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 […]
FT’s Spiegel joins ICFJ board
The International Center for Journalists announced that Peter Spiegel, U.S. managing editor of the Financial Times, has joined its board of directors. Spiegel currently leads FT’s news operations in the Americas, steering coverage and helping to expand FT’s subscriber base in the region. He previously ran editorial operations for FT as news editor, based out of […]
FT names Lewis its Tokyo bureau chief
The Financial Times has appointed Leo Lewis as its new Tokyo bureau chief, responsible for overseeing the FT’s coverage of one of Asia’s most important economies. Lewis was previously Asia business editor, writing a popular weekly column. Over many years in Tokyo he has been a prolific documenter of corporate Japan during times of significant […]
Is the Financial Times headed for a sale?
Dylan Byers of Puck muses that the Financial Times might be headed for a sale. Byers writes, “Several Nikkei board members have grown impatient with the Financial Times’ economic performance and a pushing for consideration of a sale, according to three sources with knowledge of the matter. The Japanese holding firm bought the FT nearly a […]
FT taps Alim to cover Asian markets
Arjun Neil Alim has been named Asian markets correspondent for the Financial Times. Alim previously was covering Germany industry for the publication. He also covered the asset management industry in London. He previously worked at The Evening Standard. Alim holds a bachelor’s degree from the London School of Economics.
Financial Times seeks a New Delhi correspondent
The Financial Times is looking for an enterprising journalist to join a small team in New Delhi covering India and its neighbours at a time of historic political, economic, and financial transformation. This is a chance to cover a large beat spanning business, policy, politics, and geopolitics and contribute to coverage read in the region […]
