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® Precious® Metals News A Publication of the International Precious Metals Institute ® (850) 476-1156 • Fax (850) 476-1548 • E-mail: [email protected] • www.ipmi.org Volume 42, Number 5 May 2018

IPMI 6th Annual Platinum Dinner The IPMI’s 6th Annual Platinum Dinner will again be held at Other sponsorship available the historic and elegant Lotte Palace Hotel on Madison Drink Sponsor- have your owned named drink at the Plati- Avenue in Manhattan Thursday September 13. Guest speaker will num Dinner Cocktail hour! Also includes sponsor banner. Call IPMI be Derek Sammann of the CME Group. You can register for your office for details. 850-476-1156 table or seat online on our website www.ipmi.org under Event We hope to see you at the Palace in September! Calendar. Platinum, Silver and Gold Sponsored Tables are again offered as well as single seats. • Platinum Sponsored Tables are for 10 guests of the Spon- sor and includes table signage as well as company name on sponsor banner. All guests of sponsor receive one year membership in IPMI provided they do not already have a membership. $5350.00 • Gold Sponsorship includes 4 dinner seats and table signage as well as company name on sponsor banner. $2500.00 • Silver Sponsorship includes 2 dinner seats and table signage as well as company name on sponsor banner. $1400.00 • Single seat for member $375.00 Non Member or those not cur- rent on dues $425.00 (includes a one year membership)

Derek Sammann to IPMIbe 6th Annual Featured Platinum Dinner Speaker at IPMI’s 6th Annual Platinum Dinner The IPMI’s 6th TheAn -IPMI’sas 6th ManagingAnnual Platinum Director, Dinner willGlobal again Headbe held of at Foreignthe historic Exchange. and elegant Lotte Palace New York Hotel on MadisonPrior toAvenue joining in Manhattan CME Group, Thursday Sammann September 13acquired. Guest speaker more will than be Derek nual Platinum Dinner’sSammann of the CME Group. You can register for your table or seat online on our website www.ipmi.org guest speaker willunder be Event16 Calendar. years Platinum,of sell-side Silver andtrading Gold Sponsoredexperience Tables in are the again global offered FX as wellmar as- single Derek Sammann of seats.the ket, including serving as Managing Director, Global Head of FX CME Group. • PlatinumOptions Sponsored and Structured Tables are for Products 10 guests of at the Crédit Sponsor Agricole and includes Corporate table signage & as well as Derek Sammann has companyInvestment name on Bank sponsor in banner. . All guests He also of sponsor held receivesenior one level year membershippositions in IPMI served as CME Group’s providedwith Crédit they do Agricole not already Indosuez have a membership. in London, $5350.00 Banque Indosuez in Paris • Goldand Sponsorship Cooper, includesNeff & 4Associates dinner seats andin Chicago. table signage as well as company name on sponsor Senior Managing Di- banner. $2500.00 rector, Global Head of• Silver SponsorshipIn addition includes to serving 2 dinner seatson CMEand table Group’s signage Managementas well as company Team, name on Commodities & Options sponsorSammann banner. serves$1400.00 as a member of the Board of Directors of the Products since 2014. He• Singlefollowing seat for memberentities: $375.00 the DubaiNon Member Mercantile or those notExchange, current on duesthe $425.00COMEX (this price includes a year’s membership) is responsible for leading Board of Governors and the Commodities Markets Council, where the development, execu - he also serves as Treasurer. Sammann also serves on the Interna- tion and managementOther of sponsorshiptional Advisory available Board of the Shanghai Gold Exchange, in addition CME Group’s global Commodities portfolio, including the Ener- to having served on the Founder’s Council and as Vice-Chairman gy, Metals and Agricultural business lines. He also globally leads of the Foreign Exchange Professionals Association (FXPA) when the company’s cross-asset class Options business. Since joining launched in 2014. CME Group in September 2006, Sammann also has served as He holds bachelor’s degrees in both economics and political Senior Managing Director of Interest Rates and FX Products, and science from Northwestern University. 1 IPMI® CONFERENCE

