Cash ISA limit cut: why your tax-free savings are still vital AD Chancellor Rachel Reeves slashed the annual limit for cash ISAs. But this isn’t their death knell – they still have a very valuable place as part of a diversified portfolio. It’s all change for ISA limits For many savers, the cash ISA has been a huge success story. It’s given them a lower-risk, tax-free way [...]
How will the Budget impact your personal finances? Personal Finance It’s the day after Rachel Reeves’ crunch Budget, and while the Office of Budget Responsibility leak may be the main talking point, after months of speculation we finally know how personal finances will be impacted. As expected, Reeves extended income tax freezes and introduced a range of smaller taxes, in moves that are expected to [...]
What does the Budget mean for you? Personal Finance Rachel Reeves’ second Budget has been the most closely watched in recent memory, with media briefings and soundings on all sides. Rachel Reeves has raised taxes by £26bn in her second Budget, which follows on from last year’s £40bn. They will go up to well over 38 per cent of GDP by 2030, the OBR [...]
Autumn Budget: Cash ISA tax free allowance slashed to £12,000 November 26, 2025 In a major policy shakeup, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed a slash to the cash ISA ceiling but over 65s will retain the full allowance. After weeks of speculation, Reeves confirmed the ceiling will be cut from £20,000 to £12,000 as of April 2027, as part of her bid to stop people from hoarding cash [...]
Our savings are lazy – the Budget must put them to work November 20, 2025 Rachel Reeves should cut the cash ISA limit and redirect savings into British equities, says Steven Fine The old saying in finance is that “money never sleeps”: but a lot of ours is lazy. Today Britain sits on nearly a trillion pounds of ISA savings, yet too little is being put to work in our [...]
Brits insist on cash ISA safety net amid Treasury investment push November 12, 2025 Millions of Brits refuse to invest in the stock market without a significant cash safety net amid growing speculation over a potential slash to the cash ISA ceiling. According to financial services platform Moneybox, 87 per cent of people insisted on having a substantial amount of cash before investing, confirming it made them more comfortable [...]
Rachel Reeves cools on big cash ISA reforms November 7, 2025 Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to make a smaller cut to the cash ISA allowance after heavy lobbying from building societies, it has been reported. Rumours have swirled that the £20,000 allowance on cash ISAs could be stripped down to as much as £10,000 as part of an effort to make more Brits invest in [...]
Mining boss: Journey from Aim to main market ‘too difficult’ October 28, 2025 The mining boss behind the London main market’s newest member has said his firm would not have transferred from Aim had he known how complicated the process would be, despite the junior market partly existing to act as a stepping stone to London’s principal exchange. Cobus Loots, the chief executive of South African-based gold miner [...]
MPs raise alarm as Rachel Reeves set to slash cash ISA limit October 25, 2025 Rachel Reeves has been urged to avoid slashing the cash ISA limit in the coming Autumn Budget as she looks to drive investment into the London stock market. The Chancellor is reportedly set to revive plans to cut the tax-free limit after putting previous proposals on ice after the move faced fierce backlash. The tax-free [...]
JP Morgan set to loosen crypto rules allowing Bitcoin as collateral October 24, 2025 JP Morgan is set to shake up its crypto rules with plans to allow institutional clients to use Bitcoin and Ether holdings as lending collateral. The new scheme will work with a third party to safeguard the crypto assets and follows the banking giant’s delving deeper into the world of digital assets. The US lender [...]