Thanks, Avrodamo - this place is nothing if not inconsistent....
I was told by HSBC Jebel Ali that they would read anything sent to them by my UK Premier Manager, but this could only be requested by me, not by them. Also, they would not be able to access any information of a personal or account related nature, unless the UK wanted to share it (my UK manager said they would really rather not!)
It sounds like what you are getting is exactly what I get between my UK and Singapore accounts - but I was told that this was impossible for my UAE account, by both the UK end and the UAE end. Hey ho. Account opening was easy, they wanted my money - but I gave up when my employer refused to pay me into HSBC.... So I went to ENBD, who are ok. Ish. On a good day
TA