Westpac Share Trading

Site News

The latest announcements relating to site upgrades and new features, as well as topical market and regulatory news. Older articles are archived as newer ones are posted.

2024

30 OCT

Scheduled Website Maintenance: Saturday, 9 November 2024

The trading website will be unavailable on Saturday, 9 November between 11:00am and 7:00pm (Sydney time), whilst we perform scheduled maintenance.

21 OCT

Play the virtual ASX Options Game for your chance to win $500.

Launching today, the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) is running an Options game to help you learn and sharpen your Options trading skills and give you the chance to win $500.

15 OCT

Protect yourself against scams, fraud and cyber attacks

At Westpac Share Trading, the security of your data is of paramount importance.

11 OCT

Updates to the Global Markets Trading Terms and Conditions 18 October 2024

Effective Friday 18 October 2024, the following changes will be made to the Global Markets Trading Terms and Conditions.

12 AUG

Updates to the AUSIEX Financial Services Guide (FSG) effective 10 August 2024

The following changes have been made to the Australian Investment Exchange Limited (AUSIEX) Financial Services Guide (FSG) effective 10 August 2024.

29 JUL

Unlock the Best Ideas with Sandstone Insights’ Monthly Videos

Westpac Share Trading has teamed up with Sandstone Insights, part of MST Financial, to provide you with access to high quality research and insights.

26 JUL

August 2024 Reporting Season Calendar

To help you prepare for the reporting season, we’ve put together a calendar with reporting dates of more than 180 companies.

24 JUL

EOFY Statements Now Available

We’re committed to making your tax administration simple. The following statements are now available to download under My Account > My Portfolio > Statements.

30 APR

Updates to the Best Execution Policy effective 30 April 2024

We have updated our Best Execution Policy which is now available on our website.

29 APR

Global Markets settlement cycle change from T+2 to T+1 for United States and Canadian markets effective 27 and 28 May 2024.

Effective Monday, 27 May 2024 for Canada and Tuesday, 28 May 2024 for the United States, trades executed via the Westpac Global Markets platform will transition from a T+2 settlement cycle to T+1.

17 APR

Important Information – Market Watch Display Issues

We are currently experiencing intermittent issues with the Market Watch feature on our website.

13 APR

Updates to the Financial Services Guide (FSG) effective 13 April 2024

We have made changes to the Financial Services Guide effective 13 April 2024.

27 MAR

New Online Trading Brokerage rates coming in April.

We're excited to announce our new online trading brokerage rates which come into effect for new orders placed from 12 noon (AEST) 13 April 2024.

2023

29 DEC

Updates to the Financial Services Guide (FSG) effective 1 January 2024

The following updates were made to the Financial Services Guide (FSG) effective 1 January 2024.

23 OCT

Updates to the Share Trading Terms and Conditions (formerly called House Rules) and the Subscriptions, Packages, and Alerts Terms and Conditions effective 1 November 2023.

We have made the following changes to the Share Trading Terms and Conditions which will take effect from 1 November 2023.

15 SEP

Update to the Subscriptions, Packages, and Alerts Terms & Conditions effective 23 September 2023

The following updates will be made to the Subscriptions, Packages, and Alerts Terms & Conditions.

01 AUG

Changes to SMS services for Singaporean mobile numbers effective 1 August 2023

From 1 August 2023, Westpac Share Trading customers with a Singaporean mobile number (+65 country code) linked to their share trading account will no longer receive SMS messages from Westpac Share Trading.

26 MAY

Important changes to accepted Cash accounts from 3 June 2023

From 3 June 2023, requests to change your nominated Cash account must be to an approved Westpac Bank account.

26 MAY

Updates to the House rules Share Trading Terms and Conditions, Global Markets Trading Terms and Conditions, Exchange Traded Options (ETO) Product Disclosure Statement, Wider Options US Exchange Traded Options (ETO) Product Disclosure Statement, and Subscriptions, Packages, and Alerts Terms and Conditions effective 3 June 2023

We have made changes to the following documents which will take effect from 3 June 2023.

2022

21 NOV

Updates to the Subscriptions, Packages, and Alerts Terms & Conditions effective 28 November 2022

The following updates will be made to the Subscriptions, Packages, and Alerts Terms & Conditions effective 28 November 2022.

23 JUL

You may have noticed some changes to your web experience

We’ve made some homepage improvements to make it easier to manage your portfolio.

19 JUL

An easy way to add your TFN, ABN or Residency information to your existing account

Now you can provide us with your Tax File Number (TFN), Australian Business Number (ABN), Exemption Code(s) and/or your Tax Residency Information after your account is established.

30 JUN

Updates to the Financial Services Guide (FSG) effective 30 June 2022

The following updates were made to the Financial Services Guide (FSG) effective 30 June 2022.

26 APR

Re-introducing Settlement SMS Notifications

Early September 2021, we introduced SMS notifications to be sent to your preferred mobile number the day before settlement is due (T+1).

16 FEB

Trading Code SMS – additional layer of security when placing or amending trades online

On 7 February, we introduced Trading Code SMS as an optional additional layer of security for your Westpac Share Trading account/s.

2021

01 OCT

Removal of Nikkei Index

Please be advised that from Tuesday, 5 October 2021, we will be progressively removing the display of Nikkei Market Index information from our website.

01 SEPT

Changes to our Disclosure Documents due to Design and Distribution Obligations and Internal Dispute Resolution Legislation

ASIC recently announced new regulatory guides concerning the design and distribution of regulated products to customers.