D&G cancelled five visits to repair my washing machine, making a mockery of its catchphraseFor several years we have paid Domestic & General £7.99 per month to insure our Electrolux washing machine against the cost of breakdown and accidental d…
みずほ銀行で新たな障害。23日にATM130台一時使用不能に
20日起きた窓口障害とは別に、みずほ銀行でATM130台一時使用不能になるトラブルが23日に発生した。今年におきた通算6回目障害だと報じられている(みずほ銀行、日経新聞、NHK、時事ドットコム)。 障害は23日の正午頃から発生、午後1時半ごろまで続いた後に復旧した。同行によれば、ネットワークが不安定になったのが原因だとされている。全国に約5300台あるATMのうち最大130台が一時的に使えなくなった。以前のATMトラブルでは通帳やキャッシュカードが取り込まれることが相次いだが、今回はそうしたことはな…
Waitrose rated worst online retailer for grocery freshness
Food delivered from upmarket grocer had shortest shelf life of its UK rivals, Which? study showsWaitrose has been rated Britain’s worst large online retailer for grocery freshness, according to research.The consumer group Which? investigated the qualit…
What are the tax and mortgage implications if I buy a flat with my son?
I would pay a £100,000 deposit and want to own two-fifths and leave my share to him in my willQ My 30-year-old son is paying so much in rent that he is struggling to save a big enough deposit to buy his first flat. I have some spare cash and am happy t…
Prudential won’t pay up on our paid-up policy
To pay out on my father’s policy the company wanted information no one could hope to provideWay back in 1955, my parents both took out life insurance policies with the Prudential. In 1993 they were told by the company that the policies were “paid-up”, …
20日のみずほ銀のシステム障害でバックアップ機能せず。金融庁は報告徴求命令
8月20日に発生したみずほ銀行および同信託銀行の店頭窓口でのシステム障害を受けて、みずほフィナンシャルグループ(FG)は記者会見で、勘定系システム「MINORI」と店舗の事務処理端末をつなぐシステムが故障していたと発表した。この影響で外国為替送金の取引で11件、計3500万円分の遅れがあったと発表した(ITmedia、時事ドットコム、読売新聞)。
本来は不具合が生じた場合、管理データを予備機に移行し、取引を継続する仕組みであるという。しかし、今回はデータそのものに異常が発生し、そのため管理データ…
$97 Million Stolen From Japanese Crypto Exchange
“Hackers have drained Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Liquid of $97 million worth of Ethereum and other digital coins,” reports Forbes:
The company, in a tweet posted late Thursday, announced the compromise and said it is moving assets that were not …
As ‘finfluencers’ spread through social media, beware the pitfalls
YouTube, Instagram and TikTok are full of finance ‘experts’ promising riches to the young and credulousDepending on where you look on social media, making money seems to be straightforward. Learning how to buy a property in the UK with no money, or get…
Property fantasies are quickly ruined by reality | Eva Wiseman
Allowing yourself to daydream about the perfect home is one thing, but the romance is spoiled as soon as you open the door on to real worldMy friend is trying to buy a flat in Bristol, and each time he sends me a link with a little question mark, I get…
From solar power in Africa to UK tomatoes – the eco-schemes to turn your cash green
Savings rates are low but some green investments can pay up to 8% interest a yearEnvironmentally conscious consumers fed up with low savings rates are being targeted by a variety of green investments paying up to 8% interest a year.However, those think…