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Fidelity Cashback offer for transfer of ISAs, SIPPs or Investment accounts

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  • vacheron
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    edited 17 September at 2:53PM
    GeoffTF said:
    vacheron said:
    artyboy said:
    masonic said:
    cloud_dog said:
    I see Fidelity have a new cashback offer back in play, until 10 November 2025.  Not as generous as the offer which ended in March this year but their offer(s) do include contributions as well as transfers.

    I only noticed it as I was following up on why our child's SIPP service fee had reduced.  It's obviously a freebie benefit of me transferring a SIPP to them and now having more than their £250k level across the household, which is a nice feature TBH, and also removes the need for me to consider the conundrum of them continuing to pay the 0.35% fee but retaining the protected access age of 55 :)  So, it can stay with them for now.

    And there I was getting ready to transfer my SIPP to InvestEngine from HL. This looks a little too tempting to pass up. An 18 month lock-in, so only committing to £135 of platform fees (as long as they don't hike them). It doesn't look like there are any exclusions for those who have taken up an incentive before.

    As always, the cashback isn't linear with this offer so I think the £1000 for a £250k transfer is my sweet spot here. Hopefully here will be others to follow. 
    £250K Could be a double sweet spot too if I am reading their fees correctly?

    https://www.fidelity.co.uk/services/sipp/#accordion-9bdbbaaa

    *0.35% service fee applies if you have a regular savings plan or have more than £25,000 invested. Otherwise, a £7.50 per month service fee applies. There will also be investment charges set by the companies and funds you’re investing into which sit outside of our service and dealing fees. 0.2% service fee applies to accounts with over £250,000 invested, and applies to the total value of your investments.
    Fidelity's tariff of charges is not clear, but it appears that the total service charge for an ETF SIPP is capped at £7.50 per month (£90 per year). It is not clear whether you can use the regular savings plan to make a single payment and then cancel it, as you can with some other platforms.
    That is a lot less than the £500 for a £250K SIPP. The £2,000 free for a £1 million SIPP is eye watering.
    My take was that if you have less than £25K invested you pay the flat monthly fee of £7.50 (a bit like the new, and generally unpopular Vanguard fees) Between £25K and 250K you pay 0.35% on everything and above £250K you pay 0.2% on everything:
    • So if you deposited £249,999 you would get £600 cashback and pay £1312 in fees over 18 months giving a total loss of £712 after cashback and fees.
    • But if you deposited £250,000 you would get £1000 cashback and pay £750 in fees over 18 months giving a total gain of £250 after cashback and fees. Plus you'll also qualify for Fidelity's Wealth Management Service benefits.

    In both scenarios you would also save the 18 months of charges from your previous provider.

    I think I'll add the extra quid if I transfer mine!  :D
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    • The poor only have expenses.
    • The middle class buy liabilities they think are assets.
  • Albermarle
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    vacheron said:
    GeoffTF said:
    vacheron said:
    artyboy said:
    masonic said:
    cloud_dog said:
    I see Fidelity have a new cashback offer back in play, until 10 November 2025.  Not as generous as the offer which ended in March this year but their offer(s) do include contributions as well as transfers.

    I only noticed it as I was following up on why our child's SIPP service fee had reduced.  It's obviously a freebie benefit of me transferring a SIPP to them and now having more than their £250k level across the household, which is a nice feature TBH, and also removes the need for me to consider the conundrum of them continuing to pay the 0.35% fee but retaining the protected access age of 55 :)  So, it can stay with them for now.

    And there I was getting ready to transfer my SIPP to InvestEngine from HL. This looks a little too tempting to pass up. An 18 month lock-in, so only committing to £135 of platform fees (as long as they don't hike them). It doesn't look like there are any exclusions for those who have taken up an incentive before.

