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Best podcasts about brooke masters

Latest podcast episodes about brooke masters

The 11th Hour with Brian Williams
'Everyone loses': The clock is ticking on Trump's deal-making

The 11th Hour with Brian Williams

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 42:32


President Trump setting up for a showdown with Fed Chair Jerome Powell, saying his "termination cannot come fast enough." Then, a first glimpse at Kilmar Abrego Garcia after he was deported to an El Salvador prison. Plus, Health and Human Secretary RFK Jr. contradicts the CDC as he makes comments on autism rates. Peter Baker, Brooke Masters, Mark Zandi, Dr. Vin Gupta, and Matthew Dowd join The 11th Hour this Thursday. 

Behind the Money with the Financial Times
Vanguard: can it keep playing disruptor?

Behind the Money with the Financial Times

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 22:53


Vanguard became a powerhouse money manager thanks to a commitment to the philosophy of founder Jack Bogle. Now, with a new chief executive, can the firm push into other areas of financial services and reshape those too? The FT's US managing editor Brooke Masters explains how the company's guiding mantra could help or hinder these plans. Clips from CNBC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For further reading:How Vanguard plans to play disruptor againVanguard puts pressure on rivals with large round of fee cutsVanguard plans fresh push into active fixed-income market- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Follow Brooke Masters on X (@brookeamasters), or on Bluesky (@brookeamasters.ft.com) Michela Tindera is on X (@mtindera07) and Bluesky (@mtindera.ft.com), or follow her on LinkedIn for updates about the show and more.Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

FT News Briefing
Swamp Notes: Trump tries to bring watchdogs to heel

FT News Briefing

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2025 13:06


US President Donald Trump's executive order this week seeks to “rein in” independent federal agencies by requiring them to submit draft regulations for review. The FT's US managing editor Brooke Masters and our legal and enforcement correspondent Stefania Palma discuss what the new measures mean for the business community.Mentioned in this podcast:Trump makes push for control of independent US regulatorsUS dealmaking suffers worst start to a year in a decade amid Trump volatilitySign up for the FT's Swamp Notes newsletter hereSwamp Notes is produced by Katya Kumkova. Topher Forhecz is the FT's executive producer. The FT's global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. Special thanks to Pierre Nicholson. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The 11th Hour with Brian Williams
Trump gives Elon Musk's DOGE more power

The 11th Hour with Brian Williams

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 42:58


 President Trump expands Elon Musk's power over the federal workforce. Plus, America's largest automaker warns the White House's trade policies will 'blow a hole' in the industry. And how the GOP leadership continues to shape itself around the President. Jeff Mason, Dave Weigel, Leigh Ann Caldwell, Brooke Masters, Ron Insana, Matthew Dowd, and Anne Applebaum join the 11th Hour this Tuesday.

FT News Briefing
Swamp Notes: Corporate America goes Maga

FT News Briefing

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2025 15:25


Not long ago, American corporations were promoting racial justice initiatives and promising to combat climate change. That's all changed in the months since Donald Trump's election. The FT's US financial editor Brooke Masters and tech correspondent Hannah Murphy join this week's Swamp Notes to explain what's behind this cultural shift. Mentioned in this podcast:Is corporate America going Maga?The cravenness of Mark ZuckerbergSign up for the FT's Swamp Notes newsletter hereSwamp Notes is produced by Ethan Plotkin, Sonja Hutson and Katya Kumkova. Topher Forhecz is the FT's executive producer. The FT's global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. Special thanks to Pierre Nicholson. CREDIT: Joe Rogan Experience Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Behind the Money with the Financial Times
What Trump's presidency means for banking

Behind the Money with the Financial Times

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 23:27


This week, Michela joins live from the FT's Global Banking Summit in London. She sits down with three reporters and editors to analyse how the banking industry will shape up during Donald Trump's second term in the White House. She's joined by the FT's US financial editor Brooke Masters and banking editor Ortenca Aliaj alongside Michael Klimes, investment banking and capital markets editor at The Banker. They discuss what banks stand to gain and lose, and what the industry may look like four years from now. The conversation was recorded on December 3 2024. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For further reading:A Wall Street giddy over Trump should remember historyIn Donald Trump, Wall Street will get what it wanted — and what it did notTrump 2.0: winners, losers and Elon- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Michela recently joined Bluesky, follow her there: @mtindera.bsky.social, Her guests are also on Bluesky: Brooke Masters (@brookeamasters.bsky.social) and Ortenca Aliaj (@ortenca.bsky.social), or follow Michael Klimes reporting at FT's The Banker (@thebanker.bsky.social) Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

FT News Briefing
Behind the Money: Wall Street, tech and energy during Trump's second term

FT News Briefing

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2024 21:24


Who will corporate America's winners and losers be under four more years of Donald Trump? This week, the FT's Brooke Masters, Stephen Morris and Jamie Smyth explain what changes a second Trump administration will bring to three crucial sectors: Wall Street, tech and energy.This is an episode of the Financial Times podcast Behind the Money. If you like what you hear, click here to listen to more episodes.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For further reading:Can the renewables boom withstand Trump?A Wall Street giddy over Trump should remember historyWho's who in the Musk ‘A-team' vying to shape Trump 2.0Trump 2.0: winners, losers and Elon- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - On X, follow Brooke Masters (@brookeamasters), Stephen Morris (@sjhmorris), Jamie Smyth (@JamieSmythF) and Michela Tindera (@mtindera07), or follow Michela on LinkedIn for updates about the show and more. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Behind the Money with the Financial Times
Wall Street, tech and energy during Trump's second term

Behind the Money with the Financial Times

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 21:27


Who will corporate America's winners and losers be under four more years of Donald Trump? This week, the FT's Brooke Masters, Stephen Morris and Jamie Smyth explain what changes a second Trump administration will bring to three crucial sectors: Wall Street, tech and energy.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For further reading:Can the renewables boom withstand Trump?A Wall Street giddy over Trump should remember historyWho's who in the Musk ‘A-team' vying to shape Trump 2.0Trump 2.0: winners, losers and Elon- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - On X, follow Brooke Masters (@brookeamasters), Stephen Morris (@sjhmorris), Jamie Smyth (@JamieSmythF) and Michela Tindera (@mtindera07), or follow Michela on LinkedIn for updates about the show and more. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

FT Everything Else
Fashion loves Ozempic. Should we talk about it?

