4 August 2006

Stocktrade, the execution only division of Brewin Dolphin Securities, is linking up with Skipton Building Society to provide them with a share dealing service. This move will broaden Skipton’s range of investment vehicles and offers a ‘one stop investment shop’ for its customers.

Recent FTSE market highs have led Skipton directors to seize the opportunity to launch a share dealing service for their customers.

Steve Aldous, general manager at Skipton, said, “This should prove especially attractive to our existing membership as there is a significant number who make the most of their money by using the complete range of our investment vehicles – from instant access and notice accounts to index-linked bonds and stock market shares.

Mike Graham, managing director of Stocktrade, added, “We are delighted to have been chosen to provide share dealing facilities for Skipton’s clients. Our execution only services have long been technically advanced, indeed we were the first broker in the UK to provide on line dealing for private investors. We combine this technical expertise with the traditional high standards expected of the largest independent broker in the UK.”

Stocktrade now has over one hundred corporate clients for whom it provides share dealing services, both on line and over the telephone. Stocktrade was established in 1993 and it's unique combination of stockbroking heritage and the latest service delivery techniques, allows it to provide quality low-cost services for both its private and corporate customers.

Stocktrade – Notes to Editors

1. Stocktrade is the Execution-only division of Brewin Dolphin Securities Ltd., the largest independent portfolio manager and stockbroker in the UK. Brewin Dolphin has 35 offices around the UK and manages £19 billion on behalf private investors.

Stocktrade has been establishing new standards in stockbroking and customer services since 1993. On 30th November 1998 Stocktrade was the first broker in the UK to offer on-line equity trading to private investors and in February 2000 it launched SpeechTrade™, the UK’s first automatic voice activated stock price quoting service.
As an execution-only broker, Stocktrade deals and settles transactions for investors who make their own decisions, it does not offer investment advice. Stocktrade provides a range of trading facilities including on-line, by telephone or by post, to both private and corporate investors. A new specialty is providing dealing services for clients’ SIPPs.

Skipton Building Society – Notes to Editors

Skipton is the UK’s seventh largest building society, with a national presence represented by its 79 branches, covering the country from Aberdeen to Plymouth. An innovator in the field of mortgage and investment products, the Society stands apart from its counterparts as the parent to 17 subsidiary companies, many of which operate in the financial market

Skipton is the first UK-wide financial services provider to receive the Customer First Framework - a quality assurance standard aimed at putting the customer first.