Saturday Afternoon Short Course Instructed by Mike Riess Offered at Conference The Short Course is to be held Saturday, June 9, from 1pm to institutions have all installed automated programs to complement 4pm, at the IPMI 42nd Conference. Registration for this course is their manual due diligence. Now, new programs affordable by separate from the IPMI 42nd Conference Registration Fee. Regis- smaller companies are available. tration for the Short Course is $220.00 and can be found at Event • In this seminar, we will lay out some of the new programs Calendar on IPMI Website, IPMI 42nd Conference. that fit the needs of precious metals companies. How Technology Is Changing Compliance Standards • We’ll address problems at the origins and different ways in Customer due diligence is the core of every AML program. It which our companies are dealing with them. has also been the biggest source of contention between the reg- • And we will look into FinCEN’s recent focus on gold and what ulators and the regulated. The regulators can’t get enough—and we can expect from the regulators and law enforcement. the regulated have to foot the bill. We are inviting participants to air challenges they are facing Technology is bridging the gap. New programs applying big in their compliance programs. You’ll get a chance to see how data, artificial intelligence and machine learning are yielding re- other managers are handling problems common to all of us. markable results. The money center banks and larger financial IPMI 42nd Annual Conference Delegate Luncheon Speaker: Patrick Combs Patrick Combs is a Hall of Fame inspirational speaker, a Best He’s appeared on ABC Nightly News, NBC Nightly News, Good Selling author, and a highly acclaimed comedic entertainer. He Morning America, The Phil Donahue Show, CNN, NPR, The Tonight has been the invited guest speaker of more than 1,500 organi- Show, and The View for an interview with Barbara Walters. zations and he’s been the star comedic entertainer on more than “First, it was an internet sensation read by millions, then an 400 stages around the world. international news story. Next, an Off-Broadway, smash-hit, na- He has shared stories and strategies from his journey with tionally touring one man show. Finally, it’s a book for the most millions of people around the globe for almost 25 years. He’s complete and compelling tale of Patrick Combs’ amazing but true applied his talents everywhere from talks at Standford and Hil- and often hilarious story. Man 1, Bank 0 chronicles the true story ton, performances at the HBO comedy festival, to helping build a of Combs’ battle against his bank, after he deposited a $95,000 school in Kenya and coaching prisoners at the Donovan Correc- junk-mail check as a joke - and his bank inadvertently cashed it! tional Institute. It’s a story of luck, danger and dilemma.” Along the way, Patrick’s been a cover story in the New York His presentation, sponsored by Republic Metals, is entitled Times, The London Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, and “Man 1: Bank 0” The San Francisco Chronicle and a more than 100 newspapers. For more information: https://patrickcombs.com/ CPM Seminar at IPMI Conference: An Open Discussion With Jeff Christian at the IPMI 2018 Annual Conference • Sunday 10 June • 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. CPM is hosting a two-hour presentation on precious metals mar- • Gold as money, gold as an investment kets at the IPMI. • The faulty logic of ‘peak gold’ Topics in the interactive program will include but not necessarily • Assymetry in information dispersion in precious metals markets be limited to the following. • Gold, the dollar, and interest rates • The political environment’s likely impact on gold and silver, • Gold versus Cryptocurrencies and platinum group metals markets.The state of the global, U.S., • Automotive Technology Trends and PGM Demand and Chinese economies • Central Bank gold policies and practices • Regulatory changes affecting precious metals markets And other topics that might be suggested by the audience • The rise of China Topics that attendees wish to have addressed should be sent to • Short and long term price trends [email protected]. • Conspiracy theories The Seminar fee is $220.00, payable to the IPMI. • Chinese and Russian Perspectives On The World Registration is through the IPMI, at www.ipmi.org or via e-mail to • Central bank gold practices and opinions, past, present, and future Sandra Arrants at [email protected]. 2 IPMI® CONFERENCE