FT Everything Else

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024 20:51


Before she was the editor of our luxury magazine HTSI, Jo Ellison was features editor at British Vogue, which means that throughout her career she's had a front-row view of the fashion industry's love of thinness. In recent years, fashion began to embrace more diversity in body shapes and sizes. But with the rise of Ozempic and other GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, Jo is seeing the industry fear fat again. She worries that as Ozempic becomes more mainstream, fashion will come full circle, back to placing a premium on rail-thin bodies and judging those who don't conform. Today, she talks about what this could mean for beauty standards, and how it may trickle down to the rest of us. -------We love hearing from you. Lilah is on Instagram @lilahrap, and email at lilahrap@ft.com. And we're grateful for reviews on Apple and Spotify!-------Links (all FT links get you past the paywall):– Jo's column about the silence around weight loss in fashion is here: https://on.ft.com/3ZWoDDq– Check out our colleague Brooke Masters' recent column on how GLP-1 drugs are changing gym regimens and food industry planning: https://on.ft.com/4050Cdl– Jo is on Instagram @jellison22-------Special FT subscription offers for Life and Art podcast listeners, from 50% off a digital subscription to a $1/£1/€1 trial, are here: http://ft.com/lifeandart-------Original music by Metaphor Music. Mixing and sound design by Breen Turner and Sam Giovinco. Clips this week courtesy of Capitol. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

FT News Briefing
Europe's battery darling runs out of juice

FT News Briefing

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 11:37


The S&P 500 hit a record high, Europe's biggest hope for dominance in EV batteries is struggling to hang on and the Bank of England held interest rates steady. Plus, the FT's Brooke Masters explains why customers are getting fed up with airline loyalty programmes. Mentioned in this podcast:S&P 500 hits new record after Fed makes jumbo cut to US interest rates Europe's great battery hope Northvolt fights for survivalBank of England holds rates at 5% The fury of the frequent flyer The FT News Briefing is produced by Niamh Rowe, Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Topher Forhecz is the FT's executive producer. The FT's global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show's theme song is by Metaphor Music.Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Behind the Money with the Financial Times
Less regulation, more problems?

Behind the Money with the Financial Times

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2024 18:20


Two recent Supreme Court decisions have taken a lot of rulemaking power away from federal agencies. And it could shake up how businesses in the US operate. Many chief executives are happy about these decisions — the less regulation, the better. But could these rulings come with their own risks? Clips from Bloomberg, CBS News, CNBC- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For further reading:US businesses may soon find that deregulation comes with risksSupreme Court EPA ruling puts regulators in handcuffsThe abortion pill case is a disaster for innovation everywhere- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Plus, tell us what you think about Behind the Money! Complete this survey before August 29 for a chance to win a pair of Bose QuietComfort 35 Wireless headphones (terms and conditions can be found here).On X, follow Brooke Masters (@brookeamasters) and Saffeya Ahmed (@saffeya_ahmed).Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

FT News Briefing
Double-edged sword of deregulation

FT News Briefing

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2024 11:45


US inflation fell to 3 per cent, and China's Communist party leaders will meet next week to discuss the country's economy. Plus, the FT's Brooke Masters talks about the risks that come with deregulation. Mentioned in this podcast:US inflation falls to 3% in June China plays down hopes for ‘strong medicine' at top economic policy meeting US businesses may soon find that deregulation comes with risks Survey link: http://ft.com/FTsurvey2024Survey terms & conditions: http://www.ft.com/globalsurvey/termsThe FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Michela Tindera, Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Our intern is Prakriti Panwar. Topher Forhecz is the FT's executive producer. The FT's global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show's theme song is by Metaphor Music.Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The Long View
David Herro and Rajiv Jain: Should US Investors Renew Their Passports?

The Long View

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2024 52:44


And we are thrilled to have with us today two fabulous investors in global equities. David Herro is here from Harris Associates. He is a longtime portfolio manager at Oakmark International and Oakmark International Small Cap. Rajiv Jain, to David's left, is here from GQG Partners, which he founded in 2016. Both of these gentlemen have strategies that are rated Gold by Morningstar's Manager Research team. So, we're really excited to have them here and to dig into international investing and the case for international investing.BackgroundDavid Herro BioOakmark International InvestorOakmark International Small Cap InvestorRajiv Jain BioGQG Partners Global Quality EquityGQG Partners Emerging Markets EquityInternational Funds, Interest Rates, and More“Going Where the Value Is Greater: International Equities,” by David Herro, oakmark.com, Jan. 4, 2024.“Bloomberg Interview: Rajiv Jain Spotlights Nvidia, Discusses Elections, India's Potential, and China,” GQG.com, June 11, 2024.“Fund Manager Rajiv Jain Takes $2.8bn Bet on Middle Eastern Stocks,” by Jennifer Hughs and Brooke Masters, ft.com, Jan. 14, 2024.“The Harrowing Story of a Top Manager's Biggest Investing Mistake,” by Gregg Wolper, Morningstar.com, Aug. 30, 2023.“David Herro's 1st-Quarter International Equity Market Commentary: Granolas, Japan, and Crypto—Why We Don't Chase Momentum,” by Sydnee Gatewood, gurufocus.com, April 9, 2024.“Billionaire Fund Manager Griffin Predicts Fed Rate Cuts in 2024,” by Dan Weil, thestreet.com, May 7, 2024.“Jamie Dimon—Head of US' Largest Bank—Warns of 8% Interest Rates Along With Recession,” by Derek Saul, forbes.com, April 8, 2024.

Behind the Money with the Financial Times
Best Of: BlackRock goes all in on infrastructure

Behind the Money with the Financial Times

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 17:54


This week, we're revisiting an episode from earlier this year. BlackRock chief executive Larry Fink has been on the hunt for the money manager's next “transformational” deal. In January, Fink revealed that he had finally found it with the acquisition of a private capital firm, Global Infrastructure Partners. The FT's US financial editor Brooke Masters and US private capital correspondent Antoine Gara explain why BlackRock wanted GIP, and how this deal sets the agenda for Wall Street this year. Clips from CNBC Plus, send us a question! Behind the Money is teaming up with the FT's Moral Money newsletter to answer your questions about what “responsible” business and finance really looks like in the 21st century. That means topics like sustainability, ESG, diversity and inclusion and clean energy investment. These have become hot-button issues that have recently faced a huge backlash. Tell us, what are the questions you have? To get in touch, record a voice message here: sayhi.chat/0humz We might read out, or play the question from your voicemail with your name, on the show.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For further reading:Infrastructure: from investment backwater to a $1tn asset classHow the $12.5bn BlackRock-GIP deal is set to shake up investment managementHow Adebayo Ogunlesi's contrarian bet led to $12.5bn BlackRock tie-up - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - On X, follow Antoine Gara (@AntoineGara), Brooke Masters (@brookeamasters) and Michela Tindera (@mtindera07), or follow Michela on LinkedIn for updates about the show and more. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

FT Everything Else
Has ‘Bridgerton' lost its bite?

