Anyone have experience with Citibank IPB , HSBC Expat account.

[zoom20092]

Hello,

I would like to open offshore bank account.

- As far as I know Citibank and HSBC is stable , safe bank to store money.
- But Citibank IPB account need minimum deposit 200,000$ , that too much for me.
- So I'm making the decision to open HSBC Expat account because need lower minimum ,deposit just £50,000

What do you think , Could you please give me some advice.

Thank you.

 

[Martin Everson]

Forget Citibank IPB. They closed my Dubai account with 7 figures on it. Citibank UAE‌ said they no longer serve non-residents...and goodbye with little notice 😡. So I terminated my‍ Singapore and London booking center accounts. The deposit is the least of your worries it⁠ is the constant uncertainty they put you under from day one. I would never trust⁤ any US bank again and especially today. They could close your account for buying a⁣ Huawei phone ns2.

HSBC is the master of account closures also. That's all they do⁢ all day long..its a sport to them. From day one they will give you issues︀ and will look for a reason to close your accounts. However some people have had︁ good experiences with them. My experience with HSBC has been exactly as described in this︂ video. They are the worst bank ever. Look on trust pilot also.

 

[zoom20092]

Thank you very much for your review , you save my life.︃

Please advice me , Which bank should l fly to open account?

Thank you.

 

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[Martin Everson]

You need to look at your citizenship, residence and a host of other factors.‍ i.e if your Russian I wouldn't advise you to go near any US bank anywhere⁠ in the world for example right now ns2.

I would personally pick a non-European and⁤ non-US controlled bank. If you are not from those regions.

 

[zoom20092]

I'm Thai citizenship and residence.

 

[zoom20092]

I have

I have read many article about Georgia

They said Georgia is the most⁤ easy country to open offshore bank account.

What do you think , it safe to⁣ store money in Georgia ?

 

[Martin Everson]

Safe is a very relative word. I would say Georgia is stable‍ at present and is doing well. Just remember a little over 10 years this country⁠ was at war with Russia and got flattened.

 

[zoom20092]

OK , thank you⁠ very much , I'm planing fly to Georgia next week to open account with TBC⁤ bank.

- I have income from affiliate marketing and l'm Thai citizen,residence

- I can⁣ avoid tax in Thailand by legal, if l not withdraw money on same tax year.⁢

- so l just need offshore stable bank to store my money about 200k per︀ year then l just wait until next year then l can withdraw to Thailand without︁ any tax.

 

[BlueMist]

Hi, good write up on⁢ the forum generally speaking. Some points are questionable but this is the purpose of the︀ forum to discuss 🙂 Have some questions here:

1. Judging from your rather negative comments about︁ the UAE, why did you decide to keep your funds with Citibank UAE, instead of︂ Singapore or London?

2. It's not my business but even after Citibank UAE termination, why︃ did you decide closing down SG and UK accounts?

3. AFAIK, the only IPB divisions︄ they have are London and Singapore. Do you know if there is any difference between︅ non IPB and IPB divisions in this country? E.g. Someone having Citibank SG account, is︆ there anything he could get advantage of by having IPB or it is exactly the︇ same end product, operated by the same company?

4. Truth is anyone can close the︈ bank account for anything these days. I saw financial institutions (not even banks) closing accounts︉ for sending few euros here and there (hundreds, not thousands)... e.g. Skrill.

5. About Citibank︊ UAE, did you know that their e-brokerage securities custodian is UBS Switzerland? Apparently the UK︋ as well. Not sure about SG, but the brokerage offer of Citi SG is somewhat︌ very limited (3 markets only).

 

[Martin Everson]

I had funds at Citi london and UAE and Singapore as indicated below.

The whole package I was sold was geographical and political diversification. I was able to⁤ use the various branches of Citibank as booking centres to book assets around the world⁣ via working with my private banker. As I mentioned once Citi UAE changed rules I⁢ closed Singapore and London relationships in protest.

Protest

Some products I believe cannot be sold︆ in UK.

Ok

Perhaps because UBS is a︋ better prime broker? I don't know, I don't invest in stocks at all. I primarily︌ invest in Eurobonds so its ClearStream or EuroClear for me.

 

[liroyb]

Last month I've opened Citibank UAE account as non-resident.