How do I place a trade?

We’re incrementally uplifting our trading functionality in Adviser Online. You can continue to transact in Wrap Online as you do today. However, we encourage you to leverage our uplifted trading functionality in Adviser Online as it becomes available.

Trading in Adviser Online

You can place orders for the following asset types in our new Trading functionality in Adviser Online:

  • Term deposits
  • Managed funds

You can access the Trading screen via the ‘Portfolio’ tab within your client’s wrap account in Adviser Online.

From the Trading screen, you’ll need to complete the following steps to place or initiate a trade:

  1. Search for the term deposit or managed fund by name or code, then select Add to order
  2. Enter the order details, including the funding method for daily priced managed funds, then select Review order to proceed.
  3. Confirm the order details, including design and distribution obligations where applicable, then select:

You can track the progress of your order in Adviser Online under Requests > Investment orders. See How do I check the status of a trade?

Portfolio transacting in Wrap Online

You can place orders for all asset types through Portfolio transacting in Wrap Online

  • Term deposits
  • Managed funds
  • Separately Managed Accounts (SMA)
  • Australian listed securities
  • International listed securities

You can access Portfolio transacting via the ‘Quick links’ dropdown within your client’s wrap account in Adviser Online.

From the Portfolio transacting screen, you’ll need to complete the following steps to place or initiate a trade:

  1. Select New transaction
  2. Select the transaction type from the dropdown list
  3. Enter in the trade details and select Continue
  4. Select Generate orders
  5. Confirm the order details, including design and distribution obligations, then:
    • Full transact users: enter your password and select Authorise orders to proceed with the trades, or 
    • Limited transact users: see How do I authorise a trade?

Please note: Orders for daily priced managed funds will default to switch orders when placed in Wrap Online. If you want your buy orders to use your available cash rather than the funds from sells, place your buy and sell orders as separate transactions. This involves placing either the buy or sell, authorising the transaction, then placing the other buy or sell in the following transaction.

How do I authorise a trade?

Trades need to be authorised in the platform they were initiated from. See how to:

Authorise a trade in Adviser Online

To authorise a saved order, an adviser/support staff member with Full transact access will need to authorise the trade.

To view trades awaiting authorisation, select Requests on the left-hand menu, then Investment orders and navigate to the ‘Pending authorisation’ tab. Here you can:

  1. Search for the saved order by account, request ID, or filter by:
    • Adviser
    • Date created, or
    • Status.
  2. Select the saved order row, followed by Review and authorise order to load the saved order
  3. Confirm the order details. If required, you can amend them by selecting Edit order.
  4. Select Submit to place the order.

You can track the progress of your order in Adviser Online under Requests > Investment orders. See How do I check the status of a trade?

Authorise a trade in Wrap Online

To authorise a trade in Wrap Online, an adviser with Full transact access will need to authorise the trade. They can do this by providing their Macquarie ID and password.

  1. Navigate to the Work in progress screen by selecting Transacting on the Adviser Online menu, then View orders
  2. Search for the trade by either:
    • searching the account by name or number in the search bar, or
    • searching by Adviser, Product, Order source, or trade Status dropdown menus.
  3. Select the order ID
  4. Confirm the order details and the client declaration is correct. If they’re not, you can amend them by selecting Edit orders.
  5. Enter your Macquarie ID and password, then select Authorise orders.

Once you’ve authorised the order, you can track the progress of your order in Work in progress > View orders

How do I check the status of a trade?

Incomplete trades will only be visible in the platform you initiated them from. See below for how to track:

Once a trade is completed, the Portfolio Valuation in Wrap Online and Adviser Online with both be updated, irrespective of where the trade was initiated.

Trades initiated in Adviser Online

You can check the status of a trade initiated in Adviser Online in the Investment orders > Order tracking screen, which is accessed by selecting Requests on the left side menu. Authorised trades will be visible on the Order tracking tab, and trades that require authorisation will be visible on the Pending authorisation tab.

Search for the trade by account, asset, ID, or filter by:

  • Adviser
  • Asset type
  • Date authorised, or
  • Status.

The following table outlines the different statuses an order will progress through. The order status will be updated periodically throughout the day.

Status

What this means

Received

The order has been successfully submitted and is awaiting processing.

In progress

We’ve begun processing the order. For managed funds, this will have a sub-status of:

  • Processed: The order is actively undergoing placement, execution, or settlement processing
  • On Market: The order has been sent to the fund manager.

Completed

The order has successfully completed and cash or assets have been fully allocated.

Failed

The order could not be completed due to a technical or system validation error.

Cancelled

The order was withdrawn, expired, or terminated before execution.

 

Trades initiated in Wrap Online

You can check the status of a trade initiated in Wrap Online in the ‘Work in progress’ screen, which is accessed by selecting Transacting on the left menu, then View orders

Search for the trade by either:

  • searching for the account by name or number in the search bar
  • searching by Adviser, Product, Order source or trade Status.

Orders that have successfully completed are generally removed from the ‘Work in progress’ screen. For some orders, it can take up to three weeks for orders to be removed from this screen.

How do I cancel a trade?

There are limited circumstances where you can cancel or amend a trade instruction once provided to us. 

You may be able to cancel a trade initiated in Adviser Online if:

  • the order is for an Investment (IDPS) account, and 
  • the user has Full transact access to the account, and
  • we haven't begun processing the order, or any linked orders order, e.g. status is Received.

To cancel a trade:

  1. Select Requests on the left-hand menu and navigate to the ‘Investment orders’ screen and navigate to the ‘Order tracking’  
  2. Select the order you wish to cancel, then select Cancel order.
  3. Confirm cancellation of the order and any linked orders where applicable.

What access do I need to place a trade?

  • Full transact: Ability to generate and authorise trades
  • Limited transact: Ability to generate trades (which require authorisation by an individual with Full transact authority)
  • Enquiry: Ability to validate trades.

For more information on access to Adviser Online, see Registering your dealer group, adviser or support staff with Macquarie.

Does my client need to confirm each trade I place?

Your client(s) won’t need to approve trades placed on their account. However, you must ensure you have the appropriate authorisation from your client(s) before placing these orders and ensure you’ve informed your client(s) about any implications (e.g. CGT, fees etc.) that will apply once the orders have settled.

Why can’t I find the asset I want to trade in Adviser Online?

You may not be able to find the asset you’re looking for in the ‘Trading’ screen in Adviser Online because:

How are the turnaround times calculated in Adviser Online?

The turnaround times for managed funds provided in Adviser Online are indicative and based on our historical orders placed for each managed fund. These timeframes are intended to be used as a guide only. 

The method for calculating the turnaround depends on whether the managed fund is daily, or non-daily priced: 

  • Daily priced managed funds: This is the average turnaround time over the previous month
  • Non-daily priced managed funds: This is the time taken for the last buy/sell order for this fund.

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