AJ Bell platform attracts 63,000 new customers

AJ Bell onboarded 63,000 new customers to its platform in its financial year ending 30 September, with particularly strong growth within its direct-to-customer business. In a trading update, the investment platform said total AUM had increased 8% to £56.6bn, up from £54.3bn at the end of June and £52.3bn in September 2019. Advised customers accounted for 10,850 of the increase, with the total number of advised clients up 11 per cent to 108,900, while direct to consumer numbers increased...