Banking advice
Hi all.
Off to Adelaide in Feb :eek: on PR visa. We are in the position of collating monies into a UK account at the mo and wanted advice as to how everyone sorted this and accessing it from abroad? Are there better ways of getting your money to and fro? We don't want to transfer all our money (crap xchange rate!) but want to obviously access it easily. Any advice as to the Oz side of banking would also be really appreciated. Thanks! |
Re: Banking advice
Originally Posted by ukjoiner
(Post 9836404)
Hi all.
Off to Adelaide in Feb :eek: on PR visa. We are in the position of collating monies into a UK account at the mo and wanted advice as to how everyone sorted this and accessing it from abroad? Are there better ways of getting your money to and fro? We don't want to transfer all our money (crap xchange rate!) but want to obviously access it easily. Any advice as to the Oz side of banking would also be really appreciated. Thanks! |
Re: Banking advice
Ozforex are good too. I'd get it over in 1 hit. I reckon the rate is only going to get worse.
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Re: Banking advice
Originally Posted by renth
(Post 9836504)
Ozforex are good too. I'd get it over in 1 hit. I reckon the rate is only going to get worse.
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Re: Banking advice
Originally Posted by bingobob777
(Post 9836627)
approaching new lows this morning, 1.487. Not a good time to make the move Uk to Oz:eek:
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Re: Banking advice
Originally Posted by Beoz
(Post 9836629)
If you are walking straight into a job that pays $A then it's an excellent time to move.
An Australian earning and spending here has gained very little from the exchange rate halfing, other than cheaper CD's and holidays. |
Re: Banking advice
Originally Posted by ukjoiner
(Post 9836404)
Hi all.
Off to Adelaide in Feb :eek: on PR visa. We are in the position of collating monies into a UK account at the mo and wanted advice as to how everyone sorted this and accessing it from abroad? Are there better ways of getting your money to and fro? We don't want to transfer all our money (crap xchange rate!) but want to obviously access it easily. Any advice as to the Oz side of banking would also be really appreciated. Thanks! |
Re: Banking advice
Originally Posted by bingobob777
(Post 9836723)
why? The exchange rate makes no difference to the best time to earn an Australian wage unless you're sending money back. If living here and earning here then what matters is the cost of stuff here, not an exchange rate to a foreign currency.
An Australian earning and spending here has gained very little from the exchange rate halfing, other than cheaper CD's and holidays. |
Re: Banking advice
Originally Posted by pomE
(Post 9837632)
If yo have >50k GBP, get an HSBC Premier account in the UK, apply for an Aus HSBC account also, and you get Global View whereby you can transfer funds between your two accounts for free.
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Re: Banking advice
Originally Posted by Beoz
(Post 9839054)
...... and instantly
You also will have no hassle getting a Oz credit card with a $15k limit and you get free banking and ATM withdrawals from westpac and st george But they have like 10 branches nationwide so not good if you want to speak to someone face to face. |
Re: Banking advice
I'd be interested to compared the exchange rate on this. Is the one used by HSBC on a Premier account published anywhere? I have a standard HSBC business account and OzForex beats them hands down.
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Re: Banking advice
Originally Posted by harrip
(Post 9839482)
I'd be interested to compared the exchange rate on this. Is the one used by HSBC on a Premier account published anywhere? I have a standard HSBC business account and OzForex beats them hands down.
The main advantage is instant free transfers, which if you transfer money every month like we do is quite useful. Hope this helps |
Re: Banking advice
Originally Posted by Scotty1
(Post 9839851)
Don't think they do - today I could get 1.45 on the normal hsbc rate, 1.471 with premier and I think the mid market was 1.48
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Re: Banking advice
Originally Posted by pomE
(Post 9837632)
If yo have >50k GBP, get an HSBC Premier account in the UK, apply for an Aus HSBC account also, and you get Global View whereby you can transfer funds between your two accounts for free.
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Re: Banking advice
Originally Posted by harrip
(Post 9839925)
Thanks Scotty. Just got a quote of 1.4756 with OzForex so a similar ball park. Agree the instant transfer sounds good.
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