Allianz Technology Trust ISA

Allianz Technology Trust ISA

Technology is a specialist sector and it takes a specialist manager who can call upon experience, an extensive network and the strongest research and analytical tools to spot the trends behind the headlines and to identify the potential technology winners. The fund manager believes that the case for strong relative performance from the technology sector remains robust.

Allianz Technology Trust PLC (ATT) is an independent company listed on the London Stock Exchange whose investment trust structure provides access to a diversified portfolio.

How To Invest In the Allianz Technology Trust Stocks & Shares ISA

Savers can invest either a one of deposit or make monthly instalments into the ISA and use the money to invest in the Allianz Tech Trust fund.

You can access Allianz Technology Trust via a range of platforms including Hargreaves Lansdown, Interactive Investor, AJ Bell and Fidelity.

ISA Guide

In order to be eligible for a UK ISA you need to be:

• Aged 16 or over for a cash ISA.
• Aged 18 or over for a stocks and shares ISA.
• A resident of the United Kingdom.
• If you don’t live in the UK then you need to be a Crown Servant or their spouse/civil partner.
• You can open a Junior ISA for someone under 18 who you have parental responsibility for.

Types of ISA

There are two distinct types of ISA available: Cash ISAs and Stocks & Shares ISAs, which are considerable different from one another. ISA rules allow each eligible person to open up to one of each type of ISA each tax year, however if you do so you will need to break up your ISA allowance between the two accounts so as not to exceed it.

• Cash ISAs – Are a type of savings account. The interest that accrues on your saving however is paid tax-free up to your maximum allowance. Providers may offer different kinds of Cash ISA plans depending on how easily you would like to be able to access your cash to make withdrawals, generally speaking plans that offer more restricted access to your savings during their term also offer better rates of interests:

• Stocks & Shares ISAs – Are a kind of investment account that offers a tax-efficient wrapper for your money, you can use this kind of account to invest in various capital at risk products. Some Stocks & Shares ISAs are known as ‘self-select’ as they let you directly choose what stocks you invest in, other kinds of Stocks & Shares ISAs give you a selection of managed funds to pick from based on your attitude towards risk. Up to you maximum allowance you do not have to pay any Capital Gains Tax or Income Tax on profits made from the increase in value of your investments, you will still however be taxed on dividends. It is important to remember with these kinds of products that you may get back less money than you originally put in if the value of your investments decreases.

ISA Transfers

You can transfer ISAs to other providers or to another ISA with the same provider. However you may be charged an interest based penalty for doing so.