Forum Topics Loss of Company Research Tab
broka
Added 7 years ago

I have used the Comsec site for years for research.  A huge amount of information at fingertips.  But unfortunately Comsec 'upgraded' their site recently making it so cumbersome I now use Westpac, which I have had since 2012 when NabOnline 'also 'upgraded' and totally destroyed the great little site NAB had then (but used Comsec for research).  I use Nabtrade for trading but since the Westpac site replicates the old Comsec site I now use Westpac for my basic research - under the heading "Company Research" on the 'Quotes' page.  I sincerely hope Westpac do not 'upgrade' but probably a risk as is driven from Comsec feed/management, however given they are also competitors Westpac hopefully may not get the 'upgrade'.  Westpac is worth having for company research - includes detailed financials, directors & director history, director holdings, substantial holdings movements last 2 years, 2 year profit/EPS projections (mid-cap+), company description, etc.  A wonderful resource. 

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PabloEskyBruh
Added 7 years ago

Hi Strawman, apologies if you have addressed this query elsewhere, but in recent weeks I’ve noticed the ‘research’ tab in the company info is no longer available.  Is this a temporary removal as part of the switch/transition to the S & P data?  Personally I found it really handy to have that info close by within the platform and hope that it comes back in some form or other.

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Strawman
Added 7 years ago

Hi Pablo -- unfortunately the data package we have with our new provider (S&P) does not include the necessary items - at least not under the current subscription. It was a tough choice, but given we are still a free service, and given the (significant) cost of the additional data, we've decided to park that feature for now. Especially as our analytics revealed it was one of the less popular features of the site. That being said, we can turn it back on relatively quickly, and our intention is to bring it back -- and improve it -- in due course... Apologies for the loss. In the meantime, you can get all the same data for free at Google finance: www.google.com/finance

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PabloEskyBruh
Added 7 years ago

No worries. Thanks for clearing that up, and that’s more than an easy enough workaround, cheers!

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