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Mutual funds and exchange traded products (ETPs) are sold by prospectus. Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the fund or ETP carefully before investing or sending money. This and other important information about the fund or ETP can be found in the fund's or ETP’s prospectus. To obtain a free copy of a prospectus please call your Barclays representative or 1-888-227-2275. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.
Investing in either ETPs or mutual funds involves risk to capital. Investors might get back less than they invest.
Bonds are subject to market, interest rate and credit risk; and are subject to availability and market conditions. Generally, the higher the interest rate the greater the risk. Bond values will decline as interest rates rise. Government bonds are subject to federal taxes. Municipal bond interest may be subject to the alternative minimum tax; other state and local taxes may apply. High yield bonds, also known as “junk bonds” are subject to additional risks such as the increased risk of default.
Cash Equivalents refers to alternatives to cash (i.e., free credit balances). These alternatives historically have higher rates of return than free credit balances. Although these alternatives generally have low interest rates and are generally low risk, they carry some risk. Examples include:
Government treasury bills are guaranteed by the U.S. government as to the timely payment of principal and interest and, if held to maturity, offer a fixed rate of return and fixed principal value.
Repurchase agreements (repos) are widely used as a source of financing by primary dealers, other securities firms, banking firms, and institutional investors, among others. A repo involves an agreement between a seller and a buyer, typically of U.S. government securities but increasingly involving other types of securities and financial assets as well, whereby the seller "sells" the securities to the buyer, with a simultaneous agreement to repurchase the securities at an agreed upon price at a future point in time.
Investing in repurchase agreements (repos) involves certain risks and may not be suitable for all investors. Repos are subject to the counter-party’s credit risk: the chance that the other party in the contract will default on its responsibility. If a counter-party to a repurchase agreement defaults, the other party may suffer time delays and incur costs or possible losses in connection with the disposition of the securities underlying the repurchase agreement.
In the event of default, instead of the contractual fixed rate of return, the rate of return to the other party will depend on intervening fluctuations of the market values of the underlying securities and the accrued interest on the underlying securities.
The investments discussed in this publication may not be suitable for all investors. Advice should be sought from an investment representative regarding the suitability of the investment products mentioned herein, taking into account your specific objectives, financial situation and particular needs before you make any commitment to purchase any such investment products.
Investing in securities involves a certain amount of risk. You are urged to review all prospectuses and other offering information prior to investing. Past performance is not a guarantee of future performance.
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Barclays does not guarantee favorable investment outcomes. Nor does it provide any guarantee against investment losses.
The Supplemental Leverage Ratio (SLR) is the leverage ratio established by US banking regulators to regulate certain banks’ activities. The objective of leverage ratios is to limit the size of large banks. Theoretically, they will make the banking system less concentrated and therefore less risky. A Leverage Ratio of 3% means there must be 3% of capital reserved to support a bank’s assets. It means a bank can leverage themselves 33 times to one (1/.03) – that’s one dollar in capital for every 33 dollars in assets.
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