Key Commsec man leaves after 15 years

PAUL Rickard has cut ties with CommSec nearly 15 years after he played a key role in founding the online trading arm for banking giant Commonwealth Bank.

CommSec pioneer severs ties

THE founder of CommSec, Paul Rickard, has cut ties with the brokerage nearly 15 years after he played a key role in establishing the online trading arm for the Commonwealth Bank.

Help at hand for online traders in danger of dud decisions

CHEER up, emo kids! We've worked out why you're so sad. It's all those bad investments, isn't it? But hope is on the horizon for online share traders who, whether through exuberance or despondency, make dud decisions.

Dressed to sell

Analysts say Myer is asking too much for its shares.

Loose change

Clues in the bag

Broker Offers Sms Trade Plan

You can now buy and sell shares with an SMS. Online broker Bell Direct launched the service recently and says several clients quickly submitted "buy" or "sell" orders on their mobile phones.

Iwl Bids $10.9m To Take Over Online Broker Sanford

IWL, formerly InvestorWeb, has launched a $10.9 million takeover bid for online broker Sanford, in which it already holds a 19.9 per cent stake.

Broker Takes Share Traders By The Hand

Online broker TD Waterhouse has launched what it says is Australia's first hand-held wireless share-trading service.

Packer's Ecorp Abandons Online Broker Schwab

Charles Schwab's presence in the Australian online broker market is in jeopardy after Kerry Packer's Internet investment company, ecorp, walked away from the joint venture officially launched just 12 months ago.