Barclays Wealth has launched a new range investment products aimed at people caught between volatile equities and falling interest rates .
The four investment products all offer some form protection against falling share prices and have varying risk profiles to suit people's needs.
Among the new investment products is the Regular Income Bond, a five-year product linked to the FTSE 100 .
The account offers an annual income of 7.75 per cent and will return an investor's full capital unless the share index falls by more than 50 per cent over the course of the term.
Colin Dickie, director of Barclays Wealth, said: "Our protected investments offer a compelling middle way: competitive rates of return, varying levels of capital protection and payoffs to suit all types of views on the market and attitudes to risk."
People looking to claw back losses should consider these investment products,
Yesterday, Fatima Luis, manager of the F&C Strategic Bond investment fund, claimed that credit markets could be a good place to put money over the year ahead, but people should be cautious.
Barclays Wealth launches new protected investment products
Barclays Wealth launches new protected investment products
Thu, 08 Jan 2009
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