Central & Eastern Europe:
Technology & Innovation
The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on November 15th, 2016
Advertising booking deadline: October 04th, 2016.
We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional):
Introduction
If there is one thing central European countries agree on, it’s the need to nurture innovative, dynamic economies. From Poland to Serbia, Czech Republic to Estonia, governments across the region are touting themselves as supporters of start-ups and technology, next-generation businesses and the fourth industrial revolution. This is more than just good PR – central and eastern European countries are acutely aware they must develop innovative businesses and “knowledge” economies, not just continue as manufacturing powerhouses serving the rest of the continent. The wage differential with western Europe, though still significant, is shrinking, and demographic pressures mean the outlook for CEE economies appears not as rosy as five years ago. Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the leader of Poland’s ruling Law and Justice party, has publicly warned of the need to avoid the “middle-income trap” by stimulating faster growth through innovation, rather than relying on exports and foreign direct investment. There are signs of green shoots. Poland has a thriving software sector, and the Baltic republics have produced numerous technology firms. Slovakia’s high-tech manufacturing sector is surging. The EU’s digital single market push will only help, and structural funds are still healthy and readily available. But reforms at home are needed to help start-ups reach their potential.
The New Europe 100
The FT will again partner with Google and Res Publica, the Warsaw-based journal, to produce the New Europe 100. This is a ranking of central and eastern Europe’s brightest and best individuals who, through innovations, ideas or social influence have changed the world, or their local status quo. This piece introduces the 2016 rankings and looks at what is new since last year.
Column: Outlook for Innovation
The FT looks at what barriers exist for innovators in CEE, how executives in start-up businesses see the region, and what needs to change to help it compete better with Berlin, London and San Francisco.
Case Studies of the New Europe 100 Winners
We profile three of those named in the New Europe 100 rankings.
Interview with A Past New Europe 100 Winner
The FT interviews a previous winner of the NE100 to find out how their innovative journey has unfolded since they were recognised.
Cybersecurity: Romania
High-profile cyber attacks on the US Democratic National Committee in July have refocused attention on the increasingly widespread and sophisticated use of cyber espionage to access valuable data. We profile a regional leader in this fast-growing sector that has detected and blocked ongoing cyber-espionage campaigns against official institutions in several eastern European countries, including Romania, Hungary and Lithuania.
Film Industry: Hungray
Hungary’s film industry has blossomed in recent years by using new methods - attracting big-budget foreign film productions with innovative policies in tax, skills and investment. Expenditure by foreign filmmakers in Hungary grew from $5m in 2010 to $280m in 2015, according to official estimates.
While Budapest’s low costs and belle époque architecture make it a natural choice for period movies, industry champions point to investment in high-tech production facilities that have lured science fiction films such as The Martian and an upcoming remake of the blockbuster movie Bladerunner.
Aviation: Poland
Poland’s “Aviation Valley” or Dolina Lotnicza in the south-east of the country is seen across the region as one of the biggest successes of the past decade. Located in one of Poland’s least developed regions, it accounts for more than 90 per cent of the Polish aviation industry.
Since its foundation in 2003, it has grown from 18 to 123 members, including factories of international aviation giants, smaller family companies working in the supply chain, as well as universities and local institutions. But Aviation Valley does not want to be recognised only as a manufacturing cluster ‑ it has ambitions to become a hub for R&D, innovation and start-ups in the sector.
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Technology & Innovation
The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on November 15th, 2016
Advertising booking deadline: October 04th, 2016.
We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional):
Introduction
If there is one thing central European countries agree on, it’s the need to nurture innovative, dynamic economies. From Poland to Serbia, Czech Republic to Estonia, governments across the region are touting themselves as supporters of start-ups and technology, next-generation businesses and the fourth industrial revolution. This is more than just good PR – central and eastern European countries are acutely aware they must develop innovative businesses and “knowledge” economies, not just continue as manufacturing powerhouses serving the rest of the continent. The wage differential with western Europe, though still significant, is shrinking, and demographic pressures mean the outlook for CEE economies appears not as rosy as five years ago. Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the leader of Poland’s ruling Law and Justice party, has publicly warned of the need to avoid the “middle-income trap” by stimulating faster growth through innovation, rather than relying on exports and foreign direct investment. There are signs of green shoots. Poland has a thriving software sector, and the Baltic republics have produced numerous technology firms. Slovakia’s high-tech manufacturing sector is surging. The EU’s digital single market push will only help, and structural funds are still healthy and readily available. But reforms at home are needed to help start-ups reach their potential.
The New Europe 100
The FT will again partner with Google and Res Publica, the Warsaw-based journal, to produce the New Europe 100. This is a ranking of central and eastern Europe’s brightest and best individuals who, through innovations, ideas or social influence have changed the world, or their local status quo. This piece introduces the 2016 rankings and looks at what is new since last year.
Column: Outlook for Innovation
The FT looks at what barriers exist for innovators in CEE, how executives in start-up businesses see the region, and what needs to change to help it compete better with Berlin, London and San Francisco.
Case Studies of the New Europe 100 Winners
We profile three of those named in the New Europe 100 rankings.
Interview with A Past New Europe 100 Winner
The FT interviews a previous winner of the NE100 to find out how their innovative journey has unfolded since they were recognised.
Cybersecurity: Romania
High-profile cyber attacks on the US Democratic National Committee in July have refocused attention on the increasingly widespread and sophisticated use of cyber espionage to access valuable data. We profile a regional leader in this fast-growing sector that has detected and blocked ongoing cyber-espionage campaigns against official institutions in several eastern European countries, including Romania, Hungary and Lithuania.
Film Industry: Hungray
Hungary’s film industry has blossomed in recent years by using new methods - attracting big-budget foreign film productions with innovative policies in tax, skills and investment. Expenditure by foreign filmmakers in Hungary grew from $5m in 2010 to $280m in 2015, according to official estimates.
While Budapest’s low costs and belle époque architecture make it a natural choice for period movies, industry champions point to investment in high-tech production facilities that have lured science fiction films such as The Martian and an upcoming remake of the blockbuster movie Bladerunner.
Aviation: Poland
Poland’s “Aviation Valley” or Dolina Lotnicza in the south-east of the country is seen across the region as one of the biggest successes of the past decade. Located in one of Poland’s least developed regions, it accounts for more than 90 per cent of the Polish aviation industry.
Since its foundation in 2003, it has grown from 18 to 123 members, including factories of international aviation giants, smaller family companies working in the supply chain, as well as universities and local institutions. But Aviation Valley does not want to be recognised only as a manufacturing cluster ‑ it has ambitions to become a hub for R&D, innovation and start-ups in the sector.
Information
■ Recently published FT Special Reports can be viewed at www.ft.com/specialreports
A full list of published reports can be viewed at http://www.ft.com/reports/library Forthcoming FT Special Reports and their synopsis can be downloaded via the
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This editorial synopsis must not be amended in any way by anyone other than the Editor of Supplements and Special Reports.
All submissions or suggestions for editorial features should be sent to reports@ft.com
This is to ensure all suggestions can be assessed and to enable the editorial team to cope with the huge volume of approaches that would otherwise stop them from doing their work. Due to the volume of approaches the editorial team are unable to confirm receipt or respond to all enquiries.
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Investing in Germany
The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on October 18th, 2016
Advertising booking deadline: September 05th, 2016
We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional):
Introduction
The German economy is growing steadily despite economic and political uncertainty, including Europe’s refugee crisis, the Brexit vote, the crisis in Turkey and the conflict in Ukraine. Companies remain confident of their ability to overcome difficulties and profit from good conditions in other export markets, notably the US.
But Berlin has been accused of contributing to global imbalances with its current account surplus, and the International Monetary Fund and others urge it to do more to rebalance its economy by promoting domestic investment. Meanwhile, the run-up to the 2017 elections could see new political squalls, with consequences for investors.
Economic Overview
We look at whether growth in domestic demand, especially consumption, will be sustained in the face of fresh challenges. What measures is the government taking? And are they working?
Demographic Overview
Even the influx of 1m refugees from the Middle East and Africa, including many young people, will only marginally help Germany’s problem of an ageing population: the ranks of pensioners are growing, the cohorts at work are shrinking. We use charts and graphics to examine the prospects for the country’s labour supply.
Rising Wages
After enduring stagnant wages for a decade, Germans enjoyed a 2.5 per cent rise in 2015 and a boost from the new national minimum wage. We look at what is driving the increases in pay, including the growing shortages of skilled labour, and how this will affect company investment decisions.
