Australian FinTech company profile #21 – SelfWealth
SelfWealth empowers investors to build their own wealth via a large Australian investor community and low-fee brokerage.
Copying investors via SelfWealth resulted in a 36% return over two years
Australia’s fastest growing online share trading platform, SelfWealth, continues to innovate and provide Australian investors with outperformance.
SelfWealth launches ETF
Online broker SelfWealth will launch a new ETF targeting self-managed super funds. The SelfWealth SMSF Leaders ETF is due to launch on the ASX this financial year and listed under the ticker code SELF. It is pending regulatory ASX approval. ETF Securities Australia and its parent company ETFS Capital are backing SELF by providing $100 million in seed funding. ETF Securities Australia will act as the responsible entity. SelfWealth chief executive Andrew Ward said SELF will be constructed using data from the best-performing investors among 50,000 SMSF portfolios. It will offer clients “a high-performing investment asset that complements portfolios constructed using the SelfWealth platform, and delivering a new revenue stream […]
SelfWealth growing in the face of finance industry’s woes
The banking royal commission is currently underway and it’s fair to say that the stories emerging are nothing short of shocking. There’s endless tales of woeful and deceitful financial advice — so bad in fact that that it has even led to families losing their homes. It’s also come to light that for years financial planning groups have been unlawfully deducting service fees from customer accounts, even falsifying documents. The disturbing findings coming out of the banking royal commission should encourage many Australian investors to take more control over their investments and financial wellbeing. Amidst this turmoil has emerged an innovative solution for people wanting to take control of their […]
How SelfWealth’s MD got his startup IPO-ready
Startups contemplating an IPO must have all their ducks in a row and be willing to get their hands dirty, says Andrew Ward, founder and managing director of recently-listed fintech company SelfWealth. Launched in 2012, the online, cloud-based share trading platform offers investors flat fee brokerage, regardless of the trade size, as well as access to SelfWealth PREMIUM, a social network where share portfolios can be compared and constructed. “In an Australia-first, we’re allowing users to leverage the power and wisdom of the crowd when making investment decisions,” Ward told Dynamic Business. “Being the first to market in this space has created a powerful barrier to entry for other competitors, […]
Australian FinTech SelfWealth IPO offering self directed investors alternative to traditional broker trading
SelfWealth Limited, an Australian FinTech business offering a flat fee brokerage service and social portfolio construction network for Australian investors, is pleased to announce the opening of its Initial Public Offering (IPO) to raise up to A$7.5 million (with a minimum subscription of A$5.0 million). SelfWealth is offering for issue 37.5 million shares priced at A$0.20 per new share; the indicative market captialisation of SelfWealth will be approximately A$26.1 million. The Company’s ASX ticker code will be SWF. SelfWealth was established in 2012, with a $A2.3 million capitalisation, by founder and Managing Director, Andrew Ward. Since launching, the Company has introduced two platform offerings: SelfWealth TRADING, a $9.50 commission free, […]
‘Facebook for investors’: Selfwealth launches $7.5m initial public offering
Online share trading platform and investment community Selfwealth has pushed the button on its initial public offering as it looks to expand its suite of offerings and position itself as the Facebook of investing. Selfwealth describes itself as a potentially disruptive brokerage service with a peer-to-peer portfolio construction functionality in the offer document lodged with the corporate regulator last week. The platform provides a flat fee share trading of $9.50 per parcel of shares and allows members to publish and monitor share trades in real time. The service is looking to capitalise on the rise of the self directed investor while the IPO should benefit from a growing appetite for ‘fintech’ […]
SelfWealth, winners of Software Innovation at the Australian Business Awards second year running
SelfWealth Ltd has been recognised as an ABA100 Winner in The Australian Business Awards 2017 for Software Innovation. The Awards, now in their twelfth year, are an annual all-encompassing awards program which recognises organisations that demonstrate the core values of business innovation, product innovation, technological achievement and employee engagement via a set of comprehensive award categories. The award recognises SelfWealth’s achievements in the research and development of SelfWealth Premium and SelfWealth TRADING. SelfWealth is a community of investors partnering to achieve one common goal – greater returns. We allow members to crowd source investment information; by tracking the moves of top investors our members can make more informed investment decisions […]
