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Santander rights issue
Hi , Santander are having a rights issue justr wonting to know if you were all awere of it and how many of you will be taking it up. Now that thay own abby and A&L i bet there are a lot of shear holders in the UK. Anyway i dont think i will be taking it up. but i do have the opshion of selly my rights. But iv never doone…
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Close Treasury 7% fixed
I received a letter this morning showing the amount I had deposited plus the interest I will earn on maturity. Very efficient I thought.
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Getting out of a fixed rate bond to pay of debts???
Hi Guys, i am new to this board and I have made a fairly stupid decision (to lock up all my savings for 2 years in a fixed term bond with barclays at 5.70%). This was completely with the best of intentions! I wanted to keep my money unspent until I finish my degree in 2011. (The bond is released January 2010). So i could…
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Icesave Isa
I started new Isa for this tax year with IceSave Isa and put in just £1000 ,my question is can I start another Isa with another bank and put in the rest of this years allowance £2600? or do I have to put it where my £1000 is going after I get it back from Icesave?
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Seeking website which posts daily interest rate changes
Help please. On another thread recently somebody very helpfully posted details of a website site which listed the daily changes to interest rates. Have trawled around but can't locate it. Seem to remember it may have been some official financial body.
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Sainsburys Internet Saver 3.5% ??
I know the rates are all dropping but Sainsburys make the following promise: Our rate promise We promise that until December 2010 you'll always earn higher than market average interest on your internet saver account. Each month we use moneyfacts.co.uk - the leading independent financial comparison site - to compare the…
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The Do Nothing Club
With savings and mortgage rates dropping there is a clamber to get on the bandwagon of fixed rate bonds. The consensus is that interest rates are heading down and they will continue to be low for a considerable period. The trouble with this is that now nothing will surprise me. How many times have you heard that some event…
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NR share compensation scheme Letter
anyone else received this letter?, certainly looks genuine.. 4 pages in all, makes a reference to here separate website setup, recently registered at the bottom of page
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Kaupthing Edge not processing new Chaps requests
Yesterday I processed a chaps request on the Kaupthing Edge site. Today the money had not reached the account. I called and was told that they were unable to process chaps payments at the moment (money will be sent via BACS instead) and that this is mentioned on their website. Has anyone else seen anything? I have been all…
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Investing for a monthly income.
Hi, I've never used a forum before so please forgive me if I am posting this message in the wrong place. I am a part-time working mum and am really confused and unsure as to where to invest a lump sum of money. I must have a monthy income from this investment, I do have a mortgage and I know I should use the money to…
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Savings "inflation beater bonds"
Brittania bldg soc are doing a 2 year "Inflation beater bond". Guaranteed 1.75% above the RPI. Can anyone help with their thoughts/ideas on this? Would it be a worthwhile investment under the present climate? (currently RPI+1.75%= 6.75%)
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Online accounts, online transfer, fixed rate
Anyone know of any fixed rates of 5.5% or above which you can open online and transfer online? I want to move some money to a 1yr bond if I can but I need it by mid-Nov next year and doing it all by post could be slow. I could open a Nationwide eBond from my Flexaccount really quickly, which I might, but it only pays 4.6%.…
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variable savings rates to plummet (Bradford & Bingley)
I've moved house recently and put money into various accounts fixed and variable, we want the money in 12 months time. Some money is in a B&B eSavings account (issue 3) and the variable interest is currently 6.01%, but they haven't reduced for the 1.5% BoE cut yet, and we can expect another percent base rate cut in…
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Halifax International saver 8%
Haiifax Internatioanl are offering 8% interest on a regular saver off shore account if you save between £100 and £2000 every month for 12 months - this looks like a great deal - why is no one shouting about it? - is there a problem with off shore accounts?
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Icesave & Emails
Hi, been reading some of you have already recieved your money back which is great! I on the otherhand have not yet recieved my 1st email. Should i be worried? Is there a cut off point for the emails? TIA
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To those that have received their icesave funds...
1 Date and time of e-mail 1 2 Date and time of e-mail 2 3 Date and time of claim 4 Date money arrived back in nominated account For me: 1 = 04/11/2008 at 20:20 2 = 12/11/2008 at 11:43 3 = Evening of 12/11/2008 4 = Not yet Has anyone got a full list of their 1-4 so I can guess when I get my compensation? Thanks.
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Gordon Brown risks run on the pound, says George Osborne
You MUST read this article in today's Times, free online edition. I am so very pleased that the Conservative party have woken up to the fact that the Brown, Darling King trio of irresponsible big spenders has already seriously damaged our country and economy and are about to destroy it completely ie through a run on the…
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Norwich & Peterborough E Saver account not listed.
It really isn't my day today. :o Thought I'd check what the rate was on my Norwich & Peterborough E Saver. No mention of E Saver on the site...now what. :confused: Shame I don't drink, (can't stand the taste) I could addle my brain.;)
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Anglo Irish Bank - Share price crash
Noticed that the Anglo Irish Bank share price crashed today to 1.29 Euros from just under 2. Having read the Fitch and other ratings I'm so glad I took all my dosh out a month ago. Bank of Ireland dont look very healthy either. How can the Irish Government guarantee billions of Euros. Another Iceland coming up. Trouble is…
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Icesave Second email- week 2
There is still an interest in getting a feel for how many of those second emails are being received each day. Please do not vote until you get that second email ( which could be up to 4th December).There will be two more threads at a later stage for the remaining two weeks but this poll is for second emails received…
