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Director’s Introduction Why do you and your clients need Halo Financial?
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Halo Financial offers you and your clients greater stability and control, better exchange rates and dedicated service. Currency fluctuations can cost you money and lose you business. If your client is on a tight budget, even the tiniest variation in the exchange rate can suddenly send an affordable transaction back to the drawing board. Currencies fluctuate by the second. We track every movement. We provide a professional foreign exchange trading service that's proactive and more responsive to volatile currencies than the banks. We charge less, offer better exchange rates, and focus on giving greater stability and control to both you and your clients. We appreciate how important your clients are to you, so we'll assign a dedicated currency expert to every client. Our expert will evaluate their needs and help them make decisions that suit their specific objectives. They'll be happy. They’ll thank you for the recommendation. And we will offer a reward and incentive scheme as a gesture of our thanks.
David Johnson, Director at Halo Financial
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Why partner with Halo Financial?
Our foreign exchange expertise and professional friendly service gives operational and financial benefits to both the referring partner and client alike.
Halo Financial works with people around the globe who routinely refer their clients, work colleagues, business associates, friends and family to move their money overseas reliably and efficiently at the very best exchange rate.
Satisfied customers Successful outcomes Your customers will receive a much better exchange rate than they’re used to getting. Our commitment to customer service and providing our customers with timely access to essential data to help them make the right decisions is central to that. Your customers will save money, their transactions will be processed faster, and their dealings with your company are much more likely to have a successful outcome.
Additional revenue stream While your client benefits from our services, we’ll make sure you benefit from referring them. Speak to us to find out how we will look to save your clients’ money and also reward your efforts for your successful recommendations.
More control, less business lost We’re faster and more responsive to changes in exchange rates than the bank. Our dedicated currency experts constantly watch the market and give proactive advice, giving you and your client more control over budgets and payments.
A friendlier, more proactive service Halo Financial offer the following improvements that make us “better than the bank” – tell your clients! • We don’t charge commission on currency transactions • Our transfer times are typically faster than the bank • Because we’re specialists, we’re able to offer more favourable exchange rates
When a person emigrates or buys an overseas property for instance, their whole life is up in the air. The last thing they want is to find out their money is worth less than they expected when they arrive or when they come to purchase. We offer much needed stability to individuals, as well as providing long term planning solutions that help mitigate the roles volatile currency fluctuations can bring.
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Brilliant service. Professional, knowledgeable, nothing is too much trouble attitude. Patient and friendly. I highly recommend them to friends.
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• We can fix an exchange rate for up to two years in advance to give your clients stability • We monitor currencies round the clock • We are better informed, so your clients are too • Our employees are qualified foreign exchange analysts • We offer sales and referral initiatives • We make the process of buying or selling currency easy and worry free
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7350 5473
Email: partners@halofinancial.com
Web: www.halofinancial.com
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A dedicated FX consultant for every client
We find Halo Financial to stand out in the manner that their service has always been clearly focused on their detailed analysis of the market. They have then taken each individual’s needs into account providing solid advice and solutions based on these requirements. We continue to endorse their service as most of the clients that we have passed on over the years have come back to thank us for the recommendation.
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Overseas Property Developer Affiliate Partner
All our clients are assigned a dedicated FX consultant who’ll evaluate their needs and help draw up a plan of action. Their consultant will be proactive, monitoring currency movements on their behalf, and will be on hand to offer help and guidance at all times. If your client is used to the indifferent service offered by most banks, Halo Financial will be a breath of fresh air. They’ll thank you for putting them in touch with a company that has their best interests at heart. Our FX consultants save our clients money, time and stress. We’re very proud of that fact.
Support for your business What you get when you partner with us We believe in supporting our clients. So naturally we believe in supporting our partners, too. We’ll assign you a dedicated account manager who understands the needs of your industry sector to provide you with advice and assistance at all times, helping you to get the most out of our affiliate scheme.
