AJ Bell is a British public limited company that provides online investment platforms and stockbroker services. It is listed on the

London Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange (LSE) is a stock exchange in the City of London, England, United Kingdom. , the total market value of all companies trading on LSE was £3.9 trillion. Its current premises are situated in Paternoster Square close to St P ...

and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.

History

The company was formed in Manchester by Andy Bell and Nicholas Littlefair in 1995. The company was the subject of an

initial public offering An initial public offering (IPO) or stock launch is a public offering in which shares of a company are sold to institutional investors and usually also to retail (individual) investors. An IPO is typically underwritten by one or more investme ...

valuing the business at £675 million in November 2018.

Operations

The company currently has £64.1 billion of assets under administration and 426,000 customers as of 30 September 2022. Its main platform business operates under four core brands: * AJ Bell is a direct-to-customer platform, offering a low-cost SIPP, ISA and Dealing (Trading) Account. * AJ Bell Investcentre offers an SIPP, ISA and general investment account (GIA) and is only available to customers via Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) authorised financial advisers. * AJ Bell Platinum is a bespoke SIPP and SSAS provider offering customers a bespoke (custom) service. * AJ Bell Securities is the company's stockbroking arm. The company also provides third party SIPP administration services and owns a specialist financial publishing business in London known as AJ Bell Media. AJ Bell was recognised as a Which? Recommended Provider for each of the three years, 2019, 2020 and 2021.

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