FT Everything Else

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2024 20:34


The spicy Netflix series Bridgerton is currently the most-watched show globally on Netflix, after the first half of season three dropped this month. The period drama, produced by Shonda Rhimes, came out in 2020 with some wink-to-camera self- awareness. But this season feels more earnest. Why is the show so popular, and what are we craving from period dramas now? Lilah is joined by the FT's US financial editor and historical romance expert Brooke Masters and work and careers writer/TV buff Emma Jacobs, to chat through it. -------We love hearing from you. Lilah is on Instagram @lilahrap. We're on X @lifeandartpod and on email at lifeandart@ft.com. We are grateful for reviews on Apple and Spotify. And please share this episode with your friends!-------Links (all FT links get you past the paywall): – The first 4 episodes of Bridgerton season 3 are available now on Netflix. The next four will air on June 13.– The FT's review of Bridgerton is here: https://on.ft.com/452Gs45 – Listen to our episode with Brooke Masters on Jane Austen here, or by searching ‘Jane Austen, forever' wherever you listen.– Brooke Masters is on X @brookeamasters. Emma Jacobs is @emmavjMore or Less: – Emma wants to see fewer recipes with maple syrup on Instagram. Read more on the ‘maple-pocalypse' here– Brooke wants fewer musicals based on classic films. Our Mean Girls episode is here– Lilah wants more cooking with eggplant

FT News Briefing
Private equity now says sharing is caring

FT News Briefing

Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2024 11:13


Europe has only a fraction of the air defence capabilities needed to protect its eastern flank, BHP's £39bn takeover bid for Anglo American has collapsed, and Israel bonds are a hot commodity in US municipalities. Plus, the FT's Brooke Masters explains why private equity firms are pivoting towards profit sharing. Mentioned in this podcast:Nato has just 5% of air defences needed to protect eastern flankIsrael's borrowing spree reaches Palm Beach as US municipalities pile inBHP's £39bn pursuit of Anglo American collapsesHigher rates have changed the game for private equityThe FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help by Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Topher Forhecz is the FT's executive producer. The FT's global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show's theme song is by Metaphor Music.Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

FT News Briefing
Swamp Notes: Trading tariffs for votes

FT News Briefing

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2024 12:24


Joe Biden once criticised Donald Trump's trade war with China, but things look a lot different in an election year. The FT's US climate reporter, Aime Williams, and US financial editor, Brooke Masters, join Swamp Notes to explain why the president announced such sweeping tariffs on Chinese goods this week, and how it could help him win votes. Mentioned in this podcast:Why Washington's new tariffs on Chinese clean tech goods matterJoe Biden and Donald Trump battle to prove who can be toughest on ChinaSign up for the FT's Swamp Notes newsletter hereSwamp Notes is produced by Ethan Plotkin, Sonja Hutson, Lauren Fedor and Marc Filippino. Topher Forhecz is the FT's executive producer. The FT's global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. Special thanks to Pierre Nicholson. Original music by Hannis Brown. CREDIT: CBS News Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The OUTThinking Investor
A Pension Comeback? The Future of Retirement in a Higher-For-Longer Regime

The OUTThinking Investor

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2024 25:45


Millions of college students across the US graduate each spring and enter the workforce. When today's retirees entered the workforce in the early 1980s, pension plans and Social Security benefits were two of the main sources of retirement income. Just a couple decades later, defined benefit (DB) plans were overtaken by defined contribution (DC) plans such as 401(k)s, and an aging population was slowly depleting the Social Security Trust Fund. This was a massive shift in a relatively short period of time, and it forever changed one of the most important and challenging aspects of personal finance. Workers are facing another pivotal moment in retirement saving, especially as higher interest rates change the investment landscape. What's increasingly clear is that employer-based plans will play a crucial role in helping people financially prepare for retirement. This episode of The Outthinking Investor brings together fresh perspectives on the future of DC and DB plans in a higher-rate environment, expanding investment options in retirement plans, retirement challenges arising from an aging workforce and growing debt, and more. Our guests are Barb Marder, CEO of the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI); Brooke Masters, US financial editor of the Financial Times; and Josh Cohen, Head of Client Solutions for PGIM DC Solutions. For more retirement insights, listen to The Accidental Plan Sponsor, a podcast series from PGIM DC Solutions.

Behind the Money with the Financial Times
BlackRock goes all in on infrastructure

Behind the Money with the Financial Times

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2024 17:03


BlackRock chief executive Larry Fink has been on the hunt for the money manager's next “transformational” deal. Earlier this month, Fink revealed that he had finally found it with the acquisition of a private capital firm, Global Infrastructure Partners. The FT's US financial editor Brooke Masters and US private capital correspondent Antoine Gara explain why BlackRock wanted GIP, and how this deal sets the agenda for Wall Street this year. Clips from CNBC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For further reading:How the $12.5bn BlackRock-GIP deal is set to shake up investment managementHow Adebayo Ogunlesi's contrarian bet led to $12.5bn BlackRock tie-up Infrastructure funds draw billions of dollars as energy and supply chains shift- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - On X, follow Antoine Gara (@AntoineGara), Brooke Masters (@brookeamasters) and Michela Tindera (@mtindera07), or follow Michela on LinkedIn for updates about the show and more.Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

FT Everything Else
Culture Chat: Mean Girls, old and new

FT Everything Else

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2024 23:37


This week, we take on the remake of the 2004 teen movie classic, “Mean Girls”. The original “Mean Girls”, starring Lindsay Lohan and written by Tina Fey, was a phenomenon. It's been called one of the most quotable movies of all time. This new musical remake, based on the original film and the Broadway show, is in theatres now. What did the original film represent for us? Did we need this new version? And what generation is it for? Lilah is joined by the FT's US financial editor Brooke Masters and Life and Art producer Lulu Smyth to figure it out.-------We love hearing from you. Lilah is on Instagram @lilahrap, where she's posting a photo of Breen and his burn book. You can email us at lifeandart@ft.com.-------Links (all FT links get you past the paywall): – “Mean Girls”, written by Tina Fey, is out in cinemas in the US and UK now. – The FT's review of the film is here: https://on.ft.com/3Snt7yJ – Brooke is on X @brookeamasters– We also loved this piece by Miranda Green on modern “Mean Girls” and the impact of social media (June 2023) : https://on.ft.com/48ZWRHy More or Less: – Lulu wants to see more respected male actors in romcoms: specifically Joaquin Phoenix in the next “High School Musical”– Brooke wants to see fewer universe expansions and more original content– Lilah recommends reading new plays – and if you're in New York, seeing Appropriate”, starring Sarah Paulson. The play is written by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. You can read it online here: https://hilsee.com/ApproPlayText.pdf-------Special FT subscription offers for Life and Art podcast listeners, from 50% off a digital subscription to a $1/£1/€1 trial, are here: http://ft.com/lifeandart-------Original music by Metaphor Music. Mixing and sound design by Breen Turner and Sam Giovinco. Clips courtesy of Paramount Pictures.Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sunday Book Review
October 15, 2023 – The Fall of SBF and Crypto Edition

