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MSE News: Bank of Cyprus may get UK savings protection
"Bank of Cyprus's 50,000 UK savers are likely to be protected by this country's compensation scheme from mid-July..." Read the full story: Bank of Cyprus may get UK savings protection
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WHICH savings accounts rankings
http://www.which.co.uk/money/savings-and-investments/reviews-ns/best-rate-savings-accounts/customer-satisfaction/ Top performers: First Direct (77%) and The Co-operative Bank (68%) are the clear winners in our survey, combining high levels of customer satisfaction with the likelihood of being recommended to a friend by…
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Osbourne's new savings scheme
From the Independent this morning: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/osbornes-latest-plan-ask-britains-savers-for-money-7818038.html Do you think this plan will go down well with savers?
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Drastic Savings - Possibly dropping the car!
Hi everyone, Relatively new here, visited for tips all the time but now decided to come and join in :-) Well, I'm in a situation now where me and my partner want a place of our own so we are looking at mortgages - soon discovered the more money you have already the best deals you get. We,ve just moved to be closer to work,…
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Help, Ruby stone.
Hello, my friend gave me a ruby stone, he said that it's worth a lot of money. Since i have never been involved in jewellery stuff, i don't know where to go to sell it. I don't know how much its worth either. Yesterday i looked at the prices of ruby stones and found that this one: http : // www . rubyfair . com / photos /…
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Broker with no annual or monthly fee and low dealing cost?
I bought some shares with some overtime money I had earned using First Direct's sharedealing service which charges £11 per trade for online execution orders or £25 by phone but does not charge a monthly or annual nominee fee. Anyone know of any brokers with no annual or monthly fees but lower exceution charges?
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Best Young Persons Account Provider?
Hi all, My younger brother is currently 16, moving on to Sixth Form, and right now he has a Young Person's accoutn with Barclays. I was just wondering if Barclays is the best provider of accoutns for someone of my brother's age, since we don't know if any other banks or providers have better rates? Thanks in advance!
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British shares increase 77 times in value
..... well at least thats the headline in the Telegraph. As usual its a plug for the fund managers who advertise, and no mention of the effect their fees would have. But more to the point I would like to know how these figures have been arrived at. All I can see is just a vague 'according to Halifax' Have they included all…
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Sell at a loss now and buy new to make gains
I have some underperforming funds (e.g Standard Life UK Equity High Income ) which has had average performance. Based on the actual time of purchase, some purchases of the fund are in a small profit, others are not. I know you should buy low and sell high, but given the current cliamte, what is the best strategy. Should I…
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USA Dollar investment into GBP
Hi I have had an overseas investment in US dollars for the past 5 years and all its done is lose $2,000. I want to close it and have the funds transferred into my UK bank account. How do I do this without incurring exchange charges?
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SVS Securities: your opinions and any discount available?
Hi, Due to the interactive investor £80 yearly charge, i am going to move my S&S ISA to SVS Securities Before i do so, i wanted to know others who use SVS what their opinions are on the platform and service in general? any flaws? Also before i sign up, has anyone obtained a discount or special offer by calling them first…
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child isa's
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7% First Direct ISA?!?!?!?
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Discount broker change
Wondered if anyone had any experience of transferring funds from chart well to Club finance on the Cofunds platform, should have reviewed this before really. I have around seventy grand in ISA oeics, mixture of trackers and actively managed funds, any comments gratefully received, well most anyway.
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Halifax £5 per month current account
OK, here goes. I currently have 3 Lloyds Vantage accounts so £15k stored in there which I get near 3% on each month. With the Halifax current account I don't need to switch my salary going into that new account, right? And all I have to do is swipe £1k in and out within minutes, once a month, in order to get the £5? Can I…
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Cahoot 1 year fixed rate savings 3.6% application problems: Anyone else?
I've tried several times to apply for the cahoot 1 year fixed rate savings account (issue 4) but keep getting the following message: Please Call Contact Centre Sorry, it is not possible to proceed with your application at this time. Please call the cahoot contact centre for further information on 0844 9000 900. I'm…
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AXA Framlington BioTech Closing?
I have been hearing rumours that this fund is closing down, I've tried googling but can't find anything, anybody know anymore? Thanks
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Legacy Investment Advice
Hi, I have recently inherited approx. £50,000 from my mother's estate and am wondering how best to invest this. I have taken advice from various institutions, all of which I find conflicting and confusing. I would like to keep some back for everyday luxuries, holidays etc but would like to invest the bulk of it for my…
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joint savings account
hi I already have an isa and want to open a joint savings account to save for a mortgage. we are looking to save at least 1k per month, what is the best account for us
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Investment Advice
Hello everyone, I am looking for some investment advice. I am 2 months away from being free from Credit Card debt and have no overdraft. I have around 6 months remaining on a Halifax debt (defaulted and now administered by B.O.S)... Although this affects my CR there are no charges or interest on this, so I'm in no rush to…