    As always, the cashback isn't linear with this offer so I think the £1000 for a £250k transfer is my sweet spot here. Hopefully here will be others to follow. 
    £250K Could be a double sweet spot too if I am reading their fees correctly?

    https://www.fidelity.co.uk/services/sipp/#accordion-9bdbbaaa

    *0.35% service fee applies if you have a regular savings plan or have more than £25,000 invested. Otherwise, a £7.50 per month service fee applies. There will also be investment charges set by the companies and funds you’re investing into which sit outside of our service and dealing fees. 0.2% service fee applies to accounts with over £250,000 invested, and applies to the total value of your investments.
    Fidelity's tariff of charges is not clear, but it appears that the total service charge for an ETF SIPP is capped at £7.50 per month (£90 per year). It is not clear whether you can use the regular savings plan to make a single payment and then cancel it, as you can with some other platforms.
    That is a lot less than the £500 for a £250K SIPP. The £2,000 free for a £1 million SIPP is eye watering.
    My take was that if you have less than £25K invested you pay the flat monthly fee of £7.50 (a bit like the new, and generally unpopular Vanguard fees) Between £25K and 250K you pay 0.35% on everything and above £250K you pay 0.2% on everything:
    • So if you deposited £249,999 you would get £600 cashback and pay £1312 in fees over 18 months giving a total loss of £712 after cashback and fees.
    • But if you deposited £250,000 you would get £1000 cashback and pay £750 in fees over 18 months giving a total gain of £250 after cashback and fees. Plus you'll also qualify for Fidelity's Wealth Management Service benefits.

    In both scenarios you would also save the 18 months of charges from your previous provider.

    I think I'll add the extra quid if I transfer mine!  :D
    The platform fees of 0.35%\0.2% are capped at £90 pa if you only hold shares/ETFS/ITs.
    so you could have a Million pounds with them and still only pay £90. 
    However you will pay £7.50 every time you buy and sell these investments as, they are traded in real time on the London stock exchange.
    Both AJ Bell and HL have similar type caps, the latter being higher.
    The full platform fees only apply to OEIC funds which is what traditionally most retail investors hold.
    The increase in the use of ETFs must be making these platforms think again about these very low caps.
  • vacheron
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    edited 17 September at 4:42PM
    vacheron said:
    GeoffTF said:
    vacheron said:
    artyboy said:
    masonic said:
    cloud_dog said:
    I see Fidelity have a new cashback offer back in play, until 10 November 2025.  Not as generous as the offer which ended in March this year but their offer(s) do include contributions as well as transfers.

    I only noticed it as I was following up on why our child's SIPP service fee had reduced.  It's obviously a freebie benefit of me transferring a SIPP to them and now having more than their £250k level across the household, which is a nice feature TBH, and also removes the need for me to consider the conundrum of them continuing to pay the 0.35% fee but retaining the protected access age of 55 :)  So, it can stay with them for now.

    And there I was getting ready to transfer my SIPP to InvestEngine from HL. This looks a little too tempting to pass up. An 18 month lock-in, so only committing to £135 of platform fees (as long as they don't hike them). It doesn't look like there are any exclusions for those who have taken up an incentive before.

    As always, the cashback isn't linear with this offer so I think the £1000 for a £250k transfer is my sweet spot here. Hopefully here will be others to follow. 
    £250K Could be a double sweet spot too if I am reading their fees correctly?

    https://www.fidelity.co.uk/services/sipp/#accordion-9bdbbaaa

    *0.35% service fee applies if you have a regular savings plan or have more than £25,000 invested. Otherwise, a £7.50 per month service fee applies. There will also be investment charges set by the companies and funds you’re investing into which sit outside of our service and dealing fees. 0.2% service fee applies to accounts with over £250,000 invested, and applies to the total value of your investments.
    Fidelity's tariff of charges is not clear, but it appears that the total service charge for an ETF SIPP is capped at £7.50 per month (£90 per year). It is not clear whether you can use the regular savings plan to make a single payment and then cancel it, as you can with some other platforms.
    That is a lot less than the £500 for a £250K SIPP. The £2,000 free for a £1 million SIPP is eye watering.
    My take was that if you have less than £25K invested you pay the flat monthly fee of £7.50 (a bit like the new, and generally unpopular Vanguard fees) Between £25K and 250K you pay 0.35% on everything and above £250K you pay 0.2% on everything:
    • So if you deposited £249,999 you would get £600 cashback and pay £1312 in fees over 18 months giving a total loss of £712 after cashback and fees.
    • But if you deposited £250,000 you would get £1000 cashback and pay £750 in fees over 18 months giving a total gain of £250 after cashback and fees. Plus you'll also qualify for Fidelity's Wealth Management Service benefits.

    In both scenarios you would also save the 18 months of charges from your previous provider.

