Barclays Wealth begins move towards product pricing for investors

Barclays Wealth has launched a semi-annual valuations service for structured products investors, which allows them to capture a snapshot of how their investment is performing. The online document freezes the performance of the underlying on a certain date and tells investors what they can expect to receive at maturity according to that level.

The initiative comes as fluctuating markets continue to have a serious impact on product outcomes, causing them to move nearer or even breach their inbuilt barriers in some cases. "The genesis of the valuation is obviously uncertain markets, we're trying to ensure that investors are fully informed over the progress of their investment, says Colin Dickie, director at Barclays Wealth in London. "In