Fields joins Octus, formerly Reorg, as senior private credit reporter
Dayna Fields has been hired by Octus, formerly known as Reorg, as a senior private credit reporter. She has been at KBRA Direct Lending Deals for the past nine months covering private equity activity, private credit, and direct lending deals in the middle market. Fields previously spent seven years as a senior mergers and acquisitions reporter […]
Bird to cover Wall Street, US finance for The Economist
Mike Bird, Asia business and finance editor for The Economist, is moving to New York in 2025 to cover Wall Street and U.S. finance for the publication. Bird joined The Economist in Singapore in 2021. He writes about capital markets, economic development and major corporations across the region. Bird previously worked for The Wall Street […]
Biz journalist Thrasher starts Modus News
Institutional Investor senior reporter Michael Thrasher, who left the publication last month, has started Modus News, a weekly newsletter covering the business of family offices and how they invest. He previously worked at Pensions & Investments and was editor in chief of Institutional Investor’s RIAIntel before rejoining Institutional Investor in 2023. Thrasher initially joined Institutional Investor five years ago as a reporter. He previously […]
Banking Times acquires The New Fiver
Banking Times has acquired the domain name “The New Fiver” for an undisclosed amount, aiming to expand its online presence for personal finance news. The site will feature updates on market trends, economic policies, and financial regulations, insights from leading financial analysts and industry experts, and a strong focus on personal finance and retirement planning. […]
FT taps Foy to cover European banking
Financial Times reporter Simon Foy is now covering European banks. He has been covering accounting for the past year. Foy previously was at The Telegraph covering accountants, insurers, law firms, stock exchanges, workplace conduct, regulation, green finance, lending and asset management. Prior to joining The Telegraph, Foy was a political news intern at The Spectator. Before that, he was […]
Debtwire seeks a private credit reporter
Debtwire, the leading provider of global fixed income news, analysis and data for more than two decades, is looking for a private credit reporter with a track record of breaking news in this space to expand coverage in North America. Working on the news desk in New York – with sweeping views of Central Park […]
American Banker seeks a business reporter
American Banker is seeking an experienced business reporter to join the editorial team. The ideal candidate will have a solid understanding of the bank tech and fintech beat. Essential skills include the ability to break news as well as write longer analytical and feature stories on the most important trends in the worlds of tech […]
American Banker seeks a reporter to cover large and midsize banks
American Banker is seeking a business reporter to cover large and midsize banks, as well as large fintechs, for American Banker, the preeminent news publication serving the financial services industry. The ideal candidate will have a solid understanding of the banking business, corporate earnings reports, financial services policy and how technology is changing the banking industry. […]
Marathe departs ALM for The Insurer, a Reuters publication
Isha Marathe has been hired by The Insurer to cover the business of U.S. insurance companies. She has been at Legaltech News and the wider ALM Global newsroom as a law and technology reporter. She previously was a freelance contributing writer at Community Advocate Newspaper in Hudson, Massachusetts. She has also worked as a freelance investigative […]
Thrasher departing Institutional Investor
Institutional Investor senior reporter Michael Thrasher is leaving the news organization for a new opportunity. He has been covering family offices. He previously worked at Pensions & Investments and was editor in chief of Institutional Investor’s RIAIntel before rejoining Institutional Investor in 2023. Thrasher initially joined Institutional Investor five years ago as a reporter. He previously was a reporter for WealthManagement.com. Thrasher has […]
