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Your eligible deposits with Barclays Bank UK PLC are protected up to a total of £85,000 by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme, the UK's deposit guarantee scheme. This limit is applied to the total of any deposits you have with Barclays Bank UK PLC: Barclays Bank UK PLC also trades under the names Barclays, Barclays Business Banking, Barclays Premier Banking, Barclays Wealth Management and Tesco Bank. Any total deposits you hold above the limit between these brands are unlikely to be covered.

How FSCS protects your money [PDF, 118KB]

Investment products and services are provided by Barclays Investment Solutions Limited (BISL), which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Barclays Bank PLC. As BISL is not a bank, any un-invested cash in your investment portfolio is held as 'Client Money' (in accordance with the Client Asset and Money rule of the Financial Conduct Authority), rather than being held as a bank deposit. Client Money is held on trust and therefore can't be used by BISL for either its own activities or to reimburse creditors in the unlikely event that BISL becomes insolvent.

Un-invested cash is held by BISL in pooled Client Money accounts across a range of banks. So in the unlikely event of BISL becoming insolvent, your money should be protected and returned to you. By diversifying the banks where your uninvested cash is held, and by regularly reviewing the criteria for selecting those banks, BISL will aim to minimise the risk to customers of incurring losses if one of those banks becomes insolvent.

Client Money is placed by BISL, with a panel of regulated and authorised banks it selects.

Where the bank is authorised in the UK, where eligible, deposits may be protected under the Deposit Protection Scheme, up to the applicable limit, should one of those banks become insolvent (currently this is £85,000 for all cash held per depositor, per bank). In some circumstances this may result in a reduction in the level of Financial Services Compensation Scheme deposit protection (for example, if you already hold the deposits with one of the banks in which BISL deposits Client Money and this takes you over the FSCS compensation limit with that bank).

Where the bank is authorised in a country outside the UK, deposits may be eligible for an overseas compensation scheme although the basis and amount of any protection may differ.

Losses caused by a failure in duty by BISL will, for eligible claimants, be protected by the FSCS up to the first £50,000 (per investor, per firm) in the event that BISL was to become insolvent.

• Bank of Scotland PLC
• Barclays Bank PLC
• Barclays Bank UK PLC
• Citibank, N.A.
• Clearstream Banking S.A.
• Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
• HSBC Bank PLC
• Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (Publ)
• Societe Generale SA
• Standard Chartered Bank
• The Bank of New York Mellon
• The Northern Trust International Banking Corporation
• The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

The panel is subject to regular review and may change at BISL's discretion.

Risk warnings are provided for your information and protection. We strongly encourage you to read them and to contact us if you have any questions about the features or risks of any investment or service.

Illustrations of the likely risk and reward properties of possible portfolios and investments on this Site are not specific advice about any investment and you should not rely on them. Any illustrations are accurate at the time of writing, and may be subject to change.

The recommendations made for your actual portfolio might differ from any asset allocation or strategies outlined on this Site. Please ensure that your portfolio is updated or redefined when your investment objectives or personal circumstances change.

The value of the investments which may be stated on this Site, and the income from them, may fall as well as rise. Past performance of investments is no guide to future performance.

You may not get back the amount of capital you invest. Any income projections and yields are estimated and are included for indication only. Further, any valuations given on this Site may not accurately reflect the values at which investments may actually be bought or sold and no allowance has been made for taxation.

Data which may be found on this Site is based on quantitative research and analysis of historical data using current and proposed asset weightings and proprietary projections of expected returns and estimates of future volatility. Data does not reflect actual trading, liquidity constraints, fees and other costs. It should not be taken as a forecast or estimate of likely future returns. As illustrations do not take into account fees and commissions, or taxation, the actual performance of any investment might be more or less than is stated in any illustration.

Products or services that involve leverage can result in losses that exceed your initial deposit and may not be suitable for all investors.

We do not provide any legal or tax advice and recommend that you obtain your own independent legal advice and independent tax advice, tailored to your particular circumstances. In order to provide you with information on our products and services, we may explain to you our understanding of the general tax position relating to them. We do not assume any legal responsibility for anyone acting on the information provided, and as tax law is subject to frequent change your position should be checked with an independent professional advisor.

If a loan is denominated in a currency other than Sterling, changes in the exchange rate may increase the Sterling equivalent of your debt. For loans secured on property, the Barclays Group will require a first charge over the property. Your property may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.

As a responsible lender, we only want you to borrow what you can afford, and in a way that is best for you. When considering your application, your financial circumstances will be assessed before we make a decision to lend money. And remember, if you should run into any difficulties please contact us as soon as you become aware of them.

Rules and regulations for the protection of investors and/or deposits under the UK Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 may not apply to any business conducted from offices located outside of the UK and investors and/or depositors conducting business through our non-UK offices may not be able to benefit from the provisions of the UK Financial Services Compensation Scheme.

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Barclays offers investment products and services to its clients through Barclays Bank PLC and its subsidiary companies.

Barclays Bank PLC is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority and is a member of the London Stock Exchange and Aquis. Registered in England. Registered No. 1026167. Registered Office: 1 Churchill Place, London E14 5HP.

Barclays Investment Solutions Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and is a member of the London Stock Exchange and Aquis. Registered in England. Registered No. 02752982. Registered Office: 1 Churchill Place, London E14 5HP.

Barclays offers banking and credit products to its clients through Barclays Bank UK Plc.

Barclays Bank UK PLC is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. Registered in England. Registered No. 9740322. Registered Office: 1 Churchill Place, London E14 5HP