Cash ISAs: Will Rachel Reeves bring in a ‘tax on savings’? February 24, 2025 The financial industry has split over whether Chancellor Rachel Reeves should be cracking down on cash ISAs to encourage investment. While Reeves has ruled out scrapping cash ISAs completely, the Treasury is currently mulling whether to bring the limit for them down to just £4,000 a year. Currently, investors have a tax-free allowance of £20,000 [...]
Rachel Reeves urges financial services to back emerging markets February 20, 2025 Rachel Reeves has met with top financial services firms to urge them to work with development institutions and within “emerging markets”. The Chancellor met with firms including Aviva, HSBC and Schroders in Canary Wharf today, as she called on industry leaders to seize on growth opportunities and shore up London as a leader in development [...]
City minister takes aim at cash ISAs in call to back the stock market February 5, 2025 The City minister lamented the hundreds of billions of pounds stashed away in cash ISAs today as she called for Brits to invest more money in London’s ailing stock market. Speaking to the Lord financial regulation committee, Emma Reynolds, who took over the role of City minister last month, said the UK had “failed to [...]
Gold rush: Royal Mint says investors flocking to buy bullion before new tax year February 3, 2025 Gold bullion sales are soaring as investors seek to protect themselves against political and economic turmoil – and from capital gains tax too. The Royal Mint says its revenue from gold bullion sales rose nine per cent over 2024 to reach a new record high. These sales rose 153 per cent in the final quarter [...]
Show me my money! Four ways to get your finances in order before the new tax year January 30, 2025 The financial landscape is vast, and navigating it can be a headache, especially with a lot of change. However, with inflation still eating into savings, and a bigger tax burden on individuals looming for 2025, protecting your money and making sure it is working hard enough for you has gone from a nice-to-have, to a [...]
Savers get three-month warning over £50bn in maturing ISAs January 30, 2025 Savers are being urged to act as a huge £53.9bn in cash ISAs will mature by April, according to Paragon Bank. Paragon said that £36.4bn of that was held in one-year, fixed-term deals, which are almost certainly paying better rates than savers can get today. Derek Sprawling, savings managing director at Paragon Bank, said: “Over [...]
Nearly a million extra savers face shock tax bills January 28, 2025 Almost 1m more savers could be hit with shock tax bills this year, Shawbrook Bank has warned – unless they keep their cash in an ISA. More than 6m savers will pay tax on interest in 2025, up 800,000 from the number of savers who had to pay tax on interest last year. This is [...]
The stocks and shares ISA millionaires are buying January 27, 2025 Legal & General is the most-held stock among all ISA millionaires using DIY investing service Hargreaves Lansdown, with fellow insurers Phoenix and Aviva joining the firm for the most popular shares. Funds run by Legal & General also make up half of the top funds invested in by the 1,322 ISA millionaires using Hargreaves Lansdown, [...]
London investors urged to shift assets as huge capital gains tax burden revealed January 21, 2025 Investors from London and the Home Counties will be the hardest hit by April’s hike to capital gains tax and should consider moving their assets into tax efficient vehicles, a leading accountancy firm has warned. Taxpayers in the capital are set to pay a combined £430m of additional capital gains tax (CGT) this year, accountants [...]
ISA changes to be government priority in 2025 says AJ Bell boss December 5, 2024 AJ Bell’s boss has said that ISA simplification is expected to be a priority for the government next year. “My understanding is that in 2025 we’ll see some progress on ISA simplification, and we’ll look to engage with government as part of that,” said AJ Bell CEO Michael Summersgill. There had been anticipation of a shakeup in [...]