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BlackBerryAddict
^ Thanks everyone - I guess I have some comparative spreadsheets to set up over the weekend once I will have recovered from Friday's FT do in London.
As mentioned above fxcompared.com will do the initial leg work for you as they compare rates across a number of providers and also factor in costs. However, I don't think the rates are live - merely indicative.
I've used TransferWise and The FX Firm recently for GBP to USD transfers.
The TransferWise rate was better but after factoring in their charges there was little difference from other firms. The money took a bit longer to arrive with Transferwise.
Hope this is of some help.