Independent financial adviser Chase de Vere Investments is launching an on-line Isa application facility this Monday. The service - whose launch coincides with the busiest period for ISA applications in the run up to the end of the tax year - will let customers apply for a range of Fidelity and M&G Iass on the internet.
Fund managers Investec Guinness Flight are offering their e-commerce-focused unit trusts and Ias to on-line investors at a 2% discount. The WIRED@INDEX fund invests in blue chip companies with significant e-commerce involvment. The products can be applied for, bought and maintained on-line. Investors will also be able to access prices, performance details, and a charting facility through the website, www.wiredindexisa.com. Fund manager Fidelity Investments is offering customers discounts of up to £149 on Gateway computers to encourage them to use the internet and manage their investments on-line. The offer is open until April 5.
Skipton Building Society is offering internet investors an annual return of 7% gross through a 3-year Fixed Rate Bond. The bond, which can only be bought via the internet, matures on March 31, 2003, and is subject to a minimum investment of £5,000.
If you are thinking of buying or selling an endowment policy, with profits dealer Neville James's website, accessible at www.neville-james.co.uk , may prove useful. The newly launched site contains a guide to tradeable policies, a quotation request form and information on the prices Neville James is willing to pay for policies. A guide to the terminology is also available.
If you want to buy travel insurance on-line but are baffled by the range of policies on offer, check out the Research Department's Best Buy table for single trip policies at www.trd.co.uk. The table compares the prices and level of cover provided by more than 40 products available to buy online.
Cable-based internet service provider ISP Telewest Communications is offering unlimited internet access for £10 a month to 10 million UK consumers. The fee covers unlimited access to the web through Cable i-Net, Telewest's ISP. The service, Surf Unlimited, was developed after research showed that 36% of non-users are put off by phone-call charges.