Sunday Book Review

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2023 5:13


In the Sunday Book Review, Tom Fox considers books that would interest the compliance professional, the business executive, or anyone who might be curious. It could be books about business, compliance, history, leadership, current events, or anything else that might interest Tom. In today's edition of the Sunday Book Review, Tom considers four books reviewed by Brooke Masters in the FT on the fall of SBF, FTX, and crypto. Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon by Michael Lewis Number Go Up: Inside Crypto's Wild Rise and Staggering Fall by Zeke Faux  Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud By Ben McKenzie and Jacob Silverman Tokens: The Future of Money in the Age of the Platform by Rachel O'Dwyer   Resource: Michael Lewis on how Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX fell by Brooke Masters in the FT. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Working It
Why successful companies need to be good at failure

Working It

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2023 17:06


Amy Edmondson is a professor of leadership and management at Harvard Business School and one of the world's most influential management thinkers. She talks to host Isabel Berwick about her new book, Right Kind of Wrong, in which she argues that companies can only hope to succeed when they make it ‘psychologically safe' for their teams to fail. Plus, Brooke Masters, the FT's US financial editor, tells Isabel about the time, early on in her career, when she made a mistake. What did she learn from the experience and how does Amy's thesis play out across the US corporate world?Do you have a workplace dilemma you'd like Isabel and Jonathan Black, director of the careers service at Oxford university, to help you with? Submit it using this link.Make the most of a discounted offer to Isabel's Working It newsletter hereWant more? Free links:The art of making good mistakesFT 2023 business book of the year shortlistWhy bosses must take time to learn from failurePsychological failure: the art of encouraging teams to be openPresented by Isabel Berwick, produced by Mischa Frankl-Duval, mixed by Simon Panayi. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Cheryl Brumley is the FT's head of audio.Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

FT News Briefing
#MeToo's mark on industry

FT News Briefing

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2023 8:51


The writers strike hitting Hollywood looks like it's nearing a close and the FT's Brooke Masters explores whether recent CEO departures could be a signal of a second #MeToo wave. Plus, a sexual abuse scandal has shaken up Japan's entertainment industry.Mentioned in this podcast:Sex, lies and magical thinking about CEO behaviourJapanese boy band abuse scandal rocks entertainment industryThe FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Monique Mulima, Monica Lopez, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Topher Forhecz is the FT's executive producer. The FT's global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show's theme song is by Metaphor Music. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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FT Money Show
The dark side of the US sports-betting boom

FT Money Show

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2023 22:04


Sports betting is a relatively young industry in the US, in effect launching after a 2018 US Supreme Court ruling struck down a federal ban. Before then, those who wanted to gamble on sports legally had to travel to casinos in Nevada, or three other states that were exempt from the ban. Lifting the federal ban has led to a US sports-betting boom. How will regulators respond? It's a subject that Oliver Barnes, the FT's leisure industries correspondent, has investigated and he spoke to Brooke Masters, the FT's US finance editor, about what he found.Want more?The dark side of the US sports betting boomDisney turns to gamblingUK sets out biggest shake-up of gambling industry since 2005If you would like to talk to Claer about a future episode, please email the Money Clinic team at money@ft.com with a short description of your problem, and how you would like us to help. You can follow Brooke on X, formerly Twitter, @brookemastersFollow Claer on X, formerly Twitter, and Instagram @ClaerbPresented by Brooke Masters. Produced by Jake Harper. Our executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Sound design is by Breen Turner, with original music from Metaphor Music.Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Working It
Why do Brits make such bad managers?

Working It

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2023 16:02


Brits love to moan about their managers – but maybe they have a point. The vast majority of bosses in the UK get no formal training on how to lead, and most MPs don't think improving the quality of management should be a priority, according to polling and data from the Chartered Management Institute. Host Isabel Berwick speaks to Ann Francke, head of the CMI, to find out where British managers go wrong – and what better leadership could do for the British economy. Later, she speaks to the FT's US financial editor, Brooke Masters, and Lucy Fisher, the FT's Whitehall editor and host of the Political Fix podcast. They discuss what UK leaders could learn from their US counterparts, and why bad British leadership starts from the top.Leadership skills neglected for too long, warns UK management bodyCBI to recruit new president as part of governance overhaulWhat Lucy Letby tells us about the NHS culture of secrecy and denialWorkplace flattery gets you everywhereRead a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tortoise News
Can the US and China be frenemies and is the UK still a Christian country?

Tortoise News

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2023 30:58


What should lead the news? Three people pitch the story they think matters most to Tortoise editor James Harding.In this episode he's joined by Ceri Thomas and Giles Whittell, and the Financial Times's US Financial editor Brooke Masters. They discuss the ULEZ expansion, Gina Raimondo's trip to China and massive pandemic relief fraud.What do you think should lead the news? Email your stories to newsmeeting@tortoisemedia.com.The producer was Rebecca Moore and the executive producer was Lewis Vickers. For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, download the free Tortoise audio app. For early and ad-free access, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts.If you'd like to further support slow journalism and help us build a different kind of newsroom, do consider donating to Tortoise at tortoisemedia.com/support-us. Your contributions allow us to investigate, campaign and explore, and to build a newsroom that is responsible and sustainable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

FT Money Show
Investment masterclass: Are bonds back?

