Revenue jumped to almost £150m at investment platform giant AJ Bell during its latest financial year while its profits passed the £55m mark.
The Salford-headquartered listed company has reported a revenue of £145.8m for the 12 months to the end of September 2021, up £15% from the £126.7m it posted for the same period in 2020.
The business has also confirmed its pre-tax profits rose 13% from £48.6m to £55.1m.
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AJ Bell has also confirmed the appointment of Peter Birch as its new chief financial officer who will officially join on July 1, 2022.
He has been hired from Deloitte where he is currently a financial services audit and assurance partner.
Chief executive Andy Bell said: "Our award-winning platform propositions attracted record levels of new customer numbers and inflows in the year, underpinning another strong set of financial results.
"Revenue was up 15%, profit before tax up 13% and earnings per share up 13%. Our profitable business model and strong financial position has enabled us to invest significantly in our customer propositions during the year, whilst also increasing dividends to shareholders.
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"The board has recommended a final dividend of 4.50 pence per share, increasing the total ordinary dividend for the year by 13% to 6.96 pence per share, our 17 th consecutive year of ordinary dividend growth.
"Reflecting the board's confidence in the outlook for the business, it has also recommended a special dividend of 5.00 pence per share in line with our policy to periodically return surplus capital to shareholders whilst continuing to maintain our strong financial position.
"We continue to see significant long-term opportunities in the investment platform market. The pandemic has highlighted the need for people to take more control over their financial future, with increasing numbers of people investing for the first time.
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"We believe there is increasing demand for simplified, app-based investment propositions in both the D2C and advised markets, so we are investing in two which we will soon bring to market.
"Dodl by AJ Bell, a new investment app, will enable retail investors to invest easily in a range of 海角视频 equities and funds, via a full range of tax wrappers. There will be no commission on buying and selling investments and a low annual platform charge of 0.15%.
"Touch by AJ Bell is a new mobile-led investment platform for financial advisers, which will enable them to provide an entirely digital service to clients who want that form of relationship and expand the range of client profiles they can serve.
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"These two new propositions will sit alongside our flagship platform propositions, AJ Bell Youinvest and AJ Bell Investcentre, broadening our reach in both the D2C and advised markets.
"We expect both to launch during 2022 and we will be investing further in our brand and marketing activities to support their initial phase of growth.
"The continued strong growth of the business and the development of innovative new propositions would not be possible without the energy and commitment of our staff.
"As well as strengthening our board and senior management team, we have put new processes and a hybrid working model in place to provide our staff with a safe, energetic working environment for the post-pandemic era.
"I would like to thank them all for their continued hard work and focus, during what has been a very challenging time for many."