    I think I'll add the extra quid if I transfer mine!  :D
    The platform fees of 0.35%\0.2% are capped at £90 pa if you only hold shares/ETFS/ITs.
    so you could have a Million pounds with them and still only pay £90. 
    However you will pay £7.50 every time you buy and sell these investments as, they are traded in real time on the London stock exchange.
    Both AJ Bell and HL have similar type caps, the latter being higher.
    The full platform fees only apply to OEIC funds which is what traditionally most retail investors hold.
    The increase in the use of ETFs must be making these platforms think again about these very low caps.
    Thanks for the clarification. on re-reading it looks like you (and GeoffTF) are correct.... not that I ever doubted it! :)

    That is a little frustrating as the fund in the SIPP I was planning to transfer (HSBC Global Strategy Dynamic Portfolio C Accumulation) is supported by Fidelity, but is also an OEIC. However I do have a second pension containing a Scottish widows fund (Scottish Widows Pension Portfolio Two Pension Series 2) which I probably won't be able to do an In-Specie transfer, so I could always sell this and buy a similar ETF through Fidelity. 

    What I don't get is why they bother to say this: 
    Service fee applied to any exchange-traded investments, including shares, in an ISA or SIPP - 0.35% (reduced to 0.20% if you invest £250,000 or more) and capped at £7.50 per month

    .. when £250,000 @ 0.2% is far in excess of the £7.50 cap anyway?

    I suppose if it relates to your total investment with Fidelity you could have £250,000 in an OEIC meaning you may be eligible for up to £45K of exchange traded investments to be charged at 0.2% before you hit the £7.50 cap , but this seems a bit of a niche case?

    • The rich buy assets.
    • The poor only have expenses.
    • The middle class buy liabilities they think are assets.
  • cloud_dog
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    The other nice thing about Fidelity's fees is that not only is it based on a per customer (e.g. that the price charges / caps apply across multiple products), but that the £250k threshold covers all accounts for a household; hence why our (adult) child's SIPP is now benefitting from only 0.2% platform fee.

    And, they apply this charging structure automatically, as in it is quite nice not having to remember to ring and get them to apply it. So a good plus for that.

    Whilst I find the website/app very 'clunky', e.g. multiple entries in the history for a single transaction, and they ringfence the drawdown cash early (no problem there per se) but on the same webpage there are two cash entries each showing different cash values.  Obviously it all corrects itself within days, but just one of those little annoyances  
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  • Albermarle
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    vacheron said:
    vacheron said:
    GeoffTF said:
    vacheron said:
    artyboy said:
    masonic said:
    cloud_dog said:
    I see Fidelity have a new cashback offer back in play, until 10 November 2025.  Not as generous as the offer which ended in March this year but their offer(s) do include contributions as well as transfers.

    I only noticed it as I was following up on why our child's SIPP service fee had reduced.  It's obviously a freebie benefit of me transferring a SIPP to them and now having more than their £250k level across the household, which is a nice feature TBH, and also removes the need for me to consider the conundrum of them continuing to pay the 0.35% fee but retaining the protected access age of 55 :)  So, it can stay with them for now.

    And there I was getting ready to transfer my SIPP to InvestEngine from HL. This looks a little too tempting to pass up. An 18 month lock-in, so only committing to £135 of platform fees (as long as they don't hike them). It doesn't look like there are any exclusions for those who have taken up an incentive before.

    As always, the cashback isn't linear with this offer so I think the £1000 for a £250k transfer is my sweet spot here. Hopefully here will be others to follow. 
    £250K Could be a double sweet spot too if I am reading their fees correctly?

    https://www.fidelity.co.uk/services/sipp/#accordion-9bdbbaaa

    *0.35% service fee applies if you have a regular savings plan or have more than £25,000 invested. Otherwise, a £7.50 per month service fee applies. There will also be investment charges set by the companies and funds you’re investing into which sit outside of our service and dealing fees. 0.2% service fee applies to accounts with over £250,000 invested, and applies to the total value of your investments.
    Fidelity's tariff of charges is not clear, but it appears that the total service charge for an ETF SIPP is capped at £7.50 per month (£90 per year). It is not clear whether you can use the regular savings plan to make a single payment and then cancel it, as you can with some other platforms.
    That is a lot less than the £500 for a £250K SIPP. The £2,000 free for a £1 million SIPP is eye watering.
    My take was that if you have less than £25K invested you pay the flat monthly fee of £7.50 (a bit like the new, and generally unpopular Vanguard fees) Between £25K and 250K you pay 0.35% on everything and above £250K you pay 0.2% on everything:
    • So if you deposited £249,999 you would get £600 cashback and pay £1312 in fees over 18 months giving a total loss of £712 after cashback and fees.
    • But if you deposited £250,000 you would get £1000 cashback and pay £750 in fees over 18 months giving a total gain of £250 after cashback and fees. Plus you'll also qualify for Fidelity's Wealth Management Service benefits.