Banking
Banks are closing branches in response to shrinking profits, but they are still avoiding more radical consolidations. Given that Germany only has one bank in Europe’s top 20 by assets, what does the German banking sector need to do to revive itself?
Property
In map form, we will look at Germany’s biggest cities and whether their property markets are overheating following a record inflow of local and foreign investment.
Kuka
We profile Kuka, the German robot-maker, which is being acquired by Chinese appliance-maker Midea. Kuka builds the robots that make German cars, but it is now moving into more advanced areas: robots that can help the elderly to perform simple tasks and can assist with housework. What makes it so attractive to international investors?
Internet Technology
The German tech scene is flourishing, with money pouring into fintech in particular. A mobile banking app just won a full banking licence in a sign of the sector's maturity. Digital natives are using apps to manage their financial affairs, compare savings and insurance products and find lucrative investments. We look at some of the most innovative ideas emerging from this thriving industry.
Refugee Recruitment
Given that Germany has taken in 1m refugees, most of whom need jobs, we look at middle-sized companies which are successfully recruiting them. What are the challenges both parties face?
Profile of a big player in the manufacturing industry
Information
■ Recently published FT Special Reports can be viewed at www.ft.com/specialreports
A full list of published reports can be viewed at http://www.ft.com/reports/library Forthcoming FT Special Reports and their synopsis can be downloaded via the
Future Reports link on the www.ft.com/specialreports page.
For website assistance please call + (0) 20 7775 6297.
This editorial synopsis must not be amended in any way by anyone other than the Editor of Supplements and Special Reports.
All submissions or suggestions for editorial features should be sent to reports@ft.com
This is to ensure all suggestions can be assessed and to enable the editorial team to cope with the huge volume of approaches that would otherwise stop them from doing their work. Due to the volume of approaches the editorial team are unable to confirm receipt or respond to all enquiries.
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The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on October 18th, 2016
Advertising booking deadline: September 05th, 2016
We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional):
Introduction
The German economy is growing steadily despite economic and political uncertainty, including Europe’s refugee crisis, the Brexit vote, the crisis in Turkey and the conflict in Ukraine. Companies remain confident of their ability to overcome difficulties and profit from good conditions in other export markets, notably the US.
But Berlin has been accused of contributing to global imbalances with its current account surplus, and the International Monetary Fund and others urge it to do more to rebalance its economy by promoting domestic investment. Meanwhile, the run-up to the 2017 elections could see new political squalls, with consequences for investors.
Economic Overview
We look at whether growth in domestic demand, especially consumption, will be sustained in the face of fresh challenges. What measures is the government taking? And are they working?
Demographic Overview
Even the influx of 1m refugees from the Middle East and Africa, including many young people, will only marginally help Germany’s problem of an ageing population: the ranks of pensioners are growing, the cohorts at work are shrinking. We use charts and graphics to examine the prospects for the country’s labour supply.
Rising Wages
After enduring stagnant wages for a decade, Germans enjoyed a 2.5 per cent rise in 2015 and a boost from the new national minimum wage. We look at what is driving the increases in pay, including the growing shortages of skilled labour, and how this will affect company investment decisions.
Banking
Banks are closing branches in response to shrinking profits, but they are still avoiding more radical consolidations. Given that Germany only has one bank in Europe’s top 20 by assets, what does the German banking sector need to do to revive itself?
Property
In map form, we will look at Germany’s biggest cities and whether their property markets are overheating following a record inflow of local and foreign investment.
Kuka
We profile Kuka, the German robot-maker, which is being acquired by Chinese appliance-maker Midea. Kuka builds the robots that make German cars, but it is now moving into more advanced areas: robots that can help the elderly to perform simple tasks and can assist with housework. What makes it so attractive to international investors?
Internet Technology
The German tech scene is flourishing, with money pouring into fintech in particular. A mobile banking app just won a full banking licence in a sign of the sector's maturity. Digital natives are using apps to manage their financial affairs, compare savings and insurance products and find lucrative investments. We look at some of the most innovative ideas emerging from this thriving industry.
Refugee Recruitment
Given that Germany has taken in 1m refugees, most of whom need jobs, we look at middle-sized companies which are successfully recruiting them. What are the challenges both parties face?
Profile of a big player in the manufacturing industry
Information
■ Recently published FT Special Reports can be viewed at www.ft.com/specialreports
A full list of published reports can be viewed at http://www.ft.com/reports/library Forthcoming FT Special Reports and their synopsis can be downloaded via the
Future Reports link on the www.ft.com/specialreports page.
For website assistance please call + (0) 20 7775 6297.
This editorial synopsis must not be amended in any way by anyone other than the Editor of Supplements and Special Reports.
All submissions or suggestions for editorial features should be sent to reports@ft.com
This is to ensure all suggestions can be assessed and to enable the editorial team to cope with the huge volume of approaches that would otherwise stop them from doing their work. Due to the volume of approaches the editorial team are unable to confirm receipt or respond to all enquiries.
Advertisement and Sponsorship Information
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Vera Huebner +49 69 15685 128, vera.huebner@ft.com
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Innovative Law Schools
The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on November 21st, 2016
We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional):
Admissions
US law schools are seeing a drop in student admissions. In 2010-11 there were 155,000 people sitting the Law School Admissions Test and in 2015-16 there were 106,000, according to the Law School Admission Council. The number of students entering law school in 2014 was the smallest in 40 years, coming in at 43,500.
Why have numbers been falling? How are law schools attracting new students? Some methods include offering compressed degrees (over two years), reducing the LSAT grades needed for entry, cutting the size of classes, offering computer science or engineering as add-ons to traditional Juris Doctor degrees or cutting tuition fees like Brooklyn law school.
With a chart about numbers of Law School Admissions Tests taken
Entrepreneurialism
Some universities have set up innovation labs to encourage their law students to create new start-up companies. How are universities seeking to make their would-be lawyers more commercially focused and to look at entrepreneurship? Do would-be lawyers need to study MBAs these days?
Buildings
The built environment is perhaps one of the less studied aspects of the law school experience. Are law schools transforming themselves for the 21st century, and if so, how? Do flashy premises attract more applications, or can they turn out to be white elephants? We look at some notable examples.
Beyond Law School
Is law school still a good investment or are there other routes to becoming a lawyer? In the UK, the Solicitors Regulation Authority is consulting on new ways of qualifying as a solicitor which do not involve taking the post-graduate qualification called the Legal Practice Course. It is allowing qualification through other routes such as through a legal apprenticeship or by working as a paralegal. In the US, the American Bar Association has encouraged state regulators to authorise non-lawyers to provide limited financial services.
Work Experience
In a tough job market, how are law schools and universities seeking to distinguish their students through offering practical experience?
Online Degrees
Some law schools are offering online law degrees to students from dozens of countries who cannot attend their residential law programme. How are law schools blending classroom learning with online instruction to widen their appeal? And are the results as good?
Technology
Law is a profession which is rapidly changing with the introduction of technology to automate routine work. How are universities educating lawyers for a new future where technology may reduce the numbers of traditional legal jobs?
Brexit
What impact is Brexit likely to have on law school admissions and how are universities preparing for it? Could it mean a drop in European students coming to study and qualify as lawyers here?
Could it mean less UK students deciding to study law in Europe? Will more UK students decide to take the New York Bar exam to enable them to practice law in the US so they have more options
post-Brexit?
Diversity
How are law schools trying to improve their diversity of student intake and improve social mobility through bursaries and awards? In the UK, two City law firms together with some universities have offered funding for students who are the first in their families to attend university. In the US law schools are offering scholarships or generous financial aid to some students. Is this working and is it enough to counter the image of the legal profession as elite?
Vox ‘Pops
We speak to current law school students and ask them what is best and worst about their education.
Chart: Law School and After
How much does which law school you attend affect your earnings potential?
Listing
We will list the top Master of Laws providers, categorised by region and listed alphabetically by country. This is not a ranking.
Information
■ Recently published FT Special Reports can be viewed at www.ft.com/specialreports
A full list of published reports can be viewed at http://www.ft.com/reports/library Forthcoming FT Special Reports and their synopsis can be downloaded via the
Future Reports link on the www.ft.com/specialreports page.
For website assistance please call + (0) 20 7775 6297.
This editorial synopsis must not be amended in any way by anyone other than the Editor of Supplements and Special Reports.
All submissions or suggestions for editorial features should be sent to reports@ft.com
This is to ensure all suggestions can be assessed and to enable the editorial team to cope with the huge volume of approaches that would otherwise stop them from doing their work. Due to the volume of approaches the editorial team are unable to confirm receipt or respond to all enquiries.
