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Financial Services Financial And Insurance Activities Financial Service Activities, Except Insurance And Pension Funding 64.1 - Monetary intermediation
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
12 February 2018
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2018
Description
Financial services company AJ Bell has announced plans to create 200 jobs at its headquarters in Salford Quays. The company already has 500 employees based in the head office. The increase in jobs is being supported by growth, profits grew by nearly 5 million GBP (€ 5.67 million) in the last financial year, and the relocation of the stockbroking part of the business to Greater Manchester. The new roles will cover a range of levels within the company and be located across several operational departments. The jobs will be added throughout 2018.
Sources
12 February 2018: BQ Live
12 February 2018: Insider Media
Citation
Eurofound (2018), AJ Bell, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 93269, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/93269.
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