Real-time currency conversion between the world's currencies - here at AngloINFO.

This is the place to ask questions and share information on banking, tax, mortgages, insurance and other matters relating to law and money.

A guide to how the money markets works with information on various currency transfer options available if you need to exchange US Dollars, Pound Sterling, or any other currency for Swiss Francs - whether in a single transfer or on a regular basis.

Jargon guide to the various terms used in currency conversion market; the meaning of terms such as: Stop loss order, Rollover, Floating exchange rate. If you don't understand your bank or broker, perhaps the answer is here.

Information on the system of heirship for residents and those with fixed assets in France. The rules of reserved and unreserved allocations and how to make it work for you. Information includes details on legal changes introduced January 2007.

What to do and where to call if your credit cards or telephones are lost or stolen in Geneva or anywhere else in Switzerland.

If you stay in France for over three months and you are not an EU citizen - if you are American, Canadian, Australian, South African or from elsewhere outside the EU - you will you need a titre de sejour residency permit. Here's how.

Information on applying for residency and a permit to work in Switzerland, for both EU and non-EU citizens. Where and how to make the application and the documentation required.

Information on opening a French bank account (what documents to provide), the debit card and setting up debit orders. Information includes a sample of how to write a French check and an explanation of the RIB and TIP. Also: banking jargon guide.

Information on opening a Swiss bank account - what documents to provide - the credit and debit cards, payment methods cheques and more.

Information on general taxation in France: Capital Gains, Wealth and Gift and Inheritance taxes.

Information on general taxation in Switzerland: Capital Gains, Wealth and Gift and Inheritance taxes.

The key information you need regarding inheritance law and will-making in Geneva, Switzerland.

The key information you need regarding inheritance law and will-making in France.