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William Simpson +44 (0)20 7873 3045, william.simpson@ft.com
or your usual Financial Times representative.
Please note the advertising representatives cannot assist with editorial approaches or other editorial matters. Please be advised Financial Times advertisers and sponsors have no influence on editorial content.
The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on November 21st, 2016
We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional):
Admissions
US law schools are seeing a drop in student admissions. In 2010-11 there were 155,000 people sitting the Law School Admissions Test and in 2015-16 there were 106,000, according to the Law School Admission Council. The number of students entering law school in 2014 was the smallest in 40 years, coming in at 43,500.
Why have numbers been falling? How are law schools attracting new students? Some methods include offering compressed degrees (over two years), reducing the LSAT grades needed for entry, cutting the size of classes, offering computer science or engineering as add-ons to traditional Juris Doctor degrees or cutting tuition fees like Brooklyn law school.
With a chart about numbers of Law School Admissions Tests taken
Entrepreneurialism
Some universities have set up innovation labs to encourage their law students to create new start-up companies. How are universities seeking to make their would-be lawyers more commercially focused and to look at entrepreneurship? Do would-be lawyers need to study MBAs these days?
Buildings
The built environment is perhaps one of the less studied aspects of the law school experience. Are law schools transforming themselves for the 21st century, and if so, how? Do flashy premises attract more applications, or can they turn out to be white elephants? We look at some notable examples.
Beyond Law School
Is law school still a good investment or are there other routes to becoming a lawyer? In the UK, the Solicitors Regulation Authority is consulting on new ways of qualifying as a solicitor which do not involve taking the post-graduate qualification called the Legal Practice Course. It is allowing qualification through other routes such as through a legal apprenticeship or by working as a paralegal. In the US, the American Bar Association has encouraged state regulators to authorise non-lawyers to provide limited financial services.
Work Experience
In a tough job market, how are law schools and universities seeking to distinguish their students through offering practical experience?
Online Degrees
Some law schools are offering online law degrees to students from dozens of countries who cannot attend their residential law programme. How are law schools blending classroom learning with online instruction to widen their appeal? And are the results as good?
Technology
Law is a profession which is rapidly changing with the introduction of technology to automate routine work. How are universities educating lawyers for a new future where technology may reduce the numbers of traditional legal jobs?
Brexit
What impact is Brexit likely to have on law school admissions and how are universities preparing for it? Could it mean a drop in European students coming to study and qualify as lawyers here?
Could it mean less UK students deciding to study law in Europe? Will more UK students decide to take the New York Bar exam to enable them to practice law in the US so they have more options
post-Brexit?
Diversity
How are law schools trying to improve their diversity of student intake and improve social mobility through bursaries and awards? In the UK, two City law firms together with some universities have offered funding for students who are the first in their families to attend university. In the US law schools are offering scholarships or generous financial aid to some students. Is this working and is it enough to counter the image of the legal profession as elite?
Vox ‘Pops
We speak to current law school students and ask them what is best and worst about their education.
Chart: Law School and After
How much does which law school you attend affect your earnings potential?
Listing
We will list the top Master of Laws providers, categorised by region and listed alphabetically by country. This is not a ranking.
Information
■ Recently published FT Special Reports can be viewed at www.ft.com/specialreports
A full list of published reports can be viewed at http://www.ft.com/reports/library Forthcoming FT Special Reports and their synopsis can be downloaded via the
Future Reports link on the www.ft.com/specialreports page.
For website assistance please call + (0) 20 7775 6297.
This editorial synopsis must not be amended in any way by anyone other than the Editor of Supplements and Special Reports.
All submissions or suggestions for editorial features should be sent to reports@ft.com
This is to ensure all suggestions can be assessed and to enable the editorial team to cope with the huge volume of approaches that would otherwise stop them from doing their work. Due to the volume of approaches the editorial team are unable to confirm receipt or respond to all enquiries.
Advertisement and Sponsorship Information
For details of the advertising and sponsorship opportunities please contact:
Gemma Taylor +44 (0)20 7873 3698, gemma.taylor@ft.com
Emily Lucas +44 (0)20 7873 3177, emily.lucas@ft.com
Allie Besing +1 917 551 5113, allie.besing@ft.com
William Simpson +44 (0)20 7873 3045, william.simpson@ft.com
or your usual Financial Times representative.
Please note the advertising representatives cannot assist with editorial approaches or other editorial matters. Please be advised Financial Times advertisers and sponsors have no influence on editorial content.
Risk Management: People
The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on November 14th, 2016
Booking deadline: October 27th, 2016
We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional):
Introduction
When leaders are shaping corporate culture, they can save themselves future grief by thinking about the human element of risks facing their companies. There is no shortage of examples from Wells Fargo's recent bogus accounts scandal, which led to the departure of chairman and chief executive John Stumpf, to Samsung Electronics’ exploding Galaxy Note 7 smartphones. But can risk management and innovation co-exist when an organisation is organising its people?
Managing People in Hostile Regions.
The practicalities of liaising with and looking after employees working in challenging conditions and / or far from base.
Wearable Technology
Workers are under stress and strain are more likely to make mistakes or misjudge situations. Companies are experimenting with wearable technology, from sleep monitors to measuring how much exercise they are taking. What is available, and what is the outlook for wider adoption of the technology?
Media Gaffes
Many companies like to have a senior executive who is a star with a high public profile. It reflects well on the organisation. The flipside is that senior execs can all to easily make media gaffes - or be judged to have made them. What can companies do to stop them happening? And what can they do to mitigate further damage once they happen?
Plus small piece on social media.
Cyber Security
Human beings are one of the weak links in cyber security. They can be tricked or corrupted into giving away pieces of useful information that allows mischief-makers to find a way into a system. What are the human failings that make them prey to conmen?
Biometrics in Banking
Banks are introducing biometrics as a security measure.
Succession Planning and Key Person Risk - The City Boardroom View
Edited version of the FT's latest online "City Network" debate The themes to be explored include: key person risk, and the vacuum left if they depart/ are struck down; risk of lining up too many heirs, who stay and then fight; risk of messing someone around who then becomes dispirited.
Information
This editorial synopsis must not be amended in any way by anyone other than the Editor of Supplements and Special Reports.
All submissions or suggestions for editorial features should be sent to reports@ft.com This is to ensure all suggestions can be assessed and to enable the editorial team to cope with the huge volume of approaches that would otherwise stop them from doing their work. Due to the volume of approaches the editorial team are unable to confirm receipt or respond to all enquiries.
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Peter Cammidge +44 (0) 20 7775 6321, peter.cammidge@ft.com
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The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on November 14th, 2016
Booking deadline: October 27th, 2016
We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional):
Introduction
When leaders are shaping corporate culture, they can save themselves future grief by thinking about the human element of risks facing their companies. There is no shortage of examples from Wells Fargo's recent bogus accounts scandal, which led to the departure of chairman and chief executive John Stumpf, to Samsung Electronics’ exploding Galaxy Note 7 smartphones. But can risk management and innovation co-exist when an organisation is organising its people?
Managing People in Hostile Regions.
The practicalities of liaising with and looking after employees working in challenging conditions and / or far from base.
Wearable Technology
Workers are under stress and strain are more likely to make mistakes or misjudge situations. Companies are experimenting with wearable technology, from sleep monitors to measuring how much exercise they are taking. What is available, and what is the outlook for wider adoption of the technology?
Media Gaffes
Many companies like to have a senior executive who is a star with a high public profile. It reflects well on the organisation. The flipside is that senior execs can all to easily make media gaffes - or be judged to have made them. What can companies do to stop them happening? And what can they do to mitigate further damage once they happen?
Plus small piece on social media.
Cyber Security
Human beings are one of the weak links in cyber security. They can be tricked or corrupted into giving away pieces of useful information that allows mischief-makers to find a way into a system. What are the human failings that make them prey to conmen?
Biometrics in Banking
Banks are introducing biometrics as a security measure.
Succession Planning and Key Person Risk - The City Boardroom View
Edited version of the FT's latest online "City Network" debate The themes to be explored include: key person risk, and the vacuum left if they depart/ are struck down; risk of lining up too many heirs, who stay and then fight; risk of messing someone around who then becomes dispirited.
Information
This editorial synopsis must not be amended in any way by anyone other than the Editor of Supplements and Special Reports.
All submissions or suggestions for editorial features should be sent to reports@ft.com This is to ensure all suggestions can be assessed and to enable the editorial team to cope with the huge volume of approaches that would otherwise stop them from doing their work. Due to the volume of approaches the editorial team are unable to confirm receipt or respond to all enquiries.
