Bank of Scotland International launches investment account

The minimum investment level is £10,000 for the sterling account and $20,000 for the US dollar account. The account is available from 25 October 2007 and the closing date for applications is 3 January 2007. Under the Five Year Capital Guaranteed Savings Bond 24, half of the capital is invested for one year at a fixed rate of 12% pa (10% for US dollars). The other half of the capital is linked to the performance of a 'basket' of indices over five years. The 'basket' is made up of the Swiss Market Index, Dow Jones Euro STOXX50 and the Nikkei 225. At the end of the five years, customers will ...