Meet the Editorial Team

BestForex.io columns are written by an in-house critic desk of experienced markets analysts, financial journalists and regulatory specialists. These are consistent editorial pen names — read more in our editorial policy.

Clarissa Penhallow

Investigative Markets Writer

Clarissa Penhallow follows the money. With a background in financial forensics, she dissects buybacks, insider transactions, affiliate economics and the incentive structures that shape how brokers treat clients.

2 articles

Reginald Thorne

Regulatory Affairs Critic

Reginald Thorne covers enforcement, compliance and regulators. Blunt and detail-driven, he tracks fines, licence surrenders, AML failings and the offshore structures brokers use to sidestep tier-one oversight.

2 articles

Alistair Crowe

Markets Critic-at-Large

Alistair Crowe brings a cynical, seen-it-all-before macro perspective to the industry's recurring fads: tech hype, crypto pivots, prediction markets and the slow decline of once-dominant brands.

1 article

Beatrix Fairmont

Consumer Affairs Critic

Beatrix Fairmont writes from the retail client's side. Witty and sharp, she examines withdrawals, slippage complaints, sign-up incentives and negative balance protection versus the advertising.

1 article

Edmund Hartwell

Senior Markets Critic

Edmund Hartwell has spent over two decades observing the retail trading industry, focusing on institutional behaviour, capital allocation and corporate governance. Dry and unsentimental, he scrutinises the gap between brokers' press releases and their filings. He covers broker M&A, ownership structures and balance-sheet quality.

1 article