FT’s FundFire hires Chang as a reporter
FundFire, a Financial Times publication, has hired Richard Chang as a reporter. He is covering investment consultants, endowments, foundations, OCIOs and single-family offices. Chang previously was finance editor at LinkedIn. He also worked at Forbes as a wealth reporter. He is a Syracuse University graduate.
FT’s Hancock moves to global shipping and industry beat
Financial Times correspondent Alice Hancock is now covering global shipping and industry. She has been on its Brussels team covering climate and energy news and will move back to London in April. She had previously been in London as its leisure industries reporter. She covers hospitality, tourism and leisure, and was previously assistant to the editor. Before […]
FT signs AI deal with Google
The Financial Times is the latest publisher to join Google’s latest group of AI deals which are believed to involve cash payments to publishers, reports Charlotte Tobitt of Press Gazette. Tobitt reports, “Financial Times chief executive Jon Slade announced the title’s new deal with Google at the event on Wednesday. “Slade said: ‘I really commend Google for showing up to the […]
Flatt hired as editor of FT’s The Banker
Daniel Flatt has been hired as an editor at The Banker, a Financial Times publication. He previously was a co-founder and editor in chief of Flare Data. Flatt is interested in risk and regulation within the global banking sector. Flatt also worked at Haymarket Media and The New Statesman. He is a graduate of the University […]
FT parent names new CEO
Nikkei Inc., the parent company of the Financial Times, announced that Nobuhisa Iida will become president and chief executive officer. He is replacing Tsuyoshi Hasebe, who will assume the post of chairman and group CEO. The changes are set to be approved at a meeting of the board of directors on March 26, following the […]
FT hires Foulis as contributing editor
The Financial Times has hired Patrick Foulis as a contributing editor. Foulis will write a monthly column on how geopolitics is transforming markets and the economy, drawing on his extensive expertise in foreign affairs and business. Foulis previously held senior roles at The Economist, including foreign editor, business affairs editor and Schumpeter columnist. He began […]
FT seeks a US business correspondent
This is a senior reporting role for an experienced corporate and business reporter who is able to synthesize trends across industries and break news in a range of sectors. The successful candidate will be an energetic, entrepreneurial reporter and accomplished writer who can work with reporters across the FT network to produce big scoops, compelling […]
London Stock Exchange cancels FT subscriptions
The operator of the London Stock Exchange has cancelled hundreds of corporate subscriptions to the Financial Times, reports Simon Hunt of CityAM. Hunt reports, “LSEG is understood to have taken the decision in response to the paper’s gradual retreat from coverage of the London markets, with more resources at the paper instead ploughed into politics and international […]
How the FT is approaching AI relationships
Jessica Davies of Digiday spoke with Matt Rogerson, FT’s director of global public policy and platform strategy, about how the business newspaper is approaching its artificial intelligence relationships. Here is an excerpt: On future of FT’s licensing deals with Google and Meta Rogerson: “We’ve already got long-standing relationships with Google, so I’d be surprised if we weren’t […]
FT strikes Business Book of the Year sponsorship deal with Standard Charter
The Financial Times and Standard Chartered have agreed a new partnership for the FT Business Book of the Year Award. Past sponsors have been McKinsey and Schroders. The sponsorship will include the return of the Bracken Prize for Young Authors. The Business Book of the Year prize celebrates books that offer fresh insight into the […]
