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Principality to launch e-ISA Issue 3 with enhanced rate
Principality Building Society is set to launch a new edition of it's online variable rate e-ISA Issue 3 account, which offers a market-leading rate of 3.10% Tax Free/ AER.
ISA funds to weather volatile markets
As market volatility continues, Andy Parsons, head of investment research at The Share Centre, recommends three funds for the more risk averse ISA investor.
ISA investors missing out on AIM opportunities
As the 2011/12 ISA deadline approaches and investors seek investment opportunities Sheridan Admans, investment research manager at The Share Centre, discusses the benefits of investing in smaller companies.
Brits plan to deposit £33.3 billion into cash ISAs
British savers plan to deposit approximately £33.3 billion into cash ISAs before the end of the tax year, according to new research from Santander Savings.
The Inflation Rate ISA with a back-up plan
BM Savings has launched a new 3 and 5 Year Inflation Rate ISAs with an innovative twist that ensures savers never lose out: the deposit based ISAs use the annual inflation rate to calculate the interest rate they pay, but also come with a fixed rate of interest as back-up should inflation fall.
Know where your ISA goes
Since the economic downturn, savers have cared more about their banks' practices, and have flocked to ethical banks. Triodos Bank saw an increase of 71% in ISAs between April 2007 to May 2011, compared to an increase of 52% during the same period among the rest of the market.
Average Cash ISA subscriptions in Wales increase 38%
Cash ISA savers in Wales have been taking advantage of the higher limits, squirreling away an average £869 more this ISA tax-year than they did pre-credit crisis in the 2007/8 tax year.
ISA season hots up with a number of new launches
With the end of 2011/12 tax year less than a month away, savers are urged to make use of this year's ISA allowance, and check their current ISA rate, as a flurry of new launches means they may be able to get a better rate, according to MoneySupermarket.com.
Investment ideas for ISAs
With so many ISA options, Fidelity Worldwide Investment's Investment Solutions Group has some suggestions for ISAs:
8 ISA myths cleared up by Fidelity Worldwide Investment
1. ISAs are risky – FALSE: An ISA isn’t an investment, it is just a “wrapper” that money is kept in to protect it from the tax man. Other examples of wrappers are SIPPs and pensions.
Principality increases core rate on Promise ISA account
Principality has increased the core rate on its variable Promise ISA account by 0.30% for new and existing customers.
Savers not making the most of their ISA allowance
New research from AA Savings shows that while two-thirds (67%) of adults say they ‘save what they can, when they can' in the current economic environment, only 40% of them are taking advantage of tax-free ISAs.
Online only cash ISAs typically pay more interest than in-branch accounts
Analysis of the cash ISA market by Governor Money has found that online only products pay 7.3% more interest than in-branch accounts.
Leeds launches 5 Year Fixed Rate ISA at 4% with access
Leeds Building Society has launched a 5 Year Fixed Rate ISA paying 4.00% tax-free.
As low interest rates continue, savers missing benefits of equity income
Three years after interest rates were frozen at 0.5% and with no change in sight for savers, equity income remains a compelling option, says Fidelity Worldwide Investment.