From: "Miss L. Toe" 
Newsgroups: uk.finance uk.legal
Subject: Re: Tranferring Egg Money Manager to another PC
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 21:23:02 +0100


"Gus Ulton"  wrote in message
news:NBnHg.3419$s4.2510@newsfe3-win.ntli.net...
> >>Miss L. Toe wrote:
> >>
> >>> But there are many that and internet and email only. No paperflow.
> >>>
> >>> IMO there should be a legal requirement for an annual paper staement.
> >>> And access (on death) to some central government register of
> >>> accounts/shareholdings (which I'm sure they have now under all these
> >>> money
> >>> laundering laws).
> >>
> >>I print all these things out and file them.  It seems to be a pretty
> >>reliable backup mechanism if nothing else.
> >
> > You do and I do but Miss L Toe is talking about the people who don't
> > do that. Some people may say it's their fault but I'm not sure that's
> > the best attitude.
> >
>
> It kind of makes me realise why there is so much money lying in dormant
> accounts these days, and why the Chancellor wants to steal it and give it
to
> "charity".  How much of this money in dormant accounts actually belonged
to
> dead people?  Makes you wonder doesn't it.  Makes me more convinced that
> everybody should have a will, even if it means leaving it all to the local
> cats home, if you've got no surviving relatives, or if theire all bastards
> and are only after your money when your're dead.
>

Nah - everybody except MY friends and family should NOT have a will - Then
my taxes will be lower :-)