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    John Kay

    Economics & Business Commentator

    John Kay has been writing a column on economics and business since 1995. He is currently a visiting professor at the London School of Economics. He also had a career in the policy world which established the Institute for Fiscal Studies as one of the most respected think tanks, and a business career.

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    • Wednesday, 1 June, 2022
      UK financial regulation
      Why competitiveness should not become a goal for the FCA

      A regulatory race to the bottom harms everyone except those who have something to keep from public scrutiny

    • Wednesday, 13 January, 2021
      ReviewNon-Fiction
      Mission Economy by Mariana Mazzucato — could moonshot thinking help fix the planet?

      The economist looks to the Apollo programme for inspiration for the challenges confronting us on Earth

    • Friday, 28 August, 2020
      Investment trusts
      John Kay: a lifetime in investment trusts

      The veteran economist sets out his compelling reasons for investing in the sector

    • Thursday, 6 August, 2020
      ReviewEconomics books
      Greed Is Dead — the problematic rise of the individual

      Collier and Kay’s scathing account of economic self-interest warns of harm to communities

    • Monday, 16 March, 2020
      ReviewBooks
      Radical Uncertainty: Decision-Making Beyond the Numbers, by John Kay and Mervyn King

      An eloquent rant against the faux-precision of mathematical models

    • Monday, 24 February, 2020
      Impact investing
      Companies must include environmental and social performance measures

      Harvard Business School finds 56 companies already use impact-weighted accounts

    • Friday, 31 August, 2018
      ObituaryWorld
      James Mirrlees, economist, 1936-2018

      Nobel Prize winner best known for analysis of properties of income tax schedules

    • Wednesday, 25 July, 2018
      ReviewLife & Arts
      Is there more to Adam Smith than free markets?

      He championed laissez-faire economics but also recognised the need for strong social institutions

    • Friday, 6 July, 2018
      Retail & Consumer industry
      Britain’s retailers are too quick to blame business rates

      Shopkeepers railing against the levy should look a bit closer to home

    • Friday, 1 June, 2018
      Brexit
      Scottish nationalists build their economic muscle to fight again for independence

      SNP ditches its wishlist in favour of credible plans for life outside the UK

    • Monday, 12 March, 2018
      FTfmProperty sector
      Equity markets are thriving but are they relevant?

      Capital withdrawn via takeovers and buybacks exceeds sums raised in rights issues and IPOs

    • Friday, 19 January, 2018
      Investments
      Risk, the retail investor and disastrous new rules

      Legislation designed to improve transparency is bewildering, says John Kay

    • Monday, 15 January, 2018
      FTfmFund management
      I Kid you not, new European rules rely on a bent coin

      An annual return of more than 30% over 5 years? Really?

    • Wednesday, 8 November, 2017
      Life & Arts
      How to solve the UK housing crisis

      John Kay says tackling the issue requires building homes to rebalance supply and demand

    • Friday, 1 September, 2017
      Tax
      A lesson for Trump: the best tax reforms are the stealthiest

      All politicians begin with the goal of a simpler system with lower rates

    • Wednesday, 26 July, 2017
      FT AlphavilleDavid Keohane
      Further reading
    • Friday, 30 June, 2017
      FTfmFund management
      Asset management lies between brain surgery and estate agency

      Fund houses should differentiate themselves through philosophy and style, says John Kay

    • Friday, 19 May, 2017
      Corporate culture
      How British politicians fell out of love with the market

      We are paying the price for failing to make a nuanced case for free enterprise

    • Thursday, 26 January, 2017
      Personal Finance
      How to get rich slowly — FT Money readers meet John Kay

      Mimic the portfolios of some of the world’s biggest investors

    • Friday, 20 January, 2017
      European companies
      Justice has settled for second best in the Rolls-Royce scandal

      In too many cases, executives pay out to avoid personal liability

    • Friday, 2 December, 2016
      Leonora Walters
      What funds to pick for a £10,000 investment portfolio

      DIY investors have many potential tools to consider

    • Friday, 2 December, 2016
      Investment research
      How to be your own investment manager

      Build your own portfolio with as little as £10,000

    • Friday, 11 November, 2016
      US presidential election
      Donald Trump’s victory is our post-crisis political reckoning

      The post-cold war settlement sowed the seeds of its own demise

    • Friday, 28 October, 2016
      Heathrow expansion
      Britain’s sorry history of big infrastructure policies

      Plans for airport expansion and high-speed rail show farce of decision-making process

    • Friday, 9 September, 2016
      European companies
      The twisted logic of negative interest rates

      There are simply not enough notes to go around to substitute for holdings of debt, writes John Kay

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