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Financial Times bucks the trend with 26% profit rise
From Press Gazette. Posted July 28 2008, 12.00am
The Financial Times has reported a 26 per cent year-on-year profit boost, and has said it expects profits to continue growing even if advertising revenues remain flat. (more)

ABCs: Financial Times continues year-on-year growth
From Media Guardian. Posted July 11 2008, 2.57pm
The Financial Times was the only quality daily newspaper to show a year-on-year circulation rise in June. By Caitlin Fitzsimmons (more)

Increases for Sun and Financial Times in June ABCs
From Press Gazette. Posted July 11 2008, 12.00am
The Sun and Financial Times were the only national daily newspapers to increase year-on-year sales in June (more)

May ABCs: Sales up at Financial Times and the Times
From Media Guardian. Posted June 6 2008, 1.18pm
The Financial Times and the Times were the only other two quality daily titles to increase sales last month compared with April. By Caitlin Fitzsimmons (more)

Wall Street Journal hires Financial Times journalists
From Media Guardian. Posted June 6 2008, 6.23am
The Wall Street Journal has hired Financial Times journalists Thorold Barker and Liam Denning, who write for the influential Lex column. By Caitlin Fitzsimmons (more)

Princess Beatrice: royal to do work experience at Financial Times website
From Media Guardian. Posted June 4 2008, 4.20pm
The Duchess of York's daughter, Princess Beatrice, is to join the Financial Times website as part of a work experience placement. By Jemima Kiss (more)

Financial Times rejigs foreign desk
From Media Guardian. Posted May 28 2008, 2.27pm
The Financial Times has appointed former Daily Telegraph foreign editor Alec Russell as world news editor and promoted David Pilling to Asia editor. By Stephen Brook (more)

Financial Times moves senior correspondents and editors around the globe
From Press Gazette. Posted May 28 2008, 12.00am
Financial Times editor Lionel Barber has announced a series of senior editorial changes, with correspondents and editors moving between the Far East, Africa and Europe. (more)

April ABCs: Financial Times dips for second month
From Media Guardian. Posted May 9 2008, 12.51pm
The FT recorded another year-on-year sales decline, in line with all the quality daily newspapers. By Chris Tryhorn (more)

Financial Times admits gender pay gap
From Media Guardian. Posted May 6 2008, 5.34am
The Financial Times has admitted its female journalists are paid less than men in equivalent jobs. By Jemima Kiss (more)

Financial Times Middle East edition launches in the United Arab Emirates
From Media Guardian. Posted April 28 2008, 10.19am
The Financial Times is launching a new Middle East regional edition based in the United Arab Emirates. By Caitlin Fitzsimmons (more)

Financial Times launches Middle East edition
From Press Gazette. Posted April 28 2008, 12.00am
The Financial Times has announced the launch of a Middle East edition, available from tomorrow. (more)

Pearson confident of Financial Times Group profit growth
From Media Guardian. Posted April 25 2008, 10.03am
Financial Times owner Pearson said it was expecting continued profit growth at the newspaper group this year. By Chris Tryhorn (more)

Financial Times expects another year of profit growth
From Press Gazette. Posted April 25 2008, 12.00am
The Financial Times is expecting to increase its profits again this year, despite uncertainty in the global financial markets, according to parent company Pearson. (more)

Financial Times Group to launch Chinese-language title
From Media Guardian. Posted April 22 2008, 10.10am
The Financial Times Group is to launch a Chinese-language magazine, the first such venture by a wholly-owned foreign company. By Chris Tryhorn (more)

March ABCs: Financial Times hit by chilly climate
From Media Guardian. Posted April 11 2008, 1.30pm
The Financial Times finally succumbed to the downward sales trend afflicting the quality daily sector, recording a 1.3% year-on-year decline. By Chris Tryhorn (more)

Financial Times wins newspaper of the year at the British Press Awards
From Media Guardian. Posted April 9 2008, 7.30am
The Financial Times won newspaper of the year at last night's British Press Awards and the Sun's Tom Newton Dunn was among the other big winners, collecting four prizes. By Stephen Brook (more)

Style columnist Tyler Brûlé returns to Financial Times
From Media Guardian. Posted April 3 2008, 6.12am
Style columnist Tyler Brûlé is returning to the Financial Times as part of the newspaper's revamped weekend paper, FT Weekend. By Stephen Brook (more)

Financial Times to relaunch FT Wealth
From Press Gazette. Posted March 20 2008, 12.00am
The Financial Times is to give its FT Wealth supplement an upmarket relaunch to target the interests of the “very wealthy” global citizens. (more)

Price cut and price rise pay off for Sun and Financial Times
From Press Gazette. Posted March 16 2008, 12.00am
The Sun’s 20p price-cutting strategy helped it achieve a second consecutive year-on-year rise in circulation in February – with sales up 0.15 per cent to 3,077,060. (more)