    In both scenarios you would also save the 18 months of charges from your previous provider.

    I think I'll add the extra quid if I transfer mine!  :D
    The platform fees of 0.35%\0.2% are capped at £90 pa if you only hold shares/ETFS/ITs.
    so you could have a Million pounds with them and still only pay £90. 
    However you will pay £7.50 every time you buy and sell these investments as, they are traded in real time on the London stock exchange.
    Both AJ Bell and HL have similar type caps, the latter being higher.
    The full platform fees only apply to OEIC funds which is what traditionally most retail investors hold.
    The increase in the use of ETFs must be making these platforms think again about these very low caps.
    Thanks for the clarification. on re-reading it looks like you (and GeoffTF) are correct.... not that I ever doubted it! :)

    That is a little frustrating as the fund in the SIPP I was planning to transfer (HSBC Global Strategy Dynamic Portfolio C Accumulation) is supported by Fidelity, but is also an OEIC. However I do have a second pension containing a Scottish widows fund (Scottish Widows Pension Portfolio Two Pension Series 2) which I probably won't be able to do an In-Specie transfer, so I could always sell this and buy a similar ETF through Fidelity. 

    What I don't get is why they bother to say this: 
    Service fee applied to any exchange-traded investments, including shares, in an ISA or SIPP - 0.35% (reduced to 0.20% if you invest £250,000 or more) and capped at £7.50 per month

    .. when £250,000 @ 0.2% is far in excess of the £7.50 cap anyway?

    I suppose if it relates to your total investment with Fidelity you could have £250,000 in an OEIC meaning you may be eligible for up to £45K of exchange traded investments to be charged at 0.2% before you hit the £7.50 cap , but this seems a bit of a niche case?

    ETFs normally just follow an index of some kind.
    If you want a multi asset fund like the HSBC one , or something similar to the SW one, it will have to be an OEIC. ( I think in the US they are developing multi asset ETFs)
    You can have a mix of funds with Fidelity ( and others.
    Say you had £300k, with 50% in OEICS AND 50% in ETFs Then the platform charge would be :
    £150k X 0.2% = £300
    + £90 
    So effectively just over 0.1%

  • GeoffTF
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    vacheron said:
    vacheron said:
    GeoffTF said:
    vacheron said:
    artyboy said:
    masonic said:
    cloud_dog said:
    I see Fidelity have a new cashback offer back in play, until 10 November 2025.  Not as generous as the offer which ended in March this year but their offer(s) do include contributions as well as transfers.

    I only noticed it as I was following up on why our child's SIPP service fee had reduced.  It's obviously a freebie benefit of me transferring a SIPP to them and now having more than their £250k level across the household, which is a nice feature TBH, and also removes the need for me to consider the conundrum of them continuing to pay the 0.35% fee but retaining the protected access age of 55 :)  So, it can stay with them for now.

    And there I was getting ready to transfer my SIPP to InvestEngine from HL. This looks a little too tempting to pass up. An 18 month lock-in, so only committing to £135 of platform fees (as long as they don't hike them). It doesn't look like there are any exclusions for those who have taken up an incentive before.

    As always, the cashback isn't linear with this offer so I think the £1000 for a £250k transfer is my sweet spot here. Hopefully here will be others to follow. 
    £250K Could be a double sweet spot too if I am reading their fees correctly?

    https://www.fidelity.co.uk/services/sipp/#accordion-9bdbbaaa

    *0.35% service fee applies if you have a regular savings plan or have more than £25,000 invested. Otherwise, a £7.50 per month service fee applies. There will also be investment charges set by the companies and funds you’re investing into which sit outside of our service and dealing fees. 0.2% service fee applies to accounts with over £250,000 invested, and applies to the total value of your investments.
    Fidelity's tariff of charges is not clear, but it appears that the total service charge for an ETF SIPP is capped at £7.50 per month (£90 per year). It is not clear whether you can use the regular savings plan to make a single payment and then cancel it, as you can with some other platforms.
    That is a lot less than the £500 for a £250K SIPP. The £2,000 free for a £1 million SIPP is eye watering.
    My take was that if you have less than £25K invested you pay the flat monthly fee of £7.50 (a bit like the new, and generally unpopular Vanguard fees) Between £25K and 250K you pay 0.35% on everything and above £250K you pay 0.2% on everything:
    • So if you deposited £249,999 you would get £600 cashback and pay £1312 in fees over 18 months giving a total loss of £712 after cashback and fees.
    • But if you deposited £250,000 you would get £1000 cashback and pay £750 in fees over 18 months giving a total gain of £250 after cashback and fees. Plus you'll also qualify for Fidelity's Wealth Management Service benefits.

