投資家s in a hurry to （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 the ISA age

By Darren Behar
Updated: 00:00 BST, 30 March 1999

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Thousands of savers are 脅すing to 押し寄せる／沼地 banks, building societies and 財政／金融 companies in a last-minute 急ぐ to 投資する in old-style 税金-解放する／自由な 貯金 計画（する）s.

With the 復活祭 Monday 最終期限 for 開始 Peps and Tessas l ooming, up to four times the normal number of 投資家s are trying to buy.

（ドイツなどの）首相／（大学の）学長 Gordon Brown is 取って代わるing Peps and Tessas with the more 限られた／立憲的な and more 複雑にするd Individual 貯金 Accounts from next Tuesday.

This leaves savers only seven days to take advantage of the £10,800 価値（がある） of 税金-解放する／自由な 投資s 利用できる for the year to April 5 through a combination of Peps and Tessas.

Isas, which can 連合させる ordinary 貯金 with 在庫／株s and 株, will 許す a 最大限 of £7,000 to be 投資するd 税金-解放する／自由な in their first year and just £5,000 after that.

全国的な, the largest building society, and the Halifax each said yesterday they were 開始 Tessas ? 税金 免除された Special 貯金 Accounts ? for 2,000 顧客s a day, four times the normal number.

Pep ? Personal 公正，普通株主権 計画（する） ? 投資家s are 注ぐing billions into a 株式市場 already の近くに to an 史上最高. Virgin Direct is receiving almost 10,000 Pep 調査s a day while 全国的な has 二塁打d sales.

'It's like a gold 急ぐ,' said Steve Glynn, sales and marketing director of Jupiter, a 主要な 基金 管理／経営 company. 'The market is 劇的な up.' Some 報告（する）／憶測s 示唆する up to £5billion 価値（がある） of Peps could be sold this month. 現在／一般に more than £80billion is 投資するd in Peps by more than three and a half million Britons. Another £27billion is in Tessas held by more than five million.

The 急ぐ to 上げる those totals has been 高くする，増すd by the 復活祭 holiday. There will be no 地位，任命する on Good Friday and 復活祭 Monday, when 使用／適用 forms must be 宿泊するd with the company 供給するing the Pep or Tessa by midnight.

The Halifax, Abbey 国家の, and 全国的な are の中で high street 指名するs 開始 some 支店s over the 週末. Many 会社／堅いs will bring in extra staff to 対処する with the 急ぐ.

仲買人 Pep Direct 計画（する）s to 飛行機で行く 使用／適用s by ヘリコプター from its Wolverhampton offices to its 基金 経営者／支配人s' office in London on Monday.

専門家s, however, 警告するd 買い手s to be aware of the 危険 involv ed with Peps, which 投資する in the 株式市場. They pointed out that Tessas - simple cash 貯金 accounts ? are a safer bet for the 用心深い 投資家.