l It's worth digging...your PPI claim comes to £2,579 By Published On :: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 10:14:01 +0000 Ms B.M. writes: I had a Barclaycard, and I believe there was PPI automatically included, so I asked a claims company to look into this for me. Full Article
l Basil! I never even use the name...but fraudsters stole it By Published On :: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 10:54:59 +0000 S.A. writes: I think some scammers are operating off the back of Beside Asset Management Limited, which you have written about before. Full Article
l 'Bulgarian "crypto firm" stole £5,680 from my account': TONY HETHERINGTON investigates By Published On :: Sun, 22 Mar 2020 10:28:27 +0000 I was contacted by Xtraderfx and told that it would transfer my frozen credit balance of £680 to my NatWest credit card. I agreed and gave my card details. Full Article
l TONY HETHERINGTON: A huge payments scam - and Nationwide and Visa should be ashamed By Published On :: Sun, 29 Mar 2020 09:03:28 +0100 I fell for a sales pitch from Easytrade.biz, and now am unable to withdraw any money. I have filled in several withdrawal forms, but it never happenes. Full Article
l TONY HETHERINGTON: Financial Conduct Authority is a disgrace and your £20k loss is proof By Published On :: Mon, 06 Apr 2020 15:43:41 +0100 I looked for a safe investment and came across Wellesley & Co. I received a call, apparently from Wellesley but which turned out to be from a scammer. And I instructed my bank to transfer cash. Full Article
l TONY HETHERINGTON: My uncle pays £492 a year to long dead funeral firm By Published On :: Sun, 12 Apr 2020 09:04:33 +0100 'Going through my 91-year-old uncle's paperwork for him, I found he had signed up for Equitable Lifecare funeral plan in 2016, and has been paying £41 a month - £492 a year - since then.' Full Article
l TONY HETHERINGTON: 'Please help...we just want to stop living in fear of Scottish Power' By Published On :: Sun, 19 Apr 2020 11:34:16 +0100 My account with Scottish Power has been under review by the energy supplier for more than 18 months, as it insists we owe more than £7,000. The company claims we have not paid since 2013 Full Article
l HETHERINGTON: How can my house be using 'industrial' amounts of power? By Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 07:32:28 +0100 I joined ScottishPower for my electricity in March 2017, paying £190 a month. In March last year, they asked for weekly readings and said I was not paying enough. Full Article
l TONY HETHERINGTON: Your debtor's 800 miles away in Shetland By Published On :: Sun, 03 May 2020 10:55:14 +0100 I have received a letter from Lowell Portfolio, claiming an alleged debt of £599 which it says I owe to PayPal. But I rang PayPal and was told that in fact no money is owed on my account. Full Article
l July sees M&A deals worth $4 bn By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Thu, 18 Aug 2016 23:51:00 +0530 Year tally hits $20 bn Full Article
l Ten financial experts give their New Year's resolutions By Published On :: Thu, 02 Jan 2020 17:45:30 +0000 Sir Steve Webb, Director of policy at Royal London:' Check my credit card statement properly. It's so easy to sign up for things on trial, then forget to cancel. Full Article
l ASK TONY: We caught car theft on CCTV but insurer still wouldn't pay out By Published On :: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 09:13:16 +0000 Our leased Range Rover Velar was stolen in October. The police never recovered it because the thieves ripped out its tracker, which was later found thrown in a ditch. Full Article
l ASK TONY: We cancelled our Greek villa but insurer refused to pay the bill By Published On :: Sun, 26 Jan 2020 00:23:43 +0000 My husband and I booked and paid for a villa for a week in Corfu, and invited our four daughters and families to join us at our expense. The villa cost £2,391. We paid £96 for insurance with Get Going. Full Article
l ASK TONY: Santander and PayPal refused to refund stolen £450 By Published On :: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 09:15:45 +0000 Someone has fraudulently opened an account with PayPal using my name. PayPal withdrew £450 from my Santander account. It refunded this, but took it back the following week. Full Article
l ASK TONY: Water torture of our £1,300 bowls club bill By Published On :: Wed, 05 Feb 2020 10:41:37 +0000 I am the treasurer of a 300-year-old bowling club. In October, I received a water bill for £1,335.29 (£1,220.72 actual plus £114.57 estimated). Bills had previously been about £30 per quarter. Full Article
l ASK TONY: STILL waiting for £800 refund after Corsica crash in 2017 By Published On :: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 09:42:44 +0000 My son rented a vehicle in Corsica in July 2017 and was involved in a minor accident which was not his fault. Enterprise Corsica, the car hire firm, has not repaid his €950 excess. Full Article
