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    Alan Livsey

    Lex Research Editor

    Alan Livsey writes for the Lex column, acting as its research editor. Previously he has worked in equities fund management in London responsible for both long-only and absolute-return products, specialising in natural resources and emerging markets.

    Prior to that he worked in Hong Kong and Tokyo as a market strategist on Japanese markets. He is a chartered financial analyst.

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    • Monday, 18 September, 2023
      ReviewNon-Fiction
      Underground Empire — how America uses its data networks to control the global economy

      A gripping account by Henry Farrell and Abraham Newman of the exploitation of digital systems by US agencies offers a captivating thesis — but also leaves questions unanswered

      An orange digger claws at the earth
    • Saturday, 16 September, 2023
      On Wall StreetInvestment research
      What comes next after the Mifid II ‘reverse ferret’ on research

      Wrangles loom between fund managers and their clients over who pays for the costs

    • Wednesday, 12 July, 2023
      Retail & Consumer industry
      Wine investors wary of full-bodied prices for star 2022 vintage

      The latest offerings from Bordeaux have been much praised

    • Tuesday, 14 March, 2023
      Investments
      Rare whisky: better than liquid gold for investors

      Prices have grown greatly over the past decade

      A bottle of The Macallan single malt whisky
    • Sunday, 26 February, 2023
      The Big Read
      How much is Manchester United really worth?

      The club has been put up for sale with a reported target price of $6bn-$7bn. The FT’s calculations suggest the club is worth around $1.6bn

      Marcus Rashford, the former academy player whose brilliant form has led a renaissance at Manchester United
    • Monday, 13 February, 2023
      Brexit
      For better or for worse, I’m British now

      After nearly three decades in the UK, it was finally time to brave the citizenship test

      A man in a suit lifts a picture of Queen Elizabeth II above a large Union Jack inside a town hall
    • Friday, 27 January, 2023
      LexCompanies
      The Lex Newsletter: investors demand more from boring boards Premium content

      Plus, Dai Nippon Printing, Tullow Oil, Capricorn, News Corp, 3i

      Montage of Bob Iger and Nelson Peltz against a background of Disney’s Cinderella Castle
    • Friday, 23 December, 2022
      Wine
      Wine investors savour top Burgundies and vintage Champagne

      Prices pop in 2022, contrasting with grim year for global equity and bond markets

      Glasses of champagne at a nightclub in Beijing
    • Monday, 5 December, 2022
      ReviewBusiness books
      Lifting the lid on Delaware — corporate America’s tax haven

      Hal Weitzman highlights the First State’s ‘loophole’ and other intriguing ways it raises money from companies registered there

      Wilmington skyline panorama by night, reflected in the Christiana River
    • Monday, 24 October, 2022
      Markets InsightEquity valuation
      Bear market rhymes point to earnings slump

      Strong profit growth forecasts to catch up with reality of a weaker economy

      People walk by the New York Stock Exchange
    • Tuesday, 20 September, 2022
      Special ReportEnergy Transition
      Emergency rush into gas prompts question of stranded energy assets

      Russian war shifts, for the time being, the direction in which the sector is moving

      Workers construct a pipeline for transporting natural gas
    • Tuesday, 24 May, 2022
      FT Wealth
      Deep-pocketed wine lovers regain their thirst for Burgundy’s finest

      Brand awareness is having a growing impact on prices, with younger vintages especially popular

    • Wednesday, 20 April, 2022
      LexEU energy
      The Lex Newsletter: Ukraine war worsens Europe’s energy muddle Premium content

      Building non-hydrocarbon sources will take time but the alternative could waste billions

      A couple walk their dogs on the beach in front of an offshore wind farm in Redcar, England
    • Saturday, 19 March, 2022
      On Wall StreetESG investing
      Boom in ESG ratings leaves trail of confusion

      With so many providers and methods, it can be difficult to draw meaning from rankings

      A protest at the COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow last year
    • Friday, 10 December, 2021
      News in-depthLex4 min
      Where crypto 'anarchy' will end | Lex Megatrends

      Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin have gained traction thanks to dissent, greed, idealism and fear of missing out

    • Wednesday, 24 November, 2021
      FT Wealth
      Fire, frost, smoke: how climate change is threatening the wine industry

      Prices are rising, which means investors should understand the risks

      The ‘Glass Fire’, a wildfire in September 2020 that covered almost 30,000 hectares in Napa County, California
    • Friday, 5 November, 2021
      Lex
      Best of Lex: the draw of big numbers Premium content

      COP26 | energy transition | BMW | Anglo American | Barclays | Dell

      Former BoE governor Mark Carney
    • Monday, 1 November, 2021
      ESG investing
      US holds back on support for global sustainability standards

      Objections to new international outfit aiming to bring clarity to ESG investment hinge on its broad approach

      Gary Gensler, US Securities and Exchange Commission chair
    • Friday, 8 October, 2021
      Lex
      Best of Lex: chrono-illogical — from the roaring ’20s to the 1970s Premium content

      Newcastle United | Levi Strauss | London offices | City lawyers | natural gas prices

      Two women wearing jeans
    • Wednesday, 29 September, 2021
      Lex
      Lex Letter from London: throwing petrol on the flames of shortage fears Premium content

      Rising energy prices can help accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels

      Drivers queue for fuel at a petrol station in London on Wednesday
    • Thursday, 23 September, 2021
      Personal Finance
      Climate change poses tart questions for fine wine investors

      Winemakers with the deepest pockets are better placed to maintain quality in the face of variable weather patterns

      A worker harvests grapes at the Domaine Pinson vineyard in Chablis, France
    • Friday, 3 September, 2021
      Lex
      Best of Lex: all change in Japan Premium content

      Nomura | SoftBank | Nasdaq | DWS | Allbirds | Prosus | Sobi

      Yoshihide Suga, Japan’s prime minister, in Tokyo on Friday
    • Friday, 13 August, 2021
      Lex
      Best of Lex: the meme me generation Premium content

      Robinhood | AMC | Cineworld | China insurance | drones | light pollution

      Robinhood’s founders Baiju Bhatt and Vladimir Tenev outside the New York Stock Exchange following the company’s IPO last month
    • Friday, 25 June, 2021
      Lex
      Best of Lex: coal gives climate a black eye Premium content

      Carbon border tax | Avis | Carbon counter | HSBC | Big Data

      A pile of coal at a mine
    • Wednesday, 23 June, 2021
      News in-depthLex5 min
      How will Brexit reshape the City of London? | Lex Megatrends

      Singapore-on-Thames or Dodge City? How London will reinvent itself post-Brexit

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