NatWest and RBS customers have the chance to earn a 0.5 per cent gross bonus, fixed for 12 months, on their NatWest
Cash ISA or RBS Instant Access
ISA account.
Individuals who save their full 2010/11
cash ISA allowance of £5,100 before 30 April this year will qualify for the bonus.
Alternatively, anyone who submits a request to transfer in their
cash ISA from another provider to the NatWest or RBS
cash ISA by 30 April will also qualify for the bonus.
Savings head Carol Sleith points out that around "half of the general population" have a
cash ISA, yet many still find them confusing.
Citing research carried out by NatWest and RBS, she adds: "We were surprised to find that 82 per cent of our respondents couldn't say exactly when the end of the tax year is, so we are introducing an online ISA clock and a new range of customer material in branch and online."
The aim of the tools is to help keep people informed about the looming end of the tax year and ensure deadlines for ISA top-ups in the current tax year - or the start of the next one - aren't missed.