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Education
in the Arab World
The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report in November 01st, 2016
This special report will focus on education and employment
Introduction
The Arab world covers a broad sweep of countries in varying states of prosperity and poverty, peace and conflict. We examine trends in how their people are being educated and employed, and how this is changing.
Employment
What does the declining oil price mean for domestic, migrant and foreign workers in the GCC? How big an effect would a long-term low oil price have on Gulf employment?
Employment
Case studies in job creation and what employers are looking for.
Royal education
How are crown princes and future emirs trained for the top job? Some have a spell in business, others attend prestigious international universities and military academies. We look at Arab aristocrats’ education and see what that means for their style of government.
Vocational Education
We compare and contrast different approaches to training for jobs and look at what sort of vocational careers are popular in the Arab world.
Saudi Education Reforms
Saudi Arabia's radical National Transformation Plan suggests that state funding for education will decrease, giving private education a much greater role in the state. Which providers will step in? And how will the religious establishment react to a more liberal educational regime?
Foreign Schools, Universities and Business Schools
The Middle East has become a magnet for global-brand schools. But who attends them? And what sort of lives are students being prepared for?
Graphic on (un) Employment Across the Region
Refugees and Unemployment
Differing responses across the region and the micro-economies created within refugee camps.
Column by Expert
How governments and institutions in the Arab world need to adapt their education systems for the 21st century.
Information
■ Recently published FT Special Reports can be viewed at www.ft.com/specialreports A full list of published reports can be viewed at http://www.ft.com/reports/library . Forthcoming FT Special Reports and their synopsis can be downloaded via the Future Reports link on the www.ft.com/specialreports page. For website assistance please call + (0) 20 7775 6297.
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All submissions or suggestions for editorial features should be sent to reports@ft.com This is to ensure all suggestions can be assessed and to enable the editorial team to cope with the huge volume of approaches that would otherwise stop them from doing their work. Due to the volume of approaches the editorial team are unable to confirm receipt or respond to all enquiries.
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in the Arab World
The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report in November 01st, 2016
This special report will focus on education and employment
Introduction
The Arab world covers a broad sweep of countries in varying states of prosperity and poverty, peace and conflict. We examine trends in how their people are being educated and employed, and how this is changing.
Employment
What does the declining oil price mean for domestic, migrant and foreign workers in the GCC? How big an effect would a long-term low oil price have on Gulf employment?
Employment
Case studies in job creation and what employers are looking for.
Royal education
How are crown princes and future emirs trained for the top job? Some have a spell in business, others attend prestigious international universities and military academies. We look at Arab aristocrats’ education and see what that means for their style of government.
Vocational Education
We compare and contrast different approaches to training for jobs and look at what sort of vocational careers are popular in the Arab world.
Saudi Education Reforms
Saudi Arabia's radical National Transformation Plan suggests that state funding for education will decrease, giving private education a much greater role in the state. Which providers will step in? And how will the religious establishment react to a more liberal educational regime?
Foreign Schools, Universities and Business Schools
The Middle East has become a magnet for global-brand schools. But who attends them? And what sort of lives are students being prepared for?
Graphic on (un) Employment Across the Region
Refugees and Unemployment
Differing responses across the region and the micro-economies created within refugee camps.
Column by Expert
How governments and institutions in the Arab world need to adapt their education systems for the 21st century.
Information
■ Recently published FT Special Reports can be viewed at www.ft.com/specialreports A full list of published reports can be viewed at http://www.ft.com/reports/library . Forthcoming FT Special Reports and their synopsis can be downloaded via the Future Reports link on the www.ft.com/specialreports page. For website assistance please call + (0) 20 7775 6297.
This editorial synopsis must not be amended in any way by anyone other than the Editor of Supplements and Special Reports.
All submissions or suggestions for editorial features should be sent to reports@ft.com This is to ensure all suggestions can be assessed and to enable the editorial team to cope with the huge volume of approaches that would otherwise stop them from doing their work. Due to the volume of approaches the editorial team are unable to confirm receipt or respond to all enquiries.
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The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on November 15th,2016
We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional):
Introduction
When Muhammadu Buhari took office in May 2015, the wave of optimism generated by the country’s first ever democratic transfer of power overshadowed the tough economic conditions the president was inheriting. A year into his term, Africa’s biggest economy faces enormous problems. The bruising impact of low oil prices since mid-2014 also reflects the deep institutional challenges the former military ruler inherited. Poor, often fraudulent management of the country’s vast resources by past governments, a costly and dysfunctional civil service, and an undiversified economy are all problems the reform-minded president has pledged to address. Progress so far has been slow, hindered not only by the distraction of a rapidly slowing economy, but also by the complexities of taking on vested interests opposed to change. This special report will assess the Buhari administration’s efforts to date and look ahead to gauge the prospects of economic turnaround and tangible progress on his watch.
The Economy
There are no easy options for the Buhari administration when it comes to addressing the perfect storm of economic problems facing Nigeria. As oil prices began to recover slightly, a spate of militant attacks in the Niger Delta began shutting down hundreds of thousands of barrels of production, slashing output. Economists predict that if the sharp fall is sustained it could shave off more than 1 percentage point off GDP growth this year, forecast by the International Monetary Fund at 2.3 per cent. Meanwhile, the president’s handling of the crisis has been widely criticised for worsening the economic slowdown. Foreign capital inflows have shrunk, another blow likely to worsen the country’s balance of payments problem. What exactly is needed? Will the president budget on policies stifling investment? We ask Nigerian economists and technocrats in the Buhari administration.
Politics
Patronage and political success are intimately linked in Nigeria, with cash flowing freely during electoral campaigns and the business of politics enriching those who win. The All Progressives Congress (APC), formed through the merger of opposition parties with support from around the country, wrested power in 2015 from the People’s Democratic Party that had ruled since the end of military rule in the late 1990s. The disparate interests of the APC’s members and its kingpins have made for rancorous times since Mr Buhari took the reins of the nation last year. An open dispute between the president and the Senate president, a senior APC member, delayed the approval of the 2016 budget until May. A look at dynamics in the party and what battles lie ahead.
Local Government
Profile of a governor from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) party in a state previously held by the former ruling party (the PDP). What is the governor’s approach to providing services, creating jobs, and promoting transparency and accountability in governance throughout the state? Is any of this possible with shrunken revenues due to low oil prices?
Corruption Fight: Cleaning Out the Rot
Mr Buhari took office pledging to root out rot in government institutions and “rebuild and reform” public sector services. We pick an institution—a ministry or a government office and look at the effect of such changes—or lack of them.
Corruption Fight: Recovering the Loot
We detail the status of efforts to recover what the president has called “mind-boggling sums” of money diverted from state coffers: amount of money returned, new partnerships with countries from the UK to the United Arab Emirates, status of legal cases in Nigeria against several former officials.
International Oil Investment: Reforms
Energy analysts are forecasting that Nigeria’s oil output is set to decline sharply in the next decade if promised reforms to the cash-strapped and debt-laden state oil company (NNPC) fail to materialise. But the Buhari administration has made overtures to the oil majors about changes, a move praised by international oil company executives in Nigeria who had grown accustomed to being left in the dark about government plans during the previous administration of President Goodluck Jonathan. We report on the latest developments in that dialogue.
Oil Industry Overhaul: The Petroleum Industries Bill
Legislation to commercialise the state-owned oil company and raise more revenue for the state through higher royalties and taxes on the oil majors’ offshore production has been delayed in the national assembly for seven years. This has prevented $100bn of new investment by the majors from flowing in to Nigeria. We look at the latest draft of the bill, introduced in the national assembly this year, and ask whether the legislation is likely to pass
Nigerian Oil Investment: Dark Times
The Nigerian energy companies that bought oil blocks from majors during a wave of onshore divestment when oil prices were above $100 a barrel are in serious trouble with oil below $40 since mid-2014. We assess the prospects of these companies, known as “indigenous producers”.
Natural Gas
Nigeria’s future economic growth depends on it harnessing its vast natural gas resources for power generation. What must the government do to make the industry commercially viable and are they taking steps to do it?
Power
Why is it so difficult to launch public private partnerships with the potential to bring thousands of megawatts of electricity onto the grid? We ask sector experts in the country with experience working for successive governments on this issue for their views.
Diplomacy
President Buhari has devoted significant time and energy in his first year in office to repairing Nigeria’s ties with its Francophone neighbours—and with Western allies—that had frayed due to Goodluck Jonathan’s perceived poor response to the Boko Haram insurgency. He has also been on the road in the Arab world and visited China and Iran. What has the diplomacy offensive yielded for Nigeria so far?
