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Tony Jackson studied classics at Glasgow University and Oxford, then trained as a securities analyst at the Edinburgh broking firm of Wood, Mackenzie.
He moved to the Financial Times in 1983, where his posts have included head of the Lex Column and New York bureau chief. He now works as a part-time columnist for the paper.
Aged 59, Tony is married to fellow FT journalist Maggie Urry. - -
Speculators feast on soaring commodities
Is the sheer weight of money going into agricultural derivatives pushing food prices up? No, say those who make money from those instruments. Yes, say those who fear being squeezed
Tentacles of recession and the Great Unwind
By way of relief from the drama of the credit markets, let us pause to consider equities. Where are we now, and what are the prospects?
Relief on Wall Street unlikely to bring universal joy
Over the past 10 days, Wall Street chiefs have been queuing to announce that for them at least, the worst is over. They could well be right. But what about the rest of us?
Inflation poser spreads beyond the world’s super-rich
The main worry for the super-rich at present is inflation. They expect wealth managers to arrange protection against it. But how do you do that?
De-equitisation, re-equitisation – a crucial issue for strategists
The era of equity shrinkage, we are told, is over. Farewell share buy-backs, hello rights issues. De-equitisation is dead, long live re-equitisation
Regulation? Plus change for investment banks
Last week’s startling bounce in global bank shares prompts a couple of intriguing questions, writes Tony Jackson
Plenty to think about in this time for reflection
The debate on bank regulation risks becoming slightly theological in character. On the one hand, justice must be seen to be done and bankers must pay for their sins. On the other, tinkering with free markets is of the devil, and the nation that attempts it is on the road to perdition
Corporates should be braced for the Great Unwind
Most of the world’s fund managers, according to a Merrill Lynch survey, think equities are cheap and bonds are dear. Conceivably, they could have that the wrong way round
Vital for lenders and borrowers to get back in touch
Rumour has it that at least one big UK bank is no longer issuing loans on commercial real estate, or even rolling over existing ones. If true, I am not surprised
Pension schemes revolution needs careful planning
The decay of the old pension fund model, it seems, is gaining pace. In the UK, Goldman Sachs is the latest group to buy out a corporate pension scheme
