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@genemz The currency ECB benchmark 2.5% so it would not be risk free if it was offered over that. You will have some banks offering deposits over 2% in EUR. As for US Treasuries in EUR I doubt. The US is allergic to anything non USD. Though maybe you will find some sort of fund EUR hedged...

@desiney That's very good to know. I will see if I can talk to the guys in the following days. Thanks for the info!

@desiney I have been considering Deloitte for my tax advice. I have had a 1 on 1 session with an EY representative which HSBC offered me. Did not blow my socks to be frank. How would u rate Deloitte's approach for personal taxation? You think it offers good advice and cost over performance...

@moonrabbit EU Bank that will take a non-resident US Person which has a US connection and no transaction fees? Expecting a bit much it seems. Banks in different countries are different companies. You could transfer between certain banks in real time or close to real time at no cost but with...

@thatbaicong You are welcome.

@thatbaicong Well, no thoughts really. She has to pay it. I think is not impossible nor totally unreasonable. On the highish side, yes, but not the highest I have seen. Moving money offshore is expensive, has always been. Depends totally on the bank one uses, the status held and how the banks...

@thatbaicong How much is something ridiculous? On the other hand the UK bank can't say that, the answer is they charge or not. The easiest way to wire the currency is via SWIFT. Transfers are usually not expensive, 25/50 USD. There might be correspondent banks involved, usually 25 USD extra...

@constantine1946 This only mitigates the cost of OP's friend UK bank's fees. She still needs to do a SWIFT transfer which will incur into the fees we are talking about. That will be very or impossible to mitigate at this point.