| Smooth Landings Guaranteed for Travellers Heading To UK
Charterhouse Group International PTY is launching Smooth Landings, a new service designed to take the hassle out of travelling to the UK for work, it was announced today at the Sydney Adventure Travel & Backpackers Expo Stand No. 70. Amanda Miller, Managing Director, Charterhouse Group International PTY, Australia, said, "During the three years since we established operations here, market feedback has confirmed that Smooth Landings offers sensible arrivals packages with the reliability that is much in demand." Available for the first time in Australia, Smooth Landings offers a range of arrival services including a UK Sterling bank accounts, UK national insurance registration, free visa consultations, accommodation assistance and more. In addition they offer a unique opportunity to claim back up top 40 per cent of the cost of your airfare to the UK.
Dubai Bank offers prestige
The Dubai Bank has rolled out a prestige banking service aimed at customers who earn at least Dhs10,000 a month. The service offers benefits such as a pre-approved auto finance facility, free 24 hour AAA roadside assistance as well as a free credit card and a dedicated lounge at the bank's branches. Account holders are not required to transfer their salaries in order to receive the benefits. .
NuUnion Credit Union reinvents checking account
LANSING � Credit union members know the benefits their credit union can offer that most banks cannot. But one Michigan credit union is providing unprecedented returns with its newest checking account. The account, known as SoSMART� Checking, provides NuUnion members with free ATMs nationwide and an impressive 6 percent interest on balances up to $25,000. "Our members have been telling us they're tired of paying ATM fees and want to earn interest on their free checking account," said Steve Winninger, president and CEO of NuUnion. "And we've been listening. We introduced SoSMART� Checking on Sept. 24 - a free checking account with a premium interest rate and free ATMs nationwide. SoSMART� is a unique product that allows our members to earn high interest while eliminating expensive fees.
Philippine anti-graft court moves to forfeit ex-president assets
The Philippine anti-graft court, the Sandiganbayan, will soon freeze the bank accounts of former President Joseph Estrada, who was pardoned two weeks ago for plunder, a court official said Tuesday.
"Through the notice of garnishment, we inform the bank to freeze the account. No one is touching the account without authority from the sheriff," Sandiganbayan sheriff Urieta told Philippine Daily Inquirer.
Estrada was convicted of plunder and sentenced to life imprisonment in September after a six-year marathon trial, but he was granted clemency last month by his successor President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in a view to reconciliation and national reunification.
However, the pardon does not extend to the anti-graft court's forfeiture orders, which were handed out in a bid to recover over 735 million pesos (17 million U.S.
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