By: Jessica Morris

I write about energy and industrials for City A.M. I'm particularly interested in geopolitics, energy policy and, of course, the ever lively oil markets.

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Hiscox pre-tax profit falls amid low interest rate environment

March 2, 2015

The figures Specialist insurer Hiscox has said pre-tax profit fell to £231.1m for the year ending 31 December 2014, down from £244.5m a year earlier. The London-listed group reported a 3.3 per cent increase in gross written premiums, jumping to £1,756.3m in the same period. Why it's interesting Insurers such as Hiscox have struggled amid a [...]
What’s in store for London’s financial services sector?

February 27, 2015

With the onslaught of regulation post-financial crisis, and the rise of other financial centres like Hong Kong, many have been left wondering what's in store for the future of London's financial services sector? It's an important question. London's financial sector Financial and related professional services contributed £174bn to the UK economy in 2012, accounting for 12.6% [...]
Here are the 40 wealthiest ex-apprentices

February 26, 2015

Anyone who wants to be rich is typically told to go to university, but apprenticeships can offer another route, with a number of ex-apprentices making it to the top of their trade and becoming multi-millionaires in the process. As demand for skilled workers rising – to the extent that some can ask employers for higher [...]
Which parts of the UK are most scared about funding retirement?

February 26, 2015

It seems like we're all pretty scared of spending our retirement years scraping by on a dwindling weekly budget. In the UK, 73.6 per cent of people fear their retirement funds won't last, research by YouGov for Zurich found. In Britain, northerners were the most worried about retirement, while people living in the east of [...]
Autotrader hits the road with IPO on the London Stock Exchange

February 26, 2015

Second-hand car sales website Auto Trader has formally announced plans for a stock market float next month, which could give it a valuation of £2bn. "Auto Trader has been the place people think of to buy or sell their next car for generations," Ed Williams, the company's chairman, said. "Early and sustained investment in the [...]
Your ability to save money is determined by your DNA

February 26, 2015

Do you find it difficult to cream off part of your paycheck at the end of each month? It's partly down to your DNA, new research has found. Researchers Henrik Cronqvist and Stephan Siegel crunched data from Sweden's twin registry to analyse the net worth of identical twins and non-identical twins between 2003 until the end [...]
Could the Bank of England one day embrace Bitcoin?

February 25, 2015

Cryptocurrency bitcoin, in combination with mobile technology, could revolutionise the way we make purchases, which has prompted the Bank of England to conduct more research into the area. The bank said it could defunct banks' roles as middle men by allowing secure payments to be made directly. "This has potentially profound implications for a financial [...]
Janet Yellen: Markets unmoved amid second day of testimony

February 25, 2015

Markets were largely unconcerned during the second day of testimony by Federal reserve chair Janet Yellen, who is speaking before the Senate Bank Committee. The S&P 500 was trading flat today at 2114.97 points, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average also remained flat. In Europe, the FTSE 100 closed down 0.3 per cent, while the French [...]
You could be overpaying for flights – this chart shows why

February 25, 2015

It turns out we're all pretty rubbish when it comes to estimating just how much we should pay for a plane ticket. People mis-estimate fares by more or less than 50 per cent, or $200 (£129), a survey by flight app Hopper has shown. This means that generally, we have no idea if we're overpaying [...]
Gulf Keystone share price jumps 71 per cent as it confirms sale

February 25, 2015

London-listed oil producer Gulf Keystone's share price rocketed today after the company confirmed sales talks, amid an ongoing dispute with the Kurdistan regional government over late payments for its oil exports. Shares in Iraq-focused Gulf Keystone jumped 71 per cent to trade around 60p per share this morning. The company said it had held discussions [...]

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