Investors flock to ISAs amid fears of Autumn Budget CGT hike

Hargreaves Lansdown and AJ Bell told PA's sister title Investment Week there has been a marked increase in activity among their ISA clients. HL reported a 39.6% rise in the number of investors maxing out their Stocks & Shares ISAs in the current tax year compared to the previous one. Similarly, AJ Bell said that in September alone there had been a 47% increase in ISA subscriptions and the number of Bed and ISA transactions has doubled compared with September 2023. Such a phenomenon has also been highlighted by Bestinvest and Interactive Investor (II). The Evelyn Partners platfor...