l ASK TONY: Scammers stole £3k but Tesco said I was too late to complain By Published On :: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 15:21:01 +0000 I was contacted regarding potential fraudulent activity on my Tesco Mastercard in early October 2019. In total, £3,700.20 of illicit transactions were refunded. Full Article
l ASK TONY: TalkTalk won't let me cancel my care home dad's phone bill By Published On :: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 09:27:07 +0000 My father, 92, was admitted to a dementia care home last September. I have Lasting Power of Attorney. I rang TalkTalk to cancel his account but they refused because I wasn't the account holder. Full Article
l ASK TONY: TSB - The bank that said 'NO' to my frail 86-year-old mother By Published On :: Wed, 04 Mar 2020 11:12:21 +0000 I took my mother to a TSB branch to open an account because she has been told she can no longer receive her state pension via the Post Office. We took several documents showing her address. Full Article
l Tony Hazell: Why I WON'T sell in the coronavirus panic By Published On :: Wed, 04 Mar 2020 14:29:42 +0000 It's been a sobering week for investors. As someone who has been investing for more than 30 years, I have drawn on all my experience to sit on my hands and do very little. Full Article
l ASK TONY: I was banking on my Isa to buy a house but Skipton closed it By Published On :: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 12:42:07 +0000 I opened a Lifetime Isa (Lisa) with Skipton on June 27, 2017. I recently tried to pay into it, but discovered Skipton had closed it on September 16 last year. Full Article
l ASK TONY: Travel agent pocketed £225 of our China holiday refund By Published On :: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 10:22:32 +0000 Last July, my wife, daughter and I used travel agent Carlton Leisure to book flights to Beijing with British Airways, returning via Hong Kong, with an internal flight between there and Chengdu. Full Article
l ASK TONY: I was scammed out of £170, so why isn't PayPal paying up? By Published On :: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 09:29:37 +0000 I received two texts from PayPal in the early hours of August 6 about a suspicious transaction. It was for £170.94 to a company called Zalando SE. I replied at 10.21am to say it was unauthorised. Full Article
l ASK TONY: We waited two weeks for Morrisons order, then RBS blocked it By Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 09:21:22 +0100 My wife and I received a message from our bank saying there had been an 'unusual' request for payment on our account and it had declined to pay it. The payment was to Morrisons. Full Article
l ASK TONY: Husband's birthday Beatles treat fell victim to coronavirus By Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 09:25:20 +0100 For my husband's 50th birthday I booked an apartment in Liverpool via Booking.com. He wanted to see all The Beatles memorabilia and we had tickets to see the tribute band. Full Article
l ASK TONY: Why was hard-up son charged £51 to delay car loan payments By Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 09:12:18 +0100 My son has been laid off due to the coronavirus, so he contacted Suzuki Finance to arrange a one-month payment holiday. It agreed to this, but said it will charge him £51 for this month. Full Article
l ASK TONY:I got a £994 bill... years after I left my student digs By Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 09:26:18 +0100 In June 2014 I moved out of a student house I had been living in for two years while at university. The accounts were in my name. We always paid the full amount of our energy bill on time. Full Article
l Chennai floods won't impact our revenues: Cognizant By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Jan 2016 20:42:00 +0530 Reaffirms full-year revenue guidance of $12.41 bn. Full Article
l Big B not hosting any political event: Abhishek Bachchan By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Wed, 25 May 2016 20:15:00 +0530 However, there are reports that R Madhavan, and not Amitabh Bachchan, would be hosting the event Full Article
l Piyush Goyal: Work, ideas and targets By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Thu, 26 May 2016 00:31:00 +0530 An articulate ex-banker and a chartered accountant by training, Goyal is particular about numbers Full Article
l Congress raps Bachchan's presence in celebration By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Thu, 26 May 2016 00:34:00 +0530 Cong hits out, citing actor's alleged involvement in Panama papers; BJP defends choice Full Article
l Arun Jaitley: Keeping reform process on By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Thu, 26 May 2016 00:35:00 +0530 Two years into the government's five-year mandate, Jaitley has proven to be one of its most reformist voices Full Article
