ISAs

Commenting on the latest cash ISA offerings from Abbey and Barclays, Kevin Mountford, head of savings at price comparison site moneysupermarket.com, said:

Alliance & Leicester’s popular Premier ISA Issue 2 paying 10.00% gross p.a./AER (variable) will be available to new customers opening an Alliance & Leicester Premier Current Account, Premier 50 or Premier 21 current account from Monday 3 March 2008.

Newcastle Building Society today announced the launch of its new ISA Plus with a rate of 6.00 gross/AER for balances over £3,000.

Virgin Money welcomes George Osborne's proposal to set up a working group to look at Green Individual Savings Accounts.

Time is running out for those wishing to make the most of their ISA allowance with less than 40 days to go before tax-year end.

With the end of the tax year fast approaching, Jupiter is reminding investors planning to use their 2007/2008 Isa allowance to complete their applications ahead of the April 5th deadline.

Jupiter welcomes proposal by Conservatives to develop Green Individual Savings Account (GISA). "We welcome the proposal by the Shadow Chancellor George Osborne for a working group to look at the potential for a green individual savings account (GISA)."

Rachel Thrussell, Head of Savings at Moneyfacts.co.uk comments: “The rush for a slice of the tax-free market is really heating up now, with 42% of mini cash ISA products being amended since the beginning of February and 80% since the beginning of January.

Barclays Stockbrokers has launched its 2008 ISA offering - the ‘Investment ISA’ - which has been designed to cater for the differing needs, risk profiles and objectives of investors.

NS& I (National Savings and Investments) is to continue to offer a guarantee on its popular Direct ISA. From 6 April 2008 the Direct ISA will pay interest at 0.30% above the Bank of England base rate, offering an attractive rate of 5.55% per annum.

As the countdown to the end of the tax year begins in earnest, Bradford & Bingley has announced the launch today of a trio of competitive ISA products.

More than nine out of ten UK adults are not using their full tax-free savings allowance, according to new research from Lloyds TSB Savings.

Abbey will be launching a new Super ISA (Issue 2) with a market leading 10 per cent AER tax-free rate from 3 March 2008.

As many as one in three Cash ISA savers are not taking full advantage of their tax‑ free allowance, according to research by M& S Money.

M&S Money is extending the interest rate guarantee on its variable rate Mini Cash ISA, underlining its commitment to offering customers consistently good savings rates.