FT taps Smith as senior markets correspondent
Ian Smith has been named the senior markets correspondent at the Financial Times, based in London. He was previously insurance correspondent and before that, deputy markets news editor. Ian joined the newspaper’s special reports desk in 2018 from sister title Investors’ Chronicle, where he had served as companies editor. Prior to that job, he held […]
FT taps McDougall to cover pensions
Financial Times correspondent Mary McDougall is covering the global pension industry. She has previously covered government debt, currencies and tax for the FT and before that was an investment writer at Investors’ Chronicle. She has won journalism awards from the Wincott Foundation, CFA Society UK and Association of Investment Companies.
WSJ hires FT’s Chaffin as senior special writer
The Wall Street Journal has hired Joshua Chaffin as a senior special writer covering national affairs. Chaffin has been the New York correspondent for the Financial Times. He previously worked for the FT in the United Kingdom, writing about the forces that contributed to the historic Brexit vote, and the ways in which they are re-shaping Britain. […]
Gapper named FT’s chief UK business columnist
John Gapper has been named chief UK business columnist for the Financial Times. He has been a business columnist of the FT Weekend. He writes a weekly column on business and society from a consumer perspective, and other features and interviews. He was formerly the FT’s chief business commentator and opinion & analysis editor. He has […]
The FT CEO on the need to attract readers under 30
Charlotte Tobitt of Press Gazette interviewed Financial Times CEO John Ridding about its success. Tobitt writes, “Today, Ridding said, one of the biggest challenges for the FT is creating a meaningful, direct relationship with audiences under 30. “He described it as ‘one of two key issues’ to be discussed at the FT’s annual senior management strategy meeting being […]
FT union reaches deal
The following was sent out to the Financial Times newsrooms in the United States on Wednesday: To the FT newsroom: Big news! More than two years after we were formally recognized by the company, the FT US Guild has won its first contract. The three-year contract helps bring benefits in the US closer in line […]
FT taps Arnold as financial regulation editor
Martin Arnold has been named the financial regulation editor of the Financial Times. He is based in London. Arnold previously led the Frankfurt bureau, while writing about the European Central Bank and the eurozone economy. He has worked for the FT since 1999 in roles including banking editor, deputy companies editor, private equity correspondent and Paris […]
Iskandar, former FT correspondent, dies at 57
Samer Iskandar, a former Financial Times correspondent, died on Aug. 13 at the age of 57. Youmna Melhem Chamieh of the FT writes, “Samer was a financier, teacher, researcher and journalist. To try to sum up his career across so many industries, roles and locations is a challenge perhaps only he could have risen to. […]
FT and Schroders name long list for Business Book of the Year
Books on Donald Trump’s finances and Bill Gates’ influence go head to head with titles about the challenges of artificial intelligence, the impact of demographic change and how business can do the right thing, in the race to be named Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year. Other titles vying to be judged […]
FT taps Heal to cover private capital
Alexandra Heal is now covering private capital for the Financial Times. She has been a reporter on the FT’s visual storytelling team for the past three years. Before that, Heal was a Stern Fellow at The Washington Post. She also worked at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism and at BBC News. She holds a bachelor’s degree […]
