[e-gold-list] Australian Banks

2001-04-14 Thread Ben Legume
>Australia has one of the world's best banking systems: >1. Internet banking is cheap, widely used and useful (Westpac charges me >25c per BPAY or direct transfer, transfers between Westpac customers clear instantly and to other banks within a banking day, can download records to financial softwa

[e-gold-list] Australian Banks

2001-04-15 Thread Ben Legume
>>If bank fees are high, as you seem to be saying, bank branches should be profitable if they have custom. Bank branches have been closed down, are being closed down and will continue to be closed down because the fees from branch use is less than the costs of providing the branch services. If

[e-gold-list] Australian Banks (rant)

2001-06-08 Thread Ben Legume
I believe it. As I've said before on the list (and many more times off-list!) Australian banks are the biggest bunch of crooked f*cks in the country, and that's including the politicans and the lawyers. Banks here regularly steal customer's funds (sometimes substantial amounts, sometimes minor