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  • Thursday, 8 January, 2026
    Banking & Savings
    Latest Isa rates

    Up-to-date tax-efficient savings deals

  • Wednesday, 7 January, 2026
    Cryptocurrencies
    Reader callout: Have you tried to put crypto in your Isa?

    Tell us your views on the UK government’s decision to allow investors to hold digital ETNs in their savings accounts

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  • Wednesday, 7 January, 2026
    LexFinancial services
    What will it take to get nervous UK investors to ride the bull?

    UK rule changes and other initiatives this year will aim to help savers spread their investing wings

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  • Friday, 2 January, 2026
    Personal Finance
    UK investment platforms to cut fees in effort to woo customers

    Government push to create ‘nation of investors’ stokes competition between providers

    Rachel Reeves speaks at a podium with a UK flag behind her, gesturing with one hand during a press briefing.
  • Saturday, 13 December, 2025
    Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
    Is now really a good time to start investing?

    Government begins push to create a ‘nation of investors’ as AI bubble fears intensify

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  • Wednesday, 10 December, 2025
    Personal Finance
    JPMorgan and Fidelity among firms funding UK drive to lure people to invest

    Banks and asset managers back government campaign to boost retirement pots and funnel money into economy

    Two people review financial charts on a smartphone, with documents and a tablet displaying investment data on a table.
  • Saturday, 6 December, 2025
    UK tax
    Cash in stocks-and-shares Isas could be taxed at 20%, industry warns

    Investment sites demand clarity on what will count as a ‘cash-like instrument’ under new rules

    HM Revenue & Customs letter partially covered by British banknotes, including a visible hologram and £5 note.
  • Thursday, 4 December, 2025
    AJ Bell
    AJ Bell boss warns over ‘absolutely bonkers’ Isa charge

    Charge on cash in stocks-and-shares Isas ‘essentially a tax’, Michael Summersgill says

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  • Saturday, 29 November, 2025
    Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
    Fill your boots before Budget tax changes kick in

    Three money moves for higher earners to consider

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  • Wednesday, 26 November, 2025
    UK Autumn Budget 2025
    Industry sceptical of cash Isa curbs

    Chancellor confirms annual limit to be cut to £12,000 for all except over-65s

    Rachel Reeves speaks at the despatch box in the House of Commons, holding papers, with MPs seated behind her.
  • Wednesday, 26 November, 2025
    Claer Barrett
    A horrid Budget for the ‘Henrys’

    Tax squeeze set to hit higher-earning young professionals at key point in their careers

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  • Wednesday, 26 November, 2025
    UK Autumn Budget 2025
    UK savers and investors hit by Budget tax raid

    Tax on dividends and savings will rise in unexpected move

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  • Monday, 24 November, 2025
    UK Autumn Budget 2025
    Reeves to cut annual cash Isa limit to £12,000 in Budget

    Move comes as UK government attempts to funnel more cash into London-listed stocks

    ISA letter cubes beside an upright pound coin and scattered stacks of sterling coins against a green background.
  • Friday, 21 November, 2025
    Inside Politics
    Lessons from Japan’s investing drive for fellow cash-loving Britons

    A national message about ‘asset building’ — and investing’s upside — has helped drive behaviour

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  • Monday, 17 November, 2025
    Investment Association warns UK government over Isa reforms

    Ministers’ plan to attract more cash into London-listed stocks could fall short, it says

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  • Saturday, 15 November, 2025
    Investing in funds
    Number of Isa millionaires hits 5,000

    Most trade infrequently, hold an international portfolio and often favour active funds

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  • Friday, 14 November, 2025
    Q&A
    Why would cutting the cash Isa limit hit mortgages?

    Building societies warn reduction to allowances will curb mortgage lending, particularly to first-time buyers

    A man with a backpack walks past the entrance of a Nationwide Building Society branch in Middlesbrough, UK.
  • Monday, 10 November, 2025
    Hedge funds
    Asset Management: Hedge fund Millennium’s landmark stake sale 

    Plus, private equity warning, US money market strain, and Turner at the Walker Art Gallery

    Israel "Izzy" Englander speaks on stage at the SkyBridge Alternatives conference, wearing glasses and a suit.
  • Saturday, 8 November, 2025
    Banking & Savings
    Government should force Isa savers into UK stocks, says Martin Gilbert

    Revolut chair calls for curbs to cash Isa tax-free allowance

    Martin Gilbert speaks on stage, gesturing with his hands, during the IIF annual membership meeting.
  • Thursday, 6 November, 2025
    Reeves considers less dramatic cut to cash Isa allowance

    Government encourages Isa providers to revamp stocks-and-shares savings products

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  • Saturday, 1 November, 2025
    Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
    Friendship: the best investment we can ever make

    A life that is rich in friendship is one worth living to the full

    Montage of a hand on a friend’s shoulder with a graph paper background
  • Wednesday, 29 October, 2025
    Tech bosses back Rachel Reeves’ plans to overhaul cash Isas

    Company chiefs support chancellor’s goal to reduce tax-free allowance in face of building society opposition

    Rachel Reeves speaks at a business reception, standing between two microphones with a blurred ornate clock in the background.
  • Friday, 24 October, 2025
    Cutting cash Isa limit could lead to 60,000 fewer mortgages a year

    Building societies say cash Isa curbs would mean a substantial hit to their lending capacity

    People walk past the entrance of a Nationwide Building Society branch, with the company sign clearly visible above the door.
  • Thursday, 23 October, 2025
    Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
    Time to add crypto to your Sipp or Isa? Wait, there’s a catch

    Regulatory changes make it possible to gain exposure inside a UK tax wrapper — but few platforms offer them

    Montage of a golden coin with a Bitcoin logo and two one pound coins
  • Friday, 17 October, 2025
    UK politics
    Reeves looks to include minimum UK shareholding in Isa overhaul

    Evolution of abandoned Conservative ‘Brit Isa’ plan also includes stamp duty tax break

    Rachel Reeves smiles while visiting the London Stock Exchange Group, with trading screens visible in the background.
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