WSJ names Jakab its “Heard on the Street” editor
Wall Street Journal financial editor Charles Forelle sent out the following announcement on Wednesday: I’m delighted to announce that Spencer Jakab is the new editor of Heard on the Street. Spencer is a rock of the Journal’s financial commentary. He has been deputy editor of Heard since 2015, and he wrote the Ahead of the […]
Barron’s Group hires Bucak for Private Equity News
Selin Bucak has been hired by Barron’s Group as a senior reporter at Private Equity News in London. She will report to Francesco Guerrera, publisher of Financial News and Private Equity News. Bucak joins from Citywire where she was a reporter and news editor since 2014 covering wealth and asset management. In recognition of her […]
Acuris launches Private Equity Law Report
Acuris, the parent company of publications such as Dealreporter and Mergermarket, has started a new publication called Private Equity Law Report. It is being overseen by William de Cordova, who is also editor in chief of Hedge Fund Law Report, and Rorie A. Norton, editor of Private Equity Law Report. “Through our ongoing dialogue with […]
Bank Director hires Haslett as managing editor
Bank Director magazine has hired Kiah Haslett to be its managing editor. She starts on March 25. “I am thrilled to be joining Bank Director,” said Haslett. “I’ve always admired its people and how the magazine covers the banking industry. It seems like the perfect place for a ‘bank nerd’ like me.” Haslett has been […]
Kilgore, former National Mortgage News editor, joins Javelin Strategy
Austin Kilgore, who was editor of National Mortgage News until leaving last week, has been hired by Javelin Strategy & Research to lead its digital lending practice. Kilgore will advise clients on emerging technologies and strategies that provide more accurate underwriting and portfolio management decisions across mortgage, auto, student and personal loans. In addition to […]
Coverage: Wells Fargo CEO goes to Congress
Lawmakers on Tuesday pressed Wells Fargo & Co. Chief Executive Officer Tim Sloan for proof the bank has put a string of consumer abuse scandals behind it at a tense congressional hearing. Imani Moise and Pete Schroeder of Reuters had the news: While Sloan struggled to convince skeptical lawmakers that Wells Fargo has transformed its culture, he managed […]
Fortune seeks a senior writer and editor to cover Asia/Europe finance
Fortune seeks an experienced writer and editor, based outside the United States, with expertise covering the business of banking and finance in Asia and Europe as well as the gyrations of the markets there. The job will writing and editing both daily coverage and deeply reported features, for both Fortune.com and Fortune magazine; contributing to […]
Fortune seeks a senior finance and investing editor
Fortune seeks an experienced editor with expertise covering the business of banking and finance as well as the gyrations of the markets. The job will include managing a team of six reporters; editing both daily coverage and deeply reported features, for both Fortune.com and FORTUNE magazine; contributing to newsletters as a writer and editor; and […]
Fortune seeks a senior finance writer in New York
Fortune seeks an experienced writer and reporter to write reported stories and commentary about the banking and finance industries and the financial markets. The job will include writing both daily coverage and long-form features, for both Fortune.com and Fortune magazine; being a featured writer on newsletters; and playing a role in Fortune conferences, both from […]
What the FT’s outgoing biz editor learned from the crisis
Sarah Gordon, the outgoing business editor at The Financial Times, writes about what she learned in her nearly 20 years at the business newspaper. Gordon writes, “At the FT as elsewhere, we had missed most warning signs. Looking back on what I wrote for the FT’s Lex column in the run-up to the crisis I […]
