Regardless of the modules you teach or areas of interest, the wide range of content on FT.com can help you develop your students international mindset and enhance their commercial acumen. Read our curated guides below for examples of how the FT can help across a variety of topics and courses.
As a business-focused publication, articles that reference management practices can be found throughout FT.com. In addition to allusions to executive decision-making in many articles about companies, we also have a team dedicated to writing about management from theoretical and practical perspectives.
Faculty and students can expect to find the following on FT.com:
- References to and commentary on management studies conducted by researchers in business schools or consultancies
- Interviews with executives from around the world and from a variety of industries who talk about how they responded to challenges during their tenures
- How trends in ESG have impacted company policies, such as executive pay and employee expectations
Here is an example of how the FT can help with the study of Management:
- Keep up to date following important themes related to Management by adding these topics to your myFT.
- Management, Work & Careers, Managing yourself, Executive pay, Women in business, Office life, Workplace diversity & equality, Management Consulting - Subscribe to newsletters to receive the best content on topics relevant to Management.
- Business Education (weekly, points out recent management articles and often includes questions for discussion)
- Moral Money (about ESG trends, including changes in corporate governance) - Develop a critical eye and intellectual curiosity by following world renowned journalists. You can do this by searching their name and selecting ‘Add to myFT.’ The following are recommended to follow to aid your studies in Management.
- Andrew Hill (Management editor), Jonathan Black (Director of Oxford University’s careers service), Pilita Clark (Business columnist), How to Lead (weekly interviews with executives), FTfm (Interviews with executives in financial services)
The FT is world renowned for its commentary on the big issues in our world today. Many of these articles focus on global trade and business and can provide key learnings to implement into your teaching or learning.
Faculty and students can expect to find the following on FT.com:
- Deeper understanding of difficult global trade issues/ideas through wider reading
- Stats, facts and detailed examples to increase the quality of teaching and learning
- Broader, global perspective on the biggest issues and opinion pieces to challenge your views
Here is an example of how the FT can help with the study of Global Trade & International Business:
- Keep up to date following important themes related to Global Trade & International Business by adding these topics to your myFT.
- Trade Secrets, Global trade, Trade disputes, US trade, EU trade, Chinese trade, Nafta, Protectionism - Subscribe to newsletters to receive the best content on topics relevant to Global Trade & International Business such as:
- Trade Secrets (covers the changing face of international trade and globalisation)
- Moral Money (about ESG trends, including changes in corporate governance) - Develop a critical eye and intellectual curiosity by following world renowned journalists. You can do this by searching their name and selecting ‘Add to myFT.’ The following are recommended to follow to aid your studies.
- Gillian Tett (Chair of Editorial Board & Editor-at-Large, US), Alan Beattie (Senior Trade Writer), James Politi (World Trade Editor), Martin Sandbu (European Economics Commentator), Jude Webber (Mexico and Central America Correspondent)
The Financial Times is one of the best sources for news and for opinion pieces on finance. The FT is a top read of finance professionals in banks, hedge funds, private equity, traders, and asset managers around the world.
Faculty and students can expect to find the following on FT.com:
- Timely, comprehensive analysis of global market movements
- Finance trends, such as the turn to private equity and ETFs, investment in ESG, potential areas of risk, coverage of global banks, and regulatory changes
Here is an example of how the FT can help with the study of Finance:
- Keep up to date following important themes related to Finance by adding these topics to your myFT.
- Markets, Commodities, Equities, Investment Banking, M&A, Financial Markets Regulation, ESG Investing, Private Equity - Subscribe to newsletters to receive the best content on topics relevant to Finance such as:
- Unhedged (Daily dissect of market trends and how Wall Street responds to them)
- Moral Money (about ESG trends, including changes in corporate governance)
- Due Diligence (Tues-Fri, about M&A, PE, Investor Activism, IPOs, and more) - Develop a critical eye and intellectual curiosity by following world renowned journalists. You can do this by searching their name and selecting ‘Add to myFT.’ The following are recommended to follow to aid your studies.
- Gillian Tett (Chair of Editorial Board & Editor-at-Large, US), Lex (Analysis of companies in the news), Robin Wigglesworth (Global Finance Correspondent), Alphaville (Finance and economics blog) - Interactive learning tools
- Podcasts, Videos, Online games, FT Graphics/data
The Financial Times is one of the best sources for news and for opinion pieces on economics. Many of our journalists have won awards for their writing on economics, and they offer thought-provoking reviews of new books on economics. The FT is a top read of policy-makers in central banks around the world.
Faculty and students can expect to find the following on FT.com:
- Citations of economic data from different sources and corresponding graphs
- Expert opinion on how countries or the global economy is faring
- Articles on how central banks and policy makers should respond to economic challenges, particularly as they relate to inequality
- Excellent coverage of global trade and currencies
Here is an example of how the FT can help with the study of Economics:
- Keep up to date following important themes related to Finance by adding these topics to your myFT.
- Global Economy, US Economy, EU Economy, UK Business & Economy, Emerging Markets, Global Trade - Subscribe to newsletters to receive the best content on topics relevant to Economics such as:
- Unhedged (Daily dissect of market trends and how Wall Street responds to them)
- Free Lunch (3x a week on the European economy)
- Trade Secrets (3x a week on global trade) - Develop a critical eye and intellectual curiosity by following world renowned journalists. You can do this by searching their name and selecting ‘Add to myFT.’ The following are recommended to follow to aid your studies.
- Martin Wolf (Chief Economics Commentator), Martin Sandbu (European Economics Commentator), Chris Giles (Economics Editor), Tim Harford (Undercover Economist), Rana Foroohar (Global Business Editor) - Interactive learning tools
- Podcasts, Videos, Online games, FT Graphics/data
The Financial Times looks to support ethical business practices, a value that was further reinforced by the risky behavior that led to the 2008 financial crisis and the resulting global recession. While we try to report the news in an unbiased manner, our opinion writers look to address ethical issues that arise in business from a variety of perspectives.
Faculty and students can expect to find the following on FT.com:
- Reporting on company wrongdoing and conflicts within ESG-designated funds
- Opinion pieces on how government and the private sector can increase sustainable business practices
- Articles on responsible business education
Here is an example of how the FT can help with the study of Business Ethics:
- Keep up to date following important themes related to Business Ethics by adding these topics to your myFT.
- Executive pay, Workplace diversity, Corporate governance, Sustainability, Climate change, ESG investing, Gender pay gap - Subscribe to newsletters to receive the best content on topics relevant to Business Ethics such as:
- Moral Money (about ESG trends, including changes in corporate governance)
- Business Education
- Swamp Notes (on business and politics) - Develop a critical eye and intellectual curiosity by following world renowned journalists. You can do this by searching their name and selecting ‘Add to myFT.’ The following are recommended to follow to aid your studies.
- Gillian Tett (Chair of the editorial board and editor-at-large, US), Martin Wolf (Chief Economics Commentator), Ed Luce (US National Editor and Columnist), Rana Foroohar (Global Business Editor), The FT View (The perspective of the FT Editorial Board) - Interactive learning tools
- Podcasts, Videos, Online games, FT Graphics/data