Joseph Wilkins

Financial journalist

United Kingdom

Joseph Wilkins is a financial journalist and holds the CFA investment management certificate.
He has written about markets and the economy for FT Adviser, the Financial Times, and Business Insider. His articles have covered the UK, US, and Chinese investment landscape and he is particularly interested in financial investigations. He now reports from Cyprus.
Joseph holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and politics from the University of Bath and a master's degree in financial journalism at City, UoL.

LinkedIn Icon Email Icon
Portfolio
Ftadviser
Budget 2024: Gilt yields spike to 5-month high

Yields on UK gilts rose to their highest level in five months as uncertain investors digested Reeves' Budget, an event that marked the largest tax increase in over thirty years.

Spotify
How sustainable are sustainable portfolios?

Listen to this episode from The Asset Allocator Podcast on Spotify. This week Dave Baxter, Joseph Wilkins and David Thorpe discuss the malaise which is affecting the world of sustainable portfolios and what that means for the sector.They also discuss the slow start to life which Ark's ETFs have endured and the company's recent launch of a "model portfolio".

Spotify
How migrant students are lured to the Turkish-occupied part of Cyprus

Listen to this episode from The Greek Current on Spotify. The Financial Times recently put the spotlight on a phenomenon that has been dubbed the "north Cyprus trap" that has seen tens of thousands of migrant students get lured with false promises to so-called universities in the Turkish-occupied north of Cyprus.

Ftadviser
Long read: Does it really matter if a fund manager leaves?

Make no bones about it: succession planning is crucial. Whether choosing an heir to the Roy family dynasty, recapturing the aura of Alex Ferguson at Manchester United, or finding somebody to lead the Tory party who realises they should probably stay for the whole of the D-Day commemoration, the hunt for a replacement can often make the difference between long-term success and abject failure.

Ftadviser
Long read: The changing face of modern portfolio theory

It has been a little over 70 years since Harry Markowitz introduced the concept of modern portfolio theory but today there appears to be very little agreement among wealth managers about what a balanced portfolio looks like in practice.So we thought we'd take some time to ask whether Markowitz’s theory - commonly associated with the 60:40 portfolio - still holds water, or have managers moved on?

Ftadviser
Five unusual wishes for the Autumn Statement

Ahead of the Autumn Statement, FT Adviser is bringing you five of the more unusual requests the public and financial services commentators have asked Jeremy Hunt to honour.

Ftadviser
Markets unmoved by Hunt's Autumn Statement

The FTSE 100 remained largely unmoved throughout chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement, only slipping slightly as lower oil prices weighed on the index.

https://shows.acast.com/ft-the-asset-allocator-podcast/episodes/rise-of-machines
FTAdviser
11/30/2023
Rise of the Machines?

At the start of 2023 it seemed rising interest rates were putting an end to the golden era of tech stocks, but these companies have actually surged with the Nasdaq up 47 per cent so far this year fuelled by the explosion of interest in artificial intelligence. This week David Thorpe and Joseph Wilkins are joined by David Coombs, head of multi-asset at Rathbones, to debate whether this AI-fuelled surge is here to stay.

Ftadviser
Jupiter faces declining allocator interest

Jupiter is back in the news again after this week's announcement that manager Ben Whitmore is upping sticks to set up his own value boutique after nearly 18 years at the company.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oC_kWlc9mPU
The Wall Street Journal
09/06/2023
Why These Tiny U.K. Islands Are Moving to Power Their Economy With Wind

For 50 years, the Shetland Islands in the North Sea have relied on nearby oil resources to keep its economy humming. Now, as oil fields dry up, this tiny U.K. archipelago is shifting to offshore and onshore wind farms to power its economy. New windmills could enable all households in Shetland plus half a million U.K. homes to be powered by wind as soon as the The Viking Energy Wind Farm is completed. WSJ explains what’s at stake as the small islands north of Scotland overhaul their...