About Jamie Ashcroft

Jamie Ashcroft, News Editor for Proactive UK, has built a distinguished career in financial journalism, focusing on the small-cap sector for over fourteen years. Before joining the Proactive team, he was a stockbroker during the global financial crisis, a role that complemented his educational background – a first-class degree in Business and Economics and qualifications in software design and development. As one of Proactive’s first external recruits in 2009, Jamie contributed… Read more

About the publisher

Proactive financial news and online broadcast teams deliver fast, accessible, informative and actionable business and financial news content to a global investment audience. All our content is independently produced by our experienced and qualified teams of news journalists.

The proactive news team operates in the world’s major financial and investment centres, with offices and studios in London, New York, Toronto, Vancouver, Sydney and Perth.

We are experts in mid and small caps, and we also keep our community updated on blue-chip companies, commodities and broader investment stories. This is content that excites and engages motivated retail investors.

The team delivers news and unique insights on markets including (but not limited to): biotech and pharmaceuticals, mining and natural resources, battery metals, oil and gas, crypto, and emerging digital and electric vehicle technologies.

Use of technology

Proactive has always been a progressive and enthusiastic technology adopter.

Our human content creators are equipped with decades of valuable expertise and experience. The team also has access to and uses technologies to support and improve workflows.

Proactive will occasionally use automation and software tools, including generative AI. However, all content published by Proactive is edited and written by humans, in line with best practices for content production and search engine optimization.