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Global Reach Group receives Feefo Platinum Trusted Service Award 2021
26 Feb 2021Global Reach Group has won the Feefo Platinum Trusted Service award, an independent seal of excellence that recognises businesses for delivering exceptional…
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Global Reach Group partner with Pompey
12 Feb 2021Global Reach has partnered with Portsmouth Football Club as its official payments partner...
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TreasurySpring and Global Reach Group launch partnership
11 Feb 2021The TreasurySpring FTF platform offers clients the simplest route to access wholesale money markets, with no set-up costs or standing charges, through a simple…
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Sending money overseas in 2021? Three things to consider before you do
18 Dec 2020The coronavirus has had varying impacts on people’s lives—you might have considered emigrating or buying a holiday property before this year, and suddenly found…
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Global Reach Canada is uniquely positioned for rapid growth in Ontario
20 Nov 2020The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has provided Global Reach Canada with a regulatory framework allowing us to provide foreign exchange hedging services to…
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The US Election: The usual and unusual
28 Oct 2020Election outcomes are key drivers of asset prices and investment flows because markets hold various beliefs about the political and economic policies of each…
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US election: The key dates
15 Oct 2020We've created a quick timeline of the key US election dates and what can be expected in the run-up to the 3rd of November. We're taking a look at debates,…
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Global Reach adds to senior management team
04 Aug 2020Global Reach Group, a leading provider of corporate and personal foreign exchange services, has added to its senior management team with the appointment of Dr…
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Global Reach expands into Canada
14 May 2020Founded in 2001 and headquartered in the UK, Global Reach now has operations in six countries, including offices in South Africa and Cyprus. In 2016, Inflexion…
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Safe-havens in demand
23 Mar 2020Last week, the Euro declined against the US Dollar, with further softness a possibility should the effects of the coronavirus continue to dampen the economic…
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Safe-havens in demand 2
23 Mar 2020Last week, the Euro declined against the US Dollar, with further softness a possibility should the effects of the coronavirus continue to dampen the economic…
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Coronavirus and currency: Why is the market volatile?
16 Mar 2020With hourly coronavirus headlines and significant currency volatility, you may be wondering what the link is, and why markets are moving so dramatically. We…
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Coronavirus spread sours market sentiment
16 Mar 2020Markets experienced some extreme volatility last week as the spread of the coronavirus continued. The Pound sank to interbank levels as low as 1.23 versus the…
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Extra banking measures – Confirmation of Payee
16 Mar 2020At Global Reach, we try to keep our customers informed about anything that could affect their international payments, which is why we thought we’d offer a quick…
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Further emergency easing
16 Mar 2020Global stock markets came under pressure again on Monday despite central bank intervention to soften the blow from COVID-19.
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Budget update: Coordinated policy is key
11 Mar 2020Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, marked the end of a decade of austerity by adding £30 billion of fiscal stimulus to the UK economy to combat…
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Boris rattles Pound, Euro on the rise
02 Mar 2020The Pound came under pressure last week, slipping by over 1.0% against the US Dollar and by around 3.0% versus the Euro after the UK revealed its Brexit…
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View from the Desk - 2020 Update with John Mullens
07 Feb 2020One of our Senior Corporate Dealers, John Mullens, takes a look at how foreign exchange markets have been behaving so far in 2020, and the events that could…
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View from the Desk - Election market update with Dealing Director Dan Harden
12 Dec 2019It’s been a busy end to the year with the election dominating a lot of Pound movement. Even for markets, December’s usually a time when things are quietening…
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Buying property abroad? Your most important Brexit questions answered
05 Dec 2019With the election just around the corner and hopes for a swift exit from the EU, you might have some questions about how your overseas property purchases or…
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Global Reach now uses SWIFT GPI
20 Nov 2019At Global Reach, we want to ensure your customer experience is as smooth as possible, which is why we’re pleased to announce we now use SWIFT GPI.
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Why choose Global Reach?
11 Nov 2019We’re answering some of the most common questions about foreign exchange brokers, outlining what rules the FCA puts in place, what we at Global Reach do to keep…
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View from the Desk
08 Nov 2019Global Reach Senior Corporate Dealer, John Mullens, discusses the Pound's recent big moves, Brexit, and US-China developments.
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There’s a new boss in town
06 Nov 2019Speaking in Berlin yesterday evening, Christine Lagarde, the new European Central Bank President, echoed Mario Draghi’s much-derided line from the September ECB…
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Getting Brexit done
21 Oct 2019Today, Johnson will again attempt to win Parliament’s backing for his Brexit deal amid growing confidence that he has enough support to pass the motion. Foreign…
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Pound rockets on deal optimism as talks get down to the wire
16 Oct 2019This morning the British currency fell as some of the recent Brexit optimism faded, but as the day has gone on, Sterling has reached a five-month high against…
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Pound hits four-month highs
14 Oct 2019On Thursday and Friday, the Pound climbed rapidly against the US Dollar, reaching a four-month high of 1.2707 as market expectations for a Brexit breakthrough…
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The Brexit effect
11 Oct 2019We look at the effect Brexit's had on the Pound, as well as considering what could lie ahead for the British currency amid chaotic UK politics.
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The six cents
08 Oct 2019Last month, the Pound to US Dollar exchange rate moved within a six-cent range and now October’s here, markets are eyeing the Brexit deadline just a few weeks…
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Painting the picture of deterioration
08 Oct 2019It’s hard to get an objective frame of reference for global growth unless you look at prices. We’ll often hear a steady drip, drip, drip of economic data…
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The B word
03 Oct 2019Global Reach Dealing Director Dan Harden discusses recent market volatility, GBP, EUR, and USD movements and what markets are looking for in the run-up to the…
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Pound hits highest level since July on Brexit optimism
20 Sep 2019The move came after European Commission President, Jean Claude Juncker said that he’d had a ‘rather positive’ meeting with Boris Johnson, and that ‘we could…
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Pound reaches 1.25 as no-deal Brexit fears fade
16 Sep 2019The Pound has climbed by 4.0% in 10 days against the US Dollar as markets see the possibility of a no-deal Brexit ebbing...
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Quick emigration checklist – the essential things to remember before you go
22 Aug 2019Moving abroad is an exciting time, but it can also be an overload of things to remember before you go. We’ve written a quick checklist you can use, whether…
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Moving to Japan? Here are the top things you need to know
21 Mar 2019Japan can be a cultural overload; vibrant cities, old traditions, and plenty of new things to try, but what do you really need to know if you’re going to be…
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Five facts about Portugal
21 Mar 2019You might want to buy a holiday home out on the Iberian Peninsula, or you might want to make a permanent move to Portugal. Whatever your interest, we’re sharing…
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GLOBAL REACH RECEIVES FEEFO GOLD TRUSTED SERVICE AWARD 2019
25 Feb 2019Global Reach has won the Feefo Gold Service award, an independent seal of excellence that recognises businesses for delivering exceptional experiences, as rated…
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Markets look ahead to next week's event risk
09 Oct 2018Yesterday’s European trading session continued the risk-off tone started by Friday’s US employment report. European equities traded lower as safe-haven…
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US inflation key to the pace of future Fed tightening
08 Oct 2018The focus on Friday was the US September employment report, which created financial market repercussions that spread far beyond the US and into the following…
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