Twitter handle

@DariusMcQ

The main beats that I cover are:

Investments for an audience of financial advisers. 

So don’t waste time telling me about:

Crypto investments. 

The biggest influence on my journalism career to date is:

Jeff Randall, former Editor-at-Large for the Daily Telegraph and the first Business Editor at BBC News.

The proudest moment of my time working in financial journalism has been:

I was recognised by the ADVFN International Financial Awards for “outstanding” cryptocurrency coverage at the Daily Express online.

The piece of advice I'd give to someone starting out in financial journalism is:

There is a lot to finance, do not be scared to jump into a new field which you know little about, you will learn on the job. 

My favourite media outlets for financial news are:

The Financial Times. 

The best times for PRs/press offices to contact me are:

Any other workday except Monday and preferably just after lunch. 

My relationship with PRs could be improved if:

I communicated with them more on the phone rather than emails. 

My favourite financial expert is:

Martin Lewis. 

The financial interview I’d most like to arrange would be with:

Mark Zuckerberg.

The piece of financial services research I’d most like to read is:

The top performing investments of the past year. 

My view on the humble press release and how it could be improved is that:

Quotes do not need to be too long. 

My dream job in financial journalism would be:

Business Editor for a national.

Are there any recent campaigns/features you and your team have worked on that you would like to highlight?

The FCA’s Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) and investment labels for funds to clamp down on greenwashing.

The one piece of kit I cannot do without as a financial journalist is:

A notepad and pen. 

Given £1,000 I’d invest:

£500 in Tesla shares and £500 in Bitcoin and see which one is more volatile. 

You won’t know this, but I’m really good at:

Classical civilisations. 

You won’t know this, but I’m hopeless at:

Balancing on one leg, I do not need to show people to prove this.

And finally… what’s your go-to karaoke song?

'It Wasn't Me' – Shaggy.