Easy Equities good or bad?

Any one asked or found out what legal basis they have of disposing of your assets to cover costs? Will they need a court order - and then an attachment order (like a Sherrif coming to confiscate / reposes a car) - who pays for the court actions , will you get a chance to defend yourself - etc. ?
CHARLES SAVAGE: Yes. Let’s go back a step. Firstly, if a client owes EasyEquities any money – because there are lots of places where fees can accrue and we wouldn’t be able to collect them because you’re fully invested – the platform has always had the right, as all investment platforms do, to recover fees from your assets. In the unit trust world this happens every single month. You pay your advisors’ fees. How are those advisor fees collected? They sell your unit trusts. The same happens with share platforms, etc. So it’s always been in the platform.

What are our intentions with this fee? Well, the first thing is to say that we are only going to try and collect the fees twice a year. I must say that our intention is not to sell your shares. So we are giving you six months from the last time that we recovered fees to recover those fees for yourself. Either make a deposit or sell the shares that you want to sell, or receive dividends from your portfolio because that’ll automatically pay the fees.
 
Its pretty clear that this is nothing but an income stream forced on the user base. It will start out small - R25 per user, say over 75% of the base. Heck, lets round it to 1mil. That would then be R25m per month, or R300m per year. Which they did Absolutely Nothing to earn, and actually just shifted goalposts into!

But it would be naive to think that this fee would stay at R25. My guess would be annual CPI+ increases, along with some more sob stories telling you that this will make you a better person.

Really, really bad form from EasyEquities. I will definitely slowly divest, and explore alternatives. All of my new investments will be on alternative platforms.

EasyEquities are turning into the Netflix of the SA fintech landscape. Bad form!
 
CASH SETTLEMENT
All proceeds from the sale of Whole Equities(Shares) or the close out of CFD transactions will be paid by EasyEquities into your EasyEquities USD wallet, only upon settlement of the Trade i.e. T+5 (excluding weekends and public holidays). Should you want to withdraw the funds into your bank account, you will need to go to the withdrawals page on the site and conduct a withdrawal there.

I sold the only offshore share I had in the platform about an hour + a half ago - set to go so as the markets opened (NY).

Obviously, when I last logged in, it displayed my funds available (in USD, to reinvest) but I couldn't arrange withdrawal as I've only ZAR account.

So, used EasyFX for them to carry out the ZAR conversion process.

Questions are :
1. Based on quote above, should I have rather waited for the funds to appear in the USD wallet?

2. If that's unimportant, how much longer approx to wait until reflects in the ZAR wallet, presumably?
(currently, "pending" - a full 5 days?)

3. At which stage I'll easily be able to withdraw everything to my ZAR bank account?

If anyone here knows usual Easy Equities time-frames, info would be appreciated.
 
I sold the only offshore share I had in the platform about an hour + a half ago - set to go so as the markets opened (NY).

Obviously, when I last logged in, it displayed my funds available (in USD, to reinvest) but I couldn't arrange withdrawal as I've only ZAR account.

So, used EasyFX for them to carry out the ZAR conversion process.

Questions are :
1. Based on quote above, should I have rather waited for the funds to appear in the USD wallet?

2. If that's unimportant, how much longer approx to wait until reflects in the ZAR wallet, presumably?
(currently, "pending" - a full 5 days?)

3. At which stage I'll easily be able to withdraw everything to my ZAR bank account?

If anyone here knows usual Easy Equities time-frames, info would be appreciated.
Yes they said 5-7 days it is locked up for. I'm stuck also for 5 days to close my account as I deposited a small amount to try avoid donating them R25 (I pulled out of them a year or two ago after noticing unsavory tactics) but now ended up with a 5 day delay in closing it arrrrrrgggg. They said I could "writeoff" the amount if I opted to... as if I'd give them another cent ha!
 
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I still dont understand this thing.

Must I deposit R1 per month per EE account of mine? Ie R1 for the USD account, R1 for the TFSA, R1 for the Easy properties?
I manage my wifes account and some family members so its going to be a burden to do this for every account. If I set up a debit order then its R16 per debit order (FNB pay as you use). FNB pay as you use charges me R8.50 per ETF- so the R1 deposit will cost me R9.50.
 
Imagine doing this regularly every month for ever?

I want EE to issue me with a diploma at the end of it.
Have no time for that ****

No doubt they're just going to increase the amount of hoops you need to jump through every year
Right now its R1, next hear it'll be R100 and 15 youtube videos you need to watch
The following year it'll be R100, 15 youtube videos and 50 Purple Group stocks

Same story as ebucks and all very predictable
 
Yeah. I also see that the Education academy videos - may be at a cost later on.

I think we all should bombard their service teams with Thrive related queries and force their hand.
 
Have no time for that ****

No doubt they're just going to increase the amount of hoops you need to jump through every year
Right now its R1, next hear it'll be R100 and 15 youtube videos you need to watch
The following year it'll be R100, 15 youtube videos and 50 Purple Group stocks

Same story as ebucks and all very predictable
In a year? Charles said they could change the rules as soon as next month.
 
I think we all should bombard their service teams with Thrive related queries and force their hand.
Their service team thrive while ignoring queries. They must surely be bombarded right now because they released the communication on this dumb thing before they made sure it is working.
 
I still dont understand this thing.

Must I deposit R1 per month per EE account of mine? Ie R1 for the USD account, R1 for the TFSA, R1 for the Easy properties?
I manage my wifes account and some family members so its going to be a burden to do this for every account. If I set up a debit order then its R16 per debit order (FNB pay as you use). FNB pay as you use charges me R8.50 per ETF- so the R1 deposit will cost me R9.50.

If you have 1 EE profile for yourself, with a ZAR, USD, TFSA accounts. You need to deposit R1 into any one. NOT R1 in all.

So if you have 3 profiles, you will need to make R1 x 3 deposits.

If you use only your TFSA account with EE, I would suggest start using your ZAR one, just for deposits, as you will hit the lifetime threshold eventually of R500 000. Depositing more in result in Sars smiling for you.

Regarding the FNB costs, I dont know on what profile you are, but changed to a bundled option, all inclusive
 
Their service team thrive while ignoring queries. They must surely be bombarded right now because they released the communication on this dumb thing before they made sure it is working.

In the support system currently, they made an option for this weeks drama actually, and are pretty quick to help with questions
 
In the support system currently, they made an option for this weeks drama actually, and are pretty quick to help with questions
Okay, I just logged a ticket. Lemme see if their support has got its shít together.
 
My conspiracy senses are tingling with this "scheduled maintenance" over the weekend.

Trying to buy some time to let all the reactionary investors who haven't pulled the trigger on transferring/selling their investments cool off over the weekend maybe?
 
My conspiracy senses are tingling with this "scheduled maintenance" over the weekend.

Trying to buy some time to let all the reactionary investors who haven't pulled the trigger on transferring/selling their investments cool off over the weekend maybe?
What scheduled maintenance? :eek: I didn't see any mail.

I would be inclined to agree with your theory just based on how the CEO behaves. :ROFL:
 
What scheduled maintenance? :eek: I didn't see any mail.

I would be inclined to agree with your theory just based on how the CEO behaves. :ROFL:
Received an email and in app notification yesterday afternoon.Screenshot_20231103-095810_Gmail.jpg
 
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