Judiciary
The courts are key to the government’s anti-corruption drive. Are they up to the task? A look inside the judiciary.
Diversification Drive: Agriculture
Nigeria needs to grow far more of its own food to cut its $20bn import bill and increase its food security. It can do so, experts say, but the Buhari administration’s plans to jumpstart the moribund sector are stuck at the rhetoric stage for now. Why? What could be done to push ahead?
Diversification Drive: Manufacturing
Textiles, leather tanning, tomato paste manufacturing, sugar refining. Nigeria did some of this in the past, before the oil industry shuttered the manufacturing sector, while some new businesses are being tested because of the government’s priority of reducing the economy’s dependence on oil. Can stimulus of local manufacturing provide the route to diversification? The obstacles are well known—insufficient electricity and infrastructure and troubles importing key raw materials—but what are the bright spots that could enable manufacturing to take off?
Diversification Drive: Solid Minerals
A new priority for Nigeria under Mr Buhari’s leadership: tapping deposits of gold, iron ore, zinc and tin has never been tried. There is only one major foreign investor trying to do so. Will more jump in or are the risks still higher than the rewards?
Banking
Profligate practices and dodgy deals in politics and business under the previous administration implicated the country’s biggest banks, according to banking sector insiders and leaked hints from the Buhari administration’s investigations. We assess the state of Nigerian banks.
Equities
Interview with a senior regulator
Niger Delta
A new militant group calling itself the Niger Delta Avengers has knocked oil output to 1.4m barrels a day, near the lowest level since 1970, robbing Nigeria for now of its status as Africa’s top oil producer. They have done this with more sophisticated attacks than previous groups like MEND active in an insurgency in the oil-rich region until 2009. Yet they have similar demands: development of the impoverished region that produces more than half of the country’s crude. What is next? Does the Buhari administration have the will and ability to deal with this latest threat to security and the economy?
Security: Battles on Multiple Fronts
Conflicts between herdsmen and farmers stretching further south than ever before. Vigilante justice in villages and towns seized back by the army from Boko Haram’s control. Tensions in the north with Shia Muslims after the military killed hundreds of worshippers. A new insurgency in the Niger Delta. Secessionist rumblings further east in Biafra. The Nigerian army does not have the capacity to fight on multiple fronts, Nigerian security experts and Western diplomats say. Is political dialogue taking a backseat to military solutions?
Retail
Nigeria’s middle class has recently been hit hard by soaring inflation caused by the oil price crash, while salaries in the private and public sectors have not been raised. How is this affecting the retail industry, from South African supermarkets to American chains that have recently opened in Nigeria’s biggest cities.
Literature
Nigerian novelists such as Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Teju Cole are among the best known contemporary African writers, drawing huge new international interest to the country's literary talents. We profile several up-and-coming Nigerian writers, two of whom recently had their debut novels published at home and in the UK.
Diaspora
Nigerians abroad are believed to number in the many millions. After the global financial crisis, a wave of Nigerians returned home in search of opportunities in what was then a relatively fast-growing economy. What are the prospects now for the consultants, strategists, entrepreneurs and techies who are ready to put their education and work experiences abroad to work at home?
Productivity
President Buhari appealed to “employers and workers alike to unite to raise productivity”. We look at scope for Nigeria to increase prosperity by raising productivity
Population Boom
Nigeria will be the world’s third largest country, after China and India, by 2050 according to the United Nations. How is the government addressing this demographic trend and what does it mean for investment and business opportunities in the country in the coming decades?
Fashion
Nigerian designers are all over Instagram as a way to showcase their work and lure new customers to their boutiques. We highlight some of the most popular Instagram accounts as a way of showing fashion trends in this creative industry, which is growing in Lagos among wealthy residents despite the economic slowdown.
Tourism
Nigeria has rainforests and savannah, deserts and mountains. Traditions dating to hundreds of year old religious and animist kingdoms in the north and south are preserved and still practiced by diverse communities around the country. Will Nigeria ever fulfil its potential as an important tourist destination? We canvas ideas from the local business community for changing Nigeria’s reputation as a tourist no-go zone.
Information
■ Recently published FT Special Reports can be viewed at www.ft.com/specialreports
A full list of published reports can be viewed at http://www.ft.com/reports/library Forthcoming FT Special Reports and their synopsis can be downloaded via the
Future Reports link on the www.ft.com/specialreports page.
For website assistance please call + (0) 20 7775 6297.
This editorial synopsis must not be amended in any way by anyone other than the Editor of Supplements and Special Reports.
All submissions or suggestions for editorial features should be sent to reports@ft.com
This is to ensure all suggestions can be assessed and to enable the editorial team to cope with the huge volume of approaches that would otherwise stop them from doing their work. Due to the volume of approaches the editorial team are unable to confirm receipt or respond to all enquiries.
Advertisement and Sponsorship Information
For details of the advertising and sponsorship opportunities please contact:
Mark Carwardine: +44 (0)20 7873 4880, mark.carwardine@ft.com
Larry Kenny: +44 (0)20 7873 4835, larry.kenny@ft.com
or your usual Financial Times representative.
Please note the advertising representatives cannot assist with editorial approaches or other editorial matters. Please be advised Financial Times advertisers and sponsors have no influence on editorial content.
We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional):
Introduction
When Muhammadu Buhari took office in May 2015, the wave of optimism generated by the country’s first ever democratic transfer of power overshadowed the tough economic conditions the president was inheriting. A year into his term, Africa’s biggest economy faces enormous problems. The bruising impact of low oil prices since mid-2014 also reflects the deep institutional challenges the former military ruler inherited. Poor, often fraudulent management of the country’s vast resources by past governments, a costly and dysfunctional civil service, and an undiversified economy are all problems the reform-minded president has pledged to address. Progress so far has been slow, hindered not only by the distraction of a rapidly slowing economy, but also by the complexities of taking on vested interests opposed to change. This special report will assess the Buhari administration’s efforts to date and look ahead to gauge the prospects of economic turnaround and tangible progress on his watch.
The Economy
There are no easy options for the Buhari administration when it comes to addressing the perfect storm of economic problems facing Nigeria. As oil prices began to recover slightly, a spate of militant attacks in the Niger Delta began shutting down hundreds of thousands of barrels of production, slashing output. Economists predict that if the sharp fall is sustained it could shave off more than 1 percentage point off GDP growth this year, forecast by the International Monetary Fund at 2.3 per cent. Meanwhile, the president’s handling of the crisis has been widely criticised for worsening the economic slowdown. Foreign capital inflows have shrunk, another blow likely to worsen the country’s balance of payments problem. What exactly is needed? Will the president budget on policies stifling investment? We ask Nigerian economists and technocrats in the Buhari administration.
Politics
Patronage and political success are intimately linked in Nigeria, with cash flowing freely during electoral campaigns and the business of politics enriching those who win. The All Progressives Congress (APC), formed through the merger of opposition parties with support from around the country, wrested power in 2015 from the People’s Democratic Party that had ruled since the end of military rule in the late 1990s. The disparate interests of the APC’s members and its kingpins have made for rancorous times since Mr Buhari took the reins of the nation last year. An open dispute between the president and the Senate president, a senior APC member, delayed the approval of the 2016 budget until May. A look at dynamics in the party and what battles lie ahead.
Local Government
Profile of a governor from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) party in a state previously held by the former ruling party (the PDP). What is the governor’s approach to providing services, creating jobs, and promoting transparency and accountability in governance throughout the state? Is any of this possible with shrunken revenues due to low oil prices?
Corruption Fight: Cleaning Out the Rot
Mr Buhari took office pledging to root out rot in government institutions and “rebuild and reform” public sector services. We pick an institution—a ministry or a government office and look at the effect of such changes—or lack of them.
Corruption Fight: Recovering the Loot
We detail the status of efforts to recover what the president has called “mind-boggling sums” of money diverted from state coffers: amount of money returned, new partnerships with countries from the UK to the United Arab Emirates, status of legal cases in Nigeria against several former officials.
International Oil Investment: Reforms
Energy analysts are forecasting that Nigeria’s oil output is set to decline sharply in the next decade if promised reforms to the cash-strapped and debt-laden state oil company (NNPC) fail to materialise. But the Buhari administration has made overtures to the oil majors about changes, a move praised by international oil company executives in Nigeria who had grown accustomed to being left in the dark about government plans during the previous administration of President Goodluck Jonathan. We report on the latest developments in that dialogue.
