The present invention provides an intranet system for a financial service corporation. The present invention also provides a browser interface for financial services. The interface comprise a toolbar; a task menu wherein each task is associated with a number of financial applications; an object menu associated with each task which provides a link to each financial application; and an action menu for presenting one or more actions specific to a user-selected financial application. The task menu is always present on the browser interface and the object and action menus vary depending upon the options selected. The financial applications include market monitoring functions, portfolio reviews, model balancing, and automated trading.