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Save on the exchange rate conversion when transferring money overseas from your St George Bank account in Australian dollars, UK pounds, the euro and other currencies. St George Bank international money transfers to or from Australia have higher transaction charges, due to a less competitive exchange rate offered by St George Bank. Skip to: Australia Money Transfer Specialists
Typically, sending funds to or from your St George Bank account in Australian dollars or UK pounds will involve a margin rate of 5.5% – much higher than most currency broker rates (typically 0.7 to 1.0%).
Sending foreign currency to or from your St George Bank account in Australia needn’t be a complex matter, moreover, you can save time and money when you use a specialist currency broker instead.
Specialist foreign exchange companies including our recommended providers here can save you money and time on the transaction. Our recommendations are based on international coverage and office locations together with the lowest foreign exchange margin rates offered.
Example: A typical overseas currency transfer of $100,000 Australian dollars (AUD) using St George Bank services would have a transaction exchange rate margin of around 5.5% – or $5,500 AUD. Using a specialist broker, in this example TorFX – the exchange rate margin would work out at 0.7% – or only S700 AUD in total, which is a large saving over the bank service.
International money transfers from St George Bank could take longer to arrive than using a private currency exchange provider and you will also need to be an existing St George Bank account holder to use their services. St George Bank may additionally charge a flat rate commission fee when sending money abroad into another currency and bank transfer commission fees vary depending on the amount you need to transfer. Private brokers offer commission free currency transfers, typically over a value of $5000.
Unless you pay a premium, St George Bank’s service will take from 5 to 7 days for your funds to arrive at the destination bank. Private foreign exchange companies typically complete the transaction either same day, or next day.
St George Bank is a local Australian bank was created in 1937 and is today part of the Westpac Group. St George Bank has over 2.6 million customers throughout Australia, serving customers from over 350 national banking branches.
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