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CommSec adds general manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
The former chief executive of Saxo Capital Markets has taken on a new leadership role at CommSec. Ben Smoker was recently appointed general manager, broking and markets within Commonwealth Bank's retail brokerage arm. He joined from Westpac where ...

Dividends ripe for the picking

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... and retirees can benefit from franking credits if their portfolios are managed on a tax-effective basis. According to CommSec, less than half the ASX 200 paid a dividend this year and of those, 33% lifted dividends, 17% kept the dividend the same and ...

Earnings season worst on record: CommSec

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
... have endured the worst earnings season in over a decade with statutory profits down and increased expenses, according to CommSec. The online broker's latest biannual earnings season report revealed that of the 137 ASX 200 companies that have reported ...

Retail investors surpass one million

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020
... greater support. "At the top of their wish list is stock research or more advanced analysis, tax tools and live pricing." CommSec Pocket leads the industry in terms of overall satisfaction, while Stake and SelfWealth came in second and third, respectively. ...

SelfWealth awards brokerage mandate

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2020
... gains, they said. As of June 2020, OpenMarkets ranks as the fourth largest retail broker for turnover, only surpassed by CommSec, CMC Markets and nabtrade. Trading through the SelfWealth platform has also increased, up 299% year-on-year since 2017. SelfWealth ...

Bond investor sues Australian government

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... basis. O'Donnell made an investment of approximately $1000 in exchange traded Australian government bonds through the CommSec app earlier this year. Her investment came after meeting Barnden when he delivered a guest lecture at La Trobe University ...

Tasmania leads the nation: CommSec

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
For the first time since October 2009, Tasmania has taken out CommSec's top gong as the best performing economy in its own right. It replaces Victoria, which has held the top spot in the online stockbroker's State of the States survey - either outright ...

Chi-X releases viral TraCRs stocks

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2020
... are available through more than 20 Australian brokerage firms and are issued by Deutsche Access Investments, including CommSec, Morgans Financial, Westpac Online Investing, ANZ Share Investing, CMC Markets, Bell Potter and more. Deutsche Bank head of ...

Australia lagging on robo-advice

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... Australian online investors considering using robo-advice in the future," Peker said. "The recent launch of solutions like CommSec Pocket and Vanguard Personal Investor gives Australians greater access to low cost, diversified portfolios. "But to stand ...

Volatility continues to drive investors

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... 275% spike. While not reaching the highs of March - during which it recorded its 15 busiest days ever by trading volume - CommSec executive general manager Richard Burns said the impact was still hitting CBA's trading platform, which continued to welcome ...