Financial Times – celebrating 125 years

In 2013, the Financial Times celebrates 125 years as one of the world’s leading global business news organisations. The FT was founded in 1888 and the first edition of the newspaper was printed on 13 February. Since turning the newspaper pages pink in 1893, the FT has continued to innovate and evolve, becoming global and pioneering new digital business models and delivery. Today, the FT serves more readers and subscribers across the world than ever before and is recognised internationally for its authoritative and trusted news, commentary and analysis.

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Press releases

Jun 17th, 2013
Financial Times offers education customers royalty free republishing rights 17 June 2013: The Financial Times today launches a royalty free republishing licence enabling education customers to reuse FT content to provide market context for their learning resources. The licence…


Jun 13th, 2013
2013 FT/IFC Sustainable Finance Awards Winners Announced LONDON: 13 June 2013: The Financial Times and IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, today announced the winners of the 2013 FT/IFC Sustainable Finance Awards, with M-KOPA of Kenya winning the Award for…


Jun 4th, 2013
Emma Gilpin-Jacobs named PR Director of the Year Last night at the annual CIPR Excellence Awards, the Financial Times’ global communications director, Emma Gilpin-Jacobs, was awarded the 2013 CIPR Institute of Directors Annual Prize. The prize…


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Watch FT Labs TEDx talk on 'How the web will save publishing'

FT Labs Director Andrew Betts recently delivered a TEDx talk to high school students about how he believes the web will save publishing. TEDx events are community organised and funded unofficial TED…

FT wins three Society of American Business Editors and Writers Best in Business journalism awards

NEW YORK: 25 February 2013: The Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW) awarded the Financial Times with three prizes in its annual Best in Business contest announced today. The competition,…

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