Nationwide will launch the fourth issue of its Online ISA account at the start of the new tax year. Available online to Nationwide customers with a card-based account, Online ISA – Issue 4 will pay a rate of 3.10 per cent AER/tax-free, which includes a bonus of 2.10 per cent that is fixed until 31 [...]

Stocks and shares ISAs have become more popular than cash ISAs
Stocks and shares ISAs have become more popular than cash ISAs for the first time according to early findings from TD’s Global Investor Confidence Study. The independent survey into current and future investor sentiment shows that over three-quarters (77 per cent) of respondents had invested in stocks and shares ISAs in the last year, compared [...]

One in eight parents or grandparents planning a junior ISA nest egg
One in eight (13 per cent) parents or grandparents plan to pay into a Junior ISA this coming tax year, according to ethical bank Triodos. The figures reveal the nation’s children stand to benefit from a potential Junior ISA nest egg of £3.7 billion, with each parent or grandparent planning to contribute an average of [...]

Halifax Share Dealing launches Income Generator 2
Halifax Share Dealing has announced the launch of a new FTSE 100 structured product. The Income Generator 2 is designed to provide an attractive annual income for experienced investors. The Halifax Income Generator 2, which is available until 16 April 2012, offers investors the opportunity to achieve a fixed income of 7.20 per cent per [...]

Financial stretch leaves Brits lagging decades behind their life plans
The average British adult is up to 19 years behind schedule with their ‘life plan’, research carried out on behalf of Skipton Building Society has revealed. The Society discovered that millions of people have struggled to tick off some or all of the significant milestones such as owning a house, getting married and starting a [...]

Credit card holders to get a different kind of statement
The nation’s 31 million credit cardholders can expect to start seeing a new type of credit card statement land on their doormat for the first time. The new annual statement, which has been developed by The UK Cards Association in partnership with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, will help customers see at a [...]

N&P launches three year fixed savings choice
Norwich and Peterborough Building Society (N&P) has launched two new fixed rate savings products – a three year ISA and a three year bond, both paying 3.45 per cent gross/AER. The bond also offers a monthly income option at 3.40 per cent gross/2.72 per cent net/3.45 per cent AER fixed. Gary Lacey, savings product manager [...]

Principality launches e-ISA Issue 3 with enhanced rate
Principality Building Society has launched a new edition of its online variable rate e-ISA Issue 3 account, which offers a market-leading rate of 3.10 per cent tax free/ AER. The e-ISA Issue 3 includes a 1.30 per cent unconditional introductory bonus rate for the first 12 months. Launching on Thursday 22 March, the account is [...]

Clydesdale Bank International launches new account
Clydesdale Bank International has launched a new notice account for expat and offshore savers. The new account, 95 Day Notice Account, allows interest to interest to be paid either annually or the capitalisation of interest can be deferred until a future date determined by the accountholder. This new interest option has been designed for those [...]

New ISAs from Skipton
Skipton Building Society is launching two easy access ISAs offering variable interest rates of 3.10 per cent. Product Details Bonus Cash ISA Interest rate 3.10 per cent p.a. AER, variable (including 1.10 per cent bonus); Available via Skipton Direct customer service centre and national branch network. Online Bonus Cash ISA Interest rate 3.10 per cent [...]
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