Abbey International has announced a new capital protected account which could yield a return of up to 28% over 3? years.
The Capital Guaranteed Dual Option Account is linked to the FTSE 100 Index, so investors will have to gamble on the stock market finishing above the level at the start date, on 14 March 2008.
br>Lloyds TSB in Jersey are offering four different Equity-Linked Guaranteed Offshore Limited-Edition Deposits.
The three-year sterling and three-year dollar options are linked to the stock market indices in the UK, US, Eurozone, Japan and China and investors can take their gains after one or two years if the markets rise.
After the full three years they could gain up to 38.
% from the sterling deposit, although the bank makes it clear that these returns ‘cannot be guaranteed’.
There is also a three-year sterling deposit linked to a Chinese stock market index offering a minimum of capital plus 5%, and a five-year sterling deposit which promises a minimum guaranteed return of 16.
% at maturity.
