The Royal Mint’s physical gold ETC – the Royal Mint Physical Gold ETC (RMAU) – has surpassed $1 billion in assets under management, signaling increased investor demand for gold-backed products with a strong ESG focus.

Tabula Investment Management has introduced the first sustainable physical gold ETC in Europe to offer full traceability of gold bars from mine to vault.

London-based white-label ETF issuer HANetf is preparing to cross-list the Royal Mint Responsibly Sourced Physical Gold ETC (RMAU) on GPW (Warsaw Stock Exchange), marking the first time that a physically backed gold ETC will be available to trade in Poland.

Physically backed gold ETFs registered $2.3 billion net outflows globally in July, equivalent to a 34-tonne reduction in holdings, according to data from the World Gold Council.

Helveteq, a Swiss issuer of ESG-transparent investment products, has launched an ETP providing physically backed, carbon-neutral exposure to gold that has been responsibly sourced.

UBS Asset Management has launched a new physically backed gold ETF in Europe designed to satisfy climate-conscious investors by holding only gold bars that have been certified carbon-neutral.

Gold ETFs have performed well in recent weeks, notching up gains due to increased demand for safe-haven assets amid stress in the global banking system.

The Royal Mint’s physical gold ETC – the Royal Mint Responsibly Sourced Physical Gold ETC (RMAU) – has been endorsed as sharia-compliant by Amanie Advisors, a Dubai-based firm specializing in Islamic finance solutions.

Gold ETFs globally registered their tenth consecutive month of net outflows in February, shedding an additional $1.7 billion during the month.

Gold ETFs registered their eighth consecutive month of net redemptions in December, although outflows were significantly reduced and flow trends in recent months suggest a turnaround in demand in early 2023.