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    David Oakley

    Assistant Companies editor

    David Oakley edits business stories mainly focused on industry for the FT. He has written about business, investment and markets as corporate affairs correspondent, investment correspondent and capital markets correspondent at the FT.

    Before he joined the FT, he was a sub-editor on The Sun and the political lobby correspondent at Westminster for the Western Daily Press.

    Email David Oakley @davidoakleynews  on Twitter (link opens in a new browser window)

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    • Wednesday, 30 November, 2016
      UK companies
      Travis Perkins and Polymetal to lose out in FTSE 100 reshuffle

      Medical group ConvaTec and Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust set to enter top index

    • Tuesday, 29 November, 2016
      Insurance
      Hunt for yield pushes more investors into riskier assets

      Pension funds and insurers have increasingly embraced alternative investments

    • Thursday, 24 November, 2016
      Corporate governance
      Theresa May suffers backlash over flagship business reforms

      BoE’s Haldane among senior figures to attack executive pay plans

    • Monday, 21 November, 2016
      US & Canadian companies
      Lacklustre US earnings drag down global dividends

      Payouts tumble as flat profits add to fears over Trump, China and Brexit

    • Monday, 14 November, 2016
      UK companies
      UK plc profits hit lowest level in a decade

      Competition on the high street cuts margins and uncertainty looms because of Brexit

    • Monday, 14 November, 2016
      Property sector
      Asset managers face corporate governance crackdown

      Watchdogs to act on groups that do not meet standards on reporting of range of issues

    • Sunday, 13 November, 2016
      FTfmUS presidential election
      Time to consider the end of the world trade

      Should fund managers be buying ultra-safe assets?, asks David Oakley

    • Tuesday, 1 November, 2016
      Corporate governance
      The steady demise of the ‘all-powerful’ leader

      Splitting the chief executive and chairman roles can be good for returns

    • Sunday, 30 October, 2016
      UK outsourcing
      Capita to assess contracts as part of strategic review

      Investigation to also consider outsourcer’s strategy of growing through acquisitions

    • Thursday, 27 October, 2016
      IPOs
      Misys float failure shows sinking faith in IPOs

      Investors unconvinced by roadshow growth story and valuation

    • Tuesday, 18 October, 2016
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      IPOs brought down to earth amid market uncertainty

      Flotations stall due to fears over economic outlook and mispricing

    • Sunday, 16 October, 2016
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      UK’s post-Brexit dividend windfall on track to top £5bn

      Plunge in value of pound forecast to lift payouts £5.6bn in 2016

    • Wednesday, 12 October, 2016
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      Brexit turns UK earnings upside down

      Once-struggling oil and mining groups and ‘defensive’ industries are big winners since June 23

    • Tuesday, 11 October, 2016
      Corporate governance
      Cabinet split over plan to put workers on UK company boards

      Senior minister warns ‘it is not going to happen’

    • Sunday, 9 October, 2016
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      Digital-savvy millennials’ future riches draw suitors

      Research shows they prioritise ethical concerns and lack faith in the investment industry

    • Sunday, 9 October, 2016
      FTfmCentral bank intervention
      Tina keeps the rally in equities going

      David Oakley finds there is no alternative investment opportunity

    • Friday, 7 October, 2016
      UK politics & policy
      Top executives give mixed response to May’s tough talk

      Business leaders fear tone of Brexit plan while others see electioneering

    • Sunday, 2 October, 2016
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      Best paid CEOs fail to offer best value for money

      Only two of UK’s best paid bosses make top 30 for value creation relative to their peers

    • Thursday, 29 September, 2016
      Corporate governance
      Theresa May faces fight over plans to reform business

      Opposition grows to putting workers on boards and rules on executive pay

    • Friday, 23 September, 2016
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      Mike Ashley takes over as chief executive at Sports Direct

      Founder of retail chain says he has lost ‘right arm’ after Dave Forsey quits

    • Thursday, 22 September, 2016
      UK employment
      Theresa May’s plan to expose boss-employee pay gap ‘flawed’

      Revealing ratio of chief executives’ pay to that of staff could end up being misleading

    • Tuesday, 13 September, 2016
      Final salary schemes
      Pension deficits threaten dividend cuts at UK companies

      Companies including BAE, BT and Barclays have seen shortfalls soar since Brexit vote

    • Sunday, 4 September, 2016
      FTfmFund management
      Stock and bond bull runs show bubble-like qualities

      David Oakley considers the consequences of quantitative easing and ultra-low interest rate policies

    • Thursday, 1 September, 2016
      Corporate governance
      City figures back plans for tougher scrutiny of executive pay

      Neil Woodford and Lord Myners support creating shareholder committees at listed groups

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