We don't like ATM charges
This week's raised eyebrows are directed at Halifax for increasing the interest rate on credit card ATM transactions when they were already high.
The interest charged on...
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Commerzbank chief faces investor fury despite pay cut
Germany's third biggest quoted banking group Commerzbank yesterday became the latest of the country's blue chip corporations to lift the lid on executive pay.
But even ...
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Credit rated
If you're heading off on holiday this summer you should be protected against disasters such as injury, illness or sub-standard accommodation as long as you buy a package ...
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Wife's illness hit travel cover
I organised a joint travel insurance policy for myself and my wife with Direct Line, telling them about her breast cancer. They sent her confirmation showing that this co...
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Road tolls could end vehicle tax
Road tax could be scrapped in favour of a 'pay-as-you-go' system of tolls under Government plans to tackle gridlock.
Alistair Darling, the Transport Secretary, is warmi...
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Out of the frying pan and into NPI's fire
Beleaguered investors in NPI can now claim a dubious distinction. The firm's with-profits bonds, sold by IFAs, top the life insurance industry's new league of shame. NPI,...
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Insurers face ?1bn 'no win, no fee' bill
Insurers face up to £1bn in costs after the court of appeal yesterday ruled that they should hand over withheld payments to successful claimants of "no win, no fee" ...
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Pensions
Whichever country you choose as your retirement destination, you will receive a UK basic state pension if you have paid enough national insurance contributions over the y...
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Future fixtures in the fat cat fight
HSBC, Tesco and ICI are among the next targets for shareholder activists following this week's historic pay defeat at Glaxo.
Banking group HSBC faces a revolt over a &...
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BCCI settlement costs top $1.2bn
Creditors of Bank of Credit and Commerce International are to receive another $1bn (£600m), it was announced yesterday as it emerged that the cost of the 11-year liq...
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