By: Will Railton

I'm deputy money editor at City A.M. I focus on personal finance and investing. I'm particularly interested in macroeconomics, pensions and politics. Contact me at william.railton@cityam.com.

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Airbnb your house: Here’s how much Londoners could be making from the sharing economy

July 13, 2016

The sharing economy is growing faster in Britain than anywhere else in Europe. As it has become more expensive to own cars, homes and even electrical equipment, more of us are seeing the advantages of monetising our idle assets. PwC estimates that transactions on platforms in the five biggest sharing economy sectors almost doubled in [...]
Hands off: Why Theresa May shouldn’t try to be a micromanager

July 13, 2016

As Theresa May begins her premiership today, her leadership will be tested like never before. With the nature of the UK’s relationship with the EU unknown, she will have her work cut out. Conservative colleagues have described her tendency to micromanage the Home Office, something which would be impossible to do in her new role. [...]
With the Labour Party in complete turmoil, does it have any chance of regaining power by 2025?

July 13, 2016

Alex Thomson, director at Hanover Communications, says Yes. Politics is a bit like geology. For years it can appear that nothing is happening. But the tectonic plates are ever shifting under the surface, and finally things erupt. So while Labour may be facing a number of problems at the moment, including a fall in Jeremy Corbyn’s [...]
Privacy Shield is up and running, but will the US-EU data agreement stand up to scrutiny?

July 13, 2016

After months of uncertainty, companies in the EU and the US finally have a legal framework for transferring data about their citizens, like social media profiles and payroll information, across the Atlantic. Yesterday, Brussels formally approved Privacy Shield, a regulatory regime which will govern more than $250bn a year in trade between digital service providers, [...]
Foreign currency: With sterling down against the euro and US dollar, here’s how to make your holiday money go further this summer

July 12, 2016

Unless you’re holidaying in South Africa, Brazil, Russia or a number of other countries whose currency has fallen more steeply than sterling this year, you should brace yourself for considerable increases in the cost of hotel rooms, car hire and dining out. Market uncertainty around Brexit has led sterling to fall against a basket of other [...]
Fixed or tracker: As Brexit prompts mortgage rates to tumble, how long should borrowers hold out for?

July 12, 2016

Brexit might have thrown markets into turmoil, but if you’re thinking of taking out a mortgage, or are remortgaging, rates are about to get even more competitive. Since the referendum began in earnest, investors have clambered to buy government bonds, driving down yields and enabling mortgage lenders to offer more long-term funding. Banks have been [...]
Voice recognition: The way you speak could be holding you back

July 12, 2016

It isn't just what you say that counts, it’s also the way you say it. Whether you’re answering questions from the boss or presenting to potential clients, using your voice more effectively is a learnable skill. Indeed, we can change the way we sound to appear more credible, persuasive and promotable. Think of a time when [...]
Predictive power: Black Swan’s Jeff Headley on marketing intelligence, flu prevention and why the internet is the largest real-time focus group in the world

July 11, 2016

Marketing is fundamentally about prediction: what does the consumer want, and when do they want it? From New Coke in 1985, the modernisation of the Gap logo in 2010, and BIC’s pink “for her” biros just four years ago, the history of marketing is littered with flops which better consumer testing could have avoided. Since 2011, [...]
JWT Europe boss: After Brexit, what now for Britain’s brands and “Brand Britain”?

July 11, 2016

What does Brexit mean for British brands and “Brand Britain”? The Friday after the referendum, we conducted a field survey of 1,000 people to gauge public attitudes, and try to get a clearer idea of how consumers expect British brands to behave in the wake of the EU vote. Here are some of our findings. [...]
The five best ways to be a poor leader

July 8, 2016

Excellent employees can make really poor leaders. A survey I commissioned last year found that 40 per cent of British workers left their job because of their boss’ lack of leadership skills. That’s a frightening statistic. So how can you avoid the five basic traps of being a poor leader? Inauthenticity We can spot inauthenticity [...]

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