I have been a Goodbody Online customer for years. Shares are registered as Crest Personal Membership, and I have all of the benefits of full shareholding - I get dividends from the companies, I get annual reports and other corporate literature, I attend some AGMs.
Goodbodys have informed me that they will now "upgrade" the service.
After the "upgrade"
I find it difficult to contain my annoyance at receiving such a notification, and will so respond to Goodbody. This is no upgrade - it is a severe downgrade. It places me at a further remove from my investments, and I can find no positives in it.
I will be terminating my account. But this is not an easy process. It involves terminating my current crest membership.
Now, can you advise me where to go. I want a broker who:-
Goodbodys have informed me that they will now "upgrade" the service.
After the "upgrade"
- Shares will be held in the name of a Goodbody Nominee Account
- Dividends will be paid into Goodbody Online account, rather than into your bank account
- You will not receive dividend counterfoils from companies - instead, you will recieve an annual consolidated tax voucher
- You will be notified by Goodbody "of any elective Corporate Actions that could impact your underlying holding" (I interpret this as permitting Goodbody to select which notifications I will receive)
- Company reports will only be available on request to Goodbody.
I find it difficult to contain my annoyance at receiving such a notification, and will so respond to Goodbody. This is no upgrade - it is a severe downgrade. It places me at a further remove from my investments, and I can find no positives in it.
I will be terminating my account. But this is not an easy process. It involves terminating my current crest membership.
Now, can you advise me where to go. I want a broker who:-
- offers a good online service
- registers shares with crest
- Reasonable pricing