FT Money Show

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2023 24:43


Last year was one of the worst ever for the bond market. Fast forward to today and many people in finance say that despite the volatility, it is time for investors to get reacquainted with bonds. But what exactly are bonds, how do you go about investing in them and what are the risks? Brooke Masters, the FT's US financial editor, stands in for Claer Barrett to discuss those questions and more with Edward Al-Hussainy, a senior analyst at Columbia Threadneedle Investments.Want more? Click on these free-to-read FT articles:Investors pile into bondsBonds are no longer the safe optionThe appeal of longer bondsHow bonds ate the entire financial systemIf you would like to talk to Claer about a future episode, please email the Money Clinic team at money@ft.com with a short description of your problem, and how you would like us to help. You can follow Brooke on X, formerly Twitter, @brookemastersFollow Claer on X, formerly Twitter, and Instagram @ClaerbPresented by Brooke Masters. Produced by Jake Harper. Our executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Sound design is by Breen Turner, with original music from Metaphor Music.Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Macro Musings with David Beckworth
John Coates on *The Problem of Twelve: When a Few Financial Institutions Control Everything*

Macro Musings with David Beckworth

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2023 61:54


John Coates is a professor of law and economics and the deputy dean of the Harvard Law School. John is also the author of a new book titled, *The Problem of Twelve: When a Few Financial Institutions Control Everything,* and he joins Macro Musings to talk about it. David and John also discuss the basics and beginnings of index funds, how they may undermine capitalism, the issues with private equity, and a lot more.   Transcript for this week's episode.   John's Harvard Law School profile John's publications archive   David Beckworth's Twitter: @DavidBeckworth Follow us on Twitter: @Macro_Musings   Join the Macro Musings mailing list! Check out our new Macro Musings merch!   Related Links:   *The Problem of Twelve: When a Few Financial Institutions Control Everything* by John Coates   *House Republicans Probe BlackRock, Vanguard on Their ESG Policies* by Steven Dennis   *BlackRock Offers a Vote to Retail Investors in its Biggest ETF* by Brooke Masters

On The Brink with Castle Island
Weekly Roundup 08/18/23 (Stablecoins offshoring, Better Markets oddity, more Prometheum) (EP.444)

On The Brink with Castle Island

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2023 40:37


Matt and Nic return for another week of news and deals. In this episode:  Geographic distribution for USDC v USDT Blockchains have become dollarized What's the deal with Helium's phone plan? SBF heads to jail We inaugurate a new member of the bad boys Dubai regulators fines OPNX What's up with Argentina's Libertarian presidential candidate? We need a new theme song for the SEC The Prometheum saga rumbles on What's going on with Better Markets? Coinbase can now offer Bitcoin and ETH futures FTX and Genesis reach a settlement Content mentioned in this episode:  Brooke Masters in the FT, When Tackling Crypto, the SEC Should Be Wary of Overreach Kristin Smith in Coindesk, The FIT Act Is the Most Comprehensive Crypto Regulation Ever Voted on by Congress Sponsor notes:  Coin Metrics STATE OF THE NETWORK — From East to West: the Global Pulse of Stablecoin Transactions In Coin Metrics State of the Network Issue 220, we leverage seasonality analysis to reveal geographical trends in Stablecoin usage and volumes

Behind the Money with the Financial Times
The controversy around share buybacks

Behind the Money with the Financial Times

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2023 18:20


Share buybacks are a strategy companies use to return excess cash to their shareholders. But recently, they've exploded in popularity, and that's sparked strong discussions inside financial circles. The FT's US financial editor Brooke Masters explains why share buybacks have become so hotly debated.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For further reading:If companies are going to buy back shares, they should pay a fair price Share buybacks need less hate and more scrutiny Record buyback spree attracts shareholder complaints - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - On Twitter, follow Brooke Masters (@brookeamasters) and Michela Tindera (@mtindera07)Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

FT Money Show
Investment masterclass: Should women plan differently for their retirement?

FT Money Show

Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2023 22:49


Brooke Masters, the FT's US financial editor, speaks to Anne Ackerley, managing director of the Retirement Group at BlackRock, one of the world's largest investment companies. Anne spends her days thinking about how to make good retirement plans accessible to more people. Lately, that has included focusing on one particular problem: the differences between men and women when it comes to retirement planning. Anne tells Brooke about the challenges faced not just by women but also gig economy workers and others who have non-standard employment patterns.If you would like to talk to the FT's consumer editor Claer Barrett about a future episode, please email the Money Clinic team at money@ft.com with a short description of your problem, and how you would like us to help. You can follow Claer on Twitter and Instagram @ClaerbFollow Brooke Masters on Twitter @brookeamastersPresented by Brooke Masters. Produced by Zach St Louis. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Sound design is by Breen Turner, with original music from Metaphor Music. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

FT Money Show
What should I do with my cash savings?

FT Money Show

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2023 24:20


With inflation running higher than the interest rates provided by most banks, cash accounts can rapidly lose value. What does that mean for emergency savings funds? Brooke Masters, the FT's US financial editor, speaks to investing columnist Moira O'Neill, and Georgia Lee Hussey, founder of wealth management company Modernist Financial, about how much savings to have in cash and where to keep it - both in the UK and the US.Want more?Keep up with the latest from Brooke on FT.com and follow her on Twitter @brookeamastershttps://www.ft.com/brooke-masters?segmentId=09d1c097-c0ef-7dd1-2d95-bfc6eb43e74eCheck out Moira'a latest column herehttps://www.ft.com/content/e04ddbf1-bf9c-490c-94ac-657743d55c25?segmentId=09d1c097-c0ef-7dd1-2d95-bfc6eb43e74eFor more from Georgia, check out the Modernist Financial websiteIf you'd like to talk to Claer about a future episode, please email the Money Clinic team at money@ft.com with a short description of your problem, and how you would like us to help. Presented by Claer Barrett. Produced by Persis Love. Our executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Sound design is by Jake Fielding and Breen Turner, with original music from Metaphor Music. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Coffee with a Journalist
Brooke Masters, Financial Times

Coffee with a Journalist

Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2023 19:15


Today's guest on the podcast is Brooke Masters. She is a US Financial Editor and an Associate Editor at the Financial Times where she leads a team of reporters covering financial services. During the episode, Brooke talks about how coverage is broken down across teams at FT, how sources should be pitched effectively, when is the best time to pitch her, and more.

