Broking Services

STOCKBROKING SERVICES
 

After 27 years as a stockbroker Marcus and his Team are now offering Full Service and other stockbroking services to subscribers. With a team behind me I am now offering the following services to subscribers. These services are provided through Patersons Securities, now the second largest Private Client Broker in Australia.

This is the Team

Marcus Padley – Marcus has been a stockbroker since leaving Law School in 1982. He has a Masters of Applied Finance degree from Macquarie University, a Law Degree from Southampton University and is a prize winner in Applied Portfolio Management. He is also Derivatives qualified and a Master Stockbroking member of the Securities and Derivatives Investment Association and a former associate of the Australian stock exchange. Marcus is also the owner and author of the Marcus Today stockmarket newsletter and a private client stockbroker with 16 years experience advising institutional clients in the UK and Australia. He has been advising private investors since 1998. Marcus writes weekly stockmarket articles in The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald as well as the WA News. He is a columnist in the Personal Finance columns of Yahoo, an expert analyst on the ABC TV’s Inside Business program, a regular contributor on the ABC TV’s Lateline Business, does a daily market spot on the ABC’s 774 National Radio, as well as appearances on Channel Nine News. He is a public speaker and daily contributor to Crikey.com, The Eureka Report, The West.com.au and the Fairfax Business website as well as a regular “tipster” in the Herald Sun.

Marco Longo - Marco has 8 years of industry experience in Australian and global equities. Prior to joining Patersons, Marco spent four years at Capital Group in London a highly experienced Portfolio Manager analysing global equity portfolios including the Asia Pacific region. Before working at Capital, Marco worked with AXIS Financial Group in Perth as an adviser to individuals within corporate superannuation plans. Marco holds a Commerce degree (double major in Accounting and Finance), a degree in Applied Science (major in Geology), the investment management certificate in the UK, has completed CFA 1 and holds the PS146 accreditation.

Tony Tascone – Tony is a Senior Private Client Adviser at Patersons Securities. Tony has 8 years of industry experience in Australian equities. Prior to his career at Patersons, Tony spent one year at AXIS Financial Group as a Senior Paraplanner working closely with Senior Advisers where he created long term financial plans for clients. Before working at AXIS, Tony worked at RSMi Financial Services as a Paraplanner to Senior Advisers. In 2003 Tony won the Western Australian Paraplanner of the Year Award. Tony holds a Bachelor of Business (double major in Economics and Finance), a Foundation Diploma in Financial Planning and holds the PS146 accreditation.

Sam Fimis – Sam has been a contributor to the Marcus Today Stockmarket newsletter and a stockbroker since leaving university. He has completed a Bachelor of Legal Studies (major in international business law) and Economics (major in financial markets) and was awarded the Dean’s Commendation award in recognition of academic excellence in Economics. He holds a PS146 accreditation and has appeared on ABC TV’s Lateline Business, Channel Nine News and ABC’s 774 National Radio. He is also a regular expert tipster in the Sunday Herald Sun.

Felicity Bing – Felicity has 11 years of industry experience in Australian and overseas equities.  Prior to joining Patersons, Felicity spent four years at Nomura International in London working within a team of 25 supporting six traders, four sales traders and a sales force of fifteen covering US, Canadian, Global Emerging markets, Asian, European and Australasian markets.  Before working at Nomura, Felicity worked with Merrill Lynch, Johnson Taylor Potter and Bell Potter Securities assisting a team including the Perth (WA) office manager, the Head of Wealth Management (Aust), Institutional Dealer and two Private Client advisers.  Felicity holds the PS146 accreditation.

SUBSCRIBER SERVICES
 

SUPERANNUATION HEALTH CHECK - We have one of the best superannuation professionals (specialising in self-managed superannuation) working with us – Stephen Blackhall. Our expert can provide you with a 'health-check' for your existing SMSF. For only $500 ($550 including GST), we will have our superannuation expert check your fund to ensure that it is all up-to-date and compliant with current laws.  Simply give us your fund's trust deed, investment strategy, financial statements, taxation return and audit report, plus all your holding statements and certificates of title and we will provide you with a comprehensive review.  

He can also give you superannuation strategy advice which could save you thousands in tax and enhance your investment returns both now and in retirement and eventually when your super passes on to the next generation. Charged at an hourly rate of $250 plus GST per hour. His service could pay for itself many times over. 

We can also establish you Self Managed Super Fund for you. Fees on application.

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SOPHISTICATED INVESTOR PROGRAM – If you qualify we will add you to our growing list of sophisticated investors and contact you with excluded offers from Patersons Securities. Patersons did more corporate deals by number in 2007 than any other broker. We recently placed ESG at 55c. It is 79c just weeks later. It costs you nothing.

Fees Charged as a % of completed transactions only - 1.50% (inc GST) with a minimum charge of $110 (inc GST) – you will have to sign on as a client to use this service. 

FULL SERVICE BROKING
 

There are different levels of Full Service broking, we offer a few:

ACCOLADE PLUS – WE LOOK AFTER YOUR PORTFOLIO FOR YOU - The ultimate in Full Service solutions for private clients with $250,000 or more in equity investments – We look after and make changes to your portfolio within an agreed mandate set by you. You don’t have to do anything. My team of three (Marcus Padley, Tony Tascone and Marco Longo) sit together daily, formally meet weekly and constantly assess all client portfolios and make changes. You get 24/7 web access to your account and portfolio and all trades are emailed to you immediately. We have a strict compliance committee that looks over our shoulder all day to ensure we operate within the mandate but the truth is you have complete transparency and are free to call us at any time with your own ideas/trades/opinions. We will accommodate you, but you will also know that if you don't want to be involved things will happen, trades will be done and your money is being managed whilst you relax and watch. We will explain our investment process when we meet.  Zero commission on trades. Fees charged quarterly. Includes initial portfolio assessment. Click here for the flyer on Accolade Plus.

Features:

• Includes initial portfolio assessment and consultation at which we agree the mandate for our management of your portfolio.
• We then manage the portfolio within our investment process and your guidelines
• Includes Portfolio Administration - All Administration done for you. Features include Live Tax Reports and 24/7 on-line access to portfolio reports
• You can also trade with us outside the mandated portfolio on your or our ideas – we email ideas

Fees:

• Charged quarterly as a % of funds (note: it is in both our interests to grow your funds)
• Zero commission on trades within the mandate (no trading unless necessary)
• Commission payable on trades outside mandate

Just the Administration:

• ACCOLADE - Includes the administration package plus plain vanilla broking (we have no discretion to trade without contacting you).Click here for a flyer on the Administration Package - (Minimum $250,000 in equity investments for administration package customers)

PLAIN VANILLA BROKING
 

PLAIN VANILLA SOLUTION - This is the typical Broker solution - We look after you and make changes to your portfolio in consultation with you. We will explain our investment process to you from the outset which includes portfolio management supplemented by trading ideas. Choice of fee structure.

Features:

• Includes initial portfolio assessment and consultation
• We then manage the portfolio with you – we put ideas to you on an on-going basis - nothing happens without making contact with you
• We also suggest trading ideas using our investment process which we will explain on application

This Solution can be taken with or without an Administration package - Click here for a flyer on the Administration Package - (Minimum $250,000 in equity investments for administration package customers)

Fees:

• Your choice – Either a % per annum or Commission on trades – up to you
• If you choose the administration option then you pay Administration fees as a % and lower Commissions on trades

CONTACT US
 

To get started click here email us on marcus@psl.com.au with your name and phone number and one of the team will call you.

Or you can start with a call to Marco on 03 8803 0167