Gold and silver are scarce physical assets that appreciate over time and when stored as insured private property in a safe jurisdiction, is a form of systemic wealth insurance that is independent of the financial system.
Being both a defensive safe haven asset and an inflation hedging tool, gold and silver perform particularly well during periods of stagflation when economic recessions and high inflation make most other investments unattractive.
S.T.A.R. Grams represents fractional ownership of fully allocated and insured investment-grade bullion stored in our Singapore vault, The Safe House (TSH).
Buy and sell as little as 0.01g of gold and 10g of silver
Fixed margins in SGD and USD (varies by product)
Competitive storage fees
Redeemable for bullion bars or coins
S.T.A.R. Parcels represent direct ownership of specific and fully insured investment-grade physical bullion bars and coins stored in our precious metals vault in Singapore, The Safe House.
Buy and sell specific parcels
Low margins (varies by product)
Low storage fees
Transparent Parcel Ownership List (quarterly audits)
Collateralization options via Secured P2P Loans
If you own sizable amounts of physical gold and silver in a commercial vault in Europe, North America or Australia, it is possible for us to swap your vaulted bullion for S.T.A.R. Grams, allowing you to own bullion in Singapore quickly.
Such swaps involve procuring new gold and silver in Singapore and will incur a transactional charge according to the amount and weight of the bars/coins.
Contact us at [email protected] for details.
You can transfer your gold, silver, platinum or palladium bars or coins to us by physically delivering your bullion to us in Singapore, or we can arrange for a secured shipping solution. See here for terms and conditions.
Upon arrival, our vault's authentication laboratory will transparently test the bullion before being accepted as S.T.A.R. parcels. The bullion can then be easily sold back in the future or used to obtain Secured P2P Loans.
Ownership eliminates counterparty risk
We merely act as agents to store, insure, and provide liquidity for the client’s property which is never held on our balance sheet. Since clients are physical property owners, not creditors, clients cannot be defaulted upon, nor can client assets be encumbered by us. [More about ownership]
Insurance eliminates physical loss risk
Stored bullion is insured by our comprehensive liability protection that covers loss from third party thefts, inside jobs, and even mysterious disappearances, the latter usually not being offered in the industry. [More on insurance and security]
Genuinity guarantee
Our non-destructive bullion testing, performed by our onsite testing labs, ensures that all bullion stored under S.T.A.R. are of the metal purity specified. Should a stored parcel be of subpar quality, we will replace the metal at our expense. [More about testing]
Exclusive Singapore jurisdiction
Store gold with us in Singapore, one of the safest countries in the world. Via our vertical integration and by dispensing with subcontractors we ensure that the entire storage chain is only subject to local Singaporean laws, providing certainty that only Singapore law applies to your property stored with us. [More on exclusive Singapore jurisdiction]
Secured Peer to Peer (P2P) Loans
We can act as an escrow and custodian to enable our clients to securely lend funds to each other using their bullion as collateral. This enables lenders to obtain a very safe interest return while borrowers can access liquidity without the need to sell their bullion. Since 2015 we have enabled over 20,487 such loans totalling over $884 million at an average 3.98% annual interest rate. [More about Secured P2P Loans]
Begin the process of storing gold and other precious metals with us by taking the first step of opening an account.
For S.T.A.R. Storage and S.T.A.R. Grams, click here for account opening.
Please send us an email at [email protected] or call us at (65) 6100 3040 if you have further questions about storing precious metals with us.
1.
What are the types of precious metals that can be stored with Silver Bullion in your Singapore vault?
Besides gold and silver bullion, you can store other physical precious metals such as platinum, palladium. Nickel is stored in an LME approved warehouse under the custody of Silver Bullion.
2.
Are gold and silver stored together in your Singapore vault storage?
We store silver and gold bullion in separate vault configurations - a Class I silver vault and within multiple Class II gold vaults. This separation of storage is an insurance requirement - gold bullion needs to be stored in a higher security Class II vault to be protected with the necessary insurance coverage.
Like gold, platinum and palladium are stored only within our Class II gold vault.
3.
How are the gold and silver storage fees charged?
For S.T.A.R. Storage, bullion storage charges are based on a percentage of the metal's value, which is locked in and fixed depending on the determined storage period. These rates offer an advantage to storage clients, as the storage charges remain unchanged during the entire storage period, even if gold and silver prices increase. The rate applies until the prepaid storage term ends, at which point an extension will reflect the then current rates.
Please refer here for S.T.A.R. Storage fees.
For S.T.A.R. Grams storage charges, refer to this page.
4.
Are there independent audits of clients' precious metals in your vault storage?
For S.T.A.R. Storage, external auditors inspect stored bullion parcels quarterly and the audit reports can be accessed here. The quarterly audits are conducted referencing our Parcel Ownership List, which is also made available to all storage customers, checking their parcel details in this list.
5.
Can I make a personal audit of my gold by coming to the vault?
We encourage our clients, especially those not residing in Singapore, to visit us and to visit our vault in Singapore. They have full access to their precious metals in our vault storage.
A personal audit appointment needs to be made with Silver Bullion at least three working days before the visit. Contact us at [email protected] to make an appointment.
6.
Is storing my bullion a prerequisite before I can obtain gold loans and silver loans on your Secured P2P Loan platform?
You can obtain gold loans and silver loans on our Secured P2P Loan platform after storing bullion in our vault. This allows you to borrow funds using your bullion parcels as collateral.
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