Oil Industry Overhaul: The Petroleum Industries Bill
Legislation to commercialise the state-owned oil company and raise more revenue for the state through higher royalties and taxes on the oil majors’ offshore production has been delayed in the national assembly for seven years. This has prevented $100bn of new investment by the majors from flowing in to Nigeria. We look at the latest draft of the bill, introduced in the national assembly this year, and ask whether the legislation is likely to pass
Nigerian Oil Investment: Dark Times
The Nigerian energy companies that bought oil blocks from majors during a wave of onshore divestment when oil prices were above $100 a barrel are in serious trouble with oil below $40 since mid-2014. We assess the prospects of these companies, known as “indigenous producers”.
Natural Gas
Nigeria’s future economic growth depends on it harnessing its vast natural gas resources for power generation. What must the government do to make the industry commercially viable and are they taking steps to do it?
Power
Why is it so difficult to launch public private partnerships with the potential to bring thousands of megawatts of electricity onto the grid? We ask sector experts in the country with experience working for successive governments on this issue for their views.
Diplomacy
President Buhari has devoted significant time and energy in his first year in office to repairing Nigeria’s ties with its Francophone neighbours—and with Western allies—that had frayed due to Goodluck Jonathan’s perceived poor response to the Boko Haram insurgency. He has also been on the road in the Arab world and visited China and Iran. What has the diplomacy offensive yielded for Nigeria so far?
Judiciary
The courts are key to the government’s anti-corruption drive. Are they up to the task? A look inside the judiciary.
Diversification Drive: Agriculture
Nigeria needs to grow far more of its own food to cut its $20bn import bill and increase its food security. It can do so, experts say, but the Buhari administration’s plans to jumpstart the moribund sector are stuck at the rhetoric stage for now. Why? What could be done to push ahead?
Diversification Drive: Manufacturing
Textiles, leather tanning, tomato paste manufacturing, sugar refining. Nigeria did some of this in the past, before the oil industry shuttered the manufacturing sector, while some new businesses are being tested because of the government’s priority of reducing the economy’s dependence on oil. Can stimulus of local manufacturing provide the route to diversification? The obstacles are well known—insufficient electricity and infrastructure and troubles importing key raw materials—but what are the bright spots that could enable manufacturing to take off?
Diversification Drive: Solid Minerals
A new priority for Nigeria under Mr Buhari’s leadership: tapping deposits of gold, iron ore, zinc and tin has never been tried. There is only one major foreign investor trying to do so. Will more jump in or are the risks still higher than the rewards?
Banking
Profligate practices and dodgy deals in politics and business under the previous administration implicated the country’s biggest banks, according to banking sector insiders and leaked hints from the Buhari administration’s investigations. We assess the state of Nigerian banks.
Equities
Interview with a senior regulator
Niger Delta
A new militant group calling itself the Niger Delta Avengers has knocked oil output to 1.4m barrels a day, near the lowest level since 1970, robbing Nigeria for now of its status as Africa’s top oil producer. They have done this with more sophisticated attacks than previous groups like MEND active in an insurgency in the oil-rich region until 2009. Yet they have similar demands: development of the impoverished region that produces more than half of the country’s crude. What is next? Does the Buhari administration have the will and ability to deal with this latest threat to security and the economy?
Security: Battles on Multiple Fronts
Conflicts between herdsmen and farmers stretching further south than ever before. Vigilante justice in villages and towns seized back by the army from Boko Haram’s control. Tensions in the north with Shia Muslims after the military killed hundreds of worshippers. A new insurgency in the Niger Delta. Secessionist rumblings further east in Biafra. The Nigerian army does not have the capacity to fight on multiple fronts, Nigerian security experts and Western diplomats say. Is political dialogue taking a backseat to military solutions?
Retail
Nigeria’s middle class has recently been hit hard by soaring inflation caused by the oil price crash, while salaries in the private and public sectors have not been raised. How is this affecting the retail industry, from South African supermarkets to American chains that have recently opened in Nigeria’s biggest cities.
Literature
Nigerian novelists such as Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Teju Cole are among the best known contemporary African writers, drawing huge new international interest to the country's literary talents. We profile several up-and-coming Nigerian writers, two of whom recently had their debut novels published at home and in the UK.
Diaspora
Nigerians abroad are believed to number in the many millions. After the global financial crisis, a wave of Nigerians returned home in search of opportunities in what was then a relatively fast-growing economy. What are the prospects now for the consultants, strategists, entrepreneurs and techies who are ready to put their education and work experiences abroad to work at home?
Productivity
President Buhari appealed to “employers and workers alike to unite to raise productivity”. We look at scope for Nigeria to increase prosperity by raising productivity
Population Boom
Nigeria will be the world’s third largest country, after China and India, by 2050 according to the United Nations. How is the government addressing this demographic trend and what does it mean for investment and business opportunities in the country in the coming decades?
Fashion
Nigerian designers are all over Instagram as a way to showcase their work and lure new customers to their boutiques. We highlight some of the most popular Instagram accounts as a way of showing fashion trends in this creative industry, which is growing in Lagos among wealthy residents despite the economic slowdown.
Tourism
Nigeria has rainforests and savannah, deserts and mountains. Traditions dating to hundreds of year old religious and animist kingdoms in the north and south are preserved and still practiced by diverse communities around the country. Will Nigeria ever fulfil its potential as an important tourist destination? We canvas ideas from the local business community for changing Nigeria’s reputation as a tourist no-go zone.
Information■ Recently published FT Special Reports can be viewed at www.ft.com/specialreports
A full list of published reports can be viewed at http://www.ft.com/reports/library Forthcoming FT Special Reports and their synopsis can be downloaded via the
Future Reports link on the www.ft.com/specialreports page.
For website assistance please call + (0) 20 7775 6297.
This editorial synopsis must not be amended in any way by anyone other than the Editor of Supplements and Special Reports.
All submissions or suggestions for editorial features should be sent to reports@ft.com
This is to ensure all suggestions can be assessed and to enable the editorial team to cope with the huge volume of approaches that would otherwise stop them from doing their work. Due to the volume of approaches the editorial team are unable to confirm receipt or respond to all enquiries.
Advertisement and Sponsorship Information
For details of the advertising and sponsorship opportunities please contact:
Mark Carwardine: +44 (0)20 7873 4880, mark.carwardine@ft.com
Larry Kenny: +44 (0)20 7873 4835, larry.kenny@ft.com
or your usual Financial Times representative.
Please note the advertising representatives cannot assist with editorial approaches or other editorial matters. Please be advised Financial Times advertisers and sponsors have no influence on editorial content.
FT Health:
Innovation in Healthcare
The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on October 31st, 2016
Booking deadline: September 19th, 2016
We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional):
Data, Data, Data
New techniques for harvesting and analysing data, big and small, are transforming every aspect of healthcare. We look at the way researchers and practitioners are using data from clinical trials of new drugs, electronic health records from hospitals and GPs, administrative claims from insurers, and smartphones and other consumer devices. What new insights into treatment options is the data revolution providing? And how can we make the most of the information while protecting individual privacy?
Training Health Professionals
Medical schools are traditionally conservative institutions, even by normal university standards. How are they – and other training bodies such as dental and nursing schools – adapting to turn out the best practitioners for the 21st century? We look at innovation in health education, both for new graduates and to refresh the skills and competence of existing professionals during their careers.
Accelerating Research and Development
Pharmaceutical companies have transformed the way they carry out R&D over the last 20 years. Monolithic and closed corporate labs have become more open to collaboration with researchers from outside their walls, from universities and biotech companies. At the same time the labs’ internal organisation has been changed to form smaller groups with more scientific independence. We take a look at the state of the art in discovering and developing new drugs.
The Post-genomic World
In 2001, the map of the human genome – our genetic structure – was completed, after a decade’s work at a cost of around $3bn, but it did not lead immediately to the predicted outpouring of scientific and health benefits. These are now beginning to flow, as DNA sequencing becomes fast and cheap enough to read a human genome for less than $1,000 in a few hours. As well as big lab-based instruments, mobile sequencers are appearing which can read DNA out in the field – and even on the International Space Station.
This will be a data-led article with a strong graphic showing both the progression of DNA sequencing technology and its many applications from medicine to palaeontology.
Financing Healthcare
Ageing populations and rising expectations are pushing up demand for healthcare everywhere – and expenditure is rising accordingly. Industrialised countries spend at least 8 per cent of GDP on health and in the US the proportion is 16 per cent. We examine innovative methods of raising funds and restraining costs in both public and private systems, including a look at the role played by insurers.
