Freelance Financial Journalist

Freelance financial journalist Gerry O'Kane has over 23 years' experience in journalism, including nearly a decade in Asia.

Over the years he has written about subjects as diverse as African and British politics to the computer and telecommunication markets. More recently he has specialised in financial instruments, asset management and regulatory issues for a variety of outlets in the UK, including news service Citywire, Finance Week, Financial Times Business publications and Financial News.

He wrote much of the banking content for the British version of the Encarta Encyclopaedia. He was also instrumental in setting up CNBC Asia in Hong Kong and has worked for BBC flagship TV programmes, including Newsnight.

While in Asia he contributed to the South China Morning Post, Benchmark and Asian Business and was employed by UBS Equites as a research editor. His latest project is taking him down the route of innovation and investment, including the development of the green and clean tech industries.

The articles contained within this site are by no means comprehensive, nor are the publications that are listed. The site sets out to illustrate the types of work done and includes an interview with Bill Gates back in 1984.

While the site contains general pieces, technology and political writing, O'Kane has been most prolific in producing financial articles over the past few years. These range from unit trust/mutual fund articles, to analyses of more esoteric financial instruments, rules, regulations and infrastructure.

The site structure is simple: click on a category in the sidebar to get a list of stories and then carry on.

Thanks must go to John Sylvester at V9 Design & Build for the more complex aspects in building this website.