FT News Briefing
Jamie Dimon's big win

FT News Briefing

Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2023 10:54


Chinese initial public offerings have raised more than five times as much money as those in the US this year, and Germany's lawmakers are set to pass immigration reforms to address a worsening skills shortage. Plus, the FT's Brooke Masters unpacks the deal for First Republic and what's in it for JPMorgan.Mentioned in this podcast:China dominates global IPO market as Wall Street fails to reboundJPMorgan to acquire First Republic's deposits as US regulators step inGermany looks to immigration reform to arrest worsening skills shortageThe FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. The show's editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Katie McMurran, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Topher Forhecz is the FT's executive producer. The FT's global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show's theme song is by Metaphor Music.Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

FT News Briefing
Credit Suisse bondholders sue

FT News Briefing

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023 8:28


Regional banks across the US have largely stopped the massive outflow of deposits after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, investors representing $4.5bn of wiped-out Credit Suisse bonds have filed a lawsuit against Switzerland's banking regulator, and the FT's Brooke Masters argues the US court battle over regulator approval of an abortion pill could have a chilling effect on the country's pharmaceutical industry. Mentioned in this podcast:Stability after SVB's collapse comes at a price for US regional banks Credit Suisse investors sue Swiss regulator over bond wipeoutThe abortion pill case is a disaster for innovation everywhereThe FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. The show's editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Topher Forhecz is the FT's executive producer. The FT's global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show's theme song is by Metaphor Music. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Macro Musings with David Beckworth
Kate Judge and Peter Conti-Brown on the Lessons Learned from the 2023 Banking Panic

Macro Musings with David Beckworth

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2023 56:57


Kate Judge is a professor of law at Columbia Law School and the editor of the Journal of Financial Regulation, and Peter Conti-Brown is an associate professor of financial regulation and the co-director of the Wharton Initiative on Financial Policy and Regulation at the University of Pennsylvania. Both are also returning guests to the podcast, and they rejoin Macro Musings to talk about the banking panic of 2023 and the lessons learned so far. Specifically, Kate, Peter, and David discuss how the scene was set for this recent banking crisis, the quality of the policy response, how to reform the banking system moving forward, and a lot more.   Transcript for the episode can be found here.   Kate's Twitter: @ProfKateJudge Kate's Columbia Law profile   Peter's Twitter: @PeterContiBrown Peter's UPenn profile   David Beckworth's Twitter: @DavidBeckworth Follow us on Twitter: @Macro_Musings   Click here for the latest Macro Musings episodes sent straight to your inbox! Check out our new Macro Musings merch here!   Related Links:   *Towards an Administrative Law of Central Banking* by Peter Conti-Brown, Yair Listokin, and Nicholas Parrillo   *Money Market Funds Swell by More Than $286bn Amid Deposit Flight* by Brooke Masters, Marriet Clarfelt, and Kate Duguid   *'The Fed Has Mishandled This About 7 Different Ways': SVB Rescue Sparks Backlash* by Victoria Guida   *Scrap the Bank Deposit Insurance Limit* by Lev Menand and Morgan Ricks

The Explainer
What's behind the recent wave of bank failures?

The Explainer

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2023 26:58


Is this 2008 all over again? As we watch a wave of banking failures, Brooke Masters from the Financial Times joins us on this week's episode to explain exactly what is going on. What caused the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank? How did it cause ripple effects across the world? And although we're hearing a lot about venture capital, how worried should Joe and Jane Doe be about their savings? The Explainer is brought to you by The Journal. Providing open access to valuable journalism in Ireland has been the aim of The Journal for a decade. You can contribute to ensure we can keep questioning, investigating, debunking, explaining and informing at www.thejournal.ie/contribute/

Working It
Professional failures? Rejections? We've all had a few …

Working It

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2023 19:05


How do you move on from professional failure, from missing out on the job you coveted or messing up in your role? Host Isabel Berwick hears from Farrah Storr, head of writer partnerships for Substack UK and previously the editor of the UK edition of Elle, Cosmopolitan and Women's Health, about what went on behind the scenes in her very successful career, while Brooke Masters, the FT's US financial editor and associate editor, argues that blaming your boss is not the answer.Want more?What the ‘CV of failures' really reveals about career setbacks: https://www.ft.com/content/86ea48da-1dc5-11e6-b286-cddde55ca122Farrah's Substack post about her professional failures: https://bit.ly/3W3dc7cFT subscriber? Sign up for the weekly Working It newsletter with one click, here. We cover all things workplace and management — plus exclusive reporting on trends, tips and what's coming next. We'd love to hear from you. What do you like (or not)? What topics should we tackle? Email the team at workingit@ft.com or Isabel directly at isabel.berwick@ft.com. Follow Isabel on LinkedInSubscribe to Working It wherever you get your podcasts — and do leave us a review!Presented by Isabel Berwick. Editorial direction from Manuela Saragosa. Produced by Novel.Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

FT News Briefing
FT Weekend: Jane Austen, forever. Plus: trans inclusion in sports

FT News Briefing

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2022 31:13


To subscribe to FT Weekend wherever you listen, click here: https://link.chtbl.com/ftweekend-------Two hundred years after Jane Austen's novels were published, adaptations are still going strong. This summer saw the release of Fire Island, a gay adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, and the Netflix original, Persuasion. Brooke Masters, our US investment and industries editor and a lifelong Jane Austen fan, and University of Maine literature professor Caroline Bicks, join Lilah to talk about the novelist's enduring appeal. Then, the Boston Marathon has a new non-binary gender category. This is one of three approaches to trans inclusion that elite sports have taken so far. Lilah invites US sports business correspondent Sara Germano on to discuss.-------Want to stay in touch? We love hearing from you. Email us at ftweekendpodcast@ft.com. We're on Twitter @ftweekendpod, and Lilah is on Instagram and Twitter @lilahrap.-------Links and mentions from the episode:– To subscribe to FT Weekend on its own feed in Apple podcasts click here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ft-weekend/id1179847741– Brooke is on Twitter @brookeamasters. Sara is on Twitter @germanotes – The FT's review of Fire Island: https://on.ft.com/3gtH11R and Netflix's Persuasion: https://on.ft.com/3MTbB0X – A recent FT Magazine piece by Sara: ‘What next for Brittney Griner – and for women's sport?' https://on.ft.com/3eUMbDG– To stay up to date on the business of sports, you may like the FT newsletter Scoreboard: https://www.ft.com/scoreboard-------Special offers for FT Weekend listeners, from 50% off a digital subscription to a $1/£1/€1 trial can be found here: http://ft.com/weekendpodcast-------Clips courtesy of Paramount, SearchLight Pictures, Sony Pictures, Miramax and Universal. -------Original music by Metaphor Music. Mixing and sound design by Breen Turner and Sam Giovinco Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

