ING Savings Account

trafalgar_2

I'm not agreeing with the way some of your words are posted but I have just read through the thread and it does appear that info was coming from Martin about ING (IMO)

It was posted on the 23rd it is now 29th...the last money tips went out 25th........................and the next is due in a couple of days ::)
Would it be reasonable to assume that the info was not available to be released by the last money tips ..............and will appear in the next ;D ;D

Please note first half of first sentance in the quote :-/..................Just for information I posted the above because although some of you have read this thread before things were deleted I had not and therefore can see why people would assume Martins statement was  about ING.....................nothing more. There seems little point in arguing about it as Martin is the only one who can clear up to everyones satisfaction what he was talking about ;D ;D ;D

So patience on both sides (accuser and defender ;D ;D)will produce the answer without disagreement on the boards ::)

lisyloo

I agree that the thread has become rather confused by the deletion of the preceeding message.

However my experience is that it is better to politely question someone rather than to accuse them.

There are often explanations (like in this case where the message is out of context) and therefore it does no-one any favours to start making accusations until facts are established.

I think we've done this to death now.

trafalgar_2

agreed

MSE_Martin

OK. Someone was pointing out there was confusion here. Let me clear it up.

The question i was asked was about is ING the best around or can it be beat (or something like that). MY reply referred to the imminent launch of the Cahoot account, it was the day before it became public and was then in my tip last week. That's it I'm afraid - nothing else to report - though Cahoot 5.5% - be fair WOW!

klondyke

Getting back on topic for a moment .....

I have often put surplus cahoot dosh into ING, by getting ING to DD. You don't lose any interest ;D ;D

Money isn't moved out of Cahoot for about 3 days after request. Same day it goes out of Cahoot it appears at ING earning interest, but not cleared (ie you can't withdraw it for 3 days).

Re this thing about whether Martin came up with the goods - of course he did. If you're embargoed on something, any, even tiny, hint should not go in the obviously relevant thread, but where the most interested people will find it - he was going to tell us something about 'this' in the next money tips - I read that in context with the previous post as to whether ING will continue to be the WINNER. Answer in next money tip - Cahoot has overtaken ING.

Now be quiet all of you or I'll bang your heads together. ;D ;D

trafalgar_2

"Now be quiet all of you or I'll bang your heads together. "

:P ;D

DiggingOut

Now be quiet all of you or I'll bang your heads together. ;D ;D

I ALWAYS type very quietly. ;D :P

Leia_Stephens

I wish I could, but I have an old-fashioned "clacky" keyboard

MSE_Martin

I read back on this a bit and have seen more confusion - so just for your interest let me clear it up.

An embargo: When you get a press release if it is embargo'd that means they dont want you to print it before a certain point. We journalists generally obey it - because it means we get the stuff early and have time to write a considered piece when something launches. Of course you can break the embargo, but do that and you run the risk of being taken off the embargo'd release llist and not getting the info next time.

Sometimes due to the nature of my work, i get permission to break embargos - in other words I get it first, and know there is no problem because the company says so. Unless it was massively in the public interest i would not break an embargo otherwise, it hurts me, my work and by result the users of this site if i were deprived info.

In this case I wrote the post on the Tue. The story was embargo'd till the Wed, with the account launching on the Thur.

By Wed morning i had amended the Savings account article on the site and noted someone had already posted it (having seen the Express piece) in the Chat Forum. The email was due on Thurs, but we had technical problems so it didnt go till friday.

There you go that's what happened, The embargo wasn't broken and the info was detailed here in full on wed morning the first available moment. The only delay was the tip - but i know regulars tend to have seen most of those before hand anyway

isasmurf

The official line from ING according to The Times

According to an ING Direct spokesman, the bank will not make an announcement until we know the outcome of this months Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting next Thursday. It is widely forecast, however, that the MPC is unlikely to order a third successive base-rate rise, preferring to wait until August.

Thanks to someone on TMF for pointing this out.