GRAND CAYMAN, Sept. 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Alex Stanczyk has been appointed to serve as Managing Director of Physical Hard Assets Fund SPC and Physical Gold Fund SP.

As one of several principle architects of Physical Gold Fund SP, Mr. Stanczyk has been involved in core aspects of the Fund design and structuring as well as coordinating strategic relationships required to launch the Fund. In 2011, Mr. Stanczyk played a key role as a designer and advisor of the world’s first non-bank private custody, fully SICAV-compliant, precious metals fund – the Luxembourg Precious Metals Fund – LFP Prime SICAV SIF. From 2007 through 2015, Mr. Stanczyk served in a range of capacities for the Anglo Far-East Group of companies where he specialized in physical precious metals logistics consulting for the group’s global operations. He also developed and implemented flagship programs such as Chain of Integrity, Private Allocated Custody, and Institutional Allocated Custody. He has consulted and lectured globally to and for family office, institutional, and government on gold and gold’s role in the international monetary system.

“We are thrilled to have Mr. Stanczyk come on board with us as a Managing Director,” says Nestor Castillero who also manages the Physical Gold Fund SP. “His energy, expertise, and track record in the physical precious metals industry is well known, and his passion for operating in the interest of investors has been instrumental in product development for anything he is involved with.”

“I am excited to build further upon Physical Gold Fund SP’s already world-class platform,” says Alex Stanczyk. “We have taken a hard look at what is available in this space, and I am confident that this Fund is the most robust, secure, and thoughtfully constructed physical gold fund in the world today.”

ABOUT PHYSICAL HARD ASSETS FUND SPC

Physical Hard Assets Fund SPC is a Segregated Portfolio Company domiciled in Cayman Islands and regulated by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA).

ABOUT PHYSICAL GOLD FUND SP

Physical Gold Fund SP is a Segregated Portfolio Fund of the Physical Hard Assets Fund SPC. Listed on Pershing platform, the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange, and regulated by CIMA, the Fund is a transparent, open-ended fund that invests in unencumbered, fully-allocated physical gold in the form of “Good Delivery” gold bars meeting accepted global standards. Shares of the Fund are redeemable for gold, and all physical gold is insured to its full market value.

For additional information: www.physicalgoldfund.com

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