Opening an Aus HSBC account?
Aug 5th 2004, 11:35 am
#1
Brisbane 7th December
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Opening an Aus HSBC account?
Hi all,
contacted HSBC in UK a couple of months ago about opening a current/savings account in Aus for when we emigrate.
We got contacted by the "Offshore banking Division" who wanted us to open offshore tax free accounts etc.
This is not something we want to get into, we just wasnt an account ready for when we move and so we can get the proceeds from our house sale moved over.
Can anyone advise how they went about opening their HSBC account? Who did you speak to etc etc......
pocketdynamo
contacted HSBC in UK a couple of months ago about opening a current/savings account in Aus for when we emigrate.
We got contacted by the "Offshore banking Division" who wanted us to open offshore tax free accounts etc.
This is not something we want to get into, we just wasnt an account ready for when we move and so we can get the proceeds from our house sale moved over.
Can anyone advise how they went about opening their HSBC account? Who did you speak to etc etc......
pocketdynamo
Aug 5th 2004, 11:58 am
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Just a little bit of advice.
If you are coming to WA, Perth is the only place that you get a HSBC Bank. No smaller banks around WA.
We went with Commonwealth because of that reason.
Whisky
If you are coming to WA, Perth is the only place that you get a HSBC Bank. No smaller banks around WA.
We went with Commonwealth because of that reason.
Whisky
Aug 5th 2004, 12:11 pm
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Brisbane 7th December
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Thanks for all your help, sorted!
Aug 5th 2004, 11:47 pm
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Originally posted by whisky
Just a little bit of advice.
If you are coming to WA, Perth is the only place that you get a HSBC Bank. No smaller banks around WA.
We went with Commonwealth because of that reason.
Whisky
Just a little bit of advice.
If you are coming to WA, Perth is the only place that you get a HSBC Bank. No smaller banks around WA.
We went with Commonwealth because of that reason.
Whisky
I think they may have opened one in Booragoon aswell, wherever that is
WA now have 2 branches, catching up with QLD's 3 !!, But beating SA's one branch.
Total in Australia is 23. Full list here -
http://www.hsbc.com.au/utility/locations/branch.html
The ability to make deposits in any Post Office is a definate help though
Aug 6th 2004, 12:50 pm
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Re: Opening an Aus HSBC account?
I opened an account with the Commonwealth bank. All the details are at the following link
http://www.migrantbanking.co.uk/modu...atid=1&topic=2
Hope it helps and good luck with the move.
http://www.migrantbanking.co.uk/modu...atid=1&topic=2
Hope it helps and good luck with the move.
