One factor holding the metal back, he said, are some of the recent losses in other markets, such as equities and other commodities.

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Spiegel speculate that as the baby boomer generation ages, they are likely to shift from buying stocks to selling their equity holdings to finance retirement, and this shift could be a factor holding down equity valuations over the next two decades.

FORBES: The Great Age-Wave Ruse

"As well as being careful to find a system that works unfailingly, be it fingerprints or eye scans, the main factor holding back airlines from introducing more biometric systems is the lack of integration, " a spokesperson for British Airways told CNN.

CNN: Heathrow tests biometrics

In either case the position or holding should have been a factor in determining compensation.

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Concerns about national security have been a factor in the 20-month delay in holding Williams' inquest, and an agency more used to working in the shadows has had an uncomfortably bright light shone into its practices.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

"We are confident that this year's show will deliver the wow factor that the Enchanted Forest customers expect and give everyone good cause to celebrate 10 years of holding this event in Highland Perthshire".

BBC: The Enchanted Forest in Pitlochry marks 10 years

Not until page 30 of the 84-page document can investors determine that they also will incur an "accrued holding rate" of 0.7% (adjusted quarterly) and an "accrued index adjustment factor" fee of 0.5% implying a total annual cost of 1.65%, or more than triple the reported fee.

WSJ: In New Funds, Old Flaws