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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.
Brokers across the capital markets: A guide to repatriating your bonus.
Not so much a guide, more a 'how to'. Strip away the fact that you've earned your entitlement and at a basic level it is a case of...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Do you manage rental properties? One way to improve your bottom line...
Working in residential property...what reaction would you expect were you to inform your international or non-dom landlords that your 2%...
Lights, Camera, (Trans)Action.
Whether it is something as simple as buying equipment from abroad, paying your stars in the currency of their choice, collecting...
What is your Q4 strategy? 4 things you should be thinking about.
Europe tends to take a holiday during August and it takes the work force about four weeks to get back into their groove once it is over. ...
As a business we buy a lot from abroad; how can a broker help?
You are a company incorporated and predominantly working in the UK. All but a few of your more niche suppliers are located overseas in...
7 ways to test your broker.
Thinking about engaging or changing the foreign exchange company you use for your personal or business payments? Here are 7 things to...
BREXIT: What about currencies?
As far a currencies, payments, people and companies are concerned, each may be affected in the same and different ways simultaneously....
Confirmed this quarter's sales forecast?What about setting the rate?
Many small businesses can accurately, if not precisely, calculate their projected sales in the nearer term...over the coming two months,...
High end finish, and margin to match.
Our client is a sole trading interior designer. Much of her time is spent developing her own properties in both London and South Africa,...
Selling to foreign markets: 5 things to remember
1. UNLESS YOU HAVE FOREIGN CURRENCY EXPENSES, YOU’RE GOING TO NEED TO CONVERT YOUR FOREIGN CURRENCY REVENUE. We love the HSBC advert...
What are currency controls?
In order for a currency company to both ‘buy’ and ‘sell’ a currency we require three things: The first is a bank account to receive the...
Value added: International Payroll for small global businesses.
At the begging of July 2016 we received this email from a prospective client introduced to us by one of their employees. The employee in...
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