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Barclays Wealth announces the launch of Barclays Wealth iInvest

Barclays Wealth, a leading global wealth management firm and the UK's largest, has announced the launch of Barclays Wealth iInvest, a new international investment service for Barclays International clients. Barclays Wealth iInvest enables clients to invest in products across a range of global markets and asset classes, from one single investment account, in GBP, US or EUR currencies.

Barclays Wealth iInvest is available to UK non-domiciles, UK expats, foreign nationals and residents of Jersey, Guernsey, the Isle of Man and Gibraltar, who have a minimum of £50,000 to invest.

International investment advisers will provide clients with expert advice to help them build bespoke portfolios that are tailored around their individual investment profile.

Barclays Wealth iInvest clients can place money in products that invest in:

• shares
• bonds
• commodities
• exchange traded funds
• managed funds
• structured products

Commenting on the launch of this new offering, Mark Richards, Managing Director, Barclays International and Wealth Intermediaries, said: "In this current environment where interest rates are lower than the rate of inflation, investors are seeing savings being eroded in real terms. With little expectation that interest rates will rise higher than inflation any time soon, Barclays Wealth iInvest provides an opportunity potentially to boost returns through diversification. There is a strong case for investing across geographies and the launch of Barclays Wealth iInvest is in direct response to client appetite for access to products that provide returns from shares, bonds, exchange traded funds, managed funds and structured products across the globe."

Please note the value of investments can fall as well as rise and you may get back less than you invested.

To find out more information on Barclays Wealth iInvest please visit http://www.barclayswealth.com/international/investments.htm or call +44 (0)1624 684496

For further information contact:

Louise Pancott, Barclays Wealth, Corporate Communications
+44 (0)20 3134 7303

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