Investment platform AJ Bell saw 4,960 net new advised customers for the three months ending 31 December, up 38% compared to the same period in 2020.

AJ Bell has revealed the top 20 most popular funds and investment companies with advisers using its Investcentre platform.

A new study has found that over the longer term active funds have - on average - outperformed passive funds despite the fact that just 1 in 3 active funds have beaten passive funds this year.

Platform and SIPP provider AJ Bell has unveiled plans to launch an app-based investment platform called Dodl which will offer an annual charge of 0.15%.