Russ Mould is AJ Bell's Investment Director. He has a Master's degree in Modern History from the University of Oxford and more than 30 years' experience of the capital markets.
He started out at Scottish Equitable in 1991 as a fund manager, where he had responsibility for the Nordic and Swiss equity markets. In 1993, Russ joined SG Warburg, now part of UBS investment bank, and worked there as an equity analyst covering the technology sectors for 12 years. He has also worked on IPOs and M&A deals. Russ was voted best analyst in the semiconductor sector in 2001 by Institutional Investor and reached the level of Managing Director in 2003 when he became head of UBS' global semiconductor research effort.
A member of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (MSCI), Russ is responsible for providing written and video content for customers and clients. He also helps to build the company’s profile in print and broadcast media as part of AJ Bell's wider PR and brand team, working alongside the Investment Committee.
Russ joined Shares Magazine as technology correspondent in 2005 and took on the post of Editor in 2008. He was appointed as AJ Bell's Investment Director in 2013 following the company's acquisition of Shares' parent company, MSM Media. Russ regularly creates content across the AJ Bell website, including the Daily Market Update and Chart of the Week, and he hosts his own 'Breaking the Mould' weekly video series.
Outside of work, Russ is a qualified cricket coach, Italian speaker and avid fan of Doctor Who and NFL.
10 November 2025
Daily market update: US government shutdown, FTSE 100, JTCGlimmers of hope that an end might be in sight to the longest running US government shutdown in history put markets in a positive mood.
A vote in the Senate is an important first step but any agreement still needs to clear a vote in the House of Representatives along with several other hurdles. A key impact on the markets of the impasse, beyond the...
7 November 2025
Daily market update: Rightmove, Tesla, IAGA negative reaction to two big name corporate results in the UK weighed on the FTSE 100, dragging it down 0.3% to 9,707 as investors worried if more companies would follow suit with gloomier outlooks.
British Airways’ owner IAG reported softer US economy leisure trading while property portal Rightmove shocked the market with news that investments...
6 November 2025
Daily market update: Diageo, BT, Auto Trader, Hikma, Smith & NephewThe FTSE 100 slipped on a negative reaction to corporate updates despite gains in Asia and the US overnight.
Could there be fireworks a day late at the Bank of England? The interest rate decision is hard to call ahead of today’s vote, with several observers expecting a rate cut even if the market is pricing in no change.
Recent signs of easing...
5 November 2025
Why a famous investor is betting against Nvidia and PalantirThe investor who inspired The Big Short film in 2015 has hit the headlines after betting that tech stocks Nvidia and Palantir will fall in value. Hedge fund trader Michael Burry has bought financial products called ‘put options’ on these stocks and will profit if they decline in value.
The Big Short focused on traders who made millions from...
5 November 2025
Daily market update: Novo Nordisk, Barratt Redrow, WetherspoonMarket jitters around US tech stocks might have put investors on the edge of their seats, but yesterday’s sell-off wasn’t severe enough to cause widespread panic.
A 2% decline in the Nasdaq index and a 10.7% jump in the Vix fear gauge were like a sharp bout of turbulence on a flight – unpleasant, but just for a moment. The fact a major sell-off...
3 November 2025
Daily market update: FTSE 100, Berkshire Hathaway, RyanairThe FTSE 100 got off to a solid start with oil helping to grease the wheels of the index.
The decision by producers’ cartel OPEC+ to pause further output hikes at the start of next year, amid concerns about a glut of supply, helped give oil prices a lift and, in turn, boosted UK market heavyweights BP and Shell.
Prudential was among the top FTSE...
31 October 2025
Daily market update: FTSE 100, Fresnillo, Amazon, AppleWeakness on Wall Street haunted European markets on the morning of Halloween and saw the FTSE 100 retreat from its latest record high.
The main culprit was uncertainty about the future policy of the Federal Reserve after its chair Jerome Powell suggested a cut in December, to follow this week’s, was not a foregone conclusion.
The negative response...
30 October 2025
Daily market update: AI, Mag Seven, TT Electronics, WPPNo-one likes a party pooper, especially when they’re standing in front of the punch bowl. That’s the role taken on by Jay Powell, who poured cold water on the prospect of a December rate cut. That’s put markets on the back foot when it looked like the music was just about to ramp up.
The Fed did announce an interest rate cut, but short-term...
29 October 2025
Daily market update: FTSE 100, US indices, Next, GSK, GlencoreA positive mood on Wall Street extended into European markets on Wednesday on increased hopes for a US-China trade deal.
US indices closed at record levels, with sentiment also supported by reports Nvidia will announce new AI chip supply contracts with major South Korean operators like Samsung and Hyundai. The FTSE 100 built on its own all-time...
28 October 2025
Daily market update: gold, HSBC, Airtel Africa, NovartisSigns of easing inflation in British shops helped further improve the mood of investors and saw the FTSE 100 post a new record level in early trading on Tuesday.
The rapid turnaround in sentiment can be seen most clearly in the performance of gold which having moved to nearly $4,400 is now back below $4,000.
Results from some of the big names which...