Google News gave Financial Times 75 per cent traffic boost
From Press Gazette. Posted March 12 2008, 12.00am
Traditional media companies should not fear Google but work with it to increase online audiences, the search engine's European head of media and publishing partnerships has told an industry conference. (more)

Financial Times shows only gain in quality market
From Media Guardian. Posted March 7 2008, 1.51pm
February ABCs: The Financial Times was the only quality daily newspaper to gain sales year on year in February. By Chris Tryhorn (more)

Financial Times profit doubles to £56 million
From Press Gazette. Posted March 3 2008, 12.00am
FT publishing – which includes the Financial Times and FT.com – reported adjusted operating profit up 107 per cent year-on-year to £56 million on turnover up 23 per cent to £344 million. (more)

Financial Times launches social network for £1,700-a-member
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted February 25 2008, 12.00am
Social network aimed at media and technology executives will cost £1,700-a-year to join (more)

Financial Times launches social network with £1,700 membership fee
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted February 25 2008, 12.00am
Social network aimed at media and technology executives will cost £1,700-a-year to join (more)

Financial Times hires Patrick Jenkins as companies editor
From Press Gazette. Posted February 15 2008, 12.00am
The Financial Times has appointed Patrick Jenkins as companies editor and assistant editor, leaving his two-year post as international company news editor. (more)

Financial Times posts only December gain of qualities
From Media Guardian. Posted January 11 2008, 1.18pm
The Financial Times continued its strong run with a 2.62% increase last month, the only daily quality paper to record a year-on-year circulation rise. By Mark Sweney (more)

Financial Times only quality to see sales rise
From Media Guardian. Posted January 11 2008, 1.18pm
December ABCs: The Financial Times continued its strong run with a 2.62% increase last month, the only daily quality paper to record a year-on-year circulation rise. By Mark Sweney (more)

Financial Times named newspaper of the year
From Financial Times. Posted December 22 2007, 2.00am
The Financial Times has been named newspaper of the year by the What The Papers Say awards, capping a year in which the title has bucked a trend of declining... (more)

Financial Times drops Anthony Haden-Guest
From Media Guardian. Posted November 16 2007, 7.15am
The Financial Times has sacked art columnist Anthony Haden-Guest after the paper was forced to publish a correction to an article about National Gallery chairman Peter Scott. By Caitlin Fitzsimmons (more)

Financial Times in court over Northern Rock story
From Media Guardian. Posted November 13 2007, 6.50pm
Northern Rock advisers the Blackstone Group have taken the Financial Times to court over a story on its website. By Stephen Brook (more)

Financial Times website appoints video chief
From Media Guardian. Posted November 12 2007, 3.24pm
The Financial Times has appointed a new head of video for its website as it gears up for a relaunch next year. By Jemima Kiss. (more)

Financial Times apologises to Singapore PM over nepotism claims
From Media Guardian. Posted October 18 2007, 1.00am
The Financial Times has apologised and paid libel damages and costs to Singapore's prime minister and the country's founding father. By Stephen Brook. (more)

Financial Times website to partially lift pay barriers
From Media Guardian. Posted October 1 2007, 1.00am
8am: The Financial Times website is to partially reverse its policy of forcing users to pay for content. By Stephen Brook. (more)

New energy correspondent for the Financial Times
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted August 23 2007, 3.35pm
Dino Mahtani to take new role   (more)

Financial Times announces editorial changes
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted August 14 2007, 11.20am
Development editor Andy Davis promoted to edit the Weekend section   (more)

Profits boom at the Financial Times
From Press Gazette. Posted July 30 2007, 12.00am
Financial Times parent company Pearson has announced half-year turnover up six per cent to £1.7 billion and operating profit up 48 per cent to £91 million. (more)

Fire at Financial Times
From Media Guardian. Posted June 13 2007, 1.00am
4.15pm: A fire broke out at the Financial Times HQ at Southwark Bridge in London this afternoon. By Stephen Brook. (more)

Daily Telegraph's Ben Fenton joins Financial Times
From Media Guardian. Posted May 8 2007, 1.00am
3.15pm: Daily Telegraph journalist Ben Fenton has resigned from the paper after 18 years. By Stephen Brook. (more)

Financial Times relaunches
From Media Guardian. Posted April 23 2007, 1.00am
8am: The FT is launching a redesign today aimed at unlocking the paper's 'hidden treasures'. By Jason Deans. (more)

Financial Times bucks downward trend
From Media Guardian. Posted April 13 2007, 1.00am
March ABCs: The FT was the only national quality daily to post both monthly and yearly increases in sales. By Mark Sweney. (more)

Pearson tipped for Financial Times sell-off
From Media Guardian. Posted January 18 2007, 12.00am
9.30am: Shares in Pearson continued to rise this morning amid rumours of a buyout or a sell-off of the FT. By John Plunkett. (more)

