Business & Finance
Mon, September 17, 2012 
SAN FRANCISCO--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--The Charles Schwab Corporation released its Monthly Market Activity Report today. Company highlights for the month of August 2012 include:
- Net new assets brought to the company by new and existing clients in August 2012 totaled $6.9 billion.
- Total client assets were a record $1.86trillion as of month-end August, up 12% from August 2011 and up 2% compared to July 2012.
- Client daily average trades were 375.9 thousand in July 2012, down 31% from August 2011 and down 5% from July 2012.
The SMART report can be viewed with its accompanying 12-month data at [ www.aboutschwab.com/investor_relations/financial_reports/ ]
About Charles Schwab
The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE: SCHW) is a leading provider of financial services, with more than 300offices and 8.7million client brokerage accounts, 1.5million corporate retirement plan participants, 838,000banking accounts, and $1.86trillion in client assets. Through its operating subsidiaries, the company provides a full range of securities brokerage, banking, money management and financial advisory services to individual investors and independent investment advisors. Its broker-dealer subsidiary, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (member [ SIPC ], [ www.sipc.org ]), and affiliates offer a complete range of investment services and products including an extensive selection of mutual funds; financial planning and investment advice; retirement plan and equity compensation plan services; referrals to independent fee-based investment advisors; and custodial, operational and trading support for independent, fee-based investment advisors through Schwab Advisor Services. Its banking subsidiary, Charles Schwab Bank (member FDIC and an Equal Housing Lender), provides banking and mortgage services and products. More information is available at [ www.schwab.com ] and [ www.aboutschwab.com ].
