KVB Kunlun is an international financial service corporation with a local presence in Sydney's…read moreCitigroup centre on Park Street. I visited KVB to exchange Forex and was amazed at the crowd and queue. Clearly they offer a very competitive pricing. The office is very professional and they have a tv screen where you can watch the latest financial news. The waiting time is long and I took over 45 minutes to reach the counter. Also they have limited seating, so expect to stand a long time. As, they have a token facility, you can grab a token and come back, but there is no way of predicting how long the queue is or how fast it may move. The day I went they were charging an extra $10 for all currencies irrespective of the amounted exchanged. I felt that was quite steep and unnecessary. Also being a HK based company, I assumed they would have sufficient HK dollars, but by mid-day there was a poster informing that all HK dealings could be reserved but only distributed the next day. Definitely not happy about that..

Hands down the best forex rates in the city…read more Whenever I have visitors, I tell them to go here so they don't get ripped off by Travelex or any of the other currency exchange places, as they give you the closest rates to the current forex. Found in the Citigroup Centre, take the lift to Level 18 and then grab a ticket. I've been lucky, as the few times I've gone there hasn't been a massive queue. One note, you'll need to swap at least $1000 or you may be charged with a $10 fee. However, the $10 may be negligible considering the rates some of their competitors offer...so you'll end up saving either way.

I never thought I'd say it about a bank but yes, I'm a fan of HSBC Bondi Junction. Everything about…read morethe experience of banking with them is excellent. In fact they are the absolute opposite of all the things I usually associate with banks. For me the experience of banks had always been long queues, rude and unhelpful staff and fees, fees, fees. While HSBC Bondi Junction is always a relatively quiet branch, or at least it is every time I've gone in, the queues if there are any are one or two people maximum. The service is efficient and the staff are friendly, helpful and extremely polite. I opened an online savings account with them and I pay absolutely no fees. None, zero, zilch. No matter how many times I withdraw money from atms, or pay by etfpos there are no fees. HSBC is the opposite of everything I associate with banks and I love them for it.

Who honestly enjoys going to the bank?? Most of time you end up standing in a long queue under…read moreflorescent lightening just in order for someone to tell you that, indeed, you're pretty darn broke. Commonwealth has not provided me with the best experience in general, but the staff at the Glebe branch is the single redeeming factor in my overall banking experience. The information desk became my best friend early on when I was urgently trying to figure out how to wire money between my Bank of America account and Commonwealth account. Seemingly one's own money should be accessible where ever he or she happens to be in the world, right? But because these sorts of things are never as easy as they should be, I stuffed up and ended up costing myself nearly two hundred dollars in processing fees. NOT IDEAL. The staff there at the Glebe branch helped me every step of the way thereafter, and though there was nothing they could do about my previous loss (occurred on the American end), they advised me of the best options moving forward. After the third time I went in, the manager knew my name and was always more than happy to answer all my questions. I was even permitted to come behind the counter in order to use their computer for online banking instead of having to pay the processing fees associated if the teller were to help. Here's to the customer service aficionados who work hard to smooth out the Commonwealth bumps. Keep treading water, guys... maybe at some point it will pay off!

I'm really happy with Nab with me fee free account. The internet banking is easy to use as is the…read moremobile app. Not like some other banks which are annoying with codes and dongles. Branches are nice and well laid out. Lack of specialized bankers though you have to call the center.

Not the most competent staff are located on this branch. Went in and asked two staff for something…read more The first staff insisted the bank needed to charge me a fee to obtain the service, although I have obtained this service free of charge several times from the branches in the city. Then I approached another staff, but this one was worse, spoke bad English, and confirmed there was no such service. Headache! How is the training conducted?? Worse of all, they can't even be bothered to ask their seniors. I think this branch is overstaffed. When I first went in, two staff just pretended to be busy ignoring me, later I saw another staff coming chatting with one of them, while I was still waiting to be served. There doesn't seem to be anyone supervising the staff.

Such a beautiful place. I visit here often whenever I'm in Sydney and it makes for an amazing day…read moreout. Beautiful scenic beach, lovely cafes and restaurants. I absolutely love Brighton Le Sands and can't wait to be back!

Great prices health insurer for individuals coming in on the 457 visa or other working visas. Their…read morestaff are friendly and they have good product range (especially at the budget end).

Really helpful lady assisted me with access issues on my Internet bank and was able to let me…read morepractise this in the branch. Very kind and friendly.

Long opening hours, fast and reliable service (an ID is required to exchange money) and very good…read morerates.Their signboard actually says something like 'Gold....' but underneath it says 'currency exchange'.