l Modi Govt @ 2: A roller-coaster ride with civil society, academia and media By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Thu, 26 May 2016 00:35:00 +0530 These two years have been about the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP's) civil society versus the others. Entrenching the first in the heart of policy making and atmosphere-building eco-systems has gone hand-in-hand with controlling the dissent of ... Full Article
l Pro-business or aam aadmi: Modi government's tough balancing act By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Thu, 26 May 2016 06:45:00 +0530 That's one lesson Modi ship's internalised from Vajpayee's exit, that pro-market can proceed if it can be marketed as pro-poor Full Article
l CEO Poll: Modi govt meets expectations of India Inc on reforms By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Thu, 26 May 2016 07:19:00 +0530 Centre should build consensus on GST Bill. say CEOs Full Article
l Modi to address rally in UP; BJP plans outreach programme on two-year rule By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Thu, 26 May 2016 09:45:00 +0530 The party on Wednesday released seven handouts on the government's achievements in the past two years in various fields Full Article
l Two years of Narendra Modi's foreign policy: more misses than hits By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Thu, 26 May 2016 11:27:00 +0530 Two years of Modi's foreign policy can be best remembered for its flip-flops on Pakistan and the PM's blockbuster speeches to delirious non-resident communities and the grand receptions he has received in several countries Full Article
l Modi government a failure on many fronts, says Shiv Sena on anniversary By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Thu, 26 May 2016 13:02:00 +0530 Sena also took a dig at the Prime Minister over his frequent foreign trips Full Article
l Two years of Modi government: What kind of celebrations are on the cards? By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Thu, 26 May 2016 13:45:00 +0530 From rallies, press conferences in over 150 cities to holding a star-studded evening, a look at what the fortnight-long celebrations will have Full Article
l NDA has failed in key areas like economy: Muniyappa By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Thu, 26 May 2016 13:57:00 +0530 The former union minister said "only achievement" of NDA govt was changing names of UPA schemes Full Article
l Modi govt established new benchmarks for development: Amit Shah By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Thu, 26 May 2016 14:40:00 +0530 On the second anniversary of the Modi govt, Shah added that the Centre also redefined the idea of governance and delivery Full Article
l FDI in food processing may cross $1 billion in next 2 yrs: Harsimrat Kaur Badal By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Thu, 26 May 2016 16:30:00 +0530 The government has announced 100% FDI in marketing of food products produced and processed in India in the Budget Full Article
l Development only way to empower the poor, says Modi By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Fri, 27 May 2016 00:33:00 +0530 He said the the government was caste- and religion-neutral Full Article
l Drought cripples farm sector By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Fri, 27 May 2016 00:34:00 +0530 The sector is crippled by back-to-back droughts coupled with a record fall in farm prices Full Article
l Answering 20 tough questions in 5 minutes can help you meet PM Modi By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Fri, 27 May 2016 09:50:00 +0530 Centre launches online quiz on government's achievements, the prize for which is a certificate and a chance to meet the PM Full Article
l Swachh Bharat, Digital India score poorly, top rating for Railways By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Fri, 27 May 2016 11:20:00 +0530 Two-part survey by govt gives top ratings to reforms in railways, power and roads. Modi's pet schemes score poorly Full Article
l 2 years of Modi govt: Amitabh Bachchan to host segment on girl child campaign By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Fri, 27 May 2016 15:48:00 +0530 Bachchan said he will host a segment called 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' for the show celebrating second anniversary of NDA govt Full Article
l PM Modi-led NDA government has failed on all counts: Raj Babbar By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sat, 28 May 2016 17:32:00 +0530 Babbar claimed that crop sowing area has shrunk to less than 120 lakh hectares from 125 lakh hectares in the last two years Full Article
l Team Modi talks of a 'new dawn' on second anniversary By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sun, 29 May 2016 10:15:00 +0530 Arun Jaitley said India's economy has picked up pace and achieved a growth rate of about 7.5% amid a global slowdown Full Article
l Congress terms Modi Govt 'anti-farmer, anti-women and anti-Dalit' By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sun, 29 May 2016 20:48:00 +0530 Attacking the Modi rule, the Congress party said that the NDA govt is acting like an event manager Full Article