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Selftrade updates

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News icon Regular investment option now live
8 April 2008

Our new Regular Investment service, enabling you to invest from just £50 a month into a range of shares, Investment Trusts and ETFs is now available.

Just Log in to your account and click on the Dealing tab to set up your regular investemnt instructions. Find out more >

Our Dividend Reinvestment Service will follow soon - keep an eye on this page for the start date. Once available it too will be accessed via the Dealing tab on your account.

News icon New services - Regular Investment and Dividend Reinvestment
17 March 2008

With effect from Tuesday, 8 April, you'll be able to place orders via your account to make regular, monthly, purchases in FTSE100 shares plus a selected range of Investment Trusts and ETFs. With a minimum investment amount of just £50 and a purchase dealing fee of just £1.50 per trade, it could be an effective way to build up your portfolio over time whilst averaging out the purchase price - particularly useful in changeable markets where the timing of an investment can be a tricky decision.

Investment takes place on the fourth Thursday of each month and, to mark the launch of the new service, we'll waive the purchase dealing fee for the first six months of the facility - so purchases made from April to September 2008 will be free of any dealing fee.
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For the same selection of investments, you'll also be able to reinvest the dividend income you receive. Investment takes place on the day after dividends are added to your account. There's no minimum amount to invest and you'll pay just £1.50 per investment (plus stamp duty or other statutory fees).
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Both services are accessed directly from your account using a new option under each account tab. Just select Regular Investment or Dividend Reinvestment as appropriate.

News icon Changes to our Terms and Conditions, effective 6 April 2008
17 March 2008

We have made changes to the General Terms and Conditions and the Supplemental Terms and Conditions to incorporate the requirements of the new ISA Regulations and to include provisions on the new services that we will be offering.

The changes include the following new provisions:

  1. The General Terms and Conditions have been updated to include references to trailing stop orders and mobile trading services that will be introduced in the near future. We will contact you with more details closer to the time;
  2. Supplemental Terms 2A on ISAs have been updated to comply with the new legislation;
  3. We have changed the name of the current Regular Investment Service to Fund Packages Investment Service under Supplemental Terms 2D. There are no other changes to these terms;
  4. We have added terms for the two new services under Supplemental Terms 2E and 2F.

Please take the time to read through the revised Terms and Conditions. From 6 April 2008, they will set the basis on which we offer our services to you and will be a legally binding agreement between you and us.

News icon Important changes to PEP and ISA regulations
12 February 2008

In April 2008, a new set of regulations will be introduced which will affect Selftrade PEP and ISA holders. Click here to find out more about the regulations and the changes to Selftrade accounts.

News icon Post-launch update
29 November 2007

Since launch, we've received useful feedback from our customers and members. As well as comments about the new colours (both for and against – it is often a personal perspective), the main concerns have been the inability to access our new charts; watchlists and their migration from the old site, and the appearance of a secure/insecure content message. Here's an update on these 3 issues.

Charts - the advanced chart uses Java to provide the improved functionality. If you are not using the latest version of Java (version 6 update 3) or do not have Java on your pc, you can download this for free. Click here to go to the Java site and click the 'Free Java Download' button. Some users, often those accessing the site from a work pc may not be able to upgrade (or download) Java, so we are investigating alternative options. If you are having trouble viewing the general charts on the site, please try upgrading to the latest version of Adobe Flash.

Watchlists – full migration of summaries and valuations has now been completed and all watchlist users should find these present. The ability to add securities to watchlists from the investment pages and from your accounts is also active. Shortly, we anticipate added functionality – displaying individual transactions, book cost and profit/loss - will be available.

Secure / insecure message – this appears to be an intermittent issue affecting some users and is under active investigation.

We're making updates on a daily basis - do keep an eye on this page for the latest news.

News icon New site launched
26 November 2007

Selftrade's new website launched on 26 November following feedback from a group of 'preview' reviewers.

Commenting on the launch, CEO Paul Greetham said “Our new site brings a fresh, dynamic approach to online investing. It features detailed information and data on companies, funds, bonds and more, plus news, research and tools - all designed to help our members make investment decisions with confidence. We'll be adding features, functionality and content over the coming months - all aimed at enhancing our users' investment experience.”

The new site reflects the company's Boursorama parentage; Boursorama provides banking services in France, and operates under two complementary brands : Boursorama Banque and Boursorama.com. Boursorama.com is the leading French financial portal.

News icon Buy Funds commission-free
18 October 2007

The response to the promotional offer removing the £12.50 dealing fee on unit trust and OEIC purchases has proved very positive, so, from 1 November 2007, its removal on such purchases will become standard. The £12.50 dealing fee will continue to apply to sales. Visit our Funds section to find out more about available unit trusts and OEICs.

News icon MIFiD arrives in the UK
18 October 2007

The introduction of the EU Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) requires changes to our Terms and Conditions. MiFID comes into effect on 1 November 2007 and introduces additional requirements on firms, in particular on conduct of business and the operation of regulated markets. As a result, you will see that new terminology has been introduced in our revised General Terms and Conditions under Section 2, Definitions. MiFID also introduces an Order Execution Policy (section 5.6) and a Conflicts of Interest Policy (section 11.4).

Our revised Terms and Conditions, effective 1 November 2007, set the basis on which we offer our services.