Monthly account statements Once we have agreed terms we will keep a record of leads and transactions. You’ll be kept informed with: • Regular confirmation of your clients’ transfers
Marketing support and online tools To help boost your sales, customer service and referral commission, we can supply a range of fully tracked online tools for your website that will help improve your SEO ranking and visitor time spent on your site. As well as provide a range of printed materials to explain foreign exchange to your clients, Halo offers: • Currency Converter and exchange rate feeds for your website • Banners and links, keyword rich written currency content and charts for your website • Industry specific promotional and marketing material
We’re not just looking for salespeople. We’re looking for real partners, firms who care about their clients and want to offer them the best possible service. You and your client will benefit directly from dealing with Halo Financial. We want your business. That’s why we’re 100% dedicated to keeping both you and your client satisfied.
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A friendly slick operation that does what I want with the minimum of fuss.
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• Training to enable your staff to talk knowledgeably about our products • Exhibition, seminar and presentation support • Joint marketing initiatives • Email marketing campaigns, either as a solus email or a banner and article featured on one of our e-newsletters • Social media posts and ventures
• Monthly performance and reports
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7350 5473
Email: partners@halofinancial.com
Web: www.halofinancial.com
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What should I tell my clients?
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Very good service, excellent account management!
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Private Health Affiliate Partner
Tell your clients they’re in the right place. Tell them they’re in safe hands.
Tell them they’ll benefit from:
•C alling your account manager on +44 (0)20 7350 5473
• Immediate cost savings
•E mailing your account manager
• Better exchange rates
• L inking your website or CRM system
• Better customer service
•A dding our fully tracked web tools to your website
• A dedicated FX consultant • Enhanced protection from currency risk
Foreign exchange services timed to perfection
How do I refer to you? We’re always pleased to hear from you, no matter how you get in touch. You can refer clients by: • Completing our ‘refer a client’ web page: www.halofinancial.com/partneringwith-us
Timing is the key to successful currency transactions. Currencies are inherently volatile and fluctuate constantly, but using the wealth of information at their disposal, our FX consultants can help your clients choose the best time to trade and protect them from risk, even fixing
exchange rates in advance. Best of all, we’ll provide your client with essential market information to help them make informed choices, every time. Not only will we provide your clients with regular updates and briefings via email, we’ll even give them access to real-time data using our custom currency widget, enabling them to be even better informed, day in, day out.
Your client journey
Your Action Client Referral You refer a client to Halo
Our Action Introduction We call the client the same day. Explain features, advantages and benefits. Send out an information pack.
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7350 5473
Account Opening We open an account over the phone or give opportunity to do so online or by post. Client ID is electronically verified.
Trading We phone client to update. Quote offered. If agreed, contract is sent immediately by email.
Client Action
Our Action
Our Action
Trade Settlement
Beneficiary Payment
Commission
Client settles the trade in full and provides banking details.
Once the client’s full payment is cleared, we immediately send the bought currency to chosen beneficiary.
You receive a monthly commission statement by email and payment directly into your designated account.
Email: partners@halofinancial.com
Web: www.halofinancial.com
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Bank Price: £300,000 Halo Price: £288,000
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I find them very helpful and efficient. They make my monthly transactions easy and worry free. I can't thank them enough.
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Regular Transfers Private Customer
Opening hours (UK time) Monday — Thursday
8.30am — 8.00pm
Friday
8.30am — 5.30pm
When we fix an exchange rate in advance, your clients will always know how much currency they’ll receive and what they’ll need to pay for up to 2 years at a time. It’s a low cost, high convenience solution.
All our currency dealers are experts in their field. They have many years experience, industry acknowledged technical analysis accreditations, and leading edge technology at their disposal. Our experts regularly give advice on CNBC and Bloomberg. They’ll explain currency transactions to your clients in a way that’s simple, friendly and easy to understand.
How much do fluctuating exchange rates affect my clients’ money transfers? Example 1: Buying property overseas
A European property priced at €250,000 would have cost you £210,000 in late March 2014 but would have cost £11,500 less by the start of July 2014. Knowing when the time is right to make a currency transaction can save your clients a lot of money. Our currency experts will help your clients time their transactions better.
Example 2: Emigration
Your client is emigrating to Australia and has accumulated a net wealth of £250,000 after the sale of a house, car and other assets. Had your client exchanged currency at the end of January 2014 your client would have arrived with A$477,500. But if they had waited two months until the start of April 2014 they would have had A$35,000 less in their pocket.