IPMI Plenary Session Speaker at IPMI Conference will be Marc Chandler of Brown Brothers Harriman Marc Chandler joined Brown Brothers Harriman in October for more than 20 years. 2005 as the global head of currency strategy. Previously he He holds a Master’s de- was the chief currency strategist for HSBC Bank USA and Mellon gree in American histo- Bank. Marc is a prolific writer and speaker. In addition to being ry (1982) from Northern frequently called up to by the newspapers and news wires to pro- Illinois University and a vide insight into the developments of the day, Chandler’s essays Master’s in International have been published in the Financial Times, Barron’s, Euromoney, Political Economy from the Corporate Finance, and Foreign Affairs. His analysis blog, www. University of Pittsburgh marctomarket is widely read and picked up by both the traditional (1984). He has taught and social media.. Marc appears often on business television and classes on International is a regular guest on CNBC. He frequently presents to business Political Economy at New groups and investors. His first book, “Making Sense of the Dollar: York University since the Exposing Dangerous Myths about Trade and Foreign Exchange early 1990s. He is also a was published by Bloomberg Press in August 2009 and it won Visiting Executive Lecturer at Darden Graduate School of Busi- a Bronze Award from Independent Publishers. His second book, ness Administration at University of Virginia since 2012. Political Economy of Tomorrow, was published this past February. Come hear Marc Speak a t 9 am Sunday, June 10 at the IPMI His current research projects include global imbalances, Islamic 42nd Conference in San Antonio, Texas. The title of his Presenta- finance, and the relationship between savings, investment and tion will be: De-Mystifying Monetary Policy. growth. Marc has been analyzing the foreign exchange market

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Metro New York Spring Dinner Cruise 2018 International Precious Metals Institute Plus28th Annual Jewelry Design Update on Metro New York Chapter Larry Drummond Appointed New Back by popular demand was the Metro New York Chapter’s Competition Winners Spring Dinner Cruise. On Wednesday, May 9, 2018, the New York Executive Director of IPMI Chapter combined forces with the Mines and Money Association for a fun filled evening cruising up the Hudson and East Rivers on the Sun Dancer Yacht. Mother Nature surely blessed the evening Carol Tyler Memorial Award The International Precious Metals Institute (IPMI) today with what turned out to be beautiful weather. The fun-filled net- announced the appointment of Larry Drummond as its working event included a cocktail hour followed by a tasty buffet new Executive Director. He will assume responsibilities dinner. As an added bonus, the Chapter sponsored a guest come- on April 9. dian for desert hour. Doug Karpf had the crowd in stitches with his Mr. Drummond comes to IPMI with over 40 years of “quite personal” brand of humor. Nobody seemed to be off limits experience in the precious metals industry, having served from his wrath. Regardless, the crowd remained thick-skinned in Senior Executive positions with Engelhard Corporation and truly took the ribbing in good humor! was nominated and confirmed. CJ Sapre, who was also nomi- and Metalor Technologies. Most recently, Larry served as During our dinner cruise, Metro New York Chapter President nated and confirmed, assumed the vacated treasurer position. President of Metalor USA Refining Corporation and Metalor Technologies USA Patricia Cauley officially stepped down from her post and passed Miguel thanked Patricia for her loyal 8 years of service and she Corporation, Prior to joining IPMI, he was NonExecutive Chairman of Metalor the baton to our former Treasurer Miguel Perez-Santalla. Miguel will remain as an important member of the board. International Precious Metals Institute USA Refining Corporation. In that capacity, he served on the London Bullion 28th Annual Jewelry Design Market Association (LBMA) Regulatory Committee, the Responsible Jewelers 28th Annual IPMI Larry Drummond Appointed NewCouncil, Board of Directors and as cochair of the IPMI Environment and Competition Winners “Finger Lamp” Regulatory Committee. Jewelry Design Competition Awards DesignedExecutive by: Yimei Director Hu of IPMI Mr. Drummond was a longtime member of the IPMI Board of Directors,

