Investment Account

Why choose a General Investment Account? 

• No annual limit – invest from £50 with no upper limit.
• Free withdrawals at any time – you can sell investments and withdraw your cash at any time with no charge.
• 8,000 + investments – choose from a wide range of funds, shares and other investments so you can build your unique portfolio.
• Barclays Price Improver™ – gives you the best price available every time you buy or sell qualifying investments from our selected Retail Service Providers (RSPs) and trading venues.¹
• Flexible – start investing with a one-off debit card or Barclays account transfer or set up regular direct debits that can be paused or changed whenever you like.

Earn interest on uninvested cash

When you open an Investment Account you’ll gain access to our Investment Saver service. This means you can earn interest on any cash you hold while you select your investments, there’ll also be an Investment Saver facility attached to it which gives you the opportunity to earn interest on your uninvested cash. Find out more about how the Investment Saver works alongside your general Investment Account.

Any uninvested cash held in your Investment Saver will earn:

• 1.66% AER variable for balances from £1 up to and including £10,000
• 1.16% AER variable for additional balances of £10,000.01+

Rates from 2nd December 2024

• 1.51% AER variable for balances from £1 up to and including £10,000
• 1.16% AER variable for additional balances of £10,000.01+

There is no charge for the Investment Saver.

Investment Account fees

No charge to open the account and a simple annual customer account fee of 0.25% on investments up to £200,000 and 0.05% on investments above £200,000.

*Including ETFs, investment trusts, bonds, gilts

**Online dealing only. Taxes may apply when buying shares. A foreign exchange and an international brokerage fee will be charged when trading international shares. 
 

A wide range of investment options