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AJ Bell reports strong financial year driven by platform business

D2C growth particularly strong

Andy Bell, AJ Bell CEO
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Andy Bell, AJ Bell CEO

AJ Bell enjoyed strong growth during its financial year ending 30 September, driven by growing platform customer numbers and underlying platform net inflows of £4.1bn.

In its year-end trading update, the investment platform revealed its platform customer numbers increased 29% during the year to 281,094, with particularly strong growth in D2C customer numbers of 43%....

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