Diagnostics
The rapid advance of electronics and biochemistry is enabling the diagnostics industry to develop a new generation of miniaturised devices that tell very quickly what is causing symptoms of disease. A good example is the prospect of curbing overprescribing of antibiotics if doctors could determine accurately and rapidly whether a patient had an antibiotic-sensitive bacterial infection, rather than a virus that would not respond. “Liquid biopsy” – detecting cancer from the DNA it sheds into the bloodstream – is another example.
Health and the Environment
Air pollution causes an estimated 5.5m premature deaths a year worldwide – with rapidly industrialising Asian cities affected most seriously. A new generation of personal air pollution monitors is emerging, which enable individuals to tell how dirty the air is in their neighbourhood – and possibly take avoiding action. But how best can cities and countries act on a wider scale to reduce the toll from pollution?
Robotics
Robots are marching rapidly into medicine and healthcare. We look at the latest advances in robotic surgery and in the development of companion robots that could help – or even replace – human nurses and carers looking after people who are ill or infirm.
Digital Medicine
Computers and videogames are being used increasingly instead of drugs to treat mental disorders, from schizophrenia to ADHD. Symptoms improve when patients spend time playing games that are crafted carefully to stimulate certain parts of the brain. How do well they work? Could they replace pharmaceutical interventions?
Gene Editing
Today’s most discussed new technology in biomedical research is gene editing – the use of techniques such as CRISPR-Cas9 to change DNA more quickly and selectively than was possible with older techniques of genetic manipulation. We look at possible healthcare applications, some of which are controversial – such as editing the genome of human embryos to avoid the risk of inherited disease.
Information
■ Recently published FT Special Reports can be viewed at www.ft.com/specialreports
A full list of published reports can be viewed at http://www.ft.com/reports/library Forthcoming FT Special Reports and their synopsis can be downloaded via the
Future Reports link on the www.ft.com/specialreports page.
For website assistance please call + (0) 20 7775 6297.
This editorial synopsis must not be amended in any way by anyone other than the Editor of Supplements and Special Reports.
All submissions or suggestions for editorial features should be sent to reports@ft.com
This is to ensure all suggestions can be assessed and to enable the editorial team to cope with the huge volume of approaches that would otherwise stop them from doing their work. Due to the volume of approaches the editorial team are unable to confirm receipt or respond to all enquiries.
Advertisement and Sponsorship Information
For details of the advertising and sponsorship opportunities please contact:
Ian Edwards +44 (0)20 7873 3272, ian.edwards@ft.com
or your usual Financial Times representative.
Innovation in Healthcare
The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on October 31st, 2016
Booking deadline: September 19th, 2016
We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional):
Data, Data, Data
New techniques for harvesting and analysing data, big and small, are transforming every aspect of healthcare. We look at the way researchers and practitioners are using data from clinical trials of new drugs, electronic health records from hospitals and GPs, administrative claims from insurers, and smartphones and other consumer devices. What new insights into treatment options is the data revolution providing? And how can we make the most of the information while protecting individual privacy?
Training Health Professionals
Medical schools are traditionally conservative institutions, even by normal university standards. How are they – and other training bodies such as dental and nursing schools – adapting to turn out the best practitioners for the 21st century? We look at innovation in health education, both for new graduates and to refresh the skills and competence of existing professionals during their careers.
Accelerating Research and Development
Pharmaceutical companies have transformed the way they carry out R&D over the last 20 years. Monolithic and closed corporate labs have become more open to collaboration with researchers from outside their walls, from universities and biotech companies. At the same time the labs’ internal organisation has been changed to form smaller groups with more scientific independence. We take a look at the state of the art in discovering and developing new drugs.
The Post-genomic World
In 2001, the map of the human genome – our genetic structure – was completed, after a decade’s work at a cost of around $3bn, but it did not lead immediately to the predicted outpouring of scientific and health benefits. These are now beginning to flow, as DNA sequencing becomes fast and cheap enough to read a human genome for less than $1,000 in a few hours. As well as big lab-based instruments, mobile sequencers are appearing which can read DNA out in the field – and even on the International Space Station.
This will be a data-led article with a strong graphic showing both the progression of DNA sequencing technology and its many applications from medicine to palaeontology.
Financing Healthcare
Ageing populations and rising expectations are pushing up demand for healthcare everywhere – and expenditure is rising accordingly. Industrialised countries spend at least 8 per cent of GDP on health and in the US the proportion is 16 per cent. We examine innovative methods of raising funds and restraining costs in both public and private systems, including a look at the role played by insurers.
Diagnostics
The rapid advance of electronics and biochemistry is enabling the diagnostics industry to develop a new generation of miniaturised devices that tell very quickly what is causing symptoms of disease. A good example is the prospect of curbing overprescribing of antibiotics if doctors could determine accurately and rapidly whether a patient had an antibiotic-sensitive bacterial infection, rather than a virus that would not respond. “Liquid biopsy” – detecting cancer from the DNA it sheds into the bloodstream – is another example.
Health and the Environment
Air pollution causes an estimated 5.5m premature deaths a year worldwide – with rapidly industrialising Asian cities affected most seriously. A new generation of personal air pollution monitors is emerging, which enable individuals to tell how dirty the air is in their neighbourhood – and possibly take avoiding action. But how best can cities and countries act on a wider scale to reduce the toll from pollution?
Robotics
Robots are marching rapidly into medicine and healthcare. We look at the latest advances in robotic surgery and in the development of companion robots that could help – or even replace – human nurses and carers looking after people who are ill or infirm.
Digital Medicine
Computers and videogames are being used increasingly instead of drugs to treat mental disorders, from schizophrenia to ADHD. Symptoms improve when patients spend time playing games that are crafted carefully to stimulate certain parts of the brain. How do well they work? Could they replace pharmaceutical interventions?
Gene Editing
Today’s most discussed new technology in biomedical research is gene editing – the use of techniques such as CRISPR-Cas9 to change DNA more quickly and selectively than was possible with older techniques of genetic manipulation. We look at possible healthcare applications, some of which are controversial – such as editing the genome of human embryos to avoid the risk of inherited disease.
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Investing in Turkey
The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on November 29th, 2016
We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional):
Introduction
Introduction to risks and opportunities of investing in Turkey against the current economic and political and international backdrop
UK/ Turkey
Economy minister Nihat Zeybekçi has spoken about the UK’s future outside the EU and the potential for joint ventures with Turkey - free trade agreement talk have already begun. On October 7 he said Turkey’s aim is not EU membership but an arrangement like Norway or Switzerland. What will UK Turkey relations look like after the UK leaves the EU?
Portfolio and Foreign Direct Investment
An overview of the outlook and state of portfolio investment in Turkey as a well as a sidebar on FDI trends
Banks
While well-capitalised Turkish banks have a significant debt overhang, they wait for a ratings decision from Fitch, due in Jan/Feb, which, if a downgrade, would increase borrowing costs by at least 50 per cent. For an industry with over $150 billion a year in financing needs, that would represent a crippling blow
Column
An external expert on investment opportunities in Turkey
Auto Industry
Spotlight on Turkey’s customs union with the EU and its effect on the country’s
automotive industry
Analysis of Healthcare Opportunities
Focus on Airline Industry
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The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on November 29th, 2016
We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional):
Introduction
Introduction to risks and opportunities of investing in Turkey against the current economic and political and international backdrop
UK/ Turkey
Economy minister Nihat Zeybekçi has spoken about the UK’s future outside the EU and the potential for joint ventures with Turkey - free trade agreement talk have already begun. On October 7 he said Turkey’s aim is not EU membership but an arrangement like Norway or Switzerland. What will UK Turkey relations look like after the UK leaves the EU?
Portfolio and Foreign Direct Investment
An overview of the outlook and state of portfolio investment in Turkey as a well as a sidebar on FDI trends
Banks
While well-capitalised Turkish banks have a significant debt overhang, they wait for a ratings decision from Fitch, due in Jan/Feb, which, if a downgrade, would increase borrowing costs by at least 50 per cent. For an industry with over $150 billion a year in financing needs, that would represent a crippling blow
Column
An external expert on investment opportunities in Turkey
Auto Industry
Spotlight on Turkey’s customs union with the EU and its effect on the country’s
automotive industry
Analysis of Healthcare Opportunities
Focus on Airline Industry
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Investing in Bulgaria
The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on November 29th, 2016
Advertising booking deadline: October 11th, 2016.
