Citywire hires Downes as a reporter

Citywire has hired Sophie Downes as a reporter. Downes is based in London. She previously worked as a reporter for Black Knight Media. She is a graduate of the University of Bristol with an English degree. “Citywire appealed to me due to the focus the company places on fresh and original reporting,” she wrote. “I was really […]

Citywire RIA seeks a reporter

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an ambitious individual to join our editorial team based in New York. This role is about reporting and writing stories that matter for the investment advisory community. Reporting to the Citywire RIA Editor, stories will be published online and via a daily newsletter that reaches thousands of advisors and […]

Citywire hires Thomas as a reporter

Citywire has hired Eva Thomas as a reporter. She covers the asset and wealth management industry. She’s everything from Gatekeeper profiles to ETF and mutual fund launches to executive exits. Thomas previously was at Ignites and P&c Specialist, which are both Financial Times publications. Before that, she worked at the Telluride Daily Plant in Colorado as a […]

Citywire appoints Wenik editor of Citywire RIA

Citywire has promoted Ian Wenik to editor of Citywire RIA. Recently, he served as a senior reporter and reported on the U.S. wealth management industry, focused on registered investment advisors. Prior to joining Citywire in March 2018, Wenik was a distressed debt reporter at CapitalStructure Limited, where he also covered leveraged loans and corporate restructuring. […]

Daily Mail hires Purkess as Money Mail reporter

Laura Purkess will join The Daily Mail as a Money Mail reporter. Recently, she was news editor of Citywire’s New Model Adviser website. Before that, she served as reporter and deputy online editor. She has also worked at MRM Communications, a public relations firm in London. She has also freelanced for HuffPost U.S., Medium and […]

Citywire ME Romeo departs for Schroders

Valentina Romeo, managing editor at Citywire, has left to join the content team at Schroders, a global investment manager, leading the content output for Europe. Romeo had been with Citywire for over 3 years, previously serving as deputy editor. She was also an investment reporter and then became head of investment news at Money Marketing […]

Citywire taps Gilbert as deputy editor for New Model Adviser

Citywire has promoted Jack Gilbert to the post of deputy editor for New Model Adviser. He previously served as a news editor. Gilbert has been with Citywire for over 5 years, and has also served as a chief reporter and before that, as a news reporter covering the pensions market. Prior to joining Citywire, he […]

New role for Citywire editor Robins

William Robins, editor of Citywire New Model Adviser, which focuses on stories for financial planners, has switched into a new role and will be writing about the asset management community. Robins has been with Citywire for 12 years, previously serving as features editor for New Model Adviser and as an editor for Income + Magazine. […]

Bloomberg hires Gyftopoulou to cover asset management

Loukia Gyftopoulou has joined Bloomberg’s investing and real estate team in London as an asset management reporter. Recently, she was at Citywire, where she has worked as a financial journalist, news editor and business editor. She was also a social media producer and journalist at The Economist and has also worked at The Independent. Gyftopoulou […]

Morningstar appoints Smith its UK editor

Morningstar has hired Ollie Smith as United Kingdom editor. Recently, he was magazine editor at Citywire, editing New Model Adviser magazine, an award-winning trade publication for financial planners and independent financial advisers. Smith has been with Citywire for over 6 years, previously serving as features editor, online producer, pensions correspondent and pensions and tax reporter. […]