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  • Nationwide backtracks to allow savers to benefit from new ISA
    Nationwide has bowed to pressure and agreed to help savers who made cash ISA deposits on the opening day of the new tax year but then found themselves unable to transfer into the new 4.25% Flexclusive ISA.   A number of ...
    Mon 23rd Apr, 2012
  • Move to ISAs, savers! UK inflation rises to 3.5%
    The falling level of inflation in 2012 ground to a halt in March, when it rose slightly to 3.5%.   The Consumer Price Index measure of inflation rose to 3.5% from 3.4% in February, according to the Office for National ...
    Tue 17th Apr, 2012
  • New Nationwide instant-access ISA offers 4.25%
    Nationwide has surged ahead of the rest of the market in the opening days of the 2012/2013 tax year by offering a market-leading 4.25% instant-access cash ISA.   The Flexclusive cash ISA offers 4.25% until 31st October 2013 ...
    Wed 11th Apr, 2012 (6 Comments)
  • Time running out for new ISAs
    There are renewed calls for savers to use as much of their annual ISA allowance as possible before the tax year ends this Thursday.   Consumers can invest up to £10,680 tax free during this current tax year, up to half of ...
    Mon 2nd Apr, 2012
  • Avoid leaving ISA decisions until the last minute, Ombudsman warns
    Leaving ISA decisions until the last minute leads to more disputes with providers, the financial services chief ombudsman Natalie Ceeney has warned.   Consumers have one week left to fulfil their annual tax-free ISA ...
    Thu 29th Mar, 2012
  • New Saga fixed-rate ISA at odds with customers?
    Saga’s new fixed-rate ISA, at 3.6%, is the best return available for one year. However, its restrictions seem to be inexplicably self-defeating.   The over-50s savings provider does not allow inbound transfers of existing ...
    Tue 27th Mar, 2012 (2 Comments)
  • Principality ISA returns to the heat of competition
    The new instant-access Principality e-ISA launched at 3.10% yesterday to further strengthen its position in the competitive market for cash ISAs.   The rise of 0.3 percentage points on the previous Issue lifts the ...
    Fri 23rd Mar, 2012 (1 Comment)
  • Cheshire Direct Cash ISA Reaches Chart-Topping 3.5%
    The war for ISA funds isn’t over just yet. Cheshire Building Society today raised its instant-access Direct Cash ISA rate to 3.5%, matching the market-leading AA Access ISA.   Parented by Nationwide, Cheshire Building ...
    Thu 22nd Mar, 2012 (1 Comment)
  • Inflation rate fall means real returns for ISAs
    The fall in the UK inflation rate to 3.4% in February has brought the top instant-access cash ISAs within touching distance of providing real-term gains rather than losses.   The fall in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) ...
    Tue 20th Mar, 2012
  • Cash ISA transfer times see vast improvement
    Cash ISA providers have significantly improved transfer times since its intervention in 2010, the Office of Fair Trading has said.   The OFT’s review, released as the cash ISA switching season commences, reports that 93% ...
    Thu 15th Mar, 2012
  • Allow entire ISA allowance in cash, Nationwide demands
    The world’s largest building society, Nationwide, has called upon Chancellor George Osborne to allow the entire annual ISA allowance to be saved in cash, double the level that savers are currently restricted to.   The ...
    Tue 13th Mar, 2012
  • Savers failing to make the most of ISAs
    While two-thirds of adults claim to save what they can, and the vast majority understand that they have a tax-free savings entitlement, only four in ten are taking advantage of cash ISAs, research shows.   Research from the ...
    Mon 12th Mar, 2012
  • Cheshire strikes with market-leading 3.35% ISA
    The battle to attract savers has taken another dramatic turn as the Cheshire Building Society announced a rise in its instant access ISA rate – to a market-leading 3.35%.   Nationwide, parent company of the Cheshire BS, ...
    Thu 8th Mar, 2012
  • Overcoming the apathy with ISAs
    Almost all Brits understand the importance of cash ISAs, but considerably fewer care about finding the best rates. How to solve such an impasse?   Over half of savers have little idea about the rates they are getting from ...
    Wed 7th Mar, 2012
  • Natwest e-ISA joins elite 3% range
    The Natwest e-ISA rate has been raised to 3% for the lowest tier, bringing it in line with most of the best ISAs currently available on the market.   The instant access Natwest e-ISA returns 3% AER on deposits between £1 - ...
    Tue 6th Mar, 2012 (3 Comments)
  • Brits investing more into ISAs than pensions
    For the first time in 10 years, Britons saved more into investment ISAs than personal pensions during the last tax year.   Figures released by the Office for National Statistics have shown that £14.28 billion was saved ...
    Thu 1st Mar, 2012 (3 Comments)
  • Consumers missing out on tax-free savings
    Up to £182 billion in tax-free savings allowances will be sacrificed as the tough financial climate continues to weigh heavily on British savers. Only half intend to use cash ISAs during this tax year, and only half of the ...
    Wed 29th Feb, 2012 (1 Comment)
  • Growth ISAs still the only way to beat inflation
    While many will understandably breathe a sigh of relief at the falling rate of inflation, the majority of savers continue to lose out.   Despite the slide in the cost of living, the low base rate means that savers are still ...
    Wed 18th Jan, 2012 (1 Comment)
  • Make much more of your tax-free ISA allowance
    Banks are under the spotlight again after it was revealed that the majority of cash ISAs offer shambolic rates of interest.   Research has shown that tax-free savings have only benefitted savers to the tune of 0.53% on ...
    Thu 5th Jan, 2012 (2 Comments)
  • Higher ISA limit could offset inflation
    The small fall in inflation to 5% during October has done little to help savers, who are still struggling to find a savings account that can offset the effects of the rising cost of living.     Taxpayers at the basic 20% ...
    Wed 16th Nov, 2011
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