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Forum: Europe
Sep 19th 2011, 1:26 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 1,266
Posted By mgilmour

Re: 10 months travelling in Europe - EU and Non EU family

Azarel

Thank you very much .. I checked and Australian passport holders do not need a VISA for Schengen countries. We were already planning to break up the France stay into 2 blocks so that works...
Forum: Europe
Sep 14th 2011, 12:37 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 1,266
Posted By mgilmour

10 months travelling in Europe - EU and Non EU family

Hi all, after trawling the forums I can't find the answer to this situation so was hoping someone could point us in the right direction.

I hold an AUS passport and my wife holds both a UK and an...
Forum: Australia
Apr 29th 2010, 11:16 am
Replies: 23
Views: 7,283
Posted By mgilmour

Re: Moneycorp or Hifx?

Hi soulrebel

My name is Chris and I work at UKForex. I would like to clear up the situation you have mentioned in this post.

UKForex does deal in Euros and about 50 other currencies for all of...
Forum: Australia
Jan 4th 2010, 11:10 am
Replies: 5
Views: 774
Posted By mgilmour

Re: Buying home - how did you move your money?

Hi iolande

I am Chris Minehan and I work at Ozforex. My advice would be to check a few services and see what rates you are offered. Ozforex will generally save you up to 1% from traditional bank...
Forum: The Barbie
Oct 1st 2009, 11:38 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 1,343
Posted By mgilmour

Re: OZ Forex feedback

Hi Everyone,

Thanks for the supportive comments. Yes we are 51% owned by Macquarie, this doesn't mean we are guaranteed by them but I would imagine they would support in times of need which, for...
Forum: Australia
Jul 21st 2009, 12:57 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 1,044
Posted By mgilmour

Re: Ozforex/NW Flex/Money Transfers – Help?

Hi All,

Generally we call only when you register with us and then when you send money to a beneficiary for the first time as a security check. If it is a very large transfer we may also call for...
Forum: Australia
Jan 15th 2009, 5:53 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 2,476
Posted By mgilmour

Re: Money transfers - which company guarantees your money is safe?

This is a very timely thread given the turmoil we saw last year.

First and foremost it is important to note that no broker can offer a guarantee that funds are 100% safe. The guarantee is only as...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 7th 2009, 9:54 am
Replies: 26
Views: 1,744
Posted By mgilmour

Re: Ozforex

Hi Everyone,

Sorry our XMAS list was a bit haphazard this year. We under-provisioned on the clock thingo (I missed out as well - normally I score a left over). The customer service guys are right...
Forum: Australia
Dec 22nd 2008, 6:51 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 1,024
Posted By mgilmour

Re: Thanks, OzForex

We would love to give you a gadget that predicted the exchange rates next year, but proving harder to find!

Regards
Matt
Forum: Australia
Oct 12th 2008, 12:24 pm
Replies: 0
Views: 516
Posted By mgilmour

OzForex accepting new clients again

Hi All,

OzForex is accepting new clients again now that we have cleared the extraordinarily high number of applications from last week. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Regards
Matt...
Forum: Australia
Oct 12th 2008, 11:30 am
Replies: 9
Views: 1,423
Posted By mgilmour

Re: OZ and the Forex system

That's correct, only if the rate moves against the forward contract, eg. if you sold GBP/AUD and it rallied further, that would see additional margin being called by a broker.

The contract date...
Forum: Australia
Oct 11th 2008, 12:41 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 1,305
Posted By mgilmour

Re: Booking OzForex deals on the weekend

Hi Lorrielou,

12 months is the maximum duration of a forward contract. Please also review this thread regarding other aspects of forwards contracts....
Forum: Australia
Oct 11th 2008, 12:34 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 1,423
Posted By mgilmour

Re: OZ and the Forex system

Hi Keith,

Thanks for the post I will respond point by point for ease of reading.

