By: Annabelle Williams

I'm deputy money editor at City A.M. I started my career on a local newspaper before moving into financial journalism. I've worked in a number of senior editorial roles including news editor and features editor. I write about global economics, investment, technology, and personal finance.

Commodities in 2016: Silver could go on a winning streak as experts say capex cuts and increased demand will mean silver rises 20 per cent

January 25, 2016

When gold prices rise, silver normally does too – and it tends to outperform the yellow metal. Some commodities specialists think silver prices could stage a recovery this year. “There’s an inherent link between the two. Silver is gold’s little sister and when gold moves higher, silver does too,” says Clive Burstow, manager of Barings Global [...]
Aberdeen and M&G in the doghouse: Global funds battered by market turmoil rank as the worst investments on the Spot the Dog report

January 25, 2016

Global equities have taken a battering this year, leaving managers of overseas investment funds in the doghouse, according to Tilney Bestinvest's bi-annual Spot the Dog report. According to the new statistics, £18bn of savers' money is held in serial underperformers, and 54 funds meet the criteria for a so-called "dog fund". This is a fund which has made failed [...]
Iran’s economy gears up for $50bn investment boom: President Rouhani expects Western investment following the lifting of sanctions

January 25, 2016

Hopes of a surge in trade between Iran and the West are high after the removal of nearly all economic sanctions which have left the country isolated. The hard-fought deal means the opening up of a $400bn (£280bn) economy, sitting on vast fossil fuel reserves, with a youthful population of close to 80m. “It is such a potentially [...]
UK pensions: Should you switch from a gold-plated defined benefit plan into a DC scheme? There’s a growing trend as retirees hope to take more cash out of their pots

January 19, 2016

Pension savers now have more options at retirement – whether that’s taking a lump sum, buying an annuity, or dipping into it regularly. The flexibility now offered to people on regular defined contribution schemes seems attractive to people on “gold plated” defined benefit pensions, many of whom have considered switching from their secure scheme to the [...]
Struggling pubs will lose a lifeline under new venture capital rules that ban angel investors from rescuing flailing businesses

January 19, 2016

Struggling pubs have lost a lifeline under new rules which ban venture capital from investing in existing business. Rules preventing venture capital trusts and enterprise investment schemes from buying out the management of failing businesses or undertaking acquisitions came into effect before Christmas, as part of the Finance Act 2015. They came from the European Union, [...]
Oil prices: End of Iran sanctions sends prices lower – but Opec says this year the US shale oil industry will finally feel the burn and cut production

January 19, 2016

There seems no end in sight for sliding oil prices, as black gold fell to $28 a barrel for the first time in 12 years. It’s now priced 70 per cent lower than its $120 peak in June 2014. Forecasts of $20 a barrel made by Goldman Sachs last summer seemed outlandish at the time. But [...]
UK pensions changes: Osborne prepares to raid retirement savings again by changing the tax system – and higher rate payers will lose out from the new single rate of relief

January 19, 2016

Pension savers should brace themselves for another round of changes to the system, as George Osborne gears up to announce the biggest shake-up to pensions tax in a generation. The tiered system of tax relief which depends on a person’s income is expected to be abolished, and a single flat-rate introduced instead – a policy which [...]
Rise of the robots: Advanced robotics spark an investment boom as experts predict a robot-led industrial revolution is coming

January 18, 2016

The world is on the cusp of a revolution in robotics and there has been a surge of investment in artificial intelligence recently, with a spread of innovations fast developing which will change the global economy. Last year, the sector experienced a boom in mergers and acquisitions as $2bn worth of deals were completed, according to [...]
How to make a million – slowly: Lord John Lee’s Isa portfolio has hit £4.5m and now he shares his rules for successful investment

January 13, 2016

He made the headlines as the first person to become a millionaire through investing his savings in an Isa in 2003. But the astonishing news now is that Lord John Lee’s Isa portfolio has topped £4.5m in value. So he’s a millionaire four times over, and likely heading towards his fifth. This has come about through [...]
China’s weakened yuan: Experts warn the country is heading for a second Asian currency crisis as pressure on renminbi continues

January 12, 2016

China's weakened yuan sent Asian share prices to their lowest level in four years yesterday, as investors panicked over the currency’s future direction. Ripples of bearish sentiment also hit the South African rand, which suffered its biggest one-day drop in seven years to reach a record low against the dollar. The sell-off continued a difficult start [...]

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