The World Gold Council has launched a research app for iPhones and iPads that is now available on the iTunes store.

The app is designed to provide investors and advisers with rich and flexible access to the latest research from the World Gold Council and information on the global gold market.

The app includes the following 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
• 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 notification