Company Profile
TD Waterhouse
TD Waterhouse is one of the UK's leading online execution-only brokers and a subsidiary in the TD Bank Financial Group (TDBFG), the 6th largest bank in North America by branches.
TD Waterhouse UK was established in 1997 and services approximately 200,000 customers with over £3.77 billion in customer assets under management.
With offices in Leeds, Manchester and Birmingham TD Waterhouse provides investors with online execution-only share dealing and investment services. TD Waterhouse also offers a personal, face-to-face, service at its dedicated Investor Centre in High Holborn, London, with on-site trading facilities, direct access to TD Waterhouse specialists and a wide range of free seminars on share dealing and investing suitable to both novices and experienced traders or investors.
TD Waterhouse has a broad range of products available for trading and investing in Irish, UK and International equities with direct access to a total of 18 online International markets in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific and a suite of investment products that can cater to many types of investor and all risk profiles.
The Toronto-Dominion Bank Financial Group
Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with more than 74,000 employees in offices around the world, The Toronto-Dominion Bank and its subsidiaries are collectively known as the TD Bank Financial Group (TDBFG).
The TD Bank Financial Group is the sixth largest bank in North America by branches and serves approximately 18 million customers in four key businesses operating in a number of locations in key financial centres around the globe:
- Canadian Personal and Commercial Banking, including TD Canada Trust and TD Insurance;
- Wealth Management, including TD Waterhouse and an investment in TD Ameritrade;
- U.S. Personal and Commercial Banking, including TD Bank, America's Most Convenient; and
- Wholesale Banking, including TD Securities.
TD Bank Financial Group also ranks among the world's leading on-line financial services firms, with more than 6 million online customers.
TD Bank Financial Group had CDN$557 billion in assets as of October 31, 2009. The Toronto-Dominion Bank trades on the Toronto and New York Stock Exchanges under the symbol "TD", as well as on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Company History
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| October 1997: | TD Bank entered the UK share dealing market with the opening of Green Line Investor Services (UK) Limited in London. |
| September 1998: | Green Line Investor Services (UK) acquired the execution-only brokerage Sharemarket from Manchester-based Gall and Eke. |
| November 1999: | The service was re-branded TD Waterhouse Investor Services (Europe) Ltd. TD Waterhouse also acquired YorkSHARE, the execution-only brokerage side of the Yorkshire Building Society. The UK on-line share dealing service was also launched. |
| May 2000: | TD Waterhouse agreed to purchase Dealwise Ltd, one of the UK's largest execution-only share brokers from Skipton Building Society. The acquisition made TD Waterhouse the UK's largest execution-only broker. |
| January 2002: | Acquired DLJdirect - the UK's leading online broker |
| September 2002: | TD Waterhouse agreed a joint venture with RBS to take a 50% stake in Nat West Stockbrokers. Under this deal, TD Waterhouse provides the operational and settlement platform to NatWest and Royal Bank of Scotland customers for online, telephone and branch trading. |
| November 2005: | Announced a deal with American Express Financial Services Europe Limited (AEFSE) regarding the provision of share dealing services for its retail brokerage customers. |
| October 2006: | Agreed a deal with Computershare to provide the company's own brand share dealing services for retail investors. |
| February 2009: | Increased stake in Internaxx Bank to 75%. Internaxx is the leading offshore online bank for international and expatriate investors. |
| June 2009: | TD Waterhouse acquires the online execution-only share dealing client base of Hoodless Brennan. |
| January 2010: | TD Waterhouse agrees a deal to acquire the UK customer base of E*TRADE Securities Limited (UK) following E*TRADE Financial Corporation's decision to focus its international business on the US cross border product offering for global investors. |
Executives
Angus Rigby - Chief Executive Officer
Caroline Bradley - Finance Director
Philip Ireland - Legal and Compliance Director
Jason Robinson - Director of Operations
Darren Hepworth - Customer Services and Marketing Director
Tracy Booth - Human Resources Director
Dave Sollitt - IS Director
For further information, please contact Lisa Newton on +44 113 346 2862.