Accessibility helpSkip to navigationSkip to contentSkip to footer
  • Sign In
  • Subscribe
Open side navigation menuOpen search bar
Financial Times
SubscribeSign In
  • Home
  • World
    Sections
    • World Home
    • Middle East war
    • Global Economy
    • UK
    • US
    • China
    • Africa
    • Asia Pacific
    • Emerging Markets
    • Europe
    • War in Ukraine
    • Americas
    • Middle East & North Africa
    Most Read
    • The UK should press ahead with the inevitable on tax
    • Linda Yaccarino steps down as chief executive of X
    • Dutch pension funds set to sell €125bn of government bonds
    • Trump’s ‘intelligent’ copper tariffs will ‘wake people up’, says mining billionaire
    • Trump threatens to impose 50% tariff on Brazil
  • US
    Sections
    • US Home
    • US Economy
    • US Companies
    • US Politics & Policy
    Most Read
    • The UK should press ahead with the inevitable on tax
    • Linda Yaccarino steps down as chief executive of X
    • Trump’s ‘intelligent’ copper tariffs will ‘wake people up’, says mining billionaire
    • Trump threatens to impose 50% tariff on Brazil
    • Don’t believe the myth: Britain’s services have been hit hard by Brexit
  • Companies
    Sections
    • Companies Home
    • Energy
    • Financials
    • Health
    • Industrials
    • Media
    • Professional Services
    • Retail & Consumer
    • Tech Sector
    • Telecoms
    • Transport
    Most Read
    • Moët Hennessy sexual harassment case shines light on company’s culture
    • Linda Yaccarino steps down as chief executive of X
    • Dutch pension funds set to sell €125bn of government bonds
    • Europe just years away from uncrewed fighter jets, says defence start-up Helsing
    • Trump’s ‘intelligent’ copper tariffs will ‘wake people up’, says mining billionaire
  • Tech
    Sections
    • Tech Home
    • Artificial intelligence
    • Semiconductors
    • Cyber Security
    • Social Media
    Most Read
    • Linda Yaccarino steps down as chief executive of X
    • Europe just years away from uncrewed fighter jets, says defence start-up Helsing
    • Revolut in talks to raise new funding at $65bn valuation
    • Nvidia becomes first company to reach $4tn in market value
    • Musk’s Grok AI chatbot praises Hitler on X
  • Markets
    Sections
    • Markets Home
    • Alphaville
    • Markets Data
    • Crypto
    • Capital Markets
    • Commodities
    • Currencies
    • Equities
    • Monetary Policy Radar
    • Wealth Management
    • Moral Money
    • ETF Hub
    • Fund Management
    • Trading
    Most Read
    • The UK should press ahead with the inevitable on tax
    • Dutch pension funds set to sell €125bn of government bonds
    • Trump’s ‘intelligent’ copper tariffs will ‘wake people up’, says mining billionaire
    • Revolut in talks to raise new funding at $65bn valuation
    • Nvidia becomes first company to reach $4tn in market value
  • Climate
  • Opinion
    Sections
    • Opinion Home
    • Columnists
    • The FT View
    • The Big Read
    • Lex
    • Obituaries
    • Letters
    Most Read
    • The UK should press ahead with the inevitable on tax
    • Don’t believe the myth: Britain’s services have been hit hard by Brexit
    • Britain, France and the necessary relationship
    • Manchester prepares to welcome home Oasis
    • Why carmakers need to bring back buttons
  • Lex
  • Work & Careers
    Sections
    • Work & Careers Home
    • Business School Rankings
    • Business Education
    • Europe's Start-Up Hubs
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Recruitment
    • Business Books
    • Business Travel
    • Working It
    Most Read
    • Memo from Paris: Simon Kuper takes a dip in the Seine
    • TALA founder: ‘We weren’t going to make payroll — so I sold my car’
    • Networking hots up in the yoga studio
    • Hot tickets: the rise of London’s day-festival scene   
    • How to make work more fun
  • Life & Arts
    Sections
    • Life & Arts Home
    • Arts
    • Books
    • Food & Drink
    • FT Magazine
    • House & Home
    • Style
    • Puzzles
    • Travel
    • FT Globetrotter
    Most Read
    • Manchester prepares to welcome home Oasis
    • Why carmakers need to bring back buttons
    • Lululemon vs Costco: the fashion copycat fight
    • The law of unintended consequences strikes again
    • Memo from Paris: Simon Kuper takes a dip in the Seine
  • HTSI
MenuSearch
  • Home
  • World
  • US
  • Companies
  • Tech
  • Markets
  • Climate
  • Opinion
  • Lex
  • Work & Careers
  • Life & Arts
  • HTSI
Financial Times
SubscribeSign In

