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Isas

  • Friday, 4 October, 2024
    Banking & Savings
    Latest Isa rates

    Up-to-date tax-efficient savings deals

  • Friday, 4 October, 2024
    News in-depthPersonal Finance
    Why are the British so reluctant to invest?

    Millions of people have five-figure sums sitting in cash, in spite of inflation’s corrosive effects

  • Sunday, 22 September, 2024
    Fund management
    Fidelity and Abrdn join new trade body for investment platforms

    Platforms Association aims to represent online financial sites as regulatory scrutiny increases

    Abrdn offices in Edinburgh
  • Friday, 20 September, 2024
    Moira O'Neill
    Should you always ‘fill to the max’ on tax-free allowances?

    Investors are rushing to use their allotments for Isa and pensions accounts in anticipation of Labour’s first Budget

    Illustration of two figures with pound coins for heads, one with a tick on their shirt and the other a cross. Where the coins/heads intersect is the word Isa
  • Saturday, 14 September, 2024
    John Lee
    John Lee: 25 years of stockpicking successes . . .  and a few failures

    The first Isa millionaire says there are only two essentials in investing: common sense and patience

  • Tuesday, 10 September, 2024
    Investing in funds
    Britons have £430bn of excess cash savings, research finds

    Report by Barclays highlights risk of potentially missing out on higher returns from investment

  • Saturday, 7 September, 2024
    News in-depth
    Where did it all go wrong for the ‘British Isa’?

    With several different product versions already available, some point to a confused market

  • Wednesday, 4 September, 2024
    Personal Finance
    ‘British Isa’ plan scrapped by government

    Investment sites welcome decision to drop new product drawn up by last Conservative administration

    Stock price information displayed on a board at the London Stock Exchange Group’s office in the City of London
  • Tuesday, 3 September, 2024
    UK tax
    HMRC to allow fractional shares in Isas ahead of rule change

    UK tax authority reverses position as new Labour government prepares to update the law

    Stock price information displayed in the London Stock Exchange office
  • Friday, 2 August, 2024
    ExplainerSavings accounts
    What does it mean to be a building society member?

    Mutuals grow to hold a 23 per cent share in the mortgage market

    A Nationwide branch in Middlebrough
  • Monday, 15 July, 2024
    UK financial regulation
    Investment bosses call for ‘radical’ Isa overhaul to boost UK equities

    AJ Bell and Hargreaves Lansdown say too much choice is deterring people from using the savings products

    Skyscrapers in the Canary Wharf business district of London
  • Wednesday, 26 June, 2024
    Your QuestionsLucy Warwick-Ching
    Should I pay into a Jisa or a junior Sipp for my grandchildren?

    I want to know the best way to pass down wealth

  • Friday, 21 June, 2024
    Moira O'Neill
    Should you really open the Bank of Mum and Dad?

    ‘Nepo-investors’ are on the rise, but will they spend wisely?

  • Friday, 24 May, 2024
    Personal Finance
    Which investment platform has the lowest fees?

    There is no ‘best’ provider — so how do you choose one that is right for you?

  • Friday, 10 May, 2024
    Isa season flows rise fivefold

    Investors plough £1.93bn into equity funds between February 15 and April 5

    Commuters at Westminster, London
  • Friday, 22 March, 2024
    Investing in funds
    Isas: the nation’s tax-free favourite turns 25

    The tax-sheltered investment scheme provides a lifeline for millions of savers

  • Friday, 22 March, 2024
    Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
    Why I’m sticking with my passive Isa strategy

    Given the dominance of the ‘Magnificent Seven’ in global equities funds, should investors worry about diversification?

  • Friday, 22 March, 2024
    Q&A
    Need to Know: the British Isa

    Investors will have to wait to see which assets are included

  • Wednesday, 20 March, 2024
    Cash Isas surge in popularity as interest rates rise

    Gap between top-paying bonds and Isas has shrunk

  • Wednesday, 20 March, 2024
    John Lee
    A year of takeovers can fuel my portfolio

    The activity was predictable given the low valuations of UK stocks

    A Wincanton lorry at a fuel terminal
  • Friday, 15 March, 2024
    Clare Munro
    Wrap up well against tax allowance freezes

    Act now — and don’t expect much to change after the election

  • Thursday, 14 March, 2024
    Markets InsightWilliam Wright
    The British Isa is a welcome step back to the future

    Rebooting the UK stock market after decades of decline will need a wide range of measures but every little helps

    Chancellor of the Exchequer Nigel Lawson at his desk with the Budget case in 1986
  • Thursday, 7 March, 2024
    UK Budget
    What could the British ISA be worth?

    Very, very, little, says Citi

  • Wednesday, 6 March, 2024
    Moira O'Neill
    Do we really need another Isa allowance?

    The chancellor’s effort to boost investment in UK companies simply adds to the savings vehicle’s complexity

  • Wednesday, 6 March, 2024
    UK Budget 2024
    ‘British Isa’ aims to boost ailing equities

    Chancellor to allow £5,000 to be invested tax-free in London-listed companies as he flags summer NatWest retail share sale

    Pound notes and coins
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