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The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE: SCHW) regularly issues news and press releases covering its financial services operations, trading platforms, client activity, and research insights. On this page, readers can find updates tied to Schwab’s brokerage, banking, asset management, custody, and financial advisory businesses, as well as information about its role in retail trading and workplace retirement services.
Company news often highlights trends in client engagement, such as monthly activity reports detailing total client assets, net new assets, new brokerage accounts, daily average trades, margin loan balances, and client cash levels. Schwab also reports on enhancements to its trading experience across Schwab.com, Schwab Mobile, and the thinkorswim® platform suite, including new analytical tools, order features, and support for options and futures trading through its futures and forex subsidiary.
Schwab’s releases feature investor education initiatives and media efforts, including expanded live and virtual education events, Schwab Coaching sessions, and programming from its Schwab Network media affiliate. The company also publishes the Schwab Trading Activity Index™ (STAX), a proprietary measure of sampled retail client positioning and trading behavior, and shares outlooks from the Schwab Center for Financial Research on equities, fixed income, and wealth management topics.
Investors and observers can use this news feed to follow developments such as strategic transactions disclosed in Form 8-K filings, periodic business updates for institutional investors, and announcements related to corporate financing activities. Bookmarking this page provides a centralized view of Schwab’s latest public communications about its markets perspective, platform evolution, and client activity.
Charles Schwab has launched two new variable annuities, the Schwab Genesis Variable Annuity™ and the Schwab Genesis Advisory Variable Annuity™, in collaboration with Protective Life Insurance Company. These products feature base annuity fees that are 40% to 75% lower than the industry average. The annuities provide flexible investment options with 63 managed portfolios, including a Schwab S&P 500 Index Portfolio with annual expenses of just 0.03%. Both products lack surrender charges and offer additional benefits for guaranteed income and death protection.
Charles Schwab Investment Management is expanding its fixed income strategies for clients of Charles Schwab & Co. with 20 Wasmer Schroeder strategies, including bond ladders and actively managed accounts. This move aims to meet the increasing demand for flexible income-generating investments. Rick Wurster, Head of Schwab Asset Management Solutions, emphasized the strategies' focus on strong, risk-adjusted performance. The Wasmer Schroeder strategies consist of six actively managed strategies, two ultra-short fixed income strategies, and 12 bond ladders, enhancing client investment choices.
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The Charles Schwab Corporation announced its Monthly Activity Report for November 2020, revealing key financial metrics. Core net new assets reached $32.1 billion, with $31.5 billion excluding mutual fund clearing. Total client assets increased to $6.42 trillion, a 63% rise from November 2019 and a 9% increase from October 2020. New brokerage accounts numbered 430 thousand, representing a 200% increase year-over-year but a 97% decrease month-over-month, influenced by the TD Ameritrade acquisition closing on October 6, 2020.
The Charles Schwab Corporation has announced a semi-annual dividend of $35 per share on its Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A. This dividend will be payable on February 1, 2021, to stockholders recorded by the close of business on January 15, 2021. As of October 31, 2020, the company reported 29.0 million active brokerage accounts and $5.9 trillion in client assets.
The Charles Schwab Corporation published its Monthly Activity Report for October 2020, marking the first report post-acquisition of TD Ameritrade. Key points include: Core net new assets reached $25.6 billion, bringing total client assets to $5.88 trillion, a 53% increase from October 2019. Average interest-earning assets rose to $442.1 billion, a 66% year-over-year growth. Notably, before the acquisition closing on October 6, TD Ameritrade reported 3,932 thousand daily average trades and 32 thousand new brokerage accounts.
Charles Schwab has announced a patent-pending algorithm aimed at enhancing client experience and making investing more accessible. Developed by the Digital Services organization, the algorithm analyzes billions of client data points to detect intent and adapt to user behavior changes. This innovation will streamline communication, allowing clients to connect directly with the right representatives based on their recent activities. Additionally, Schwab has been recognized with the 2020 Award for Excellence in Analytics from the International Institute for Analytics for its impactful cross-channel analytics initiative.
According to the Charles Schwab 2020 Modern Retirement Survey, 88% of Boomer veterans are confident about their retirement lifestyle despite the pandemic. Conducted among 400 respondents aged 55 to 75 with over $100,000 in investable assets, 87% expect a better quality of life than their parents. However, they foresee needing an average of $130,000 annually to maintain their desired lifestyle. The survey highlights that while many have maintained their investment strategies, 54% worry about market volatility affecting their plans.
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SAN FRANCISCO--Independent advisory firms are leveraging strategies for growth in a post-pandemic environment, according to Schwab Advisor Services' Independent Advisor Outlook Study. Key insights include:
- 56% of advisors predict a decreased need for office space.
- 49% expect more remote work.
- 47% believe client video conferencing will persist.
Schwab's consulting initiatives, such as the COVID-19 Resource Hub and Talent Resource Center, are designed to address the evolving needs of independent advisors.