AJ Bell platform customer numbers up despite 'uncertain market backdrop'

AUM almost £67bn

Jenna Brown
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AJ Bell’s platform assets under management reached £66.9bn in Q2, up 15% year on year but down 2% in the quarter, latest results show.

Advised customers totalled 137,201, up 16% in the last year and 4% in the quarter while D2C customers reached 266,182, up 25% in the last year and 6% in the quarter. Overall customer numbers increased by 20,109 in the quarter to close at 403,383, up 21% in the last year and 5% in the quarter. It said gross inflows for the period were £2.7bn compared to £2.8bn in 2021. Net inflows for the quarter were £1.6bn, compared to 2021's £1.8bn. The company's investment business saw assets under management close at £2.3bn, up 64% over the last year and up 10% in the quarter. Net inflows were ...

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