Charles Schwab & Co

30 results about this entity

Period: 29 Sep 2004 - 05 Aug 2024

Charles Schwab unveils Apple Watch app

Starting today, investors will be able to stay more closely connected to the market than ever before with Schwab’s new Apple Watch app.

Schwab calls on regulators to outlaw the "aggressive cancer" of high-frequency trading

Wading into the raging debate about the impact of high-frequency trading on stock market investing, Charles Schwab has decried the practice as a "growing cancer" that needs to be excised.

E*Trade hires adviser to explore sale after Citadel criticism

Online brokerage E*Trade has responded to calls from Citadel, its largest shareholder, to sell itself by bringing in Morgan Stanley to carry out a strategic review.

Schwab agrees $1bn optionsXpress acquisition

Charles Schwab has struck a definitive agreement to buy online brokerage optionsXpress for $1 billion in stock.

Charles Schwab account hacker jailed

A man has been sentenced to 37 months in jail by a New York court for hacking into the online brokerage accounts of Charles Schwab customers and stealing around $246,000.

'Microdeposit' fraudster pleads guilty to $50,000 wire transfer scam

A California man has pleaded guilty to stealing up to $50,000 from online brokerages by opening thousands of accounts using the names of cartoon characters.

Payments scam nets fraudster $50,000 from online brokers

A California man has been charged with multiple counts of fraud for allegedly stealing more than $50,000 from online brokerages by opening thousands of accounts using the names of cartoon characters.

Schwab cashes in on E*Trade turmoil

Customer defections at E*Trade helped US brokerage Charles Schwab draw in $12.1 billion in new assets in November - the most in three months.

E*Trade in sale talks - report

Troubled online brokerage E*Trade is reported to be in merger talks with rival outfits TD Ameritrade and Charles Schwab.

Fidelity tops online brokerage study

A US study conducted by California-based Keynote Systems has found that Fidelity, Scottrade and Schwab deliver the best online experience for prospective brokerage customers, beating E*Trade which had topped the poll last year.

Schwab signs for VeriSign authentication technology

US brokerage Charles Schwab is teaming with California-based digital security firm VeriSign to provide two factor authentication and fraud detection services to its online clients.

Schwab introduces fraud protection guarantee

US discount brokerage Charles Schwab is introducing a fraud protection programme for all its customers and says it will reimburse all losses that arise from unauthorised account activity.