Pete S

Different rates for differing amounts. I cannot say that every branch will do it, but certainly after me moaning about the rates they do this every time for me. They will give you an indicative rate over the phone so you can compare with other providers, but when you want to book it for this process to work you need to be in the branch.

I have to say, they guys locally have been extremely helpful and so now get all my business. So just good customer service wins though!

not2old

For the Canadian side - compared to those (XE & Excel) mentioned on this thread, how does HSBC in Canada stack up as far as fees & FX rates?

I tend to look beyond the smoke & mirrors, more interested in the net result & how much did it cost me. On a 1.7 FX for £100 -£1000 GBP to Canadian did I end up with $170 ($1700)

Or for that so attractive FX rate of 1.73 using one of the FX currency outlets, did I net $169 ($1690) due to service charges.

Takes a bit of work or a piece of mind & me thinks the folks in the FX business such as XE & excel are in it for the money with banks such as HSBC see it as a small part of retail business.

Pete S

No fee and certainly north of $1.69 as a rate against the sport of $1.70

rivingtonpike

If you are a "premier" account holder with HSBC there are no fees (pretty sure). Their rates used to be very favourable compared to other exchange dealers, but they seem to have reverted to the mainstream rates in recent months/years. Always worth shopping around.

orly

I've used currencyfair

Fees are pretty minimal and the rates are decent. Once you've signed up and added your accounts it's a fairly simple process and they explain it all clearly on the site. I've sent money to accounts in Canada while in the UK and it's always been fine. Usually takes 3-5 days to show up at the other end.

MrsL22

Hi,

I transfer money from my Lloyd's account to my td account in Canada.

It costs £10 for up to 5k

shunter1977

We had an HSBC account in the UK just so we could open an account here in Canada. Unfortunately our local HSBC branch was never open and their account charges are very high. It was good for transferring money between countries but sadly every other service was rubbish. It seemed that they were only interested dealing with you if you had a lot of money in the bank.

Andy_Zena

We can transfer money direct from our Natwest account to our RBC account. We do it all on-line and do not have to set foot in the bank.