Aureus Fund (Ireland) plc.
The LBBW Asset Management Investmentgesellschaft mbH is owned 100% by Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW). Daniel Rauch and Yanjun Gast are the responsible Investment Managers of the Fund. Both, Yanjun Gast and Daniel Rauch have long experience in the financial-, commodities- and precious metals markets. The Fund management is supported by the LBBW Commodity Research, the LBBW Commodity Trading Department and the portfolio management team of the BW Wealth Management group. The LBBW group has researched and published several well-regarded commodity studies which emphasises its expertise in commodities.
Depositary: State Street Custodial Services (Ireland) Limited
The Depositary's principal business is the provisionof custodial and trustee services for collective investment schemes and other portfolios. State Street Corporation is a leading world-wide specialist in providing sophisticated global investors with investment servicing.
Storage of Gold: The allocated Gold is stored in Zurich/Switzerland in physical form with UBS AG. The Gold will be delivered into or out of the Custodian' s account together with a certificate detailing the manufacturer, the serial number, the weight and quality of the metal. The Fund only trades in so called 'London good delivery bars' (Standard bars).
Administrator: State Street Fund Services (Ireland) Limited
The main functions of the Administrator include the calculation of the Net Asset Value and the publication of the share price.
Auditors: Grant Thornton
The Company's year end is 31st December in each year. Annual reports are audited by the auditor.
Management Company: Waystone Fund Management (IE) Limited
The Company's affairs are managed by the Board of Directors. The Board has fiveDirectors, two Irish nationals and three Germans.
The Investment Manager for daily business is LBBW Asset Management Investmentgesellschaft mbH.
The advisor is Tresides Asset Management GmbH.