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Sky News saying PO account holders not covered by UK protection
Just seen this message on the yellow ticker at the bottom of the screen on Sky News. What is going on?
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B&B login page hacked?
looks like the B&B login page is having some problems: https://savings.bradford-bingley.co.uk/OFIS/login.aspx anyone dare enter their login details? what a joke
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ICESAVE paper application
Anybody received one yet? I have opted to wait till maturity on 3 fixed term accounts, the first one matures on 17th Dec 2008, so I am wondering if my gamble will pay off.
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Hens Savings Account
Having looked at what seem thousands of different savings accounts, my brain is about to explode and its also none the wiser!!! A group of us are going on a friends hen weekend next year and we want to start saving towards it now, so we need an account that is/gives us... * Online savings account * 2 people control * No…
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NU With Profits Bond
I invested £100,000 (enhanced to £108,000 by rebate of initial FA commission) in a NU with profits bonds in 2002, payment out £7,500 pa. I considered cashing it in when the MVR was removed in 2008, however I held it as I expected to gain from the re-attribution. As with most (if not all?) investments in stock market it has…
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Savings
What happens to personal savings if the country goes bankrupt and is this likely for the UK?:confused:
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Buying shares-im new to all this
Ive got £200-300 to play with. I dont like risk taking but seeing Royal Bank of Scotland shares are currently about 25p surely for a long term investment investing in them would be a good idea? Im sure the government wouldnt let the bank collapse and in 2-3 years theyll be worth 2-3times more at least?? Seems to me the…
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Abbey Wealthmaster
Hi I was sold a Wealthmaster plan from Abbey Life in 1992. It is currently worth less than I've actually put in by about £500. I've been putting £21 pm and this was supposed to be a saving plan for my new born son. It's due to run until 2011 but I'm considering cutting and running. Do you feel I would gain anything by…
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Need help on what to do
My daughter who is 11 has just recived Compensation what would be the best for me 2 do i was going 2 put it in a bank till shes 18
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Icesave Fixed Rate Bonds
OK it's my first post. I have £50,000, plus the interest until 8.10.2008(?) in a fixed rate bond which was due to mature in January 2010. I've not yet received the second email which will enable me to get my money out if I choose to do so but before it arrives I have to decide whether to leave the money in until the…
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This government is laughing at saver!
Says it all really doesnt it, i know its been said before but there is little point in saving now with rates so low. Scrounging around for accounts paying less that 3% after tax, TAX to pay for all them idiots that said i can pay 125% mortgage off!! plus u have to lock it up for a period isnt my idea of RESPONSIBILITY.…
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Cost of transferring shares to partner
Hi, I was hoping that somebody could give me some advice. My Father-in-law owned 28 shares in National Grid and 33 shares in Centrica. He passed away last year and my wife rang both companies to inform them. she asked if they could be transferred into his wifes name as everything was left to her in his will, they stated…
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Is it generally worth buying £100 - £200 worth of shares
Hi guys, I'm kind of interested in playing a little bit with shares - almost as just a bit of fun rather than anything serious. I certainly wouldn't risk thousands of pounds that I couldn't afford to lose. So just as a little bit of an experiment I was thinking about taking a couple of hundred quid and putting it into one…
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ICESAVE tax certificates
Quick question... How do I go about getting tax certificates in said defunct bank?
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advice please
i would like some advise please, my mum has got £102,000 coming to her through a sale of a house and need to know whats best way to save it.
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Buying Shares Now? Good or Bad?
hi, i'm thinking of investing around £500-1000 in shares, i've spoken to a few people, some say it's a good time to buy, some say it's the worst time to buy. i'm only looking to buy shares in RBS or HBOS. RBS is just over 10p at the moment, the government won't let it collapse, am i right in thinking if the government take…
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GBP exchanged to AUD... Help please
Hello I'm emigrating to Australia in 4 weeks, and have 10,000 GBP to transfer/save for future property in 1-2 yrs time (depending on what happens to property market in OZ). The exchanged rates as we all know are poor at the moment. The difference between exchanging now and in Oct last year is a 30K loss. I am thinking I…
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Kent Reliance one year fixed bond (6%) closing on Monday 28/11/2008
Thought people would like to know this information because if some - like me - are looking for somewhere to put their Icesave money, the application for this Kent Reliance account has to be with them by the 28th November 2008 - I just spoke to them on the phone.
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rbs sharesave 08/09
Any rbs staff got any info on the sharesave 08/09 just launched- worth a go? :confused:
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abbey online banking
hi anyone having problems logging into abbey online banking .wait that long for page to load i am giving up.thanks:confused: