William Farrington - Proactive Investors

William kickstarted his career as a researcher and reporter for a global legal publication, covering everything from public law to M&A.

William Farrington is a journalist covering M&A, cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. Hailing from Queensland, Australia, he obtained first-class honours in journalism and media from Birkbeck University before an MA in creative and critical writing. Beginning his career as a researcher and reporter for a global legal publication, he went on to work as a reporter for a major fintech company. His work has appeared in Proactive Investors, The Conversation, Birkbeck Now and The Boar. Proactive financial news and online broadcast teams provide fast, accessible, informative and actionable business and finance news content to a global investment audience. All our content is produced independently by our experienced and qualified teams of news journalists. Proactive news team spans the world’s key finance and investing hubs with bureaus and studios in London, New York, Toronto, Vancouver, Sydney and Perth. We are experts in medium and small-cap markets, we also keep our community up to date with blue-chip companies, commodities and broader investment stories. This is content that excites and engages motivated private investors. The team delivers news and unique insights across the market including but not confined to: biotech and pharma, mining and natural resources, battery metals, oil and gas, crypto and emerging digital and EV technologies. Proactive has always been a forward looking and enthusiastic technology adopter. Our human content creators are equipped with many decades of valuable expertise and experience. The team also has access to and use technologies to assist and enhance workflows. Proactive will on occasion use automation and software tools, including generative AI. Nevertheless, all content published by Proactive is edited and authored by humans, in line with best practice in regard to content production and search engine optimisation.