AJ Bell 'wages war' on Covid-19 and other good news from this week…

Charitable donations

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As the UK’s lockdown continues and the impact of coronavirus is gradually felt more and more, PA has compiled some of the good news from the week in an attempt to keep spirits high.

AJ Bell Covid-19 support AJ Bell has set up a new fund aimed at raising money to help charities that support people in need as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The Wage War on Covid-19 fund, revealed on Wednesday (8 April), will operate through the AJ Bell Trust, which has kickstarted the fundraising by allocating £50,000 of its charitable reserves to the fund. A number of AJ Bell's workers have chosen to donate part of their wages to the fund and the public is encouraged to contribute also. AJ Bell chief executive and co-founder Andy Bell said his company would not take adv...

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