Rachel Riley will bring a touch of glamour to the Growth Investor Awards on 22 October as host of the industry’s first gala dinner to celebrate innovation and impact in SME fund management.

The Countdown and Gadget Show co-presenter, and one of last year’s finalists for Strictly Come Dancing, is a maths graduate from Oriel College, Oxford. In an interview in the Telegraph in April Rachel revealed that she needs some pension advice – adding that her worst money mistake has been not seeking financial advice sooner…