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Standard Life makes ISA investment easy
Standard Life has launched a new online Stocks and Shares ISA, available via standardlife.co.uk, aimed at simplifying investment options for people who want to manage their ISA investments online but aren't sure what funds to choose.
Investors cite inflation as biggest threat to wealth
New research from online stockbroker and fund supermarket Interactive Investor shows that ISA investors are most haunted by the spectre of inflation, with over half of investors (53%) saying that inflation is the single biggest threat to their wealth over the next 12 months.
JPM Global Mining Fund now available on direct platform
Investors can now access the recently launched JPM Global Mining Fund at a reduced initial fee of 1% via the J.P. Morgan WealthManager+ platform and until 30th April this fee is waived for investments within an ISA.
Investors go global for ISA investments
Discount broker Willis Owen has released its best selling funds for January 2011. The figures show that investors continue to look for adventurous global funds within their ISA portfolio this year. Among the most popular funds were the Neptune Global Equity Fund and the First State Asia Pacific Fund.
Stocks and shares ISA
Millions of investors are failing to see the benefits of stocks and shares ISAs, says Fidelity International. Recent calculations from Fidelity show that if you had placed the full cash ISA allowance, since ISAs began in 1999, into a £2,500 minimum deposit instant access savings account it would have returned just 21% by the end of last year.
Brits gifting thousands of pounds of interest to the taxman
Savers who have taken advantage of their full cash ISA allowance each year since they were introduced in 1999 would be over £3,300 richer than if they had invested an equivalent sum in an easy access savings account, according to analysis by moneysupermarket.com.
Fair Investment launches ISA.co.uk
Fair Investment Company launches ISA.co.uk, a site dedicated to offering market-leading cash and stocks and shares ISAs.
Principality launches Promise ISA
Principality Building Society has launched its Promise ISA account designed for savers who don't want to lock their money away. The account offers a competitive rate of 2.30% tax-free p.a. /AER, inclusive of a 0.80% unconditional bonus for the first year.
Post Office offers new rates on Fixed Rate Cash ISAs
The Post Office has announced new rates for its Fixed Rate Cash ISAs, offering some of the best rates in the market of up to 3.60% tax-free/AER fixed, all of which are available immediately.
New ISA account promises savers a bonus year after year
Principality Building Society today, Monday 14 February 2011, launches its Promise ISA account designed for savers who don’t want to lock their money away. The account offers a competitive rate of 2.30% tax-free* p.a. /AER**, inclusive of a 0.80% unconditional bonus for the first year.
Northern Rock adds online options to growing cash ISA portfolio
Northern Rock is launching a range of brand new online ISAs to complement its competitive portfolio of branch, postal and online savings accounts.
Big banks outmuscled by smaller players in ISA fight
New research from uSwitch.com, the independent price comparison and switching service, reveals that the high street banks are being outpaced by smaller, lesser-known rivals in the race to attract cash ISA savers.
1 in 10 under 35s have a stocks and shares ISA
New research conducted on behalf of Fidelity International shows that almost 1 in 3 under 35s believe there to be a worthwhile tax advantage to an ISA yet 77% have never considered a stocks and shares ISA.
Savers must look for alternatives to help beat inflation
Reacting to the decision by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to hold interest rates at 0.5%, discount broker Willis Owen says that with the ISA deadline looming savers simply cannot put off looking for alternative ways to help their savings beat inflation.
ISAs causing confusion for recent purchasers
With the end of the current tax year only weeks away, research from NatWest and RBS reveals that many would-be savers remain confused about cash ISAs, the choices available and the tax benefits of putting money into these accounts.