UK's AJ Bell lifts dividend after profit soars 22%
Dec 4 (Reuters) - Investment platform AJ Bell AJBA.L on Thursday raised its dividend and announced a share buyback after annual pre-tax profit jumped 22%, and said it would now focus on investments to drive growth. ($1 = 0.7500 pounds) (Reporting by Simone Lobo in Bengaluru; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips) ((Simone.Lobo@thomsonreuters.com, +919920570373))