1) If the Building sociey will CHAPS it direct then that will be faster but, as you note, sometimes they are...
Forum: Australia
Oct 10th 2008, 4:34 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 1,305
Posted By mgilmour

Re: Booking OzForex deals on the weekend

Hi All,

Unfortunately OzForex/UKForex/Tranzfers sites don't provide rates on weekends because the foreign exchange markets are closed which means we cannot hedge transactions in the wholesale...
Forum: Australia
Oct 8th 2008, 3:54 am
Replies: 32
Views: 9,783
Posted By mgilmour

Re: Ozforex/HIFX/UK Bank - Rate versus safety?

Madness it is, our systems are holding up really well but the humans are a bit worse for wear! We had a version of this in August last year and so we were well prepared but still its very very busy....
Forum: Australia
Oct 8th 2008, 3:38 am
Replies: 32
Views: 9,783
Posted By mgilmour

Re: Ozforex/HIFX/UK Bank - Rate versus safety?

Yes you can book a forward contract, which is an agreement for you to sell GBP to us for AUD at a rate agreed today applicable at a future date, in your case 9 months. These should not be entered...
Forum: Australia
Oct 8th 2008, 3:20 am
Replies: 32
Views: 9,783
Posted By mgilmour

Re: Ozforex/HIFX/UK Bank - Rate versus safety?

Hi Everyone,

Just a note on our not taking new customers for a few days. The level of activity we have experienced in the last week has been extraordinary, our daily turnover is fivefold our...
Forum: Australia
Jul 9th 2008, 9:53 am
Replies: 20
Views: 9,956
Posted By mgilmour

Re: Missing money??

Hi Libby,

I am Matt Gilmour the MD of both UKFOREX and OzForex, I can assure you the funds will turn up and there will be a logical explanation if they have been delayed.

I will PM you to get...
Forum: Australia
Dec 2nd 2007, 12:56 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 6,427
Posted By mgilmour

Re: Tranzfers.com

The key differences between OzForex and Tranzfers are:

1) OzForex lets you lock in the exchange rate prior to receiving your funds, whereas with Tranzfers you send the money and then book the...
Forum: Australia
Nov 28th 2007, 12:25 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 1,307
Posted By mgilmour

Re: OZ BANKING CLEARANCE TIMES?

I think this must be right as we transfer cleared funds into accounts in all cases.

Regards,
Matt Gilmour
Forum: The Barbie
Nov 27th 2007, 8:34 pm
Replies: 59
Views: 3,061
Posted By mgilmour

Re: PM's not sure about.

Just the username (or real name) not the password ... you are right to be cautious and you should never hand over the password! We just can't match people on the BE forums with users on our system...
Forum: Australia
Nov 12th 2007, 10:20 am
Replies: 1
Views: 602
Posted By mgilmour

British Pound recovers against A$ and NZ$

Lots of volatility in the exchange rates so thought it would be useful to post some commentary from our dealers ....

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The Great British Pound has...
Forum: Australia
Sep 4th 2007, 3:22 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 670
Posted By mgilmour

Re: Ozforex referee information

It is just part of our information collection for all the Anti Money Laundering laws we are required to comply with (UK and Aus). The referee could be back in the UK or in Australia, its unlikely we...
Forum: The Barbie
Jun 25th 2007, 11:44 am
Replies: 7
Views: 823
Posted By mgilmour

Re: Does the currency exchange on Ozforex decrease over the weekend?

We only exchange between 7am Monday (Sydney time) to 7pm Friday (London time), we dont quote on the weekends because the markets are closed. The customer rates displayed on OzForex sites during the...
Forum: Australia
Jun 17th 2007, 2:33 pm
Replies: 51
Views: 12,031
Posted By mgilmour

Re: Ozforex vs. HiFX (read the small print!)

Last Friday OzForex became a subsidary of Australia's Macquarie Bank.

One of the reasons OzForex undertook this transaction was that clients are naturally worried about the security of their...
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