A new scheme aimed at getting savers to invest in schemes that will help the poor will reward savers with a £200 increase in their ISA investment limits.
Saffron Building Society have become the latest in a long line of bodies to ask the Government to allow parents to transfer their existing Child Trust fund into a Junior ISA.
Citigroup have become the latest in a long line of companies to tell the Government that they should cut the rate offered on the new state backed National Savings index-linked certificates.
Net sales of ISAs through investment platforms increased to £1.3billion in April, according to figures from the Investment Management Association (IMA) who noted that it was the biggest April for ISA sales since records began in 2008.
New statistics released this week have proved that the building societies decision to be competitive during ISA season has paid off as money continues to pour in from savers.
Nationwide claims the new savings bonds provide unfair competition for banks and building societies, who feel unable to match the interest rates on offer.
A new campaign to allow parents whose children have existing Child Trust Fund accounts to be allowed to merge them into a new Junior ISA has been launched
A conservative report has accused major banks of taking advantage of the tax relief offered to customers through the cash ISA savings product, by paying less interest than they would on the equivalent taxable products they offer.
National Savings and Investments have reintroduced their popular index-linked savings accounts after a ten month absence.
Many customers who took out a Cash ISA over a year ago will be shocked to see that their interest rate is now a measly 0.5%, although sadly that is the truth facing many.


