UK Finance Discussions

Cancelling credit card accounts

After a lot of hassle with a Capital One account, I paid off the balance and wrote to Capital One to cancel - the lette...

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posted by news.norris

9 comments posted 23yrs posted by news.norris

Petrol tax to rise

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3124720.stm Petrol tax 'to rise' A 1.28p a litre rise in petrol tax will be imposed...

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posted by use4crap

3 comments posted 23yrs posted by use4crap

Re: Banking error

> > What would you do? > Something similar happened to me and I told them. I didn't like the idea that someone could ha...

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posted by no

13 comments posted 23yrs posted by no

Address Change

We moved house recently. Changing the address for credit cards just involved a phone call. The bank accounts however ne...

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posted by no

12 comments posted 23yrs posted by no

Has anyone tried out www.frmquizzer.com?

Hi, I am enrolled for the GARP's Financial Risk Manager (FRM) examination next November. I wanted to know whether anybo...

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posted by coolio66

0 comments posted 23yrs posted by coolio66

Re: Credit card balance transfer charge

>>In the current marketplace 35 is absurd. Which CC company was this? It was MBNA, the provider of the Alliance & Leices...

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posted by zak6666

2 comments posted 23yrs posted by zak6666

Prize draw tax implications

I've just had some great news. Apparently I have "come through the first 2 rounds of a draw for a Double First Prize" f...

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posted by nospam

6 comments posted 23yrs posted by nospam

Slightly OT. Euros for holiday

I'm going on holiday at the weekend and need some Euros, anybody know the best place to get them at the moment? thanks G...

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posted by gavin.metcalfe

12 comments posted 23yrs posted by gavin.metcalfe

Transferring Shares - Signature Guarantee

I am a UK citizen in the UK. I have been given shares in a Canadian company and have been sent the certificates. I want...

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posted by gabnash

0 comments posted 23yrs posted by gabnash

Stock indeces

Hi , Which formula is used in order calculate indeces like Dow, Nasdaq? For example If Nasdaq equals to 1,882.23 now. I...

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posted by rvasin

6 comments posted 23yrs posted by rvasin

looking to invest

I'm about to cash out my BTL and am looking for somewhere to put the cash. Ideally, because of my tax situation, I woul...

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posted by 520061495900.removethis

0 comments posted 23yrs posted by 520061495900.removethis

Another cash in an endowment question (Taxable or not?)

I'm cashing in an endowment where the surrender value is 3692.80 I've paid into this endowment a total of about 4600 ov...

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posted by blahblah

2 comments posted 23yrs posted by blahblah

Financial Programmer Seeking Extra Work

Hi, My name is Jim Moore. I'm 29 years old. I'm based in London and have been working for a well know financial softwar...

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posted by JimMoore75

0 comments posted 23yrs posted by JimMoore75

Endowment Mortgage Complaints: Claims Prior to 28th August 1988

Believing that I was mis-sold a mortgage endowment in the late eighties I contacted the FSCS to get a complaints factsh...

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posted by ian_bowler

0 comments posted 23yrs posted by ian_bowler

Laundering? No, officer!!!

I'm finding it increasingly difficult to send money to my Wife in Greece for rent on a property on a monthly basis with...

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posted by perfectseason

5 comments posted 23yrs posted by perfectseason