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Press contacts
Mike Glenister, Head of PR
07719 554575
Mike.glenister@ajbell.co.uk
Jack Pattinson, PR Manager
07525 277170
jack.pattinson@ajbell.co.uk
Ellie Rowe, PR Executive
07802 416993
ellie.rowe@ajbell.co.uk
Experts
Russ Mould, Investment Director
russ.mould@ajbell.co.uk
07710 356 331
Tom Selby, Director of Public Policy
tom.selby@ajbell.co.uk
07702 858 234
Danni Hewson, Head of Financial Analysis
danni.hewson@ajbell.co.uk
07593 451 437
Laura Suter, Director of Personal Finance
laura.suter@ajbell.co.uk
07912 280844
Laith Khalaf, Head of Investment Analysis
laith.khalaf@ajbell.co.uk
07936 963267
Rachel Vahey, Head of Public Policy
rachel.vahey@ajbell.co.uk
07803 624146
Dan Coatsworth, Head of Markets
daniel.coatsworth@ajbell.co.uk
07540 135923
Charlene Young, Senior Pensions and Savings Expert
charlene.young@ajbell.co.uk
07912 280845
Further Information
Established in 1995, AJ Bell is one of the largest investment platforms in the UK, operating at scale in both the advised and direct-to-consumer markets.
Our purpose is to help people invest by providing them with easy access to Pensions, ISAs and General investment accounts, great customer service and competitive charges.
AJ Bell is headquartered in Manchester, UK, with offices in London and Bristol.
Brands
Our platform propositions offer a wide range of simple, low-cost investment solutions including shares and other instruments traded in the UK and other major stock exchanges around the world, as well as our own range of AJ Bell funds.
In the advised market, we offer AJ Bell Investcentre, our full-service proposition, alongside AJ Bell Touch, a simplified app-based proposition enabling a fully digital service model, and AJ Bell Custody Solutions, which provides flexible, low-cost, white-labelled investment management.
In the D2C market we offer AJ Bell, our low-cost, full-service proposition and AJ Bell Dodl, a low-cost investment app that offers a simplified investment journey.
Products
We offer SIPPs, ISAs and General Investment / Dealing Accounts which provide access to a broad investment range including shares and other instruments traded on the major stock exchanges around the world, as well as all mainstream collective investments available in the UK and our own range of AJ Bell funds. We also offer a Cash savings hub which provides access to a range of competitive savings accounts to help people manage their cash savings.
Awards
Press Team of the Year in 2020 and 2025, Thought Leadership Media Campaign in 2024 and 2025, and Expert of the Year 2020 at the Headlinemoney Awards.
