ISAs

AWD Chase de Vere has raised concerns the Budget's provision for savers to switch money in cash ISAs into investment ISAs but not vice versa.

RESEARCH by Co-operative Insurance suggests the number of consumers willing to invest ethically in an ISA has jumped by 18pc in the past year, with ethical funds under management in the fourth quarter of 2007 reaching £5.9bn.

Stuart Meiklejohn compares pensions and ISAs to see which is the most effective retirement planning tool

NET sales of UK-domiciled ISAs dipped into negative territory for the first time in a year, according to the latest data from the Investment Management Association (IMA).

ISA sales rose 7pc on last year's figures in the run up to the end of the tax year but were not as high as many had hoped, according to the latest IMA statistics.

ISA sales through Fidelity FundsNetwork were up 37pc year on year this ISA season with SIPP sales up 413pc.

THE demand for advice on ISAs hit a record level this year, according to an IFAP report.

HARGREAVES Lansdown has seen a significant increase in both ISA investments and SIPP sales over the last year.

BREWIN Dolphin Securities has smashed its recent ISA sales figures by achieving its highest total in five years.

ISA sales for February were 40% down on the same month in 2006 according to the Investment Management Association, highlighting the struggles of the UK's flagship investment vehicle in 2007.