What happens if my regular monthly investment date is the same as when my Annual Service Charge is due?

If your monthly investment date falls on the first Calendar Day of a new quarter (when we check your Cash Account to see if money is available to cover the Annual Service Charge for the previous quarter), your monthly investment will take precedence over your Annual Service Charge.

If there is an insufficient cash balance following the earmarking of the money for your monthly investment, we will instruct to sell shares in your investments to cover the whole amount (there is no charge to pay your Annual Service Charge in this way). To avoid this scenario occurring, you should endeavour to have a sufficient cash balance within your Cash Account to satisfy any applicable charges.

You may wish to set up a standing order to make regular payments into your Cash Account, to ensure money is available for your quarterly Annual Service Charge and/or for any regular monthly investments you set up. For more information see How do I add money to my Cash Account?

If you set up a standing order into your account, please ensure the money will be received and cleared in your Cash Account before your monthly investment date, bearing in mind that standing orders will not be processed on a weekend or a bank holiday.

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