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  1. What is difference between an Income and an Accumulation Fund?What is difference between an Income and an Accumulation Fund?
    Income funds are set up so that when income is earned by an investor the fund manager will pay that income out to the investor in the form of a cash payment. Accumulation funds on the other han ...
  2. What is the Interactive Investor Transfer ServiceWhat is the Interactive Investor Transfer Service
    This is the online ability for you to initiate online a transfer of your current account (whether it is a Trading / ISA or SIPP account) from your current provider(s) to Interactive Investor. You ...
  3. Capital growth or income?Capital growth or income?
    Capital growth funds focus mainly on building up the value of your original investment over the long term. Income funds focus mainly on providing regular dividends (payments).
  4. What happens if I do not have sufficient funds available to make a purchase?What happens if I do not have sufficient funds available to make a purchase?
    You must have sufficient funds in your Interactive Investor Share Dealing account in order to execute any purchase orders including TradePlan purchase orders. However, you can place a TradePlan or ...
  5. Why invest in a Unit Trust or OEIC?Why invest in a Unit Trust or OEIC?
    These investments can limit risk by spreading your investment and 'pooling' your money with other investors to achieve a much wider investment spread. This means you do not have all your eggs in ...
  6. What are the charges?What are the charges?
    There is no transfer in fee. However, your existing provider may charge you fees from the transfer to Interactive Investor, this could include exit fees. Transfers out are charged at £1 ...
  7. How do I transfer money into my Interactive Investor Share Dealing account?How do I transfer money into my Interactive Investor Share Dealing account?
    Once your account is active, simply select 'Manage My Account' and you will be presented with the options to transfer funds into your account using the debit card details you provided during regis ...
  8. What happens if I don’t have sufficient funds available to make a purchase?What happens if I don’t have sufficient funds available to make a purchase?
    You must have sufficient cleared funds to place any buy orders or to transfer any cash out of your account. (Please note that the estimated value of the order plus an additional 10% margin must be ...
  9. What taxes do I need to be aware of?What taxes do I need to be aware of?
    Unit trusts and OEICs are taxed in the same way as the underlying investments which the fund holds, whether cash, corporate bonds or shares. You will receive a statement each year showing the divi ...
  10. How do I get tax relief on my ISA?How do I get tax relief on my ISA?
    All fund managers deduct standard rate tax from income paid out to unit trust / OEIC holders. Interactive Investor will apply to the Inland Revenue on your behalf, and reclaim the tax that has b ...
  11. What does an ISA provider do?What does an ISA provider do?
    An ISA provider (known as a "plan manager") administers the ISA account in accordance with the ISA rules. In doing so the ISA provider must report your ISA details to the Inland Revenue and make a ...
  12. What are the CAT standards for cash ISAs?What are the CAT standards for cash ISAs?
    Charges: no one-off or regular charges, except for replacing lost documents or transfers to another cash ISA provider; Access: minimum transactions of no more than £10 and penalty-free ...
  13. What's involved in transferring an ISA to Interactive Investor?What's involved in transferring an ISA to Interactive Investor?
    With the new ISA & PEP rules that were introduced in April 2008, you can now transfer both stocks and shares and cash ISAs to Interactive Investor. By transferring your current ISAs to Interactive ...
  14. What is the minimum investment for a dealing account?What is the minimum investment for a dealing account?
    There is no minimum investment for a dealing account, but you must have sufficient cleared funds to place any buy orders or to transfer any cash out of your account. (Please note that the estimate ...
  15. How can I find how my fund is performing?How can I find how my fund is performing?
    You can monitor the performance of a particular unit trust or OEIC through most national newspapers or by using internet services such Interactive Investor's online portfolio service. Fund p ...
  16. What risks should you consider when investing?What risks should you consider when investing?
    The value of investments or income from them may go down as well as up.You may not necessarily get back the amount you invested.Past performance of an investment is not necessarily a guide to its ...
  17. What risks should you consider when investing?What risks should you consider when investing?
    The value of investments or income from them may go down as well as up.You may not necessarily get back the amount you invested.Past performance of an investment is not necessarily a guide to its ...
  18. What are the tax benefits of an ISA?What are the tax benefits of an ISA?
    Although we cannot address your particular tax situation and the following may change with changes to the tax laws, generally:     Income generated from your ISA or PEP is free ...
  19. What risks should you consider when investing?What risks should you consider when investing?
        The value of investments or income from them may go down as well as up.     You may not necessarily get back the amount you invested.     Past ...
  20. What is the difference between an ISA and a unit trust / OEIC?What is the difference between an ISA and a unit trust / OEIC?
    An ISA is an individual savings account, into which the government allows you to invest £7,200 (current limit) tax efficiently. The ISA is simply a wrapper that surrounds the investments tha ...
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