Something a bit different this time around, as we welcome James Newsome both to the podcast and also (if a little belatedly) to Williams Investment Management.

Also returning is Abi Ostler, back to take charge of proceedings, and Duncan Williams to provide the updates and the assessments.

First up is an interview with James, and a chance to find out where he has been, what he has been up to and why he made the decision to join the team at Williams. And for the second half of the pod it's a quick round-up of the latest financial news and an update on some interesting pieces of investment gossip.