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Plans to cut the £20,000 cash ISA limit later this year are being considered by the Government. In his latest video, MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis explains what's likely to happen, what the changes would mean for savers and what you should be doing now.

Thousands of Ratesetter investors have been left waiting to get their cash back from closed accounts after a 'technical issue' delayed withdrawals made over the Bank Holiday weekend and on Tuesday. The peer-to-peer lender says it's now fixed the problem though, and says payments should arrive in customers' accounts by the end of Thursday (8 April). 

The tax-free dividend allowance is to be slashed from £5,000 to £2,000 from April 2018, the Chancellor has said.

A parliamentary petition calling for an end to cold callers selling pensions and investments has been backed by almost 3,000 people so far - and MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis has urged as many people to sign it as possible.

Victims of fraud are losing an average of £20,000 after falling prey to 'investment' scams involving non-existent stocks and shares, diamonds and fine wines, Citizens Advice has found.

Putting your money into a best-buy savings account can frequently give you a better return than buying shares, according to a major new piece of research looking at the performance of savings and investments since 1995.

Only two peer-to-peer lending platforms out of 94 are currently able of offer the new Innovative Finance ISA following its launch this week, as rigorous checks by the regulator have held up the approval process.

Thousands of financial advice firms have been warned they face potential fines or bans after a review by the City watchdog found three-quarters were failing to keep their clients properly informed about charges.

One in four investors are not receiving good enough advice from their bank, a mystery shopping review by the Financial Services Authority shows.

Barclays is to abolish sales incentives for frontline branch and telephone staff, which it hopes will help prevent mis-selling.