KaratShield Secure Vault has entered a formal vaulting partnership aligned with London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) Good Delivery chain-of-custody standards, further strengthening the provenance guarantees available to clients storing investment-grade gold bullion.
Under the new framework, all LBMA Good Delivery bars held at KaratShield facilities are individually serial-tracked from receipt through storage and eventual release, with documentation suitable for institutional audit and resale purposes.
"Provenance is everything in the bullion market," said KaratShield's Head of Precious Metals Operations. "This partnership gives our clients an unbroken, auditable chain of custody that meets the standard demanded by the world's most rigorous exchanges."
The standard applies immediately to all new gold storage agreements and is being retroactively documented for existing eligible holdings upon client request.