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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.

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    • 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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      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
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      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
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      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
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      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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    • Thursday, 29 September, 2016
      Corporate governance
      Theresa May faces fight over plans to reform business

      Opposition grows to putting workers on boards and rules on executive pay

    • Friday, 23 September, 2016
      Retail & Consumer industry
      Mike Ashley takes over as chief executive at Sports Direct

      Founder of retail chain says he has lost ‘right arm’ after Dave Forsey quits

      Mike Ashley, billionaire and founder of Sports Direct International Plc, poses for a photograph in an aisle at his company's warehouse following the company's annual general meeting (AGM) at their headquarters in Shirebrook, U.K., on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016. Britain's biggest sporting-goods retailer has been admonished by lawmakers for presiding over “appalling” treatment of workers at its main warehouse and come under fire from shareholders over corporate governance. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
    • Thursday, 22 September, 2016
      UK employment
      Theresa May’s plan to expose boss-employee pay gap ‘flawed’

      Revealing ratio of chief executives’ pay to that of staff could end up being misleading

    • Tuesday, 13 September, 2016
      Final salary schemes
      Pension deficits threaten dividend cuts at UK companies

      Companies including BAE, BT and Barclays have seen shortfalls soar since Brexit vote

      Barclays, BAE Systems, G4S and GKN are four of the UK groups being closely watched by investors due to their pension liabilities
    • Sunday, 4 September, 2016
      FTfmFund management
      Stock and bond bull runs show bubble-like qualities

      David Oakley considers the consequences of quantitative easing and ultra-low interest rate policies

      Federal Reserve Building Exteriors Prior To FOMC Rate Decision...Vehicles pass the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in this photo taken with a tilt shift lens in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke s latest round of bond buying will reach $1.14 trillion before he ends the program in the first quarter of 2014, according to median estimates in a Bloomberg survey of economists. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg
    • Thursday, 1 September, 2016
      Corporate governance
      City figures back plans for tougher scrutiny of executive pay

      Neil Woodford and Lord Myners support creating shareholder committees at listed groups

      The skyline of London's Canary Wharf financial district is viewed from Greenwich park in London, U.K, on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009. Job openings in LondonÕs financial-services industry fell in July as bankers deferred hiring decisions until after their vacations, recruitment firm Morgan McKinley said. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
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