Hargreaves Lansdown has cut the cost of its JISA (Junior ISA) and LISA (Lifetime ISA) accounts. This is good news as Hargreaves Lansdown is generally acknowledged to be not only the largest provider of direct-to-consumer investment services but also the most expensive. HL Removes Junior ISA Fees The Junior ISA is aimed at those under …
Impact investing platform Goodfolio has written to its clients to tell them that it is closing down and that clients must sell out of their investment and transfer their funds, away from the platform within 30 days. ESG fails to gain traction Goodfolio says that it has been unable to attract sufficient business to the …
Revolut the would-be one-stop shop for money has announced that it’s open for business in Australia. Revolut offers a host of services to its business customers, including multi-currency accounts, cards and spending management tools, payment gateways, links and QR codes as well as low-cost currency exchange and API connectivity. Revolut is also offering incentives to …
US broker Charles Schwab has published the results of an online survey, it conducted among 1000 UK investors. The survey found that the appeal of companies with strong ESG credentials among UK Investors had fallen by -7.0% since February 2021. Amid the ongoing cost of living crisis, almost 70% of investors prioritised maximising their returns …
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XTB, with a little help from major sponsorship and partnership deals with fighters like Conor McGregor, and football manager Jose Mourinho XTB is now worth over $1bn. Jakub Zablocki taking profit The Co-founder of XTB Poland’s billion dollar broker announces his intention to sell 6.0% of the compnay. The main shareholder of Polish margin trading …
Degiro UK the UK subsidiary of Pan-European low-cost stock broker FlatexDegiro has stopped onboarding new client accounts at least temporarily. The broker wrote to its marketing affiliates and partners today to say that it was pausing UK acquisition campaigns and client onboarding for regulatory reasons, without saying what they might be. In its brief communication …
Online broker Robinhood is set to allow its clients to trade a range of ETFs and stocks around the clock, with the introduction of 24-hour trading at the firm. The new service will be introduced later in May and will make Robinhood the first US broker to offer this facility. 24-hour trading Twenty-four-hour trading will …
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Charles Schwab has announced a series of enhancements to its user trading experience with the introduction of new tools and features, that are designed to help its clients make more informed trading decisions and simplify order creation workflow. SnapTicket The new tools and features that Schwab has introduced include “SnapTicket” a new order entry ticket …
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CMC Markets has published some very interesting data on trading demographics observed during Q1 2023, which highlight the trading preferences of the firm’s clients, based on their age group. The research breaks down what CMC Market’s active, equity trading client base trade, into five generational cohorts, that range from clients born in the late 1920s, …
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Capital.com has published data and insights on its CFD turnover, which reveal that the regional banking crisis, seen in the first quarter of 2023, drew retail traders into the CFD market. Banks down, brokers up… Capital.com publishes quarterly trading highlights and other information in the Pulse report. The latest release of which shows that CFDs …
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