Sponsored by the New England Chapter of IPMIRhode Island School of Design served on the IPMI Executive Committee for 12 years and was elected President of IPMI for 2006 – 2007 term. Carol Tyler Memorial Award The International Precious Metals Institute (IPMI) today In making the announcement, IPMI President and Board Chair Bodo Albrecht, Carol Tyler Memorial Award IPMI CHAIRMAN’S AWARD IPMISponsored Chairman By National’s Awardannounced sponsored the appointment by National of Larry Drummond as its stated “not only does Larry Drummond bring IPMI extensive experience in and new Executive Director. He will assume responsibilities institutional understanding of the precious metals industry, but he is the right on April 9. person at the right time to lead IPMI to its exciting next stage of becoming the Mr. Drummond comes to IPMI with over 40 years of preeminent international organization for the precious metals industry and the voice of experience in the precious metals industry, having served our members worldwide. IPMI is fortunate to have found someone of Larry’s caliber in Senior Executive positions with Engelhard Corporation and background to move our organization forward.” and Metalor Technologies. Most recently, Larry served as In a separate statement, the IPMI Executive Committee of the Board said, President of Metalor USA Refining Corporation and Metalor Technologies“we would likeUSA to invite all IPMI members to join us in welcoming Larry to Corporation, Prior to joining IPMI, he was NonExecutive Chairmanlead of IPMI Metalor and wish him every success in his new role.” USA Refining Corporation. In that capacity, he served on the Mr.London Drummond Bullion lives in Howell, New Jersey with his wife, Janet. He is a graduate of Market Association (LBMA) Regulatory Committee, the ResponsibleManhattan Jewelers College (BS Accounting). He is an avid golfer, fitness enthusiast and Council, Board of Directors and as cochair of the IPMI Environmentenjoys travel. and “Finger Lamp” Regulatory“Labradorite Committee. Necklace” “Finger Lamp” Designed“Labradorite by: Yimei Hu Necklace” DesignedMr. Drummond by: Julian was a longDe timeLa Garza member of the IPMI Board of Directors, Designed by: Yimei Hu Rhode IslandDesigned School ofby: Design Julien De La Garzaserved on theUMASS IPMI Executive Dartmouth Committee for 12 years and was elected Rhode Island School of Design UMASS Dartmouth President of IPMI for 2006 – 2007 term. 8 In making the announcement, IPMI President and Board Chair Bodo Albrecht, IPMI Chairman’s Award sponsored by National stated “not only does Larry Drummond bring IPMI extensive experience in and Page 4 institutional understanding of the precious metals industry, but he is the right Page 9 person at the right time to lead IPMI to its exciting next stage of becoming the preeminent international organization for the precious metals industry and the voice of our members worldwide. IPMI is fortunate to have found someone of Larry’s caliber and background to move our organization forward.” In a separate statement, the IPMI Executive Committee of the Board said, “we would like to invite all IPMI members to join us in welcoming Larry to lead IPMI and wish him every success in his new role.” Mr. Drummond lives in Howell, New Jersey with his wife, Janet. He is a graduate of Manhattan College (BS Accounting). He is an avid golfer, fitness enthusiast and enjoys travel. “Labradorite Necklace” Designed by: Julian De La Garza UMASS Dartmouth

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“Untitled Brooch” Designed by: Fedra Som 28th Annual IPMI Rhode Island College Congratulations to all 2018 IPMI Jewelry JewelryDesign Award Winners Design Competition Awards IPMI 28thAnnual Jewelry Design Awards“The real benefit of enteringSponsored any competition isInternational notby just the Precious New Metals Institute England Chapter of IPMI winning it’s participating” Honorable Mentions RICHARD (DICK) CASEY, SR. NEW ENGLANDIPMI 28thAnnual CHAPTER Jewelry Design Awards International Precious Metals Institute Richard (Dick) Casey, Sr. Memorial Award MEMORIAL AWARD New England AWARDChapter Award Participants in the 2018 Competition Yimei Hu Hailey Angione Genevieve Montante Technical Merit Award Honorable Mentions Julian De La Garza Tess Oldfield Emma James Jackson Fedra Som Yilin Wang Julia Gaitley Murphy Page Allie Keast Emma Scott “Gullfoss” Anne Schneider Leah Holmes “Pixel Bracelet” Crystal Chan Michelle Yun Catherine J. Rubery Rhode Island College Julian De La Garza Brendan Lyons Leah Holmes Briana Harrison “Bloom Earrings” UMASS Dartmouth Lily Fisher Catherine Jeffries Thoa DiChiara Designed by: Murphy Page Huiyan Zhen Diba Niazi Blake Oliva “Untitled Brooch” School of the Museum of Designed by: Fedra Som Fine Arts at Tufts Rae Rice Rhode Island College

Congratulations to all 2018 IPMI Jewelry Design Award Winners “Untitled - Brooch” “Bloom Earrings” “The Chase” “The real benefit of entering any competition is not just Winners inDesigned Bold by: Fedra Som Designed by: Murphy Page Designed by: Anne Schneider winning it’s participatingPage” 8 Rhode Island College School of the Museum of Fine Arts UMASSPage Dartmouth 5 IPMI 28thAnnual Jewelry Design Awards at Tufts International Precious Metals Institute New England Chapter Award Participants in the 2018 Competition “Cherished” Yimei Hu TECHNICAL MERIT AWARD ALUMNI ARTIST AWARD Hailey Angione Genevieve Montante Technical Merit Award Alumni Artist Award Honorable Mentions Catherine Jeffries Julian De La Garza Tess Oldfield Emma James Jackson UMASS Dartmouth Fedra Som Yilin Wang Julia Gaitley Murphy Page Allie Keast Emma Scott Anne Schneider “Gullfoss” Crystal Chan Catherine J. Rubery Michelle Yun Leah Holmes Brendan Lyons Leah Holmes Briana Harrison “Bloom Earrings” Rhode Island College Lily Fisher Catherine Jeffries Thoa DiChiara Designed by: Murphy Page Huiyan Zhen Diba Niazi Blake Oliva School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts Rae Rice

