Last night, FT Alphaville won the title of Best Media-Affiliated Business Blog of the Year at the 2007 EPpy Awards. The awards, which are now in their 12th year, were presented at an awards luncheon at the Interactive Media Conference and Trade Show at the Radisson Hotel Miami.

FT.com launched FT Alphaville in October 2006 as a digital news and commentary service, specifically aimed at finance professionals working in hedge funds, private equity and investment banking. FT Alphaville is edited by Paul Murphy, with Helen Thomas and Gwen Robinson. It can be found online at: http://ftalphaville.ft.com/

The judges commented that FT Alphaville has ”superb running coverage and commentary on the day’s market news, packaged elegantly.” They also noted that ”not only is it timely but it is clear... The Markets Live chats are fast, informative and delivered with obvious understanding and good old reporting.”

Further information about the EPpy awards can be found at: http://royal.reliaserve.com/eppy/

For further information, please contact:

Jo Crosby, Financial Times, 020 7873 3811 or jo.crosby@ft.com