[e-gold-list] RE: Opening Bank accounts

2002-09-24 Thread Ian Green
At 03:51 PM 24/09/2002 -0700, Ben Legume wrote: don't bother trying. Australian banks are among the most expensive and least efficient in the world. Except for banks in other countries. Okay, of the 250 most expensive and least efficient banking countries, Australia is probably one of them!

[e-gold-list] Re: Opening Bank accounts

2002-09-24 Thread Ian Green
At 11:28 AM 23/09/2002 -0700, Ragnar wrote: Does anyone know how an American can open business bank accounts in Canada and Australia? Which are the best banks to use? I actually have a passbook account with Bendigo Bank, which has zero fees. It does not include an ATM card, but it does include

[e-gold-list] Re: Opening Bank accounts

2002-09-24 Thread David Hillary
HSBC pays over 4% p.a., no account keeping or transaction fees (except A$15 for international telegrphic transfers), (very good) internet banking, telephone banking, free BPAY, card and telephone customer service. So good I opened an account last month. I'm closing my Westpac account soon but I

[e-gold-list] RE: Opening Bank accounts

2002-09-24 Thread admin
Ragnar et al, I think the easies way to open a bank account in Canada and Australia would be to use HSBC. I believe it has branches in both countries, as well as branches in many other countries. Bank of Montreal owns Harris Banks in the USA (or vice versa) which should facilitate opening an

[e-gold-list] RE: Opening Bank accounts

2002-09-24 Thread Ragnar
Ken, --- admin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ragnar et al, I think the easies way to open a bank account in Canada and Australia would be to use HSBC. I believe it has branches in both countries, as well as branches in many other countries. I would not recommend HSBC to anyone for anything

[e-gold-list] RE: Opening Bank accounts

2002-09-24 Thread Goldtoday
would be to use HSBC. I believe it has branches in both countries, as well as branches in many other countries. I would not recommend HSBC to anyone for anything (except my enemies). Gold Age had a very bad experienc with them. They are thieving buffoons. They are also highly

[e-gold-list] RE: Opening Bank accounts

2002-09-23 Thread uberhacker
I can't tell you how you get an account as an American company - I'd actually like to know the answer to that before I head back there - but perhaps knowing who the big banks are there can give you somewhere to start. In Australia we have what is called the four pillar banks, which aren't

[e-gold-list] RE: Opening Bank accounts

2002-09-23 Thread Ben Legume
I can't tell you how you get an account as an American company - I'd actually like to know the answer to that before I head back there - but perhaps knowing who the big banks are there can give you somewhere to start. Which isn't much help for the person who asked the question. Have you ever