Why changing the name of “How to Spend It” is a mistake
Shawn McCreesh of New York Magazine writes about the Financial Times decision to change the name of its How to Spend It magazine to HTSI. McCreesh writes, “Admittedly ‘the title gets up many people’s noses,’ as Lucia van der Post, one of How to Spend It’s former editors told me of the old name. But […]
Scaggs of Barron’s returning to Financial Times
Alexandra Scaggs is returning to the Financial Times after nearly four years at Barron’s. She will start June 13. She had been covering markets, primarily fixed-income investing, at Barron’s. She joined the publication in August 2018. Scaggs covered corporate fixed-income markets for the Alphaville blog and the FT paper. Scaggs has been at the FT since […]
FT rebrands its luxury magazine to HTSI
The Financial Times is changing the name of its luxury magazine from How to Spend It to HTSI, reports Jim Waterson of The Guardian. Waterson reports, “Yet the FT says the How To Spend It name no longer reflects the ‘changing times and priorities’ in a world of financial inequality and the invasion of Ukraine. As such […]
Tindera swaps Forbes for the Financial Times
Michela Tindera has joined the Financial Times as host and producer of the “Behind the Money” podcast. Recently, she was a staff writer covering money and politics at Forbes. Tindera had been with Forbes for over 7 years, holding various roles, including editorial assistant, wealth reporter, chief of reporters and staff writer, health care. She […]
Financial Times, Nikkei Asia partner on digital offering
Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times have come together to launch a new offering that provides readers in Asia access to both publications via a joint digital subscription. Readers who subscribe to Nikkei Asia will receive a month’s access to the FT, and those purchasing an FT premium digital subscription will get three months of […]
FT’s P&C Specialist seeks a reporter
Money-Media, a fast-growing, entrepreneurial subsidiary of The Financial Times, is an online media firm focused on being the premier source of news and intelligence for specialized businesses. Through our extensive suite of products, Money-Media delivers must-have content that helps people do their jobs better and supports the business IQ of hundreds of thousands of readers […]
FT’s P&C Specialist seeks a managing editor
Money-Media, a business division of the Financial Times, is looking for a managing editor to lead a fast-growing subscription publication covering the property and casualty insurance industry. P&C Specialist is a thrice-weekly publication that provides insurance companies with the news and intelligence they need to grow their businesses. It has received tremendous feedback and support […]
FT columnist Dizard departs after 21 years
Financial Times columnist John Dizard has left the news organization after 21 years. He wrote a weekly column for the Financial Times called Street Talk which covers global macro investing, the political economy of currencies, energy, commodities, emerging market debt, the international and domestic credit markets, the automation of securities exchanges, and Iraqi economics and finance. Dizard […]
FT’s Mulholland joins Telegraph as senior business reporter
The Telegraph has tapped Patrick Mulholland as a senior business reporter based in London. In his new role, Mulholland will be covering banking, along with European news and capital markets coverage. Recently, he was in New York, working for the Financial Times as a reporter for FT Specialist, covering corporations, endowments, and public pension funds […]
Fitch hires Khan as head of publishing for Americas
Business journalist Faris Khan has been hired as head of publishing in the Americas for Fitch Ratings. He has been managing editor for P&C Specialist, part of Money-Media, a Financial Times operation, since 2019. Khan was previously at Bloomberg News, where he was senior editor for distressed debt and leveraged finance coverage. He was also a senior editor […]
