Barclays Wealth

Alternative investments

Barclays Wealth is one of the UK's largest and most successful managers of alternative investments. Alternative investments are typically instruments other than stock or bonds, such as hedge funds, private equity and real estate, which can help you diversify your portfolio and manage your risk exposure more effectively.

Compared with other investments, alternative strategies can offer you:

• Potentially higher returns
• Less volatility

Potentially, the opportunity to preserve capital when traditional markets fall in value, as alternative investments generally have a low correlation with traditional asset classes like equities and bonds. These exciting markets are often only available to institutional investors, but we make them available to you through feeder funds managed by our team of dedicated specialists.

The complexity of many alternative investments means the role of the fund manager is crucial in ensuring you achieve your investment goals. Our team identifies the best managers and opportunities in the market. You'll gain full access to the investment insights of Barclays Capital as well as best-of-breed third-party fund managers.

Alternative investments carry potentially greater risk than traditional investments, and can be subject to one-time losses from rare events. The value of your investment can go down as well as up and you may not get back the amount you invested.

For expert advice, talk to us about developing an alternative investment strategy to suit your risk/reward profile.

Find out more about the alternative investments offered by Barclays Wealth:

• Hedge funds
  Hedge funds aim to deliver positive overall returns regardless of broader market performance. We can offer you a wide range of hedge funds, all of which have been subjected to a rigorous selection process.
• Private equity funds
  We can help you choose exceptional private equity 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.

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