AJ Bell reports record platform AUM of £103bn

AUM and customer numbers both up 19% in the year

Jenna Brown
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AJ Bell’s platform assets under administration (AUM) have reached £103.3bn, up 19% in the year, according to its latest figures.

In a trading update in respect of its financial year ended 30 September, released this morning (23 October), the platform said underlying gross inflows for the year were £15.8bn, up 21% versus the prior year (FY24: £13.bn). It added that underlying net inflows in the year were £7.1bn, up 16% versus the prior year (FY24: £6.1bn.) Customer numbers increased by 102,000 to finish at 644,000, up 19% in the year, as AJ Bell said its "dual-channel platform continued to deliver excellent growth in customers". Total advised customers increased by 11,000 to close at 182,000, up 6% in the yea...

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