Managers expect the gold price to rebound back to all-time highs in the current uncertain environment, despite the dip seen over the past month.
OPM's Tony Yousefian has increased exposure to gold within his multi-manager portfolios in the expectation that the gold price will rise a further 11% this year.
Renowned investment guru Jim Rogers continues to avoid investing in the UK, believing the country's "staggering" debt problems are unlikely to improve.
Franklin Templeton is to seek to register three recently launched funds in the UK.
SVM Asset Management's Colin McLean believes the case for investing in gold miners has gained impetus from bullion's recent performance in sterling terms.
George Soros doubled his investment in the world's largest gold fund just weeks before claiming investing in the precious metal is now the "ultimate bubble".
Graham Birch, head of BlackRock's Natural Resources team, has decided not to return to the company following his nine-month sabbatical.