Isas

  • Saturday, 5 July, 2025
    Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
    A better way to solve the cash Isa problem? Close the advice gap

    Regulatory changes stand a greater chance of creating a nation of investors

    Illustration of a woman standing and thinking on a bar in an upward trending bar chart, with a speech bubble filling an empty gap between two bars
  • Friday, 4 July, 2025
    Banking & Savings
    Latest Isa rates

    Up-to-date tax-efficient savings deals

  • Monday, 30 June, 2025
    UK politics
    Rachel Reeves set to cut cash Isa allowance

    Chancellor is expected to outline plans to limit the amount of money that can be saved into tax-free cash accounts each year

  • Sunday, 29 June, 2025
    Lifetime Isas
    Lifetime Isa raises risk of making poor financial decisions, say MPs

    Treasury committee questions whether tax-free savings product is subsidising wealthier first-home buyers

    Sterling bank notes
  • Saturday, 21 June, 2025
    LexUK equities
    What will it take to make British investors buy British stocks? Premium content

    Brits seem to be using the rally as yet another opportunity to sell

    Advertising for Scottish Widows
  • Saturday, 14 June, 2025
    Sweeping Isa reforms threaten investor boycott, says new research

    Majority of UK retail investors reject changes to existing rules, according to YouGov survey

    The logo of London Stock Exchange Group
  • Thursday, 5 June, 2025
    Financial services
    UK savers penalised for failing to shop around

    More than 80% unaware of pension fees while across all forms of investment only 7% check costs before opening an account

    Pile of UK pound coins
  • Friday, 23 May, 2025
    AJ Bell chief hits out at plans to cut cash Isa allowance

    Summersgill says it would be ‘negative’ for savers and ‘ineffective’ in channelling money into investments

    Workers at Canary Wharf
  • Wednesday, 21 May, 2025
    Robinhood takes aim at UK investment platforms with no-fee Isa

    US broker that pioneered zero-commission share trading plans to disrupt UK market

    Jordan Sinclair, head of Robinhood UK
  • Friday, 16 May, 2025
    UK ministers consider cutting tax-free cash Isa allowance

    City groups think such a move will attract money into equity funds and domestic shares

    A montage of Big Ben in the foreground and a £5 note in the background
  • Thursday, 15 May, 2025
    Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
    Don’t make Isas a great British failure 

    Mandating UK equities in tax-free accounts would destroy any culture of investing we already have

    Illustration of a Union Jack umbrella with rips and tears on a grid background
  • Saturday, 10 May, 2025
    UK economy
    Rachel Reeves prepares to launch Isa review

    Treasury to begin consultation as UK chancellor looks to encourage savers to invest in domestic stocks

    A collection of one pound coins
  • Friday, 9 May, 2025
    Personal Finance
    Free reader event: Building a financial plan

    Quiz financial planning experts about pensions, Isas and IHT changes at our interactive webinar

    Claer Barrett
  • Friday, 18 April, 2025
    Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
    How I’m staying calm when markets are uncertain

    Are you buying the dip, battening down the hatches or carrying on as normal?

    Illustration of a small sailboat approaching a big wave made of arrows
  • Friday, 28 March, 2025
    Claer Barrett
    Rachel Reeves’ Isa reforms must be designed with Gen Z in mind

    The chancellor’s plan to revolutionise retail investment needs young investors

    Parents with a  young baby pore over papers next to an open laptop on a table
  • Wednesday, 26 March, 2025
    Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
    Should Brits brace for tax rises in the Autumn Budget?

    No tax changes in the Spring Statement, but if the search for growth proves fruitless they’ll soon be back on the agenda

    Illustration of hands holding shears cutting flowers still in bud against a darkening sky
  • Wednesday, 26 March, 2025
    UK Spring Statement 2025
    Personal finance experts react to the Spring Statement

    From another crackdown on tax collection, to Isa threats and investing in defence stocks

    Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, leaves No,11 Downing Street
  • Wednesday, 19 March, 2025
    Tax relief for cash Isa savers rose to £2.1bn last year 

    Cost to the UK Treasury rises 30-fold in two years due to rising interest rates and frozen thresholds

    A man walks past the entrance to HM Treasury in London
  • Thursday, 13 March, 2025
    Inside Politics
    The argument would-be reformers haven’t yet made on cash Isas

    Individuals might be making the wrong savings choices for their goals

    A headshot of Rachel Reeves
  • Wednesday, 12 March, 2025
    Reeves delays plan to reform cash Isas until after Spring Statement

    City executives have urged chancellor to lower cap on tax-free savings

    Rachel Reeves
  • Saturday, 8 March, 2025
    David Firn
    Want to boost UK’s investment culture? Exempt stocks-and-shares Isas from IHT

    I doubt the government will go for my idea, but it could increase investment in UK plc — and make people richer

    View of the City of London
  • Friday, 7 March, 2025
    Isa Guide 2025

    With the chancellor being urged to shake up the tax-free scheme, we review the options as this year’s tax deadline draws near

  • Friday, 7 March, 2025
    Isa Guide 2025
    Where are the best Isa deals on the market?

