Telum Talks To... Morgan Davis, Deputy Editor, GlobalCapital Asia and Asiamoney
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Telum Talks To... Morgan Davis, Deputy Editor, GlobalCapital Asia and Asiamoney

Please tell us a bit more about GlobalCapital Asia and Asiamoney.
I am the Deputy Editor of both GlobalCapital Asia and Asiamoney. GlobalCapital Asia is a daily online publication, and until Covid hit was also a weekly print magazine. We cover the ins and outs of the capital market transactions happening across the region. In my case, that’s mainly the bond market and sustainable finance market. We work closely with our headquarters in London, where GlobalCapital covers the rest of the world. Asiamoney is a quarterly publication focused more broadly on Asian finance. We provide more in-depth coverage and analysis on banking, investment and capital markets. My job includes writing and editing for both publications, in addition to working on our regular webinars - and hopefully in-person conferences soon!

What’s your typical working day like? What are your top tips for success?
Organisation is key for me. I have one notebook dedicated to GlobalCapital, one for Asiamoney and one for personal projects, in addition to a personal planner. Actually writing things down, as opposed to typing, helps me remember things better. I love lists and spreadsheets. I like to keep a daily to-do list in addition to a monthly to-do list. It’s very satisfying to check things off! When you’re balancing multiple deadlines, interview schedules and webinar rehearsals in addition to things like making sure my nieces’ birthday presents get in the mail on time or my dog makes it to the groomer, you just can’t expect to keep things in your head and not get it jumbled. My obsessive scheduling goes toward my personal time too. If you’re like me and you easily get sucked into working until you’re too tired to do anything but sit on the couch, it really helps to have gym sessions in the diary, in addition to drinks and dinners out.

Is there a particular story that you are most proud of?
One of the things I’m most proud of is the diversity coverage we’ve been doing at Asiamoney. About a year into my time at Euromoney I started researching how many women worked on the boards of banks across the region. That turned into a bigger project and last year we launched our first Women in Finance supplement for Asiamoney. We’re back with it again this year, and the next issue is due out in September. We’ve had some really great stories come out of this initiative, and I’ve been pleased with the response we’ve gotten. This year I’m writing a story about lesbian and bisexual women working in banking and it has been very interesting. It’s wonderful to look beyond the capital market transactions and really speak to the bankers.

Any suggestions to PRs who would like to work with GlobalCapital Asia and Asiamoney? How should they contact you?
We are always keen to speak to more people, and in particular investors/people on the buy-side. If you’re trying to get in touch, email is the way to go. I keep my emails at zero, so I really do look at all of them. I know it’s a pain for PRs, but please keep in mind that it is very rare that I can give more than a day’s heads-up about scheduling an interview when it comes to GlobalCapital. (For Asiamoney I have more flexibility!) Most days I figure out what needs to be covered that morning. I know it is a scramble to get someone on the phone before my deadline, but the timing of it is often out of my control. Also, I found it very surprising when I moved to Hong Kong that corporations expect quote checks to be the standard. In the US, this was not the case. GlobalCapital and Asiamoney’s policy is to offer a check for accuracy, but (and I cannot stress this enough) this is for accuracy only. Please do not rewrite quotes, ask me to change the wording to something more corporate or even send me edits of my piece after it is published. Accuracy is of the utmost importance to me, but beyond that we need to work together to respect the integrity of the interview and the quotes used in the reporting. Trust me, in the end the article will sound much better!

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