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SMSFs ramp up trading in turbulent markets

LAURA MILLAN | FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015

... Self-managed super fund (SMSF) investors are making the most of recent volatility and buying cheap when the market is low, CommSec trading data shows. CommSec SMSFs trading patterns for the week ending 28 August 2015, which included the biggest single ...

Appetite for international shares up 50% with major broker

MARK SMITH | TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2015

CommSec, Australia's largest online broker, has seen a sharp increase in demand for foreign owned shares. The number of customers opening up international trading accounts has grown almost 50% in the past six months, compared to the preceding half year ...

CBA launches online SMSF portfolio

ALEX BURKE | MONDAY, 28 SEP 2015

... futures." Aside from its complete view of assets held inside SMSFs, it also provides a "single access point" to NetBank and CommSec. "We have been servicing the SMSF market for more than 20 years, and we continue to listen to trustees about their evolving ...

FEATURE: Managed accounts - more than meets the eye

ALEX BURKE | FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015

... are Gen Y, and these platforms allow them to invest smaller amounts, frequently, at low transaction costs. Ten years ago CommSec was pretty much all there was and you were happy to fork out $20 for brokerage, but no one wants to do that anymore." Boles ...

Shares increasingly popular for Gen Y

DARREN SNYDER | TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015

More than half of CommSec's new customer base is aged under 35, and more than a quarter of 25 to 34-year-olds directly own shares according to the company's latest analysis. CommSec has undertaken a review of share trading and economic developments ...

Australian stocks open lower on China concerns

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015

... $46.70. Nickel fell nine per cent and copper has hit a six-year-low while iron ore had been down for nine straight days, CommSec market analyst Juliana Roadley said. She said the volatility in China's share market in recent weeks had fuelled concern ...

Midwinter appoints senior BDM from Commsec

STAFF WRITER | WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015

Midwinter has appointed a senior business development manager who was previously at Commsec for over nine years. Adam Rebeira has been appointed in anticipation of Midwinter's further growth and will be managing the firm's relationships within the financial ...

ASX lower for fourth day

AAP | THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2015

... and All Ordinaries indexes were around a 0.6 per cent lower as of 1013, after initially starting in positive territory. CommSec market analyst Tom Piotrowski said traders were looking for a reason to stop the selling after several days of weakness.A ...

Market wrap PM

AAP | FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015

... prices. The market has recovered from Thursday's losses with investors shrugging off a dip in iron ore prices overnight, CommSec market analyst Steven Daghlian said. "The major miners are leading gains despite falls in iron ore overnight," he said. "This ...

Market wrap

AAP | TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015

... triggered a sell-off among the bank stocks. Investors have clamoured back into financial stocks, reversing yesterday's losses, CommSec market analyst Steven Daghlian said. "Yesterday the major banks were down more than one per cent and today all of those ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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