FSCS Protection

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme

Moneybox and its Pension Provider (Gaudi Regulated Services Limited) are covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) up to £85,000 per person for claims relating to investment products.

For Savings products, such as the Cash LISA or Notice Accounts, your funds are protected by the bank holding your money. Moneybox does not hold your money itself, it uses third party banks. The banks we partner with are covered by the FSCS. You are covered up to £85,000 per person per bank for your total eligible deposits with a particular bank, whether that is deposited through Moneybox, other providers, or directly with the bank.

Here we explain where your money is held so you can understand what banks you might need to consider in relation to FSCS cover.

Contributing to or withdrawing from Moneybox products (excluding the Moneybox Personal Pension)

When you pay money in or withdraw money from a Moneybox product (excluding the Moneybox Personal Pension), the money passes through a client money bank account on its way to or from the relevant investment account or relevant cash product bank account.

Money paid in through Direct Debit is held with HSBC on its way to the relevant account.

Money paid in through instant bank transfer is held with Starling bank on its way to the relevant account.

Money paid out is held with HSBC on its way to the customer bank account.

Contributing to or withdrawing from the Moneybox Personal Pension

When you pay money in or withdraw money from the Moneybox Personal Pension, the money passes through the Moneybox Pension Trust Bank Account on its way to or from the investment funds.

This money is held with Barclays Bank plc.

Cash Lifetime ISAs

Moneybox customers may have one of three Cash Lifetime ISAs:

1. Cash Lifetime ISA powered by OakNorth
   This money is held with OakNorth Bank plc.
2. Cash Lifetime ISA powered by Investec
   This money is held with Investec Bank plc.
3. Moneybox Cash Lifetime ISA
   This money is held as client money with the following banks:
   1. 1. Clydesdale Bank PLC
      2. Emirates NBD Bank (P.J.S.C)
      3. Hampshire Trust Bank PLC
      4. HSBC Bank PLC
      5. Investec Bank PLC
      6. Santander UK PLC
      7. Arbuthnot Latham & Co. Limited
      8. First Abu Dhabi Bank P.J.S.C.
      9. Bank Leumi (UK) PLC

   The proportion of money held with each bank can vary over time.

Notice Accounts

1. 95 Day Notice Account
   This money is held with Investec Bank plc.
2. 45 Day Notice Account
   This money is held with Charter Savings Bank plc.
3. 120 Day Notice Account (signed up before 01/10/2021)
   This money is held with Charter Savings Bank plc.
4. 120 Day Notice Account (signed up after 26/10/2021)
   This money is held with Shawbrook Bank.

Regular Access Accounts

1. Reward Savings
   This money is held with Cynergy Bank.
2. Simple Saver
   This money is held with Shawbrook Bank.

Investment Accounts

General Investment Account, Stocks and Shares Lifetime ISA, Stocks and Shares ISA & Junior ISA

Moneybox is covered by the FSCS up to £85,000 per person for claims relating to investment products.

When you apply for an investment account, any cash will be placed into a client money bank account held with HSBC.

For our investment products, if either ourselves or Winterflood Securities (our asset custodian) is declared in default which results in a loss of your investments, then you are covered for up to £85,000 under the FSCS (note that ‘loss’ in this instance doesn’t include simply where the value of your investments fall as part of general investing risk).

Our fund providers are also covered by the FSCS up to £85,000, except for the Old Mutual MSCI World ESG index and HSBC Islamic Global Equity Index Fund, which are domiciled outside of the UK and are not covered by FSCS or an equivalent foreign scheme.

Moneybox treats cash holdings held within an investment product as client money in accordance with FCA regulation. This money is held across various diversified banks. All these banks are protected under the FSCS, which covers individual investor loss for up to £85,000.

For more information on FSCS cover, please see the our Terms and Conditions and the FSCS website.