Moan, moan, moan----get it off your chest or have a chat

[Tony Willis]

Anthony

all I can say is what a great choice of bank,you clearly have taste.

[Maggi Young]

Found this site which is helpful :
http://www.moneyfacts.co.uk/Savings/articles/who-owns-whom-listings.aspx

It is scarey to see just how many joint ventures there are out there .....

[Tony Willis]

Maggie

life can be scary, just think of all the others-food companies and there multiple brands, cars which are all made by just a few companies and badged differently

As a minnow in the scheme of things with no influence (thats me I am referring to)perhaps the best thing is just to let all it pass by and enjoy life as much as possible.

[Maggi Young]

perhaps the best thing is just to let all it pass by and enjoy life as much as possible.

Tony, that is the best possible advice for any and all occasions... it is certainly a motto I subscribe to myself  ...... along with : dont' let the barstewards get you down! 

[Lvandelft]

Found this site which is helpful :
http://www.moneyfacts.co.uk/Savings/articles/who-owns-whom-listings.aspx

It is scary to see just how many joint ventures there are out there .....

Maggi, I just had a look at this website and as a good Dutchman there was one line,
when scrolling down, that my eye fell on immediately:

How to earn an extra £1,000!

When reading the following lines I can say that there is a great chance you lost the £20,000 

Investing £20,000 in the best buy Icesave savings account would give you £1,187.48 in gross interest, compared to £187.50 gross interest if you invested the money in the Alliance & Leicester

I heard that at least 120.000 put their 20.000 or 40.000 € to this bank on Iceland.
(Approx. 1.4 Bn. € )
edit: I meant Dutch people

[Maggi Young]

Oh my goodness... what a thought!  I too have heard on TV that there are a great many investors outwith the poor Icelanders, who have their money in this bank. 

[Martin Baxendale]

perhaps the best thing is just to let all it pass by and enjoy life as much as possible.

Tony, that is the best possible advice for any and all occasions... it is certainly a motto I subscribe to myself  ...... along with : dont' let the barstewards get you down! 

My favourite personal life motto, and one that I recommend highly to all forumists, is: Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean the bastards aren't out to get you.

[Gerry Webster]

Oh my goodness... what a thought!  I too have heard on TV that there are a great many investors outwith the poor Icelanders, who have their money in this bank. 

I'm one of them. Like the cod we've been both frozen & battered. The Icelandic compensation schemes turn out to be not worth the computer screens they are displayed on. Thank God for the Dutch.

[Carlo]

Well Gerry, if you've been both frozen and battered...then it's time to get fried.

[Michael J Campbell]

Jacobs or Mc'vities are the only banks that I use,and they are 100% guaranteed. I check them every night before I get into bed. If they were good enough for our former minister for finance, they are good enough for me.
 
(For formists from countries where these names are not familiar, they refer to biscuit tins kept under the bed.)

[Martin Baxendale]

Oh my goodness... what a thought!  I too have heard on TV that there are a great many investors outwith the poor Icelanders, who have their money in this bank. 

I'm one of them. Like the cod we've been both frozen & battered. The Icelandic compensation schemes turn out to be not worth the computer screens they are displayed on. Thank God for the Dutch.

Isn't the UK government promising to compensate UK holders of Icelandic retail savings accounts? I understand it'll take a while to get though.

[Martin Baxendale]

Jacobs or Mc'vities are the only banks that I use,and they are 100% guaranteed. I check them every night before I get into bed. If they were good enough for our former minister for finance, they are good enough for me.
 
(For formists from countries where these names are not familiar, they refer to biscuit tins kept under the bed.)

And when exactly was it you said you'd be away for a few days, Michael?   

[Gerry Webster]

Well Gerry, if you've been both frozen and battered...then it's time to get fried.

Carlo - you're right. Now's the time.  That's why I'm feeling hot under the collar.

[Michael J Campbell]

Martin, I forgot to mention that the boxes are empty at the moment.

[Michael J Campbell]

I spent it all on house renovations,and I don't have a mortgage so I can't loose any of it.