FT Everything Else
Jane Austen, forever. Plus: trans inclusion in sports

FT Everything Else

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2022 30:39


Two hundred years after Jane Austen's novels were published, adaptations are still going strong. This summer saw the release of Fire Island, a gay adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, and the Netflix original, Persuasion. Brooke Masters, our US investment and industries editor and a lifelong Jane Austen fan, and University of Maine literature professor Caroline Bicks, join Lilah to talk about the novelist's enduring appeal. Then, the Boston Marathon has a new non-binary gender category. This is one of three approaches to trans inclusion that elite sports have taken so far. Lilah invites US sports business correspondent Sara Germano on to discuss.-------Want to stay in touch? We love hearing from you. Email us at ftweekendpodcast@ft.com. We're on Twitter @ftweekendpod, and Lilah is on Instagram and Twitter @lilahrap.-------Links and mentions from the episode:– Brooke is on Twitter @brookeamasters. Sara is on Twitter @germanotes – The FT's review of Fire Island: https://on.ft.com/3gtH11R and Netflix's Persuasion: https://on.ft.com/3MTbB0X – A recent FT Magazine piece by Sara: ‘What next for Brittney Griner – and for women's sport?' https://on.ft.com/3eUMbDG– To stay up to date on the business of sports, you may like the FT newsletter Scoreboard: https://www.ft.com/scoreboard-------Special offers for FT Weekend listeners, from 50% off a digital subscription to a $1/£1/€1 trial can be found here: http://ft.com/weekendpodcast-------Clips courtesy of Paramount, SearchLight Pictures, Sony Pictures, Miramax and Universal. -------Original music by Metaphor Music. Mixing and sound design by Breen Turner and Sam Giovinco Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Working It
Best of Working It: Is it time to be open about pay?

Working It

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2022 17:55


In this repeat of one of Working It's most popular episodes, host Isabel Berwick tries to work out why people are so secretive about their pay. She talks to Joel Gascoigne, chief executive of social media business Buffer, which publishes its employees' salaries on its website, and she speaks to Brooke Masters, the FT's chief business commentator and an expert on CEO pay. We love to hear from you: email us at workingit@ft.com or Isabel directly at isabel.berwick@ft.com. Follow @isabelberwick on Twitter or Instagram. Want more?See how much everyone is paid at Bufferhttps://buffer.com/salariesBrooke Masters' column on CEO pay in the pandemic https://www.ft.com/content/0676c6f6-1ad2-490d-b8cf-d3bccdb76182 Want to get a pay rise? Here's how to ask for onehttps://www.ft.com/content/967db31f-f49b-4039-a295-23db588d2a1c Listen to Claer Barrett's MoneyClinic podcast on getting a pay risehttps://link.chtbl.com/K3vLw7lV National Bureau of Economic Research - the wider effects of pay transparencyhttps://www.nber.org/papers/w28903 Presented by Isabel Berwick. Editorial direction from Renée Kaplan. Assistant producer is Persis Love. Sound design is by Breen Turner, with original music from Metaphor Music. Produced by Novel.Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bubble Trouble
This Year's Vanilla: Our Conversation with the FT's Brooke Masters Part Two

Bubble Trouble

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2022 27:55


We're back with more of our conversation with Brooke Masters, the Chief Business Commentator and Associate Editor of the Financial Times. (Repeat.)

Bubble Trouble
The World is Full of Pyramids: Our Conversation with the FT's Brooke Masters Part One

Bubble Trouble

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2022 20:12


Today we have our first of two episodes featuring Brooke Masters, the Chief Business Commentator and Associate Editor of the Financial Times. (Repeat)

Working It
Has hybrid working made it harder to take time off sick?

Working It

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2022 16:47


This week, host Isabel Berwick is joined by Emma Jacobs, author of one of the Financial Times's most read features on the workplace this year: “The end of sick days: has WFH made it harder to take time off?” Along with fellow Working It regular Brooke Masters, the FT's US investment and industries editor, they discuss why we are taking fewer sick days than ever, with more of us choosing to work through sickness. Is it a practice managers should ever encourage? They also consider readers' and listeners' perspectives on sick leave – has WFH, and the prospect of missing a long commute, made us more likely to call in sick? And is the growing honesty in workplaces around mental health and wellbeing changing the way we think about our need to take time off work for rest and recovery? Want more? Emma Jacobs' hit FT article on sick leave https://www.ft.com/content/bc9e39ce-8762-4e70-8aa2-2e33b23b80fe Results of a big FT reader survey on attitudes to work and return to the office, including sick leave https://www.ft.com/content/b5b9af97-3193-4dd6-bcb8-894ba7846e0e FT columnist Sarah O'Connor explores punitive sick leave rules https://www.ft.com/content/8a5bccb5-ba86-4a0c-9777-d1283945106d US retailers under pressure to disclose sick leave policieshttps://www.ft.com/content/b190494e-fa0c-4b52-9f18-cf838e15ab72FT subscriber? Sign up for the weekly Working It newsletter. We cover all things workplace and management — plus exclusive reporting on trends, tips and what's coming next. One-click sign-up at www.ft.com/newslettersWe love to hear from you. What do you like (or not)? What topics should we tackle? Email the team at workingit@ft.com or Isabel directly at isabel.berwick@ft.com. Follow @isabelberwick on Twitter Subscribe to Working It wherever you get your podcasts — and do leave us a review!Presented by Isabel Berwick. Editorial direction from Renée Kaplan and Manuela Saragosa. Assistant producer is Persis Love. Sound design is by Breen Turner, with original music from Metaphor Music. Produced by Novel.Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Press Profiles
Brooke Masters: Gatekeeping the Financial Times opinion page, yacht-hopping on the fourth of July, and her front row seat at the Martha Stewart trial.

Press Profiles

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2022 47:29


Brooke Masters broke her first corporate scandal as a college student writing for the Harvard Crimson. She has continued to hold the powerful accountable through decades of work at the Washington Post and the Financial Times. Brooke shares how she landed front-page stories, her advice to young reporters now, and the differences between reporting (and living) on both sides of the Pond. Brooke also served as the “bouncer” of the Financial Times's hottest club – the opinion page – and gives anyone looking to place an op-ed some tips on how to score. We hear about all that plus the Martha Stewart trial, Elliot Spitzer's ups and downs, her beloved New York Mets on this edition of Press Profiles.

