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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.
What tends to move the FX markets?
As we have mentioned in other posts, when you think of the 'Foreign Exchange' (FX) markets, you should imagine an actual old fashioned...
TrasnsferWise: 5 things they can't do.
You might think it odd that a currency conversion company overtly name and publiscise a business which all would consider a direct...
Buying Guide | Currency and The Caribbean
We stumbled across a very useful 'Buying Guide' from Aylesford International on the practicalities of buying property in the Caribbean....
Buying Prime | planning your purchase.
The majority of referrals we receive from the legal sector relate to the purchase of London property. The overriding consideration for us...
50% deposit on a pro-forma invoice...100% certainty.
Many importers, whether they call themselves importers or not, have to pay a deposit on certain goods before they can secure production....
What is a safe-haven (currency)?
‘Flight to safety’ and natty little phrases like it are bandied around frequently as a useful way of deflecting a question and as a means...
What do you need to know before using a forward contract.
In recent weeks we have seen the pound rock against EUR from a low 1.10 in September to a welcome but pretty lack lustre high of 1.1450...
Priceless: Ways to pay for your gems and jewels.
One of our distinguished private clients shared with us an interesting experience t'other day. He lives in UAE (Abu Dhabi to be precise)....
Set in their ways; our approach to corporate FX prospecting.
This is just a quick word about what we do when confronted with a prospective client who thinks they are well equipped when it comes to...
4 of our favourite currencies.
A touch of whimsy to bolster not only your global financial education, but also your dinner party trivia! Yes - we are rocking Geek Chic...
We're a business with a US dollar account. Should we hold or sell?
The first thing to say is that Prime Cap is not the place to get a direct instruction to sell your currency today, tomorrow or at some...
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...
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...
Living in Dubai? How to repatriate your earnings.
A physical oil trader based in Dubai who, despite knowing many things about many things, was at a loss as to how to easily, quickly and...
Million Dollar Houses
Brits buying in the US or Americans buying in the UK. Whichever way you look at it, the property being acquired is priced in dollars....
Buying property in London, but dealing with an overseas vendor?
Our client, the buyer, was referred to us by their conveyancing solicitor. The vendor in this sale is a corporate entity based in the...
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,...
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...
What is a safe-haven (currency)?
‘Flight to safety’ and natty little phrases like it are bandied around frequently as a useful way of deflecting a question and as a means...
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