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David Oakley

Assistant Companies editor

David Oakley edits business stories mainly focused on industry for the FT. He has written about business, investment and markets as corporate affairs correspondent, investment correspondent and capital markets correspondent at the FT.

Before he joined the FT, he was a sub-editor on The Sun and the political lobby correspondent at Westminster for the Western Daily Press.

Email David Oakley @davidoakleynews  on Twitter (link opens in a new browser window)
  • Friday, 12 July, 2024
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    The sector has expanded from a small number of groups to about 15,000 offices worldwide and an estimated $5.9tn in assets

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  • Friday, 14 June, 2024
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    World’s rich channel more wealth into tackling climate change

    Family offices are making bigger investments into renewable energy, such as wind and solar power

  • Friday, 31 May, 2024
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    Investors bet on property for long-term despite bumpy ride since pandemic

    The wealthy should stick with real estate as their favourite asset class

  • Wednesday, 1 May, 2024
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    Investors Trump-proof portfolios as risks rise ahead of US election

    Wealth managers diversify across asset classes and regions to counter unpredictability if Republican candidate wins

  • Wednesday, 17 April, 2024
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    Wealthy investors weather the inflation storms

    Despite rising prices around the globe, investments made by the world’s richest have grown faster — boosting their wealth

  • Monday, 8 April, 2024
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    How succession can make or break a family business

    With trillions of dollars set to pass on to children, advisers are putting greater emphasis on planning for the next generation

  • Tuesday, 28 May, 2019
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    Renault FCA merger set to reshape global car industry
  • Wednesday, 30 November, 2016
    UK companies
    Travis Perkins and Polymetal to lose out in FTSE 100 reshuffle

    Medical group ConvaTec and Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust set to enter top index

  • Tuesday, 29 November, 2016
    Insurance
    Hunt for yield pushes more investors into riskier assets

    Pension funds and insurers have increasingly embraced alternative investments

    Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Monday, May 16, 2016. Brent crude rose to a six-month high, leading a rebound in commodities and boosting the stocks from the U.S. to developing markets, as supply disruptions in Nigeria added to production woes. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg
  • Thursday, 24 November, 2016
    Corporate governance
    Theresa May suffers backlash over flagship business reforms

    BoE’s Haldane among senior figures to attack executive pay plans

    epa05640876 British Prime Minister Theresa May delivers a speech on Brexit and the British economy at the CBI conference in central London., Britain, 21 November 2016. EPA/ANDY RAIN
  • Monday, 21 November, 2016
    US & Canadian companies
    Lacklustre US earnings drag down global dividends

    Payouts tumble as flat profits add to fears over Trump, China and Brexit

    U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is seen speaking on a television on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016. U.S. stocks fluctuated in volatile trading in the aftermath of Trump's surprise presidential election win, as speculation the Republican will pursue business-friendly policies offset some of the broader uncertainty surrounding his ascent. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg
  • Monday, 14 November, 2016
    UK companies
    UK plc profits hit lowest level in a decade

    Competition on the high street cuts margins and uncertainty looms because of Brexit

    A London Stock Exchange sign sits on glass in the atrium of the London Stock Exchange Group Plc's offices in Paternoster Square in London, U.K., on Monday, July 25, 2016. Deutsche Boerse AG has yet to secure shareholder acceptance for its 10.6 billion-pound ($13.9 billion) takeover of London Stock Exchange Group Plc, although it edged closer with 55.5 percent of investors giving it the go ahead. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
  • Monday, 14 November, 2016
    Property sector
    Asset managers face corporate governance crackdown

    Watchdogs to act on groups that do not meet standards on reporting of range of issues

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  • Sunday, 13 November, 2016
    FTfmUS presidential election
    Time to consider the end of the world trade

    Should fund managers be buying ultra-safe assets?, asks David Oakley

  • Tuesday, 1 November, 2016
    Corporate governance
    The steady demise of the ‘all-powerful’ leader

    Splitting the chief executive and chairman roles can be good for returns

    Need for another seat: the joint chief executive/chairman position is dying out in most parts of the world
  • Sunday, 30 October, 2016
    UK outsourcing
    Capita to assess contracts as part of strategic review

    Investigation to also consider outsourcer’s strategy of growing through acquisitions

  • Thursday, 27 October, 2016
    IPOs
    Misys float failure shows sinking faith in IPOs

    Investors unconvinced by roadshow growth story and valuation

    IPOs that have all been forced to pull or cut the price of their flotations in recent days. Left to right: Misys, Pure Gym, Biffa and TI Fluid Systems
  • Tuesday, 18 October, 2016
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    IPOs brought down to earth amid market uncertainty

    Flotations stall due to fears over economic outlook and mispricing

    IPOs that have all been forced to pull or cut the price of their flotations in recent days. Left to right: Misys, Pure Gym, Biffa and TI Fluid Systems
  • Sunday, 16 October, 2016
    Brexit
    UK’s post-Brexit dividend windfall on track to top £5bn

    Plunge in value of pound forecast to lift payouts £5.6bn in 2016

    A bank employee counts pound notes at Kasikornbank in Bangkok, Thailand October 12, 2010.  REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang/File Photo
  • Wednesday, 12 October, 2016
    News in-depthBrexit
    Brexit turns UK earnings upside down

    Once-struggling oil and mining groups and ‘defensive’ industries are big winners since June 23

  • Tuesday, 11 October, 2016
    Corporate governance
    Cabinet split over plan to put workers on UK company boards

    Senior minister warns ‘it is not going to happen’

    A tourist boat travels along the River Thames towards the City of London skyline in London, U.K., on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015. In its monthly consumer confidence index, GfK said a measure of Britons' outlook for the economy over the next 12 months dropped to minus 4 in October, the lowest reading this year. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg
  • Sunday, 9 October, 2016
    Impact investing
    Digital-savvy millennials’ future riches draw suitors

    Research shows they prioritise ethical concerns and lack faith in the investment industry

  • Sunday, 9 October, 2016
    FTfmCentral bank intervention
    Tina keeps the rally in equities going

    David Oakley finds there is no alternative investment opportunity

    A woman scratches her head as she monitors stock prices at a brokerage house in Jiujiang city in central China's Jiangxi province, Wednesday July 27, 2016. Global stocks rose Wednesday after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced plans for a whopping 28 trillion yen ($254 billion) stimulus package. Investors were awaiting a policy statement by the Federal Reserve, as strong U.S. economic data raised questions over the likely course for interest rates. (Chinatopix via AP)
  • Friday, 7 October, 2016
    UK politics
    Top executives give mixed response to May’s tough talk

    Business leaders fear tone of Brexit plan while others see electioneering

    Theresa May gives her speech on the final day of the annual Conservative party conference in Birmingham
  • Sunday, 2 October, 2016
    UK companies
    Best paid CEOs fail to offer best value for money

    Only two of UK’s best paid bosses make top 30 for value creation relative to their peers

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