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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.
How to get the most out of your currency broker & what we offer that the bank do not.
One of the main reasons we do not break our currency services down into categories or sectors, like so many of our peers, is because we...
Prime London Resi: a lot can change in 14 days.
Whilst we do a lot of work with foreign nationals buying property in the UK with capital brought in from abroad, one of the areas...
I am due to receive some money in a foreign currency, what should I do?
For an increasing number of private clients living in the UK, receiving money from abroad is not such an alien concept. Sure, they may...
Our default operating setting is 'Prime View'. What does this mean?
'Prime Managed', 'Prime Execution' & 'Prime View'. Three headings you may see dotted across the Prime Cap website, but, nowhere else....
We ask: What use is vivid analysis if your currency strategy is flawed?
Rather than serving as a critique on the ways our peers might 'have it wrong' this post is designed to outline what tools and techniques...
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...
Some thoughts on transmitting money from India.
We were recently asked to advise the client of a London based Independent Financial Adviser from who we regularly receive referrals. The...
A quick guide to using a currency company.
When you look on your internet banking you will probably notice some sort of tab for 'international payments'. Clicking on this will...
Prime Execution: What does it mean?
'...a transaction executed by a firm upon the specific instructions of a client where the firm does not give advice on investments...
Emerging markets: making use of their existing financial systems.
Certain countries and territories have yet to develop stable and consistent internal banking processes. This can make it difficult to...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Working with a foreign buyer? Our involvement from start to finish.
What follows is a simple 'day in the life' of an estate or search agent who has a friendly and responsive currency broker on speed dial....
How to deal with foreign currency cheques.
For the second time in as many months a private client has asked us how best to deal with a foreign currency cheque. Typically a payment...
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