FT Precious Metals Symposium
Organized by Financial Times (FT Live)
Next edition not announced · usually October · London, United Kingdom
The Financial Times’ London symposium on where gold, silver and platinum go next — investors, central bankers and policymakers on one stage.
Overview
The FT Precious Metals Symposium is the Financial Times’ dedicated precious-metals gathering, staged by FT Live in London — with the LPPM among its supporting partners — its first edition held at The Landmark on 14 October 2026. The agenda is framed around gold’s return as a mainstream asset: record prices, central banks buying at scale, and geopolitical fragmentation increasing gold’s role in reserves.
The draw is the calibre of institutions on stage rather than a show floor. Recent speaker rosters span LBMA and World Gold Council leadership, major refiners such as Argor-Heraeus, producers, and independent research houses like Metals Focus, with the programme concentrating on where gold, silver and platinum markets head over the next 12–24 months — price dynamics, structural demand shifts and the policy backdrop.
Who should attend
Best suited to institutional investors, analysts and macro-minded investors who want a policy-and-markets read on precious metals from the people who run the market’s core institutions — rather than company pitches or a bullion expo.
Registration was open (paid), with a digital pass for remote attendance, so serious private investors can access the content without institutional credentials — though pricing and programming are pitched at a professional audience.
What to expect
A concentrated afternoon programme (1 to 5.30 pm in 2026) of FT-moderated keynotes, panels and interviews — market outlooks, central-bank and reserve-management perspectives, refining and physical-market views — plus networking. In-person and digital passes were sold openly; expect editorially driven sessions rather than exhibitor booths.
Geographic emphasis
London venue at the heart of the global bullion market, with globally framed content — reserve flows, US and Asian demand, and the monetary-policy backdrop shaping gold, silver and platinum worldwide.