Reply to: city types !?

[Gonzo]

Where's our city insiders !? There are rumours of something big happening at the BoE involving a rather large well known bank that is in deep tulip.

We all need to keep quiet now, the keystone cops are on to us

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7305039.stm

[sasguru]

Speculants!

Onanists!

[AtW]

AtW will duff them up outside the school gates.

HTH

Speculants!

[miffy]

Its too late. all these little "panic" transfers build up and before you know it.....

It's just on the Beeb news. It's a nasty rumour someone has started in the hope of making some money out of it.

Interesting idea though... shall we start another

[DimPrawn]

It's largely due to scaremongering in the markets by those trying to take advantage by shorting stocks on some of the big banks.

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AtW will duff them up outside the school gates.

HTH

[BlasterBates]

Its too late. all these little "panic" transfers build up and before you know it.....

[miffy]

Someone just checked and the above is bollux. You cantransfer to another non-Halifax a/c

Indeed it is. I've just transferred 1500 quid to my Lloyds account to pay some bills.

I have three Online Saver accounts with them. I don't believe you can transfer from the online saver directly to other accounts outside of Halifax.

I always transfer it into the Halifax Current Account, then shift it to the Lloyds account.

Job done, and no need to panic anybody. All is ok.

[DaveB]

It's largely due to scaremongering in the markets by those trying to take advantage by shorting stocks on some of the big banks.

There is a meeting scheduled for tommorrow between the major high street banks and the BoE to discuss lending criteria ( the banks want more money, over longer periods, secured against a wider range of collateral ). The inetention is to be able to reassure creditors and investors that there is no chance of a repeat of the NR fiasco with any other bank.

This does not mean that any or all of them are in trouble.

[oracleslave]

I transferred £1500 from HBOS account to an offshore account this morning no problem.

[realityhack]

Liquidity fears drive HBOS down 10%

"Another whisper from the trading floor said the MPC was planning to meet to discuss emergency funding for HBOS, which the bank has denied."

[rootsnall]

I did try to tell him not to panic though, is prob nothing. Seems everyone is a little jumpy today.

Bank run ! Bank run ! Don't panic ! Don't panic !

[Moscow Mule]

Intresting, chap at work just tried to transfer some cash online from his halifax savings account.

The option has now been removed, and you can only transfer cash "to another account with us". Not much use...

Hes off to the branch to give them tulip now.

IIRC, that's the point of the online saver - less overheads more interest?

[Pickle2]

Someone just checked and the above is bollux. You cantransfer to another non-Halifax a/c

I saw the browser screen with my own eyes.

I did try to tell him not to panic though, is prob nothing. Seems everyone is a little jumpy today.

[sasguru]

Intresting, chap at work just tried to transfer some cash online from his halifax savings account.

The option has now been removed, and you can only transfer cash "to another account with us". Not much use...

Hes off to the branch to give them tulip now.

Someone just checked and the above is bollux. You cantransfer to another non-Halifax a/c

[Pickle2]

hbos - halifax online saver

Intresting, chap at work just tried to transfer some cash online from his halifax savings account.

The option has now been removed, and you can only transfer cash "to another account with us". Not much use...

Hes off to the branch to give them tulip now.