Financial Times to launch news reader for mobiles
From Brand Republic. Posted January 10 2007, 2.01pm
LONDON - The Financial Times is to launch a free digital application that will allow users to access news via their mobile phones and PDAs. (more)

Financial Times on the hunt for direct agency
From Brand Republic. Posted November 23 2006, 7.11am
LONDON - The Financial Times is on the hunt for a direct marketing agency following the appointment in September of DDB London to its �5m above-the-line account. (more)

Financial Times to launch live markets webblog
From Media Guardian. Posted October 19 2006, 1.00am
12.15pm: The Financial Times is launching a live financial markets blog, edited by Paul Murphy. By Stephen Brook. (more)

Financial Times abandons iconic 'no comment' line
From Brand Republic. Posted September 28 2006, 8.09am
LONDON - The Financial Times is set to ditch its iconic "No FT, no comment" strapline and is expected to replace it with DDB London's "We live in Financial Times". (more)

DDB London scoops �5m Financial Times account
From Brand Republic. Posted September 13 2006, 9.09am
LONDON - DDB London has won the Financial Times' �5m European advertising account, after a three-way pitch in which it saw off Miles Calcraft Brigginshaw Duffy and United London. (more)

Financial Times to relaunch property supplement
From Brand Republic. Posted September 4 2006, 11.09am
LONDON - The Financial Times is relaunching its House and Home section as a more internationally focused 12-page supplement in the Weekend FT from September 16. (more)

Financial Times' profit grows as ad revenues rise
From Brand Republic. Posted July 31 2006, 9.07am
LONDON - An 11% increase in ad revenues at the Financial Times has taken the paper further into the black, with a profit of �5m on revenue of �119m during the first half of 2006. (more)

Financial Times unveils �5m profit
From Media Guardian. Posted July 31 2006, 1.00am
The Financial Times made a �5m profit in the first half of the year, owner Pearson said today. By Stephen Brook. (more)

Financial Times to cut editorial jobs
From The Times. Posted July 12 2006, 12.00am
THE Financial Times is to cut 50 editorial jobs - almost 10 per cent of the workforce - in an attempt to ensure that the newspaper retains control of its long-term future.... (more)

Financial Times PR chief joins Olympic team
From Media Guardian. Posted July 10 2006, 8.04am
8am: The FT's director of communications Joanna Manning-Cooper has left to join the London 2012 Olympic games organising committee. By Mark Sweney. (more)

Financial Times could shed 40 journalists in web and print shake-up
From Brand Republic. Posted July 3 2006, 12.07pm
LONDON - The Financial Times could be facing losses among its editorial staff as cuts are made as a result of its web and print restructuring programme, which is nearing completion. (more)

City AM set to overtake Financial Times
From Media Guardian. Posted July 3 2006, 8.38am
Executives at financial freesheet City AM have claimed it will overtake the FT by the end of the year. By Stephen Brook. (more)

Financial Times boss rallies the troops
From Media Guardian. Posted June 13 2006, 2.44pm
New FT boss John Ridding has rallied staff in a gung-ho speech, saying there is 'too much doom and gloom' in media. By Stephen Brook. (more)

Mallett named as editor of Financial Times Asia
From Brand Republic. Posted June 5 2006, 2.06pm
LONDON - The Financial Times has named Victor Mallett as editor of the Asian edition of the paper to replace John Ridding, who was last month named chief executive of the title in the region. (more)

Michael Peel announced as new legal correspondent at the Financial Times
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted May 24 2006, 6.00pm
Reporter returns to the fold to report on UK's criminal and justice system and other legal issues (more)

Economist journalist joins the Financial times
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted May 4 2006, 12.30pm
Gideon Rachman joins financial broadsheet as chief foreign affairs columnist (more)

John Willman appointed UK business editor at Financial Times
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted April 30 2006, 4.40pm
Chief leader writer steps up to help keep the pink one perky (more)

Website joins in Financial Times reshuffle
From Media Guardian. Posted April 28 2006, 8.39am
Andrew Slade has been appointed news editor of FT.com, one of series of job changes at the paper this month. By John Plunkett. (more)

Pearson chairman refuses to rule out sale of 'Financial Times'
From The Independent. Posted April 22 2006, 12.00am
The newly installed chairman of the publishing giant Pearson yesterday refused to rule out selling the company's Financial Times newspaper. (more)

Financial Times offers one-week free web trial
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted March 6 2006, 10.45pm
New interactive content launched for free access promotion (more)

Investor urges Pearson to sell Financial Times as paper returns to profit
From Media Guardian. Posted February 28 2006, 7.01am
The Financial Times reported its first profit since 2001 yesterday as Pearson was urged by one shareholder to consider selling the newspaper. By Dan Milmo. (more)

The Financial Times: 'We believe they'll be ready to pay for it'
From The Independent. Posted January 1 1970, 12.59am
In a development of no little significance in the evolution of the British press, the Financial Times this morning hiked up its cover price, not by just five or 10 pence but by a hefty 30 per cent. (more)