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Isas

  • Friday, 23 May, 2025
    AJ Bell chief hits out at plans to cut cash Isa allowance

    Summersgill says it would be ‘negative’ for savers and ‘ineffective’ in channelling money into investments

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  • Wednesday, 21 May, 2025
    Robinhood takes aim at UK investment platforms with no-fee Isa

    US broker that pioneered zero-commission share trading plans to disrupt UK market

    Jordan Sinclair, head of Robinhood UK
  • Friday, 16 May, 2025
    Banking & Savings
    Latest Isa rates

    Up-to-date tax-efficient savings deals

  • Friday, 16 May, 2025
    UK ministers consider cutting tax-free cash Isa allowance

    City groups think such a move will attract money into equity funds and domestic shares

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  • Thursday, 15 May, 2025
    Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
    Don’t make Isas a great British failure 

    Mandating UK equities in tax-free accounts would destroy any culture of investing we already have

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  • Saturday, 10 May, 2025
    UK economy
    Rachel Reeves prepares to launch Isa review

    Treasury to begin consultation as UK chancellor looks to encourage savers to invest in domestic stocks

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  • Friday, 9 May, 2025
    Personal Finance
    Free reader event: Building a financial plan

    Quiz financial planning experts about pensions, Isas and IHT changes at our interactive webinar

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  • Friday, 18 April, 2025
    Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
    How I’m staying calm when markets are uncertain

    Are you buying the dip, battening down the hatches or carrying on as normal?

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  • Friday, 28 March, 2025
    Claer Barrett
    Rachel Reeves’ Isa reforms must be designed with Gen Z in mind

    The chancellor’s plan to revolutionise retail investment needs young investors

    Parents with a  young baby pore over papers next to an open laptop on a table
  • Wednesday, 26 March, 2025
    Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
    Should Brits brace for tax rises in the Autumn Budget?

    No tax changes in the Spring Statement, but if the search for growth proves fruitless they’ll soon be back on the agenda

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  • Wednesday, 26 March, 2025
    UK Spring Statement 2025
    Personal finance experts react to the Spring Statement

    From another crackdown on tax collection, to Isa threats and investing in defence stocks

    Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, leaves No,11 Downing Street
  • Wednesday, 19 March, 2025
    Tax relief for cash Isa savers rose to £2.1bn last year 

    Cost to the UK Treasury rises 30-fold in two years due to rising interest rates and frozen thresholds

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  • Thursday, 13 March, 2025
    Inside Politics
    The argument would-be reformers haven’t yet made on cash Isas

    Individuals might be making the wrong savings choices for their goals

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  • Wednesday, 12 March, 2025
    Reeves delays plan to reform cash Isas until after Spring Statement

    City executives have urged chancellor to lower cap on tax-free savings

    Rachel Reeves
  • Saturday, 8 March, 2025
    David Firn
    Want to boost UK’s investment culture? Exempt stocks-and-shares Isas from IHT

    I doubt the government will go for my idea, but it could increase investment in UK plc — and make people richer

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  • Friday, 7 March, 2025
    Isa Guide 2025

    With the chancellor being urged to shake up the tax-free scheme, we review the options as this year’s tax deadline draws near

  • Friday, 7 March, 2025
    Isa Guide 2025
    Where are the best Isa deals on the market?

    Investment platforms note huge inflows as doubts continue over future of cash accounts

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  • Friday, 7 March, 2025
    Isa Guide 2025
    Maxed-out Junior Isas up nearly 50% in a year

    Latest figures show strong rebound in numbers filling up the £9,000 annual limit

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  • Friday, 7 March, 2025
    Isa Guide 2025
    New labels highlight the different shades of green funds

    FCA scheme means far fewer funds can be dubbed ‘sustainable’

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  • Friday, 7 March, 2025
    Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
    The ‘Reeves effect’ turbo charges Isa season

    Palpable fear of future restrictions shows the chancellor should meddle with Isas at her peril

    Illustration of Rachel Reeves with flying cash and bar charts
  • Thursday, 6 March, 2025
    Isa Guide 2025
    What’s going into your stocks-and-shares Isa this year? 

    Diversification is key if you’ve benefited from the US tech boom

    Illustration of a kitchen counter with a mixing bowl, spilled flour, broken egg and a book of financial information
  • Thursday, 6 March, 2025
    Isa Guide 2025
    Lord Lee: ‘cut cash Isa allowance in half’

    UK’s first ‘Isa millionaire’ urges curbs on popular saving products to support domestic stocks

    Lord Lee stands in front of a City of London backdrop
  • Thursday, 6 March, 2025
    Isa Guide 2025
    Are Lisas fit for purpose for homebuyers?

    MPs review the effectiveness of the much-criticised savings scheme

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  • Tuesday, 4 March, 2025
    Isa Guide 2025
    How does the UK’s Isa system compare with other countries?

    As Rachel Reeves is lobbied by investment companies over the future of the cash Isa, how generous is the UK savings scheme?

    Rachel Reeves
  • Friday, 21 February, 2025
    Personal Finance
    Bonus season: how does yours measure up?

    Our annual survey of FT readers shows bonus payouts are on the rise, but so too are tax concerns and school fees

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