Walker Crips UK Defensive Growth Deposit Plan (SAN044)
The Walker Crips UK Defensive Growth Deposit Plan (SAN044) is a 3 year investment which provides the potential to receive 17.50% at the end of the Investment Term, depending on the performance of the FTSE 100 Index. This plan is only available on an Advised basis.
- Market / index link: FTSE 100 Index
- Counterparty: Santander UK plc
- Investment term: 3 years
- Kick-out / Early maturity: No
- Barrier type: Not Applicable (Structured Deposit)
- Barrier level: N/A
The closing date for ISA transfer applications is 27 December 2024.
Product Literature & Forms
You should always read the relevant plan brochure and any other plan documentation, for full details of the plan’s features, including any risks, and the terms and conditions. In addition to the plan brochure and terms and conditions there are other important documents, including a Key Information Document ('KID'), that you should consider, before deciding to invest in the plan.
If you do not fully understand the risks or are unsure as to the suitability of the investment, please contact us
How to Invest?
Please note: This plan is available on an advised basis only. If you are interested in this plan, please telephone us on 01639 860111 to arrange a free consultation
1 Call for a free initial telephone consultation. If you wish to progress the process of the product purchase, the regulatory process of ‘advice’ must commence.
2 The completion of a financial review – which will confirm details of your income/capital and investment needs and experience
3 The completion of a risk profiler - which will help to measure your attitude to risk.
This process will enable ‘advice’ to be provided in relation to the suitability of the product to meet with your needs. The fee for this service and process is 1.5% (subject to a minimum fee of £300) for focused advice – which is focused and narrowed to the suitability of the structured product you want to purchase.
Further Information
The Walker Crips UK Defensive Growth Deposit Plan (SAN044) is a 3 year investment which provides the potential to receive 17.50% at the end of the Investment Term, depending on the performance of the FTSE 100 Index. This plan is only available on an Advised basis.
Potential return feature: IIf the Index is at or above 85% of the Initial Index Level on the Investment End Date, the Plan will repay your Initial Investment plus a defined return (as outlined on page 5 of the Brochure).
When you invest in the UK Defensive Growth Deposit Plan, you should expect to receive repayment of your Initial Investment on maturity, however, any potential return is not guaranteed but will depend on the Final Index Level (the Closing Level of the Index on the Investment End Date).
There are two possible scenarios on the Investment End Date:
• If the Final Index Level is at or above 85% of the Initial Index Level your Initial Investment will be repaid to you, plus a return of 17.50%.
• If the Final Index Level is below 85% of the Initial Index Level, you will not receive a return from your investment in the Plan, however, you should expect to have your Initial Investment repaid to you.
The Counterparty is Santander UK plc which holds an ‘A stable’ credit rating from Standard & Poor’s as at 9 October 2024.
What Are The Risks Of The Plan?
As with all forms of investment there are risks involved.
You must be prepared to leave your deposit invested for the full fixed term otherwise you may get back less than you put in
A standard cash deposit account will repay your deposit in full, regardless of when you withdraw. Structured deposits are different because their value during the fixed term depends on many factors including interest rates, the creditworthiness of the deposit-taker and any ups and downs in the value of the underlying asset or index to which the return is linked. You will get your money back plus the potential returns if you hold your deposit until maturity, but the amount you would get back if you needed to withdraw early may vary significantly and some structured deposit providers may also charge an exit fee for early withdrawal.
There is a risk that you will receive no return on your deposit
For example, if you are promised a return linked to how the stock market performs, and it falls during the fixed term, then your return could be zero (assuming there is no minimum return) so you will just get back your deposit. You must be comfortable that this is a risk you are willing to take, and that receiving no return at all would not cause you financial difficulties. You should also understand how returns are calculated over the period of the product and whether this is based on specific points in time or averaged over the whole term of the deposit.
Inflation could erode the value of your deposit
Inflation is the rise in the price of goods and services over time. It means that your money will be able to buy less in the future than it does today. If you were to put money in a structured deposit and there was high inflation over the fixed term, your deposit at the end of the term would be worth less than it was at the start of the term. Of course, this risk also applies to any savings or investment product that is not inflation-linked.
