The Royal Mint Physical Gold ETC (RMAU), the first physically backed gold ETC launched in partnership with a European sovereign mint, has crossed the $500 million AUM milestone.

State Street Global Advisors has reduced the expense ratio of the SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust (GLDM US) to just 0.10%, making it the cheapest physically backed gold ETP in the US in terms of sponsor fees.

Horizons ETFs has launched the first ETF in Canada providing exposure to cap-and-trade carbon allowances.

Nornickel-backed Global Palladium Fund has launched an ETC providing physical access to a basket of metals that are essential to the production of electric vehicles. The GPF Physical Electric Vehicle Metals ETC reflects the performance of up to six metals with allocations to each metal dependent on its use within the electric vehicle market.

The Royal Mint’s physical gold ETC – the Royal Mint Physical Gold ETC – is now fully accessible to French investors courtesy of a local listing in Paris (RMAU FP).

WisdomTree has launched a new ETF providing capital-efficient exposure to gold through a mix of futures contracts and mining companies.

WisdomTree has launched a new broad commodities ETF in Europe which uses physical replication to deliver exposure to the strategy’s precious metals component.

CSOP Asset Management has introduced a new ETP in Hong Kong which is the territory’s first to provide inverse exposure to crude oil markets.

SparkChange, an issuer of specialist carbon investment products, has teamed up with white-label ETF provider HANetf to launch the world’s first ETP providing physically-backed exposure to EU Allowances (EUAs), the world’s foremost carbon credit.

United States Commodity Funds has launched the USCF Gold Strategy Plus Income Fund (GLDX US), an actively managed ETF that aims to provide the long-term performance of gold while also delivering regular current income.