The World Gold Council has launched a research app for the iPhone and iPad, available to download at the iTunes store.

The app is designed to provide investors and advisors with “rich and flexible” access to the latest research from the World Gold Council, as well as information on the global gold market.

It features:

• Reports on key demand-driving regions such as India, China and the West;
• Information on gold prices and statistics, country case studies and gold investment reference guides, and;
• Charting tools to view trends and plot the value of gold over time in a range of currencies and weights.

Users will also be able to receive the daily Gold PM fix via push notifications. “The app gives users considerable choice as to how you view, search and share research reports,” the firm says.