Gerald Ashley has over thirty years experience in international financial markets, having worked for Baring Brothers in London and Hong Kong, and the Bank for International Settlements in Basel, Switzerland. His primary financial market experience is in foreign exchange, currency options, precious metals and money markets. He is now Managing Director of St Mawgan & Co Limited, a London-based strategy and risk consulting firm. He is also a well-known speaker on the benefits and applications of behavioural economics in decision-making and risk taking; and is a regular columnist in the financial