    In both scenarios you would also save the 18 months of charges from your previous provider.

    I think I'll add the extra quid if I transfer mine!  :D
    The platform fees of 0.35%\0.2% are capped at £90 pa if you only hold shares/ETFS/ITs.
    so you could have a Million pounds with them and still only pay £90. 
    However you will pay £7.50 every time you buy and sell these investments as, they are traded in real time on the London stock exchange.
    Both AJ Bell and HL have similar type caps, the latter being higher.
    The full platform fees only apply to OEIC funds which is what traditionally most retail investors hold.
    The increase in the use of ETFs must be making these platforms think again about these very low caps.
    That is a little frustrating as the fund in the SIPP I was planning to transfer (HSBC Global Strategy Dynamic Portfolio C Accumulation) is supported by Fidelity, but is also an OEIC. However I do have a second pension containing a Scottish widows fund (Scottish Widows Pension Portfolio Two Pension Series 2) which I probably won't be able to do an In-Specie transfer, so I could always sell this and buy a similar ETF through Fidelity. 
    It would make more sense to buy the ETF before you make the transfer, so that you are not out of the market during the transfer.
  • GeoffTF
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    vacheron said:
    vacheron said:
    GeoffTF said:
    vacheron said:
    artyboy said:
    masonic said:
    cloud_dog said:
    I see Fidelity have a new cashback offer back in play, until 10 November 2025.  Not as generous as the offer which ended in March this year but their offer(s) do include contributions as well as transfers.

    I only noticed it as I was following up on why our child's SIPP service fee had reduced.  It's obviously a freebie benefit of me transferring a SIPP to them and now having more than their £250k level across the household, which is a nice feature TBH, and also removes the need for me to consider the conundrum of them continuing to pay the 0.35% fee but retaining the protected access age of 55 :)  So, it can stay with them for now.

    And there I was getting ready to transfer my SIPP to InvestEngine from HL. This looks a little too tempting to pass up. An 18 month lock-in, so only committing to £135 of platform fees (as long as they don't hike them). It doesn't look like there are any exclusions for those who have taken up an incentive before.

    As always, the cashback isn't linear with this offer so I think the £1000 for a £250k transfer is my sweet spot here. Hopefully here will be others to follow. 
    £250K Could be a double sweet spot too if I am reading their fees correctly?

    https://www.fidelity.co.uk/services/sipp/#accordion-9bdbbaaa

    *0.35% service fee applies if you have a regular savings plan or have more than £25,000 invested. Otherwise, a £7.50 per month service fee applies. There will also be investment charges set by the companies and funds you’re investing into which sit outside of our service and dealing fees. 0.2% service fee applies to accounts with over £250,000 invested, and applies to the total value of your investments.
    Fidelity's tariff of charges is not clear, but it appears that the total service charge for an ETF SIPP is capped at £7.50 per month (£90 per year). It is not clear whether you can use the regular savings plan to make a single payment and then cancel it, as you can with some other platforms.
    That is a lot less than the £500 for a £250K SIPP. The £2,000 free for a £1 million SIPP is eye watering.
    My take was that if you have less than £25K invested you pay the flat monthly fee of £7.50 (a bit like the new, and generally unpopular Vanguard fees) Between £25K and 250K you pay 0.35% on everything and above £250K you pay 0.2% on everything:
    • So if you deposited £249,999 you would get £600 cashback and pay £1312 in fees over 18 months giving a total loss of £712 after cashback and fees.
    • But if you deposited £250,000 you would get £1000 cashback and pay £750 in fees over 18 months giving a total gain of £250 after cashback and fees. Plus you'll also qualify for Fidelity's Wealth Management Service benefits.

    In both scenarios you would also save the 18 months of charges from your previous provider.