Working It
Why menopause is such a hot topic at work

Working It

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2022 17:09


In a tight global labour market, older women are having a moment. Employers are offering more leadership and promotion opportunities, as well as practical policies to help manage the hormonal upheavals that hit half the population in their forties and fifties. In this episode Isabel talks to Navene Alim and Landy Slattery from the UK's Channel 4 television network, who pioneered the workplace menopause policy in the UK several years ago. They talk about how it has benefited everyone in their workplace - and the silence and misdiagnosis that until very recently often accompanied women's symptoms of brain fog, sleeplessness and anxiety. Many big companies are putting together policies to support and promote older women - the fastest-growing segment of the workforce. But, as Isabel discusses with Working It regular and FT columnist Brooke Masters, there are downsides to being open about our health status. Sexism and ageism are still rife - might there be a cost to sharing too much? Want to read more? Channel 4's pioneering menopause policy is free for other organisations to download and adapt https://assets-corporate.channel4.com/_flysystem/s3/2020-10/Channel%204%20Menopause%20Policy%202020.pdfAn FT feature on the stigma around menopause fading in workplaces https://www.ft.com/content/311504fa-04a2-11ea-a958-5e9b7282cbd1Almost 1mn women have left the UK workforce because of menopause symptomshttps://www.hrreview.co.uk/hr-news/almost-a-million-women-have-left-the-workplace-due-to-menopausal-symptoms/135691FT columnist Elizabeth Uviebinene on femtech investment https://www.ft.com/content/5ed48a73-a75c-44d7-924d-b65eec28c64fCompanies supporting older women into leadership https://www.ft.com/content/162a607c-4072-4706-91fd-5a7fb252be91We love to hear from you. What do you like (or not)? What topics should we tackle? Email the team at workingit@ft.com or Isabel directly at isabel.berwick@ft.com. Follow @isabelberwick on Twitter Subscribe to Working It wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe!Presented by Isabel Berwick. Editorial direction from Renée Kaplan. Assistant producer is Persis Love. Sound design is by Breen Turner, with original music from Metaphor Music. Produced by Novel. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Bubble Trouble
SPACs Are This Year's Vanilla: Our Conversastion with the FT's Brooke Masters Part Two

Bubble Trouble

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2022 27:55


SPACs Are This Year's Vanilla: Our Conversation with the FT's Brooke Masters Part Two. Visit https://www.bubbletroublepodcast.com/ for the transcript for this episode.

Bubble Trouble
The World is Full of Pyramids: Our Conversation with the FT's Brooke Masters Part One

Bubble Trouble

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2022 20:12


Today we have our first of two episodes featuring Brooke Masters, the Chief Business Commentator and Associate Editor of the Financial Times.

Working It
The reality of whistleblowing at work

Working It

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2022 18:53


This week on Working It we take a step back from day-to-day workplace life and explore the issue of whistleblowing. What drives people to speak up against their employers - and what happens to those staff? Does it necessarily end your career in that company? Isabel talks to Siri Nelson, executive director of the US National Whistleblower Center. Siri has devoted her professional life to protecting the rights of those who speak up. She offers advice for listeners who have seen something wrong and want to report it (first step: get a lawyer). Siri and Isabel discuss some of the whistleblowers who have changed history - including Sherron Watkins. In 2001 she was a popular member of staff at US energy giant Enron, but when she spoke out about corruption in the company, it made her an outcast at work. Her efforts were not in vain, though - and Watkins ended up testifying at government hearings. Plus, Isabel gets some insights from the FT's whistleblowing expert, Brooke Masters, our chief business columnist. What sorts of staff decide to report wrongdoing? And how can managers ensure that our corporate cultures encourage honesty - and can deal with internal problems before it is too late? Want to read more? National Whistleblower Center [US] - lots of advice and resources https://www.whistleblowers.org/Whistleblowers UK -British campaigning group https://www.wbuk.org/ Brooke Masters on why whistleblowers deserve our thanks - and protection https://www.ft.com/content/7e89bfa8-25d5-11e8-b27e-cc62a39d57a0The corruption of cronyism in workplaces - and a whistleblower's experience of calling it out https://www.ft.com/content/98fdcde8-eba1-45b3-98a6-eceb5269e07cAndrew Hill on the business lessons learned from Enron, 20 years after its collapse https://www.ft.com/content/4676e3e2-bdaa-4c78-8011-49508279c9eaWe love to hear from you. What do you like (or not)? What topics should we tackle in 2022? Email the team at workingit@ft.com or Isabel directly at isabel.berwick@ft.com. Follow @isabelberwick on Twitter Subscribe to Working It wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe!Presented by Isabel Berwick. Editorial direction from Renée Kaplan. Assistant producer is Persis Love. Sound design is by Breen Turner, with original music from Metaphor Music. Produced by Novel. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Working It
Can you be too kind to your colleagues?

Working It

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2021 17:54


Empathy has been one of the buzzwords of the pandemic, with managers under pressure to listen to employees' woes and understand what they are going through. But what do we mean by empathy at work, and how much is too much when it comes to caring?Isabel talks to Belinda Parmar, founder of consultancy The Empathy Business, about small changes that can make a workplace more empathetic, and why that's often a good thing. She finds that more empathy leads to higher productivity and engagement. The downside to empathy is that it's easy for senior staff to burn out when they give too much of themselves to others. Isabel and Brooke Masters, the FT's chief business commentator, find some possible solutions [like listening to - but not crying with - your staff]. Finally, Belinda gives tips on how to support team members and colleagues, and the power of having a best friend at work. Isabel and Brooke talk about their experiences of friendship at work - it might even stop you burning out. Want to read more? Brooke Masters on the long hours culture and burnout in Wall Streethttps://www.ft.com/content/19a14cad-b5fc-4fc3-aa5a-ca306af5b831Isabel's column on the importance of friendship at work https://www.ft.com/content/62b2db86-60e7-11e9-b285-3acd5d43599eMcKinsey's in-depth report on burnout in the pandemic - tl;dr? It's still under-reported and burnt out people are … less likely to respond to surveys about burnout.https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/coronavirus-leading-through-the-crisis/charting-the-path-to-the-next-normal/employee-burnout-is-ubiquitous-alarming-and-still-underreportedBelinda Parmar's consultancy The Empathy Business, including the Empathy Index she mentions in the podcast [published in 2016 in the Harvard Business Review] https://theempathybusiness.com/https://hbr.org/2016/12/the-most-and-least-empathetic-companies-2016We love to hear from you. What do you like (or not)? What topics should we tackle in 2022? Email us at workingit@ft.com or Isabel directly at isabel.berwick@ft.com. Follow @isabelberwick on Twitter or Instagram.Subscribe to Working It wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe !Presented by Isabel Berwick. Editorial direction from Renée Kaplan. Assistant producer is Persis Love. Sound design is by Breen Turner, with original music from Metaphor Music. Produced by Novel. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.