Our Partners: Financial and Investment services

HIFX are international currency brokers offering the best exchange rates to businesses and individuals looking to migrate or simply transfer funds abroad. Although it is impossible to predict future currency movements exactly, our views over recent years have consistently been seen by Reuters to be within the top three most accurate in the world with our analysts appearing regularly on CNBC and Bloomberg business television.

The Private Client Team at HIFX understand the timescales of the migration process and the difficulties experienced by private individuals. Each client is allocated their own personal dealer, making it possible to put a strategy in place to meet their specific circumstances. Educating individuals thoroughly in the currency they are purchasing is vital with all registered clients receiving regular updates from their personal dealer. This enables our customers to make the most informed decision when they need to trade.

Many individuals still have currency to transfer after they have already emigrated. For these clients it is extremely beneficial that we have offices in New Zealand, UK, Australia and the US as their accounts can be set up prior to entering their new country, enabling them to then deal in their local time zone and with a familiar service.

The service HIFX provides is free and carries no obligation to trade with HIFX until instruction is given over our recorded telephone lines.

On Arrival is happy to partner with HIFX for the Currency Exchange requirements of our clients.

World First UK Ltd was founded in London in January 2004. A little over a year later the New Zealand office was set up in order to satisfy the increasing number of clients within Australasia who require the services of a foreign exchange broker. It also gives us the ability to monitor the market throughout the working week; day and night. The company has gone from strength to strength by offering private individuals and companies the ability to achieve competitive foreign currency exchange rates and an exceptional service.

The World First group has transacted with over 20,000 individuals and 3,500 companies to date. The foreign exchange turnover of the group in 2009 will be over NZ$4 billion.

There are three main departments within the company; the private client team, the corporate team and the operations team.

1. The private client team works with individuals who are expats living in New Zealand and New Zealander's who are buying property abroad, emigrating or making one off or regular money transfers. Each consultant at World First works with their clients to make sure they achieve the best exchange rates possible in the time frame they specify.
2. The corporate team works with companies who either have overseas suppliers to pay, overseas revenues to repatriate, or who are investing abroad. Companies are guaranteed a package of low payment fees and unbeatable exchange rates.
3. The operations team makes all the overseas and domestic payments on behalf of our clients. They are efficient, knowledgeable, flexible and polite, ensuring that our client's payments reach the nominated recipient accounts as quickly as possible. For the time being the payments function will be run out of London. Our staff's expertise and efficiency are renowned within the marketplace and the incredibly high levels of customer satisfaction we receive during the feedback process reinforce the World First pledge of a best service guarantee as well as a best exchange rate guarantee.