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The latest insights, views and industry developments from Prime Cap focusing on private client foreign exchange, corporate transaction services and international payment strategy.
You would switch your utilities provider for a £1500 annual saving; why not your FX provider?
We recently conducted a rate comparison for a company that already uses a non-bank foreign exchange company for their international...
Year End: thought about setting your annual rate?
The distinct majority of our corporate clients convert currency as and when an invoice arrives on their desks. Whilst we do understand...
Does your UK arm have it's own finance team?
Whilst the bulk of our work with businesses focusses on introducing improved functions and lower margins on rates to owner managed firms...
Working with London estate, search and buying agents.
It occurs to us that a basic explanation as to how customers of an estate agency might use 'us', when they might find us useful, and what...
Pipped to the post: how quick turnaround wins us business.
A relatively short post, but powerful in our view. Our clients are a couple buying a house in the UK. Until our introduction to them they...
Exchanging Australian Dollars (AUD) for Sterling (GBP): 4 things to remember.
Like the UK, Australia has it's own domestic market for personal foreign exchange services. A number of the businesses operating in this...
What do the rates of exchange I see online actually mean?
Google 'Pound to Euro exchange rate' now and click on the first search result to appear. We're going to use that search result to frame...
Settling in: it's all part of the service.
As an independent broker we are very proud of our ability to shine a light on some of the businesses we work for, some of the partners...
Selling a process rather than a person? Putting the 'you' in value.
Years of working with businesses and personal customers has taught us a couple of useful things. We pride ourselves on being able to...
Re-financing: Foreign currency mortgage redemptions & offshore vehicles.
We were recently engaged in what, on the face of it, seemed like a complicated refinancing matter. Our client in the matter was a trust...
A BREXIT update: What have we seen and what can we expect.
Our last BREXIT commentary was back in August 2017 and it is fair to say that the political discourse on the matter, aside from making...
Trends in Relocation: what do volatile rates of exchange mean for the globally mobile?
Prime Cap recently attended a panel discussion of relocation, tax and legal experts held by The Private Client Dining Club (PCD Club) at...
3 things to remember when sending a smaller payment.
The first thing we should say is that when it comes to someone's money, no amount is a small amount. Consumers hunt around to save and...
Reading the Room | A referral example.
We were recently referred to a couple known to our referrer as being individuals moving money for personal matters, one such being a...
An analysis of the Sterling (GBP) to Euro (EUR) rate of exchange.
Rather than burrowing in to all of the minutiae of economic theory and opinion on how the current state of both the UK and the European...
Monetising the 'blogosphere'.
Those that work in finance with always patronise those that do not. 'If you aren't using a tailored product, bespoke to your specific...
Blue Chips: What can employers do to help non-dom or foreign employees?
Our team are always thinking about how we can position ourselves to appeal to our target market. We begin with a focus on individual...
Interior Designers buying from abroad.
In our work as a financial services supplier to businesses and corporate clients we have achieved notable penetration in the interior...
Property Search: What it means to work with a currency broker.
Applicable to both property search agencies and individuals, and companies retaining the services of such agents, we look at the various...
How, Why & When to use a Forward Contract?
We love the chance to detail how a contract can be used to best effect. For businesses, the answer to this question of 'when to use a...
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