Yorkshire Guernsey launches new bond

Yorkshire Guernsey has launched a two-year Stepped Rate Bond guaranteeing investors fixed interest rates over the next two years. The bond, targeted at longer-term investors, offers a fixed interest rate of 5.75% in the first year and 6% in the second year. Minimum stake being £10,000. In addition, Britannia International has launched a further issue of its Optimum Growth Bond for risk-averse investors. Based on the performance of the FTSE 100 index, the latest issue pays 160% of actual FTSE 100 growth over the maximum six-year term, averaged out over the final 12 months. Two automatic k...