Death of the Isa season need not be total disaster

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The death of the Isa season should not be the disaster much of the industry is proclaiming it to be ...

The death of the Isa season should not be the disaster much of the industry is proclaiming it to be ' at least not for the intermediary sector. The Isa net sales figures for January 2003 were almost half those recorded in January 2002 and, of course, the figures in 2002 were already a long way down from the year before that. While everyone is feeling a little battered by the continuing storm that is the equity bear market, it is worth remembering. The figures are still in positive territory, unlike those of the equity markets themselves. The £157m of net sales in January is not a small nu...

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