Barclays launches new protected range

The new range, set to close on 31 December, includes protected three-year and five-year FTSE plans. The three-year plan offers 1.5 times the rise in the FTSE 100 up to 16.67%, with a 25% maximum return; while the five-year version offers twice the rise in the index up to 25%, with a maximum 50% potential return. The range also includes an online only six-year guaranteed FTSE account and a five-year FTSE super tracker. Investors will receive the capital back unless the index falls by more than 50% and is not at its starting point by maturity, in which case capital is lost 1:1 with the ...