There are limits on how much you can claim under the Financial Services Compensation Scheme
Structured deposit plans are deposit-based and will usually be fully protected from stock market risk at the end date and benefit from the protection of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme, if the counterparty is a licensed UK deposit taker. The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) is the UK’s deposit guarantee scheme. This provides for compensation of up to £85,000 per UK-eligible individual claimant per institution in the event of failure of the counterparty bank or institution for the aggregated amount of all eligible deposits held with them. Please refer to the individual plan brochure for details.
Don’t forget the risks
All investments carry risk. It is identifying those risks, understanding how they may affect an investment and assessing whether an investment is suitable for your circumstances that is important.
The potential returns of most structured products and repaying the money invested are usually linked to the level of a stock market index and also depend on the financial stability of the issuer and counterparty bank. You should only consider investing if you understand and accept the risk of losing some or all of any money invested.
You should always read the relevant plan brochure and any other plan documentation, for full details of a plan’s features, including any risks, and the terms and conditions. In addition to the plan brochure and terms and conditions there are other important documents, including a Key Information Document (‘KID’), that you should consider, before deciding to invest in a plan.
Structured products should only be considered as part of a diversified and balanced portfolio.
Below is a summary of some of the main risks usually associated with an investment in structured products plans:
Market risk to potential returns
Whether or not a plan generates the potential returns for investors usually depends on the closing level of the relevant index on the relevant dates for the plan, i.e. the kick-out anniversary dates for kick-out products; the early maturity dates and end dates for growth products; the annual income dates for income products.
If the index closes below the level needed, for the plan or plan options chosen, on all of the relevant dates, the plan or plan options will not generate a return.
Market risk to repayment of money invested in 'Capital-at-Risk' plans
If the closing level of the relevant index is below the level needed on all of the kick-out anniversary dates or early maturity dates, if relevant for the plan or plan options chosen, and on the end date, repaying the money invested at maturity will usually depend on the closing level of the index on the end date..
Different structured products use different types of protection barriers. Some products use barriers that are observed every day that can therefore be breached on any day during the investment term, while some products use barriers that are only observed at the end of the investment term and that cannot therefore be breached during the investment term.
Market risk to the repayment of money invested on the end date will depend on the type of barrier and its level.
For example, for a product with an end of term barrier, set at 60% of the start level, if the index for the plan closes at or above 60% of the start level, on the end date, money invested will be repaid in full (less any agreed adviser fees and withdrawals). However, if on the end date the index closes below 60% of the start level, the amount of money repaid (less any agreed adviser fees and withdrawals) will be reduced by the amount that the index has fallen. For example, if the index has fallen by 45%, the repayment of money invested will be reduced by 45% (meaning that investors will get 55% of their investment back).
'Protected' types of structured products
Some structured product plans are designed so that they are 100% protected from stock market risk at the end date.
It is important to understand that even if a structured product plan is designed with 100% protection from stock market risk, at the end date, it will still usually have issuer and counterparty bank risk. In other words, both the potential returns of the plan and repaying the money invested at the end date will depend on the financial stability of the issuer and counterparty bank. If the issuer and counterparty bank become insolvent, or similar, or fail to be able to meet their obligations, it is likely that investors will receive back less than they invested.
Issuer and counterparty bank risk
Both the potential returns and repaying the money invested of most structured products depend on the financial stability of the issuer and counterparty bank. If the issuer and counterparty bank become insolvent, or similar, or fail to be able to meet their obligations, it is likely that investors will receive back less than they invested.
Financial Services Compensation Scheme ('FSCS') protection
It is important to understand that it is not usually possible to claim under the Financial Services Compensation Scheme if the issuer and counterparty bank fail to meet their obligations or if the stock market index that a plan links to falls.
Structured deposits
Structured deposit plans are deposit-based and will usually be fully protected from stock market risk at the end date and also benefit from the protection of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme, if the bank or building society is a licensed UK deposit taker.