activities, foster growth and continue to deliver a world-class service to global clients. Rene brings over 15 years of industry expertise, having worked for leading financial institutions where he built and developed the commodities desk for...

Precious Metals Key Drivers   Extraordinary situation: When we published our yearly Precious Metals Forecast in January of this year, like many, we did not anticipate the widespread effect of the Covid-19 pandemic. For several weeks, the world came to a near standstill and the impact on the world economies globally will be considerable. Although we do not usually adjust our yearly forecast, we believe it is justifiable as it will better reflect the current extraordinary situation a...

MKS (Switzerland) SA, part of the MKS PAMP GROUP, is proud to announce the launch of an innovative digital gold product called DGLD, with 20M $ in gold digitized, making it the largest gold token on the market to date. DGLD is a digital asset, or token, representing allocated physical gold stored in a Swiss vault and tokenized with a side-chain built on the Bitcoin network. Best understood as a digital proof of ownership of allocated gold, DGLD leverages the power and immutability of the B...

As a Group, we are pleased to announce the launch of our official online retailer. Gold Avenue, a golden opportunity to purchase and store precious metals online. Starting today, there is a simpler way to purchase gold, silver, platinum, and palladium products online. Gold Avenue, makes it easy to buy, sell, and store precious metals at any time, from any device. Gold Avenue will be rolled out carefully, focusing on France and Switzerland as the initial target markets. All signs point to a ...