Anita Hawser

Freelance writer and multimedia editor

London

I am a UK-based freelance journalist and editor who has written for newspapers and magazines in Australia, the US and the UK on a variety of topics including surfing, high-tech start-ups and entrepreneurs emerging markets (India, China, Middle East, Africa), ethical and sustainable investment, electronic trading, world trade and global supply chains, cybersecurity and drones

Anita Hawser

Freelance writer and multimedia editor

London

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The Future of Financial Innovation
Predicting the future is a fool’s game, but a fun one. Global Finance considers where today’s innovations may eventually lead. What will the world of financial services look like in 10 or 20 years? If anyone knows, it’s probably Peter Randall, a founder and former CEO of multilateral trading facility Chi-X Europe (now called Bats Europe), which took on the incumbent stock exchanges in Europe and won significant market share in pan-European equity trading.
Global Finance
Financial
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Banks And Fintech Finally Pull Together
Young fintech firms started out hoping to eat the banks' lunch. Now, they're taking a seat at the table and breaking bread together.
Global Finance
Featured
The Rise Of The Machines
Robots, ubiquitous in factories, are moving up to take on both menial paperwork and complex data analysis. Should we worry? Walk into a manufacturing plant anywhere in the world these days and you are likely to find robots rather than humans on the factory floor assembling cars or computer equipment or filling cans with the food we humans like to eat.
Global Finance
Financial
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Biology As A Weapon
Concerns have been aired about terrorists using biological pathogens to launch attacks designed to cause mass deaths or casualties. But is the threat of bioterrorism what governments and the military really need to worry about, or do state actors and accidental release pose the greatest threat?
Defence Procurement International
Defence
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War And Medicine
Twenty years of conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan led to advances in haemorrhage control, clotting and the treatment of pelvic injuries. But some combat medics are concerned about the loss of skills and the pace of innovation as they transition into a non-combat environment.
Defence Procurement International
Featured
What's For Dinner
US soldiers are turning to the Meal, Ready To Eat ration pack, which is the main source of nourishment when field kitchens are not available. Thanks to the work of the Combat Feeding Directorate, there is almost no limit to what dishes make it onto the menu.
Defence Procurement International
Featured
The Rules of Engagement in Cyberspace
How the NATO Military Alliance is confronting the cybersecurity threat
Defence Procurement International
Defence
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Fighting Talk
Having recognised cyberspace as a warfighting domain, ministeries of defence are talking more about cyber offensive capabilities. So is cyber warfare more of a reality now than ever before? The answer, to say the least, is not that straightforward.
Defence Procurement International
Defence
The Element Of Surprise
Swimmer Delivery Vehicles are increasingly seen as a viable alternative to more traditional means of insertion and extraction, providing increased levels of comfort and covertness for Special Operations commandos and their equipment.
Defence Procurement International
Defence
NATO Training In A Climate Of Austerity
Facing an uncertain threat on a number of battlefronts, NATO has announced an ambitious training and education programme. But it is being implemented in a climate of defence budget austerity where computer or virtual simulation is likely to play an increasing role in training.
Defence Procurement International
Defence
The Silver Lining Of War
Significant advances have been made in combat casualty care as a result of more than a decade of conflict in Afghanistan. But as troops withdraw, where to from here for combat medicine, and can the advances made in recent years be sustained?
Defence Procurement International
Defence
Build The Boat Round The People
HIGH-SPEED BOATS ARE IN DEMAND BY NAVIES ROUND THE WORLD AS MARITIME INTERDICTION OPERATIONS AND PROTECTION OF MARITIME ECONOMIC ZONES AND LITTORAL AREAS GATHERS PACE.
Defence Procurement International
Defence
Ascent To the Surface
After the sinking of the Russian submarine, the Kursk, the focus was on rescuing distressed submarines. Now Navies in emerging markets are building towers for pressurised escape training, while the UK's Royal Navy is focused on survival in a DISSUB.
Defence Procurement International
Defence
Finding Funding
Although Asia is perceived to be a region awash with capital, the cost of bank financing is quite high. As a result, corporates and SMEs are exploring alternative sources of funding, from venture capitalists, private equity and angel investments through to trade finance and bond markets.
Treasury Today Asia
Financial
Investing in the future
Sustainable and ethical investment instruments are not experiencing high demand from corporate treasurers, mainly due to a perceived trade-off between sustainability considerations and aspects that treasurers care most about: capital preservation, liquidity and yield.
Treasury Today
Financial

About

Anita Hawser

Commissioning

Sub-editing

Video production and editing

Audio production and editing

Interactive slideshows

Feature writing

Blogging

Adobe InDesign

Final Cut Pro

I started out as a sports journalist working on a suburban daily newspaper in Sydney Australia.

I went on to edit the newspaper’s weekly Arts Section, which featured profiles and interviews with Australian film and TV actors, performers, dancers, musicians and international acts.

I left the shores of Sydney, Australia in 1996. In the last 16 years I have written for a range of publications including The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Special Sections, Business 2.0 magazine, Tornado Insider, Global Finance, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, Philanthropy Management and Defence Procurement International.

In addition to being a journalist and editor I also trained as a sound engineer and recently completed courses in video production and film editing in Final Cut Pro. I am now working on more online and multimedia projects (infographics, short films, interactive slideshows) in addition to continuing to write for various business magazines.