Outgoing FT CEO Ridding reflects
Jon Allsop interviewed outgoing Financial Times CEO John Ridding about his tenure and the future of the financial newspaper. Allsop writes, “Ridding had also become increasingly involved in strategy in his prior role, working on the Asian edition of the FT. Becoming CEO was a steep learning curve nonetheless. But he was soon making highly consequential decisions. […]
FT seeks a podcast host/senior producer
The Financial Times is looking for a New York-based senior producer/host to join our audio team in the US. This is an exciting time to join the FT as it expands its audio offering and focuses on growing listeners with a slate of premium shows. You will work on the FT News Briefing, the FT’s […]
FT hires Paton as fashion editor
The Financial Times has appointed Elizabeth Paton as fashion editor. She will join the FT in August, based in London. Paton succeeds Lauren Indvik who is the newly appointed deputy editor of the FT’s House & Home. Paton will oversee the FT’s coverage of fashion and style, and will write the weekly newsletter “Fashion Matters.” […]
FT taps Quinio to cover US banks
Financial Times reporter Akila Quinio is now covering U.S. banks based in New York. She previously was FT’s retail banking and fintech reporter in London. She joined the FT as a Paul McClean graduate trainee and has previously covered asset management, breaking news and property, as well as reporting from the Paris bureau. Quinio holds a bachelor’s […]
FT Alphaville hires Nangle as a reporter
FT Alphaville has hired Toby Nangle as a full-time reporter. Nangle has been an independent economics and financial markets commentator who has written for the Financial Times as a contributing editor since November 2023. He spent 25 years in the asset management industry, most recently as global head of asset allocation at Columbia Threadneedle. Nangle […]
Politico hires FT’s Chu to cover health care policy
Politico has hired Financial Times reporter Amanda Chu to cover the health care industry and its relationship with Washington. She will start in June. She has been a U.S. economics correspondent, based in New York, to report on major economic data releases and institutions. Chu will also produce data-driven reporting on how investment patterns respond to shifts in […]
FT is launching “Swamp Notes” podcast
The Financial Times is launching “Swamp Notes,” a podcast on U.S. politics, as a weekly standalone show after it was previously hosted on the FT News Briefing feed. The first episode will be on May 17. “Swamp Notes” will explores the intersection of money and power in American politics, and the biggest themes driving policy, […]
FT Specialist hires Cuadra to cover insurance industry
Deanna Cuadra has been hired by FT Specialist to cover property and casualty insurance for P&C Specialist Commercial. Cuadra has been at Employee Benefit News since August 2021. She is a graduate of Columbia University.
FT’s Clover moves to London to cover security and defense
Financial Times correspondent Charles Clover has moved to London to cover the security and defense beat. He spent the last decade in Beijing for the publication. Clover has also worked in Baghdad and as the Middle East and Africa page editor for the FT. He was also previously the Moscow bureau chief. He was the 2011 British […]
The FT’s Wolf deals with a social media impersonator
Financial Times chief economics commentator Martin Wolf writes about a fake “Martin Wolf” that is doling out financial advice on social media. Wolf writes, “I have an alter ego or, as it is now known on the internet, an avatar. My avatar looks like me and sounds at least a bit like me. He pops up […]
