Barclays Wealth

Alternative investments

Barclays Wealth is one of the UK's largest and most successful managers of alternative investments, offering investors the opportunity to diversify their portfolio and manage their risk exposure better.

Alternatives are typically investments that aim to generate alpha, driven by manager skill through the use of a wide range of unconventional instruments, not available in traditional markets. They provide diversification and may enhance portfolios by improving returns and lowering risk. In addition, their low correlation with traditional asset classes (such as equities and bonds) means that alternative investments may help preserve capital when traditional markets fall in value.

Our offering includes hedge funds, private equity and real estate. We make these exciting markets available exclusively to our clients through feeder funds, structured notes and discretionary diversified portfolios. The complexity of many alternative investments means the role of the fund manager is crucial in ensuring you achieve your investment goals. Our team of dedicated specialists seeks to identify the best managers and opportunities in the market. As a Barclays Wealth client, your company will gain full access to the investment insights of Barclays Capital as well as best-of-breed third-party fund managers.

Alternative investments could carry potentially greater risk than traditional investments, and can be subject to one-time losses from rare events. Alternative investment products, including hedge funds, are not for everyone and entail different risks from traditional investments. Talk to us about developing a strategy that best suits your company's risk/reward profile. Please remember that the value of your investment can go down as well as up and you may not get back the amount you invested.

You’ll benefit from:

• Expert, dedicated advice
• Potentially higher returns than traditional investments
• Access to the investment insights of the entire Barclays Group

Learn more about our alternative investments

• Hedge funds
  Hedge funds aim to deliver positive total returns, regardless of broader market performance. We can offer you a wide range of hedge funds, strategies and a rigorous fund selection process
• Private equity
  Let the Barclays Wealth alternatives product team help you choose exceptional funds with high growth potential
• Commercial real estate
  Whether you'd prefer to invest directly or indirectly in property, Barclays Wealth is pleased to work with you to best cater to your investment needs.

To learn more about how Barclays Wealth could help your business, please contact us and we'll be in touch as soon as possible.