From LIFE & ARTS May 12, 2012

Charity begins with a tax break

$500 glasses from the Spider-Man Broadway musical ©Shonagh Rae

According to US logic, if it takes tax breaks to get more money to good causes, so be it

Gillian Tett/Frontline Q&A

The FT and the Frontline correspondent Martin Smith and producer Marcela Gaviria join for a discussion of Money, Power and Wall Street, the special investigation into the struggles to rescue and repair a shattered US economy following the financial crisis, being aired on the PBS network
From MARKETS May 10, 2012

Repression on bond sales heralds era of masochism

Investors are buying debt despite unfavourable rates

Illustration of Pollywood ©Shonagh Rae From LIFE & ARTS May 5, 2012

Welcome to ‘Pollywood’

The growing symbiosis between celebrity culture and political journalism

From MARKETS May 3, 2012

Beware pitfalls of rule-makers pursuing their agendas

US money markets debate will test extent of regulators’ powers

Illustration of two table lamps ©Shonagh Rae From LIFE & ARTS Apr 28, 2012

Shedding light on ‘grey’ areas

Leaders forget that unless people feel confident that they truly ‘own’ assets, it is well-nigh impossible to build a stable market economy

Illustration showing a skier creating a dollar sign on the snow ©Shonagh Rae From LIFE & ARTS Apr 21, 2012

It’s all downhill for US equality

Economists calculate that 23% of all national income is going to the top 1%

Illustration depicting Disney theme parks ©Shonagh Rae From LIFE & ARTS Apr 14, 2012

My Disney pilgrimage

The Disney theme parks have become one of the most unifying shrines found in America today

Apr 12, 2012

Oil markets should heed Libor lessons

Setting of oil prices may come under similar scrutiny

Illustration showing fingerprint under a magnifying glass ©Shonagh Rae From LIFE & ARTS Apr 7, 2012

The technology of trust

While we no longer have faith in bankers or bureaucrats, we are taking leaps of faith with our BlackBerries and iPads

Apr 4, 2012

Rhode Island’s fiscal reforms offer hope

Technocrats are needed to win fiscal battles and educate workers

Mar 30, 2012

Right time for a World Bank renaissance man

Why the silo-hopping Jim Yong Kim is the man for the job

From LIFE & ARTS Mar 30, 2012

The right time for a renaissance man?

Jim Yong Kim has broken down the intellectual silos that mar modern life

From LIFE & ARTS Mar 23, 2012

The Achilles heel of women in politics

“Game Change” , a TV docu-drama centred on Sarah Palin, raises many questions about female political power in America

From MARKETS Mar 22, 2012

Investors must get a grip on ‘granny tax’ rows

Social cohesion is key factor in successful sovereign markets

From LIFE & ARTS Mar 17, 2012

Mind the gap year

It sounds distasteful that poor communities can function as education camps for wealthy westerners

From MARKETS Mar 15, 2012

Regulators must get grip on traders’ hormones

Biology plays a crucial but invisible role in finance

From LIFE & ARTS Mar 9, 2012

A dangerous allergy to change

Behind the EpiPen is an odd saga which not only illustrates some of the paradoxes of American healthcare but also stirs up strong emotions

Mar 8, 2012

Guiding light needed to cut through data fog

Important financial data could languish in cyberspace

From LIFE & ARTS Mar 2, 2012

Down with lobbyists! Or not?

The brutal fact is that spending money on lobby groups often pays off for companies

From LIFE & ARTS Feb 24, 2012

Wheels of fortune

That small minority who bought a New York taxi ‘medallion’ has enjoyed stunning investment success

About Gillian

Gillian Tett Gillian Tett is US managing editor and an assistant editor of the Financial Times. In her previous role, she oversaw global coverage of the financial markets. In March 2009 she was Journalist of the Year at the British Press Awards. In June 2009 her book Fool’s Gold won Financial Book of the Year at the inaugural Spear’s Book Awards.

In 2007 she was awarded the Wincott prize, the premier British award for financial journalism, for her capital markets coverage. She was British Business Journalist of the Year in 2008. She joined the FT in 1993 and worked in the former Soviet Union and Europe, and in the economics team. In 1997 she was posted to Tokyo where she became the bureau chief, before returning in 2003 to become deputy head of the Lex column.

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