Selftrade becomes a broker-bank in the United Kingdom - Boursorama
Selftrade becomes a broker-bank in the United Kingdom - Boursorama
Selftrade becomes a broker-bank in the United Kingdom - Boursorama
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PRESS RELEASE<br />
About <strong>Selftrade</strong><br />
Founded <strong>in</strong> 2000, <strong>Selftrade</strong> has become one of <strong>the</strong> top five* of <strong>the</strong> UK’s lead<strong>in</strong>g execution only stock <strong>broker</strong>s, execut<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>in</strong> excess of one million trades per year, with customers hold<strong>in</strong>g 221,536 accounts (as at 30/09/2011).<br />
<strong>Selftrade</strong> has recently been authorised as a UK <strong>bank</strong> with permission for deposit tak<strong>in</strong>g, which means that it can start to<br />
offer some <strong>bank</strong><strong>in</strong>g and sav<strong>in</strong>gs products and services.Customers can manage day-to-day trad<strong>in</strong>g, tax-efficient <strong>in</strong>vest<strong>in</strong>g<br />
and <strong>in</strong>vestment plann<strong>in</strong>g from one place with Deal<strong>in</strong>g, Shares ISA and SIPP Deal<strong>in</strong>g accounts. A CFD and Spread<br />
Bett<strong>in</strong>g service is provided <strong>in</strong> conjunction with City Index Limited. <strong>Selftrade</strong> will also be add<strong>in</strong>g to its range of products,<br />
start<strong>in</strong>g with a Cash ISA. <strong>Selftrade</strong> was voted SIPP Product Provider of <strong>the</strong> Year at <strong>the</strong> F<strong>in</strong>ancial Times and Investors<br />
Chronicle Investment awards (2010), Best SIPP Provider <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Shares Awards (2010), and Best Derivatives Service <strong>in</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> Daily Telegraph Wealth Management Awards (2010). <strong>Selftrade</strong> is a subsidiary of <strong>Boursorama</strong> Group and part of <strong>the</strong><br />
Société Générale Group. Customers of <strong>the</strong> <strong>Boursorama</strong> Group hold 918,981 accounts (as at 30/09/2011). In France,<br />
<strong>Boursorama</strong> is market leader <strong>in</strong> onl<strong>in</strong>e f<strong>in</strong>ancial <strong>in</strong>formation with <strong>the</strong> www.boursorama.com portal and a key player <strong>in</strong><br />
onl<strong>in</strong>e <strong>broker</strong>age and <strong>bank</strong><strong>in</strong>g under <strong>the</strong> <strong>Boursorama</strong> Banque brand.<br />
*Source: ComPeer Limited, 2011<br />
<strong>Selftrade</strong>® is a trad<strong>in</strong>g name of Talos Securities Limited and registered trade mark of <strong>Boursorama</strong>. Talos Securities<br />
Limited is authorised and regulated by <strong>the</strong> F<strong>in</strong>ancial Services Authority (FSA Register number 208271) and is a member<br />
of <strong>the</strong> London Stock Exchange and PLUS Markets plc. Registered office: Boatman’s House, 2 Selsdon Way, London E14<br />
9LA. Registered <strong>in</strong> England & Wales No. 04196325.<br />
About <strong>Boursorama</strong><br />
Founded <strong>in</strong> 1995, <strong>Boursorama</strong> is a major player <strong>in</strong> onl<strong>in</strong>e <strong>bank</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> Europe and is part of <strong>the</strong> Société Générale Group,<br />
with approximately 5 million orders executed <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> first n<strong>in</strong>e months 2011, 918,981 direct accounts and total assets<br />
under adm<strong>in</strong>istration of €14.3bn at September 30, 2011. <strong>Boursorama</strong> Group is present <strong>in</strong> four countries. In France, it is<br />
market leader <strong>in</strong> onl<strong>in</strong>e f<strong>in</strong>ancial <strong>in</strong>formation with <strong>the</strong> www.boursorama.com portal and a key player <strong>in</strong> onl<strong>in</strong>e <strong>bank</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />
under <strong>the</strong> <strong>Boursorama</strong> Banque brand. It is a key onl<strong>in</strong>e <strong>broker</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>United</strong> K<strong>in</strong>gdom and Spa<strong>in</strong> under <strong>the</strong> respective<br />
brands of <strong>Selftrade</strong> and Self Bank. In Germany, <strong>Boursorama</strong> holds 92.9% of <strong>the</strong> shares of OnVista AG, and operates<br />
under <strong>the</strong> OnVista Bank brand. <strong>Boursorama</strong> is listed on Eurolist by Euronext Paris - compartment B - ISIN:<br />
FR0000075228 (BRS) – Reuters: FMTX.LN – Bloomberg BRS FP. For all <strong>the</strong> latest f<strong>in</strong>ancial news on <strong>Boursorama</strong>, go<br />
to: http://groupe.boursorama.fr<br />
Press contacts:<br />
<strong>Boursorama</strong> Publicis Consultants<br />
Diane-Charlotte Kermorgant Stéphanie Tabouis<br />
Press and Investor Relations Press Relations<br />
Tel: +33 1 46 09 53 21 Tel: +33 6 05 84 05 03<br />
diane-charlotte.kermorgant@boursorama.fr stephanie.tabouis@consultants.publicis.fr<br />
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