Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Editor, Journalist, Commentator, Conference Host and Event Moderator with more than 20 years of experience covering Finance, Business, Public Policy and Economics in London, Hong Kong and New York. Areas of core expertise include Central Banking, Monetary Policy, Financial Services Regulation, Risk Management, Derivatives, Quantitative Finance, Portfolio Management, Payments, Banknotes, Emerging Markets, Wholesale Financial Services and Retail Financial Services. Primary contacts at Central Banks, Finance Ministries, Sovereign Wealth Funds, Asset Management Companies, Hedge Funds, Custodians, Investment Banks, Commercial Banks, Brokerages, Financial Market Infrastructure Providers, Think Tanks and Universities. Available as a Commentator, Debate Moderator, Speaker and Consultant in areas of core competency on an international basis – recent countries visited include Australia, China, Colombia, France, Georgia, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar, Oman, Rwanda, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, the UAE, USA, Vietnam and Zambia.
Responsible for Central Banking’s News, Analysis, Features, Interviews and Opinion articles across Online, Print and Broadcast formats aimed at Senior Policy Makers at Central Banks, SWFs and Official Institutions, as well as Financial Market Participants around the world. Subjects covered include Monetary Policy, Financial Stability, Regulation, Payments and Market Infrastructure, Reserves Management, Governance, Banknotes, etc. Duties include running the Central Banking Journal, now in its 25th year. News, Features, Interviews, Opinions and Book Reviews are written by an in-house team, including Central Banking founder Robert Pringle, as well as by external experts. The Central Banking Journal now has a renewal rate of more than 80% and includes an Editorial Advisory Board comprising former public policy makers and leading academics such as Jean-Claude Trichet, Masaaki Shirakawa, Mervyn King, Donald Kohn, YV Reddy, Andrew Sheng, Charles Goodhart, Robert Mundell, Ken Rogoff and Robert Shiller. Also responsible for building CentralBanking.com, a real-time news services produced by an in-house team of journalists, whose subscription revenues have grown by 50% per year in both 2012 and 2013. Act as the host and moderator for Central Banking’s National Asset and Liability Management events in Abu Dhabi, Johannesburg, London, Mexico City and Singapore – a conference series attended by reserve managers and SWFs – and moderate Central Banking’s Webinar series (see http://www.centralbanking.com/media-centre), which was viewed in more than 125 countries in 2013. Participate as a speaker at industry events, such as at the International Finance Forum AGM in Beijing. Launched the Central Banking awards programme to recognise excellence in the central banking community.Inaugural dinner at London's Waldorf Hilton attended by Lifetime Achievement winner and former Federal Reserve Chairman, Paul Volcker.
Editor of Asia Risk, a Monthly Magazine and Online Publication focussed on Financial Risk Management, Derivatives and Regulation in the Asia-Pacific region. Built and Managed a team of In-house and External Journalists to produce content to develop a multi-million dollar standalone Brand in the Asia-Pacific region. Secured top-level contacts with leading Regulators, Bankers and Asset Managers. Revamped Editorial Processes to a 'Web-First' Strategy. Ran Asian content for the Risk.net Portal, including development of Broadcast services in Asia. Developed the Asia Risk Awards into a major brand extension. Built Risk country editions (in local languages), including Risk Australia, Risk China, Risk India, Risk Japan and Risk Korea. Hosted Risk conferences throughout the Asia-Pacific region -- including Asia Risk Congress, Risk Australia, Risk India, Risk Japan, Fixed Income Forum, Transition Management Forum Asia, Asia Pacific CVA Forum, etc. Participated in industry events as a Commentator and as a Moderator, including the Barclays Wealth Management Conference, Standard Chartered Forum, Treasury Markets Association Seminar, and so on.
Deputy Editor of Risk, a Monthly Magazine and Online Publication focussed on Financial Risk Management, Derivatives and Regulation in the Global Marketplace. Deputised for the Editor and helped train and run a Team of Journalists based in London and New York. Wrote numerous Cover Stories, launched Surveys and was Editor for Innovative New Projects, such as Special Reports for Third Parties. Risk was named the PPA International Business and Professional Magazine of the Year 2005.
Managing a team of 15-plus, in-house Editors, Journalists and Researchers plus external contributors producing 12 financial newsletters, including Cards International, Electronic Payments International, European Banker, Life Insurance International and Retail Banker International.