Best savings account?

Just looked at T212

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Is my money still protected?


Where we hold your money with a bank, you are protected by the FSCS up to a limit of £85,000. Learn more about how your money is protected here.

Money placed with a QMMF is treated as an investment and not as money held with a bank. In the unlikely event that the QMMF fails to maintain their low-risk strategy, as with any investment, the protection will not be available. We carefully select all QMMFs to ensure that they are highly liquid, stable in value and maintain their highly regulated status."

Am I missing something or is there a risk?
 
Just looked at T212

"
Is my money still protected?


Where we hold your money with a bank, you are protected by the FSCS up to a limit of £85,000. Learn more about how your money is protected here.

Money placed with a QMMF is treated as an investment and not as money held with a bank. In the unlikely event that the QMMF fails to maintain their low-risk strategy, as with any investment, the protection will not be available. We carefully select all QMMFs to ensure that they are highly liquid, stable in value and maintain their highly regulated status."

Am I missing something or is there a risk?
It is protected under the standard FSCS £85k rules in the Cash-ISA account; it is not if you choose to invest it in to a QMMF.
 
Just looked at T212

"
Is my money still protected?


Where we hold your money with a bank, you are protected by the FSCS up to a limit of £85,000. Learn more about how your money is protected here.

Money placed with a QMMF is treated as an investment and not as money held with a bank. In the unlikely event that the QMMF fails to maintain their low-risk strategy, as with any investment, the protection will not be available. We carefully select all QMMFs to ensure that they are highly liquid, stable in value and maintain their highly regulated status."

Am I missing something or is there a risk?

Cash ISA is protected upto £85k
Investment (S&S) ISA isn't if there is cash in there and you choose to take interest on it. That is invested into QMMF
 
Just opened 2 ISAs with T212 within about 5min, very slick process.
Conversely, I've had a "can't login" ticket with them for over 2 weeks now. I used to have a practice trading account (for lols) and now I can't login using my email address. Sure I could just make another account on another address but this feels dodgy and they don't allow multiple accounts as far as I can tell/read online.
 
My 2 Nationwide accounts matured today. ISA and Regular Saver gave me a combined £220 in interest for the year so not too bad.

Now I need to find a place for my savings. Needs to be instant access as it will be my "6 Month Emergency Fund"
 
Just opened 2 ISAs with T212 within about 5min, very slick process.
Is there anything to stop opening multiple cash ISAs with T212? I currently have numerous savings pots in my Starling account and heard the news they are no longer paying interest on them, I totted them up and they amount to over £3k so I am thinking I should chuck it all in a cash ISA and create a spreadsheet with how it is all divied up but if multiple ISAs is allowed then maybe I don't need the spreadsheet faff?
 
T212 cash ISA dropping to 4.9% from 1st Dec.


So they are dropping ? not sure if it will be worth switching to them now if they are

If they drop to 4.9%, its likely they will drop it again just after the new year maybe?, and it wont be far behind some of the other banks.
 
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So they are dropping ? not sure if it will be worth switching to them now if they are

If they drop to 4.9%, its likely they will drop it again just after the new year maybe?, and it wont be far behind some of the other banks.
That's the gamble you take but considering it takes zero effort to open and transfer there's no reason not to just go for it.
 
So they are dropping ? not sure if it will be worth switching to them now if they are

If they drop to 4.9%, its likely they will drop it again just after the new year maybe?, and it wont be far behind some of the other banks.

It's still the best offering, what to say other banks won't drop further?
 
So they are dropping ? not sure if it will be worth switching to them now if they are

If they drop to 4.9%, its likely they will drop it again just after the new year maybe?, and it wont be far behind some of the other banks.
Yep got an email today, dropping from 5.17% to 4.9%
 
Just looked at T212

"
Is my money still protected?


Where we hold your money with a bank, you are protected by the FSCS up to a limit of £85,000. Learn more about how your money is protected here.

Money placed with a QMMF is treated as an investment and not as money held with a bank. In the unlikely event that the QMMF fails to maintain their low-risk strategy, as with any investment, the protection will not be available. We carefully select all QMMFs to ensure that they are highly liquid, stable in value and maintain their highly regulated status."

Am I missing something or is there a risk?

This is worth a watch... The 85k protection is kind of like an additional fail safe...
 
Is trading 212 not dropping their rates or something? everyone seems to be jumping over to them ?
Featured as a best buy on MSE.

Conversely, I've had a "can't login" ticket with them for over 2 weeks now. I used to have a practice trading account (for lols) and now I can't login using my email address. Sure I could just make another account on another address but this feels dodgy and they don't allow multiple accounts as far as I can tell/read online.
There are similar issues reported elsewhere. I can't even open an account.
 
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