    Investment platforms note huge inflows as doubts continue over future of cash accounts

    UK sterling banknotes and coins
  • Friday, 7 March, 2025
    Isa Guide 2025
    Maxed-out Junior Isas up nearly 50% in a year

    Latest figures show strong rebound in numbers filling up the £9,000 annual limit

    A small girl playing with toy money
  • Friday, 7 March, 2025
    Isa Guide 2025
    New labels highlight the different shades of green funds

    FCA scheme means far fewer funds can be dubbed ‘sustainable’

    Illustration of a person looking into a transparent glass glass safe of coins on a green background
Previous page1Next page

Join us at an FT Live event

Discover unmissable flagship events and members only communities to expand your thinking and elevate your career

FT Live
Celebration of Investment Awards 2025
Recognising the organisations that help UK private investors prosper
Thursday, 27 November60 Upper Thames St., City of London, London EC4V 3DB, UK
Explore all events

Useful links

Support

View Site TipsHelp CentreContact UsAbout UsAccessibilitymyFT TourCareersSuppliers

Legal & Privacy

Terms & ConditionsPrivacy PolicyCookie PolicyManage CookiesCopyrightSlavery Statement & Policies

Services

Share News Tips SecurelyIndividual SubscriptionsProfessional SubscriptionsRepublishingExecutive Job SearchAdvertise with the FTFollow the FT on XFT ChannelsFT Schools

Tools

PortfolioFT AppFT Digital EditionFT EditAlerts HubBusiness School RankingsSubscription ManagerNews feedNewslettersCurrency Converter

Community & Events

FT Live EventsFT ForumsFT Leaders Academy

More from the FT Group

Markets data delayed by at least 15 minutes. © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2025. FT and ‘Financial Times’ are trademarks of The Financial Times Ltd.
The Financial Times and its journalism are subject to a self-regulation regime under the FT Editorial Code of Practice.
Edition:International
UK
Subscribe for full access

Top sections

  • Home
  • World
    • Middle East war
    • Global Economy
    • UK
    • US
    • China
    • Africa
    • Asia Pacific
    • Emerging Markets
    • Europe
    • War in Ukraine
    • Americas
    • Middle East & North Africa
  • US
    • US Economy
    • US Companies
    • US Politics & Policy
  • Companies
    • Energy
    • Financials
    • Health
    • Industrials
    • Media
    • Professional Services
    • Retail & Consumer
    • Tech Sector
    • Telecoms
    • Transport
  • Tech
    • Artificial intelligence
    • Semiconductors
    • Cyber Security
    • Social Media
  • Markets
    • Alphaville
    • Markets Data
    • Crypto
    • Capital Markets
    • Commodities
    • Currencies
    • Equities
    • Monetary Policy Radar
    • Wealth Management
    • Moral Money
    • ETF Hub
    • Fund Management
    • Trading
  • Climate
  • Opinion
    • Columnists
    • The FT View
    • The Big Read
    • Lex
    • Obituaries
    • Letters
  • Lex
  • Work & Careers
    • Business School Rankings
    • Business Education
    • Europe's Start-Up Hubs
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Recruitment
    • Business Books
    • Business Travel
    • Working It
  • Life & Arts
    • Arts
    • Books
    • Food & Drink
    • FT Magazine
    • House & Home
    • Style
    • Puzzles
    • Travel
    • FT Globetrotter
  • Personal Finance
    • Property & Mortgages
    • Investments
    • Pensions
    • Tax
    • Banking & Savings
    • Advice & Comment
  • HTSI
  • Special Reports

FT recommends

  • Alphaville
  • FT Edit
  • Lunch with the FT
  • FT Globetrotter
  • #techAsia
  • Moral Money
  • Visual and data journalism
  • Newsletters
  • Video
  • Podcasts
  • News feed
  • FT Schools
  • FT Live Events
  • FT Forums
  • FT Leaders Academy
  • myFT
  • Portfolio
  • FT Digital Edition
  • Crossword
  • Our Apps
  • Help Centre
  • Subscribe
  • Sign In