Barclays Bank

Barclays has reported a small rise in pre-tax profits in the third quarter as its investment banking business continued to slow.

Barclays Bank has launched its inaugural iPath ETN on the Borsa Italiana, providing the first volatility-linked product listed in the country, the bank says.

Barclays has launched an exchange-traded note (ETN) designed to provide exposure to medium-term European volatility.

Woolwich has announced that all mortgages taken out above 75% LTV will now have to be on a capital repayment basis only, as part of a raft of changes to its interest-only deals.

Barclays is targeting borrowers with a minimum 30% deposit stuck on a Standard Variable Rate (SVR) with its fee-free, cash-back remortgage.

Barclays Capital has licensed a new index that tracks the implied volatility on the Eurostoxx 50 index.

UK banks are borrowing billions of pounds each month and may be forced to seek yet more support from the state, an economic think-tank warns.

The drought that has devastated Russia's wheat harvest has brought misery to thousands, but the sharp rise in prices has meant bumper returns for investors in the agriculture sector. Nick Sudbury reports

The impact fund charges have on performance

Barclays Wealth has launched a series of risk-profiled portfolios investing in ETFs to provide cost efficient access to multiple asset classes globally.