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Euro Account
Is there an article on this website about Euro Accounts? I can't seem to find one. And if not, does anyone have any advice on what a good one is? I don't have a lot of money to put in (about £1500), but I'm saving up for something I'll be paying for in dollars, and so I'm looking into keeping my money in a currency that…
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Halifax International Regular Saver
Hello, could someone help me out here. I mistakenly ticked a box in my SO application form that I wanted money to be withdrawn immediately from my linked bank account when setting up the International Regular saver account with Halifax, but also ticked the box to have a regular monthly withdrawal from my account. Which…
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Santander Rights Issue Tax Question
Having recieved my cheque from Santander paying what I'm due from their rights issue. Does anyone know if this income is treated the same as shares dividends when it comes to filling in next years tax return?
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What to do if you have MFI shares?
Hi Guys I've just found out today my dad has shares in MFI from when he used to work there?!, was just wondering if theres anything I can do?, as a first step I am going to try and contact the administrators, to make it more complicated these are paper shares and he cant find them at the moment.. hopefully they have a…
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Bradford + Bingley issue 3 rate dropped again
internet saver (issue 3) down to 3.41 AER
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Fixed Rate Halifax Web Saver MISADVERTISED???
Hi guys, I am totally new to the forum! I am sorry if this is in the wrong place! I am just wondering has Halifax bank of Scotland misadvertised the Fixed Rate Halifax Web Saver??? As a new customer we only have access to the Website and terms and condition. It did not state anywhere that a) Leave £1 in the source account…
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What to do?
Hi i am 16 and am on an apprenticeship for british energy and was wondering how i should save. I currently have a 10% savings account with halifax (get intrest anually) and was wondering if i should change to an ISA. I can save around £450-500 a month. cheers
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$50bn losses in US "ponzi" scheme fraud
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article5331997.ece http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7781086.stm Lets hope there are no UK implications or at least none that will make big waves here !! Oops..Santander exposure..…
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£500 to invest
hi, i have £500 which i want to put in a cash isa, but the problem is im only 16, can i get an ISA? if so which is the best bank or building society to open an ISA with? I already have an HSBC normal bank account BTW. Thanks
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80K to Invest
Hi, My Mums got around 80k to invest, but im not sure how she should invest it. Any ideas?
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Savings Newbie - Some Help Please?
Hi All, i'm 22 years old and have just started a new job (only £15k a year, have to start somewere) and I'd like to start saving, I don't really have any outgoings at the moment (bar phone bill and car insurance) so I think it is the perfect time to get myself some proper savings started. I've been reading through MSE…
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HBOS shares open offer
I have just been invited to buy 261 shares for £296.49. Not really sure what to do because HBOS are in trouble. Any Advice please?
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Saga's Top 5 Tracker Account info please
Anyone have any experience with Saga's Top 5 Tracker Account. I would like to know how long it takes to transfer money in and out.
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Where to find the price of a CDS (credit-default swap)
Hi everyone, The price of a CDS for a given financial institution can be a helpful indicator as to how likely that institution is to fail. I've had a brief google and haven't got very far in trying to find out where I can find the going market rate on CDSes (I'm especially interested in Citigroup). I found a few articles…
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Should i transfer my sterling savings to euro's? advise please.
I have 100k in nationwide e.savings account,obviously in sterling.I spend a lot of time in Spain at the moment and rent an apartment.Although the interest on my e.savings is not paid until april 1st,it covers most of my rent for the year.With the pound weakening against the euro and the very realistic threat of the…
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Money Exchanging Euro to Sterling
Hi all, not sure if this is the correct place for this thread but it was the closest I could find. I have recently done a job in Europe (not a bank job)!:cool: and have just been paid in Euros. This has been deposited in my offshore Euro account which is held with one of the big UK banks. Now with the Pound being so low…
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Savings linked to Bof E Base. and RPI
I would appreciate some financial advice. I have a joint , interest only, mortgage and we have available "drawdown" of £60,000. We are looking at taking this amount and saving it at a higher rate of return. Our Mortgage is boe base + 0.49% fixed. We have £8000.00 available in instant access savings to pay the interest on…
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Question re. fixed rate ISA ...
I've received my IceSave ISA money and Certificate and have been looking at the best place to put my ISA money. I'm tempted by the Northern Rock mini ISA at 4.15% (at the moment!) 3 year fixed rate deal, but I won't be able to put any future "allowance" into the account as it's fixed rate. I'm confused by the fact you're…
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Consolodating ISAs
Hi there everyone - I have a selection of cash ISAs in different establishments from over the years - I've checked and some are suffering from the low interest rates at the moment. I've heard it's possible to move these ISAs into new ISA accounts at different banks, or lump them all together into a new account. Is this…
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Investment choices outside ISA allowance
I'm quite new to this having just moved to the UK this year and started taking my future seriously. Apologies for the long post but I'd like to ask for some feedback on my ideas/plans if possible. With the help of MSE I've learned a lot in the last few months and so far taken the opportunity to use my Cash ISA allowance…