Example 3: Pension transfers & Offshore investments
As part of their emigration plans or simply for tax benefits, your client wished to transfer their UK pension valued at £500,000 to Australia. They started making plans in January 2013 and, realising their pension will not be released from the pension Telephone: +44 (0)20 7350 5473
plan for another year but being nervous of the decline in the value of the Pound, they wanted to take advantage of the likely recovery of Sterling. Rather than converting their funds at the available exchange rate (A$1.49) and receiving A$745,000, they decide to protect themselves with a Stop Loss order set to guarantee a worst case exchange rate of A$1.44 to the Pound. This left 3% of leeway but if the Pound had continued to decline in value, their £500,000 was guaranteed to be converted into at least A$720,000 as a bare minimum. The Sterling – Australian Dollar exchange rate did drop to A$1.45 but managed to remain above their Stop Loss level and rallied for the remainder of the year. The clients raised the Stop Loss level, locking in further gains as the year progressed. Upon maturity of the pension in January 2014, the client cancelled the Stop Loss order and converted their £500,000 at an exchange rate of A$1.85. The A$925,000 they received into their Australian pension pot was A$180,000 (24%) more than they would have received if they had simply placed a Forward Contract. And that saving came about through the use of good risk management, excellent timing and access to the right market instrument through Halo Financial.
Example 4: Gap year students and international education fees More and more students are taking on gap year programmes overseas. Others are studying at international institutions for higher and diverse quality in teaching and to gain a world of new experiences. We support these networks by allowing individuals and parents to make their budget go further when paying for fees, resources and lodgings. An extra £100 a month can make a whole lot of difference to a student trying to manage their finances and using Halo Financial for currency transfers will be an effective solution over using a bank.
Email: partners@halofinancial.com
We can help protect your clients against currency fluctuations by evaluating their situation, watching the markets and choosing the most advantageous time to make a trade. We can even fix prices in advance for up to two years, giving maximum security. Tell your client how easy, quick and how much money they’ll save with Halo Financial. And we’ll help them successfully complete their deal with you.
Regular Currency Transfers For regular currency transfers, Halo Financial is a much better choice than the bank. The bank doesn’t really care when or how your client makes a trade. We do. Your clients may need to make regular transfers, such as: • Mortgage payments • Pension transfers • Salary transfers • Rental income transfers • Maintenance and living expenses We can provide your clients with better exchange rates, lower commission and faster delivery times.
Visit our website for more information: www.halofinancial.com
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Corporate Client Services linkedin.com/company/halo-financial
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I would like to congratulate you on your sales approach. You have taken the time to regularly follow this up, without becoming intrusive. Few people have the tenacity and diligence to carry this out - well done.
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Corporate Customer
Earn £100* If you refer a business that undertakes a foreign currency transaction with us we’ll pay you £100* as a gesture of our thanks. * Conditions apply. Contact us for more information.
If your company does business overseas, or you know of another company that does, then we would love to hear from you. We’re confident we’ll be able to reduce your currency risk and save you significant amounts of money. Free currency audit for corporate clients If you’re worried your business isn’t making the most from its foreign exchange transactions, give us a call. We’ll undertake a quick, currency audit and show you how we believe working with Halo Financial will save you money. There’s no obligation, so if you’re not happy with your current trading arrangements or just want to take a fresh look at how you do things, let us know today and we’ll see if we can help. We deliver: • Market leading exchange rates • Personal, proactive service from a dedicated FX Dealer • Round the clock monitoring of exchange rates • Expert analysis of developing trends and market sentiment • Protection against exchange rate volatility • Transparency and accountability
If you feel that our Corporate Client services could be of benefit to your company, please visit our website at www.halofinancial.com/corporate or contact our Corporate Client team on
+44 (0)20 7350 5470
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Very good service, excellent Halo Financial has been invaluable in planning our foreign currency requirements. They have kept us in touch with the markets and provided accurate market analysis enabling us to hedge our foreign currency risk. As a result we have been able to achieve significant savings compared to our previous currency provider. We particularly like the personal service and prompt attention we receive from the whole team and definitely recommend their services.
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Financial Director Media Publisher
• Security and satisfaction • Fixed exchange rates for settlement up to 24 months in the future • A prompt, responsive service at all times
Corporate Line: +44 (0)20 7350 5470
Email: partners@halofinancial.com
Web: www.halofinancial.com
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