[shaman]

westpac manager said to me they only need the 3 pages with names and signatures but they took the whole booklet so who knows. The detail they required was pretty similar to any other bank account that I have opened up. I said the funds were coming from real estate transaction but if they don’t and my circumstances change then “oh well…they were correct to the best of my knowledge at the time”. Have you seen the movie BLOW with Johnny Depp in it and he’s walking through the airport with a suitcase full of cash and he has a smile on his face because his mind is elsewhere? do that 🙂 I’m not saying you are doing anything wrong but if you resist the questions then they WILL become suspicious and just cancel the account opening if they think it is going to be too much trouble. Having said all that, you may very well feel more comfortable with a smaller bank/building society or similar. I had Greater building society close all of my accounts including company and trust accounts which I had with them for over 20 years because they didn’t like my crypto transactions and westpac closed my foundation accounts “just because” so its a lucky dip out there.

[shaman]

hi Yort, I recently opened an unregistered trust account with Westpac in Elanora Queensland. No problems although I have been a customer for around 40 years. Westpac wouldn’t open foundation accounts for me. i can give you the managers details if you cant find them online