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BOSTON, July 21, 2005 — Fidelity Investments today announced second quarter results for Fidelity Brokerage Company showing that for the three months ended June 30, 2005, net new client assets more than doubled, total client assets increased 25 percent, daily average commissionable trades rose 23 percent, and total client accounts increased 11 percent, compared with the second quarter 2004. For the second quarter 2005, net new client assets, which include sales of Fidelity and non-Fidelity mutual funds and individual securities, were $61.3 billion, an increase of 130 percent compared with $26.6 billion in the second quarter of 2004. Total ending client assets under administration at the end of the quarter increased by nearly $250 billion to $1.3 trillion, from one year ago. Fidelity Brokerage Company also reported that second quarter 2005 daily average commissionable trades were 244,262, up 23 percent from 199,229 in the second quarter of 2004. Additionally, total client accounts on June 30, 2005 were 15.5 million compared with 13.9 million, a year ago.
First Half Results "Our strong second quarter and first half results were highlighted by significant gains in net new client assets largely driven by several institutional client conversions in our clearing business," said Ellyn A. McColgan, president, Fidelity Brokerage Company. "In addition, our retail business saw substantial new flows resulting from the combination of great service, competitive pricing and compelling new products that we have introduced for individuals."
Retail Brokerage FPI also reduced the per contract charge on options trades for all customers to $0.75 and lowered the base commissions for retail online options trades to $10.95 for its Silver3 level and $19.95 for its Bronze4 level customers. Additionally, Portfolio Advisory Services, FPI's fast-growing discretionary management unit, reached a major milestone in the second quarter, surpassing the $30 billion mark.
Institutional Brokerage National Financial, Fidelity's correspondent broker/dealer business, continued its integration of broker/dealers from its acquisition of Fiserv Securities, Inc. The company also made several enhancements to Brokerage Portfolio, a full-service brokerage account combined with extensive cash management services, including a new Visa Platinum Debit Card with Rewards, ATM Fee Relief, and enhanced debit card transaction posting capability. Additionally, National Financial made cost and gain (loss) information available on retirement account statements. This information helps customers estimate and track the change in market value of each position, relative to the original investment. Fidelity Registered Investment Advisor Group continued to position itself as a preferred outsourcing provider to independent RIAs. The firm introduced enhancements to its retirement income planning program to provide advisors with the resources they need to help them meet the growing client demand for income planning. It also enhanced its separate account platform to offer advisors more choice and flexibility for sub-advisory investment management for high-net-worth investors.
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