“Airplant Earrings Winners in Bold Huiyan Zhen Page 8 “The Chase”Page 5 “Celtic Words” College Designed by: Anne Schneider Poem “The Dash” by Linda Ellis of Art & Design “The Chase” UMASS Dartmouth“Celtic Words” Designed by: Anne Schneider Poem “The Dash” by LindaDesigned Ellis by: Catherine J. Rubery UMASS Dartmouth Designed by: Catherine J. RuberyRhode Island College PageRhode 6 Island College Page 7 9 “Cherished” Alumni Artist Award Catherine Jeffries UMASS Dartmouth

“Airplant Earrings Huiyan Zhen “Celtic Words” Massachusetts College Poem “The Dash” by Linda Ellis of Art & Design Designed by: Catherine J. Rubery Rhode Island College Page 6 Page 7 IPMI 28thAnnual Jewelry Design Awards International Precious Metals Institute

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IPMI 28thAnnual Jewelry Design Awards 28th InternationalAnnual IPMI Precious Metals Institute Jewelry Design Competition Awards “The Chase” Sponsored by the New England Chapter of IPMI Technical Merit AwardDesigned by: Anne Schneider HONORABLEHonorable MENTIONS Mentions UMASS Dartmouth

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“Gullfoss” Designed by: Leah Holmes Rhode Island College “The Chase” IPMI 28thAnnual Jewelry Design DesignedAwards by: Anne Schneider International Precious Metals Institute UMASS Dartmouth Technical Merit Award Honorable Mentions “Airplant Earrings Huiyan Zhen “Airplant“Gullfoss Earrings”” “Celtic Words” Leah“Cherished Holmes ” Massachusetts College Designed by: Huiyan Zhen Alumni ArtistPoem Award “The Dash” by Linda Ellis Rhode IslandCatherine College Jeffries of Art & Design Designed by: Catherine J. Rubery MassachusettsUMASS Dartmouth College of Art & Design Rhode Island College Page 6 Page 7 “The Chase” Designed by: Anne Schneider UMASS Dartmouth

“Cherished” Alumni Artist Award Catherine Jeffries UMASS Dartmouth “Cherished” “Airplant Earrings IPMI 28thAnnualDesigned Jewelry by:Design Catherine Awards Jeffries HuiyanInternational Zhen Precious Metals Institute “Celtic Words” UMASS Dartmouth Massachusetts College Honorable Mentions Poem “The Dash” by Linda Ellis of Art & Design Designed by: Catherine J. Rubery Richard (Dick) Casey, Sr. Memorial Award Rhode Island College “Airplant Earrings Page Huiyan Zhen Page 7 6 “Celtic Words” Massachusetts College Poem “The Dash” by Linda Ellis of Art & Design Designed by: Catherine J. Rubery Rhode Island College “Pixel Bracelet” Page 6 Julian De La Garza Page 7 UMASS Dartmouth “Pixel Bracelet” “Untitled Brooch” Designed by: Julian De La Garza Designed by: Fedra Som UMASS Dartmouth Rhode Island College Congratulations to all 2018 IPMI Jewelry Design Award Winners 10 “The real benefit of entering any competition is not just winning it’s participating”

New England Chapter Award Participants in the 2018 Competition Yimei Hu Hailey Angione Genevieve Montante Julian De La Garza Tess Oldfield Emma James Jackson Fedra Som Yilin Wang Julia Gaitley Murphy Page Allie Keast Emma Scott Anne Schneider Crystal Chan Catherine J. Rubery Michelle Yun Brendan Lyons Leah Holmes Briana Harrison “Bloom Earrings” Lily Fisher Catherine Jeffries Thoa DiChiara Designed by: Murphy Page Huiyan Zhen Diba Niazi Blake Oliva School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts Rae Rice

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