Money Transfers

Transfer Money Internationally

As always, banks appear to be a little expensive when it comes to transferring money between accounts internationally. I used Tranzfers to transfer my money from the UK to Australia, and their rates were exceptionally good – charging just £7 for the transaction, and not ripping me off on the exchange rates. They also allow [...]

Northern Rock -how to buy a bank

Northern Rock’s monetary woes seemed more than just a little suspicious to me. One day, news was leaked out that Northern Rock had applied for emergency guarantees from the Bank of England and the British Government. The ensuing 40% slump in the share value of Northern Rock would have enabled any hawkish buyers to take [...]

Want to transfer money?

I found a really good website for transferring money across from the UK to Australia. As we now have an account in Oz, we needed a way of getting our money from England over to it, without paying too much commission to banks or a forex company. Good for us, then, that I found this [...]