Standard Bank’s online share trading platform was named SA’s top stockbroker in the annual Intellidex-FM Investor’s Monthly top stockbroker award, held at the JSE last night. Although Standard Online Share Trading took the top award, FNB Securities won the accolade for top advice broker, while IG SA took the laurels for top online broker. The awards are the most definitive barometer of the health of SA’s broking sector, and are based on a survey of more than 6,000 stockbroking clients and an assessment by a panel of Intellidex analysts. The awards are also becoming increasingly important as many individuals are taking a more active role in managing their retirement savings. For retail investors, in particular, these awards are the only independent yardstick for quality, which is why companies watch them closely. Over the eight years that financial research house Intellidex has conducted the survey, Standard Bank’s stockbroking offering has firmly established itself as the one to bea...

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