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JPMorgan fiasco exposes the myth of the imperial CEO

Ferguson illustration

Neither shareholders nor regulators ought to be happy for Dimon to wield undivided power

May 11, 2012

Dimon is a whale of a hedge fund manager

Risky bets are in the nature of the financial beast

Pinn illustration May 9, 2012

Law firms have struck the limits of partnership

Legal businesses can no longer borrow and make rash promises to force their way to the top tier

Ingram Pinn illustration May 2, 2012

Pharma needs an injection of financial engineering

By using CDOs to aid medical research, Wall Street might improve its image

Apr 25, 2012

What politicians lost to Murdoch

The News Corp chief has unbalanced the relationship between the media and government

Ingram Pinn Comment Page illustration pfeatures Apr 18, 2012

Argentina’s oil raid can only end badly

Seizure is extreme, badly timed and unlikely to address the key complaint

Pinn illustration Apr 11, 2012

Facebook is scared of the internet

The $1bn purchase of Instagram shows Mark Zuckerberg is worried by growing threats to his social network’s dominance

Andy Martin Comment Page illustration pfeatures Apr 4, 2012

City is right to crack whip on market abuse

The FSA is displaying a salutary determination to end casual sharing of insider information

Mar 14, 2012

China must stop its poor-country pretence

The rare earths case shows how credibility gained from the Made in China policy has expired

Ingram Pinn illustration Mar 7, 2012

Business should help the heartland

The collective effect of moving capacity offshore imperils US society

Feb 29, 2012

London must scare insider traders

UK should reconsider use of phone-tap evidence

Feb 22, 2012

Wynn raises the stakes in Las Vegas

Tussle with Okada casts a poor light on Nevada’s corporate law

Feb 8, 2012

Don’t put venture capital at risk

The industry is on the same threshold that both banking and private equity crossed before, with unintended consequences

Feb 2, 2012

Facebook ought to ditch its public offering

The sole purpose for this IPO is to meet a tax obligation

Jan 30, 2012

A beacon of US power and ambition

Oliver Zunz has written a new history that charts the constant evolution in the ways American citizens give to good causes

Jan 25, 2012

Money shovers can live without tax perks

Low rate on carried interest is no longer defensible

Jan 18, 2012

Halt the Silicon Valley histrionics

Blackouts and scaremongering by websites over piracy act is self-defeating

Jan 13, 2012

The dollar lifestyle of the Swiss central banker

The Caesars of monetary policy must be above suspicion

Jan 11, 2012

The smart technology loser folds

Kodak provides a lesson for companies in the grip of technological change

Jan 4, 2012

China’s princelings should not rule alone

Beijing’s leadership contest matters more than the eccentric Republican primary

About John

John Gapper John Gapper is associate editor and chief business commentator of the Financial Times. He writes a weekly column, appearing on Thursdays on the comment page, about business trends and strategy. He also contributes leaders and other articles.

He has worked for the FT since 1987, covering labour relations, banking and the media. In 1991-92, he was a Harkness fellow of the Commonwealth Fund of New York, and studied US education and training at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

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