http://www.isaguides.co.uk ISA guides - Your UK guide to ISA savings and investments Tue, 27 Mar 2007 11:33:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs) are renowned for being the tax-free way to save up to £7,000 in a given financial year - and Halifax is one of the high-street banks to offer a well-known set of services which have proved extremely popular with customers. Its mini cash ISA is its primary ... http://www.isaguides.co.uk/2007/01/06/isas-at-the-halifax/ Nationwide has launched a new fixed rate ISA range. The building society has announced the new range of fixed rate ISAS which can cover one, two or three years, offering a 5.3 per cent interest rate and can be opened with an investment of between £1 and £3,000. Annual interest is paid ... http://www.isaguides.co.uk/2007/01/08/nationwide-unveils-new-isa/ Legal & General is offering a rebate of its 2007 annual management charge to ISA customers who fulfil a certain set of stipulations. Customers who make direct investments of at least £4,000 into one or more of its geographical index-tracking trusts within an ISA before the end of April are eligible ... http://www.isaguides.co.uk/2007/01/10/legal-general-offers-isa-customers-rebate/ Next to come under our ISA spotlight is Barclays, which offers three primary kinds of ISA which all benefit savers in different ways depending on their outlook and requirements. The bank describes its Mini Cash ISA as a kind of "umbrella", sheltering the interest you earn on your savings from the ... http://www.isaguides.co.uk/2007/01/12/isa-guide-barclays/ The public is still pushing for the government to increase the ISA limit to £10,000, according to the latest research from F&C Asset Management. The figures showed that 70 per cent of the public believes that the government does not do enough to encourage them to save – and more than ... http://www.isaguides.co.uk/2007/01/14/public-still-wants-isa-limit-raised/ Brits could lose £462 million in interest by delaying using their yearly ISA allowance, research carried out by Abbey suggests. A typical ISA customer who fails to put the maximum £3,000 into a Cash Mini ISA between January 1st and April 5th could miss out on interest of some £38.54 – ... http://www.isaguides.co.uk/2007/01/16/brits-could-lose-out-by-delaying-isa-allowance/ If you're looking to invest your money through an ISA, the forest of options and figures to wade through could seem confusing or even intimidating – so here is a quick guide to what the various types of ISA entail and what they can do for you and your money. The ... http://www.isaguides.co.uk/2007/01/18/isa-guide/ UK equity income and multi-manager products are likely to remain popular for investors when the new ISA season kicks in, according to a leading funds information provider. Rob Fisher, head of FundsNetwork marketing, noted that diversity is the buzzword for investors this year, while the specialist sector looks likely to dominate ... http://www.isaguides.co.uk/2007/01/19/diversity-the-key-for-this-years-isas/ Brits could rake in an extra £100 a year by switching ISA products, according to figures from F&C Investments. Despite this, 57 per cent of us are not aware that we can switch to a different provider – even though a person switching a typical savings amount from a low-rated cash ... http://www.isaguides.co.uk/2007/01/22/customers-could-gain-through-isa-switching/ Next Wednesday, January 31st, sees the deadline for discussion of the government's proposed reforms – and there is considerable uncertainty about what will come to pass thereafter. Peter Shipp, technical director at Pima, told Investment Week that a swift announcement after the deadline would benefit the industry. He said: "At this point, ... http://www.isaguides.co.uk/2007/01/25/isa-industry-sits-tight-over-reforms/