    I think I'll add the extra quid if I transfer mine!  :D
    The platform fees of 0.35%\0.2% are capped at £90 pa if you only hold shares/ETFS/ITs.
    so you could have a Million pounds with them and still only pay £90. 
    However you will pay £7.50 every time you buy and sell these investments as, they are traded in real time on the London stock exchange.
    Both AJ Bell and HL have similar type caps, the latter being higher.
    The full platform fees only apply to OEIC funds which is what traditionally most retail investors hold.
    The increase in the use of ETFs must be making these platforms think again about these very low caps.
    Thanks for the clarification. on re-reading it looks like you (and GeoffTF) are correct.... not that I ever doubted it! :)

    That is a little frustrating as the fund in the SIPP I was planning to transfer (HSBC Global Strategy Dynamic Portfolio C Accumulation) is supported by Fidelity, but is also an OEIC. However I do have a second pension containing a Scottish widows fund (Scottish Widows Pension Portfolio Two Pension Series 2) which I probably won't be able to do an In-Specie transfer, so I could always sell this and buy a similar ETF through Fidelity. 

    What I don't get is why they bother to say this: 
    Service fee applied to any exchange-traded investments, including shares, in an ISA or SIPP - 0.35% (reduced to 0.20% if you invest £250,000 or more) and capped at £7.50 per month

    .. when £250,000 @ 0.2% is far in excess of the £7.50 cap anyway?

    I suppose if it relates to your total investment with Fidelity you could have £250,000 in an OEIC meaning you may be eligible for up to £45K of exchange traded investments to be charged at 0.2% before you hit the £7.50 cap , but this seems a bit of a niche case?

    If you want a multi asset fund like the HSBC one , or something similar to the SW one, it will have to be an OEIC. ( I think in the US they are developing multi asset ETFs.
    Vanguard LifeStrategy is available as an ETF on the continent, but not here. There is nothing to stop you holding an equity ETF and a bond ETF. If you are accumulating, add to the ETF that is below your target allocation. If you are de-accumulating, take money from the ETF that is above your target allocation.
  • vacheron
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    edited 17 September at 6:34PM
    Thanks very much Albermarle and GeoffTF. Plenty food for thought.

    This could actually be a useful motivator for me as I have been considering separating out bonds and equities in at least one of my pension holdings to allow me to easily re-balance / adjust the ratio manually.

    Also, as GeoffTF mentioned, once in retirement I can draw down from whichever is most appropriate depending on the current economic climate.  :)

    If I did this with the SW fund, it looks like it consists of primarily equities with about 15% bonds + a couple of percent in cash, but nothing really in the way of property or money market allocations the way the HSBC fund does, so a 85/15 equity - bond split would probably suffice.

    That said, comparing the 3 largest funds I currently have, there is not too much to set them apart despite their apparently quite different strategies on paper.


    GeoffTF said:
    It would make more sense to buy the ETF before you make the transfer, so that you are not out of the market during the transfer.

    I would love to, but I don't have 400k sitting about doing nothing  :D... (unless you meant to open the ETF(s) with a small initial deposit so that they are ready in advance for when the SW cash arrives)?

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    • The poor only have expenses.
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  • GeoffTF
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    edited 17 September at 7:01PM
    vacheron said:
    GeoffTF said:
    It would make more sense to buy the ETF before you make the transfer, so that you are not out of the market during the transfer.

    I would love to, but I don't have 400k sitting about doing nothing  :D... (unless you meant to open the ETF(s) with a small initial deposit so that they are ready in advance for when the SW cash arrives)?

    I thought that you would be able to sell the Scottish Widows OEIC and buy an ETF on the Scottish Widows platform. On reflection, I am not surprised that you cannot do that.
  • artyboy
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    artyboy said:
    easysaver said:
    The cashback offer ends on 10th November. Rather irritating given my existing tie in ends early December.
    Well... I had the same issue earlier this year with CMC, but strung it along for about a month by 'accidentally' mistyping the (in this case HL) account number during the transfer application. The point is that as long as you get the process started by the deadline, and ensure that the transfer doesn't happen until after the tie in ends with the donor account, then you're golden.

    A bit naughty perhaps, but pension transfers are often not exactly lightning fast. Especially if either party doesn't use Origo...
    A transfer from Aviva to Fidelity took less than 48 hours ( not sure of the exact time as I was not checking every hour !)
    Oh agreed, some are super quick these days. But compare that to my one from CS Direct to Freetrade that completed a week ago... having taken 6 weeks to process...

    CS Direct don't use Origo...
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