''MoneyWeek'' is a British weekly investment

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that covers financial and economic news and provides commentary and analysis across the UK and global markets. ''MoneyWeek'' is edited in

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

. It is owned by MoneyWeek Limited, which is now a subsidiary of

Future plc Future plc is an international multimedia company established in the United Kingdom in 1985. The company has over 220 brands that span magazines, newsletters, websites, and events in fields such as video games, technology, films, music, photogr ...

, then-parent company Dennis Publishing owned it once before, prior to 2002. From July to December 2015, the magazine had an

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(ABC) certified circulation of 45,540 (99.0% of which was in the UK and Ireland).

History

''MoneyWeek'', founded by Jolyon Connell, was launched in November 2000 and originally published in association with

Dennis Publishing Dennis Publishing Ltd. was a British publisher. It was founded in 1973 by Felix Dennis. Its first publication was a kung-fu magazine. Most of its titles now belong to Future plc. In the 1980s, it became a leading publisher of computer enthusia ...

. It was designed as a financial version of ''

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'' magazine, which was founded by

Jolyon Connell Jolyon Connell is a former '' Sunday Telegraph'' and '' Sunday Times'' journalist who left Fleet Street to found ''The Week'' in 1995, the news digest magazine which was ultimately purchased by his mentor and guide, the late publisher and poet Fe ...

five years previously. ''MoneyWeek'' was sold by Dennis Publishing to

Financial News ''Financial News'' is a financial newspaper and news website published in London. It is a weekly newspaper, published by eFinancial News Limited, covering the financial services sector through news, views and extensive people coverage. ''Fin ...

Ltd. in August 2002. In late 2003, it was bought by U.S. financial publisher, Agora Inc. headed by Bill Bonner, who contributed a weekly column in the magazine. A

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n edition of ''MoneyWeek'' was launched in June 2007, initially on a

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basis, with newsstand availability beginning in 2008. In September 2008, ''MoneyWeek France, a'' French language edition of ''MoneyWeek'', published in

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, was launched. It ceased publishing in October 2011. ''MoneyWeek'' supported Leave in the UK's 2016 EU Referendum. In 2017, ''MoneyWeek'' was re-acquired by Dennis Publishing. The brand joined Dennis’ Current Affairs division, which included ''

''.

Content

''MoneyWeek'' is edited by

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Merryn Somerset Webb Merryn Rosemary Somerset Webb (born 23 June 1970), is a Senior Columnist at ''Bloomberg'' writing about wealth, investing and personal finance and is a radio and television commentator on financial matters. Life and career She attended Wycomb ...

is the magazine's

editor in chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...

. ''MoneyWeek'' provides a digest of the week's financial and investment news, and also covers associated economic and political stories. In addition to the news digest, it features market commentary and analysis, share tips, interviews, travel and lifestyle pieces. Regular columnists include Bill Bonner, Matthew Lynn, Charlie Morris,

Dominic Frisby Dominic Frisby (born September 1969) is a British author, comedian and voice actor. He is best known as co-host of television programme '' Money Pit''. Early life Dominic Frisby is the son of the playwright and novelist Terence Frisby, and Chr ...

, Tim Price, and Jim Mellon.

Ban in China

In April 2015, ''MoneyWeek'' was effectively banned in China after having its publishing permit revoked for reporting on corruption.

References

External links

''MoneyWeek'' official website
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History

Content

Ban in China

See also

References

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