Investment Account

Why choose a General Investment Account? 

• No annual limit – Invest as much or as little as you like in your Investment Account.
• Flexible withdrawals – You can request to withdraw cash when you like with no exit fees.
• Transparent fees –  We work hard to keep our fees as low and transparent as possible.
• 8,000 + investments – Choose from a wide range of funds, shares and other investments
• Get the best prices – Our selected Retail Service Providers get you the best price every time you invest in qualifying investments with Barclays Price Improver™ ¹
• Accessible for investors – Start investing with a single top up or set up regular direct debits that can be started, stopped, and changed whenever you like.

Earn interest on the side

When you open an Investment Account, 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.

Investment Account fees

Our fees are transparent, so you can clearly see what you’re paying for. There are no fees for opening an Investment Account and you will begin to incur monthly fees when you top-up your account and transaction fees when you decide to buy or sell investments.

Unlike in our Investment ISA, there are no tax benefits to an Investment Account so depending on the types of investments you choose, you may also be charged taxes, like Stamp Duty and Capital Gains Tax, as well as fund manager fees.

You can explore in detail our Smart Investor fees.

You might have to pay product fees, taxes and levies or incur FX charges depending on the investments you choose.

A wide range of investment options