ISA investments

There are a wide variety of ISA investments such as cash ISA’s that pay a fixed rate or stocks and shares ISA’s or investment ISA’s that are linked to the stock market.

ISA investments are tax free and you are allowed to invest £5,340 into a cash ISA or £10,680 into a stocks and shares ISA or £5,340 into each to make a total investment of £10,680 in any one tax year. You are only allowed to invest in one per year.

There are also tessa only ISAs that no longer exist as new products to be paid into but can be transferred into a new ISA.

	Legal & General Investments launches Junior ISA Legal & General Investments has unveiled details of its new stocks and shares Junior ISA, with three options available depending on risk appetite.
	Nationwide issue last minute Isa deals Nationwide has announced two new Isas for the 2011-12 tax year. The Online Isa account pays 3.10 per cent interest and the 75 day Isa pays up to 2.85 per cent.
	How to invest in a stocks and shares ISA With the ISA deadline just over three weeks ago, and you want to try and beat the low returns available from a cash ISA then our guide gives the lowdown on investment ISAs.
	ISA countdown: How to invest in a self-select ISA Self-select ISAs allow you to manage your own investments and choose exactly what funds you invest in but you need to assess how often you will trade and how that affects fees.
	Lloyds TSB launches Junior Cash ISA at 3% Lloyds TSB is set to unveil a Junior Cash ISA product on February 13, making it the first of the major high street banks to do so.