We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional):
Introduction
Half way through its four-year term, Bulgaria’s minority government, a coalition led by the centre-right Citizens for the European Development of Bulgaria (Gerb in Bulgarian), is still keeping a grip on its fractious junior partners. But stability has been achieved at a cost: the EU has raised concerns about delays in reforms to boost the independence of the judiciary, crack down on corruption and organised crime, as well as to loosen ties between politicians and local interest groups. Yet Bulgaria attracts a steady stream of investment in manufacturing, logistics and IT, mostly from central Europe but also Turkey and the US, thanks to a skilled workforce and corporate and personal tax rates of just 10 per cent – the lowest in the EU. The collapse of Russia’s South Stream project to ship natural gas to central Europe through a new pipeline across the Black Sea failed to dent the government’s hopes of making the country a major gas transit hub: an alternative plan is being developed to build storage capacity at the port of Varna.
Interview
We interview a business or political leader
Politics
The Gerb party is seeking a candidate with broad appeal to Bulgarian voters to run in the November 6 presidential election. The head-of-state has few executive powers but wields influence over policy-making: the outoing president Rosen Plevneliev, a former businessman who is not seeking re-election, is credited with de-politicising the office. One possible Gerb candidate who could boost Bulgaria’s profile abroad and unify voters at home is Kristalina Georgieva, the European Union’s budget commissioner and a former senior World Bank official.
Outsourcing and IT
Bulgaria has become a leading European destination for outsourcing and nearshoring, thanks to a talent pool of almost 60,000 IT graduates yearly and a strong background in software development and high-quality engineering. We talk to some of the players in one of the fastest-growing sectors of the economy.
Industrial Zones
Bulgaria’s strategic location in southeast Europe encouraged transport and logistics companies from central Europe to set up operations in a dozen special industrial zones around the country run by municipal officials and local entrepreneurs. Manufacturers – from food processors to electronics producers – have also set up shop and the government is energetically promoting several such zones to Chinese investors as a base for penetrating EU markets.
Auto Industry
From small beginnings, Bulgaria’s auto-parts manufacturers have emerged as reliable suppliers for a wide range of European marques. More than 50 companies, from subsidiaries of high-end auto suppliers to small scale local producers, employ over 10,000 skilled workers around the country. We take a look at the prospects for further expansion.
Energy
Bulgaria’s normally close relationship with Russia – its sole energy supplier – took a hit when the South Stream project collapsed in the wake of a dispute between Russia’s Gazprom and the EU over third party access to the proposed pipeline. A €1.5bn project to build a natural gas storage terminal at Varna would serve Gazprom along with other clients, while two new pipelines would enable Bulgaria to diversify its sources of supply. Construction is underway on the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) taking gas from Azerbaijan’s giant Shah-Deniz II field across Turkey, Greece and Albania to Italy. Work on the Bulgaria-Greece inter-connector (IGB), a cross-border spur pipeline from TAP, is due to start next year.
Private Equity
Bulgaria’s private equity market is at an early stage, with a handful of local funds targeting promising start-ups and high growth companies. We talk to fund managers and some of the entrepreneurs they are backing.
Education
Despite relatively high numbers of tech graduates from Bulgarian universities, demand is starting to outstrip supply. Local companies are setting up tech labs and designing courses at universities to help cover a looming shortfall, while at the same time fostering skills and targeting high-fliers. The next move will be to persuade Bulgarian tech specialists working abroad to return and build businesses at home.
Company and Investor Case Studies
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The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on November 29th, 2016
Advertising booking deadline: October 11th, 2016.
We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional):
Introduction
Half way through its four-year term, Bulgaria’s minority government, a coalition led by the centre-right Citizens for the European Development of Bulgaria (Gerb in Bulgarian), is still keeping a grip on its fractious junior partners. But stability has been achieved at a cost: the EU has raised concerns about delays in reforms to boost the independence of the judiciary, crack down on corruption and organised crime, as well as to loosen ties between politicians and local interest groups. Yet Bulgaria attracts a steady stream of investment in manufacturing, logistics and IT, mostly from central Europe but also Turkey and the US, thanks to a skilled workforce and corporate and personal tax rates of just 10 per cent – the lowest in the EU. The collapse of Russia’s South Stream project to ship natural gas to central Europe through a new pipeline across the Black Sea failed to dent the government’s hopes of making the country a major gas transit hub: an alternative plan is being developed to build storage capacity at the port of Varna.
Interview
We interview a business or political leader
Politics
The Gerb party is seeking a candidate with broad appeal to Bulgarian voters to run in the November 6 presidential election. The head-of-state has few executive powers but wields influence over policy-making: the outoing president Rosen Plevneliev, a former businessman who is not seeking re-election, is credited with de-politicising the office. One possible Gerb candidate who could boost Bulgaria’s profile abroad and unify voters at home is Kristalina Georgieva, the European Union’s budget commissioner and a former senior World Bank official.
Outsourcing and IT
Bulgaria has become a leading European destination for outsourcing and nearshoring, thanks to a talent pool of almost 60,000 IT graduates yearly and a strong background in software development and high-quality engineering. We talk to some of the players in one of the fastest-growing sectors of the economy.
Industrial Zones
Bulgaria’s strategic location in southeast Europe encouraged transport and logistics companies from central Europe to set up operations in a dozen special industrial zones around the country run by municipal officials and local entrepreneurs. Manufacturers – from food processors to electronics producers – have also set up shop and the government is energetically promoting several such zones to Chinese investors as a base for penetrating EU markets.
Auto Industry
From small beginnings, Bulgaria’s auto-parts manufacturers have emerged as reliable suppliers for a wide range of European marques. More than 50 companies, from subsidiaries of high-end auto suppliers to small scale local producers, employ over 10,000 skilled workers around the country. We take a look at the prospects for further expansion.
Energy
Bulgaria’s normally close relationship with Russia – its sole energy supplier – took a hit when the South Stream project collapsed in the wake of a dispute between Russia’s Gazprom and the EU over third party access to the proposed pipeline. A €1.5bn project to build a natural gas storage terminal at Varna would serve Gazprom along with other clients, while two new pipelines would enable Bulgaria to diversify its sources of supply. Construction is underway on the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) taking gas from Azerbaijan’s giant Shah-Deniz II field across Turkey, Greece and Albania to Italy. Work on the Bulgaria-Greece inter-connector (IGB), a cross-border spur pipeline from TAP, is due to start next year.
Private Equity
Bulgaria’s private equity market is at an early stage, with a handful of local funds targeting promising start-ups and high growth companies. We talk to fund managers and some of the entrepreneurs they are backing.
Education
Despite relatively high numbers of tech graduates from Bulgarian universities, demand is starting to outstrip supply. Local companies are setting up tech labs and designing courses at universities to help cover a looming shortfall, while at the same time fostering skills and targeting high-fliers. The next move will be to persuade Bulgarian tech specialists working abroad to return and build businesses at home.
Company and Investor Case Studies
Information
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The Future of the Food Industry
The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on November 04th, 2016
Advertising booking deadline: September 19th, 2016.
We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional):
Introduction
The demands of a growing world population, climate change and evolving consumer tastes are forcing changes in the way food is produced and consumed. Consumers in developed countries are demanding food produced with fewer chemical inputs yet producers argue that more intensive farming methods are needed to boost yields for the world’s growing population. The growing interest in alternative types of food could provide part of the answer: laboratory-grown meat derived from bovine stem cells, plant-based protein substitutes and food substitutes, such as Soylent, might all shape the business of food production.
The End of Food?
Science fiction has long predicted the end of food and its substitution by nutritional and time-efficient pills. The success of Soylent, the liquid meal replacement, suggests that the idea is not out of this world judged by rising investment into such enterprises. We examine the potential for the meal replacement market.
Venture Capital and Food
The level of venture capital and private equity funding for food businesses has increased sharply over the past five years as millennials and wealthy older consumers show a willingness to spend more in diverse sectors. But how much venture capital is translated into profitable businesses?
Food and the Health Agenda
The growing interest in the use of herbs and “superfoods” with perceived healthy effects, such as pomegranates or kale, has caused food manufacturers to put them in more and more products. But are the amounts added enough to make a difference to health, or are they a marketing tool? Are large packaged food companies doing enough to address consumer demands for healthier foods?
Regulation
Governments and regulators are increasing their oversight of the food industry with demands for better labelling and a reduction in sugar, salt and fat. We look at the latest trends and assess how much further state-backed intervention is likely to go.
Power of Bloggers
Pressure from bloggers and online food activists is pushing for change in the food industry. This has contributed to measures such as “clean labelling”, which lays out ingredients, additives and allergens more clearly. However, the potential for misinformation, especially over medical and health issues, has also grown. How are medical authorities and the food industry adapting and countering these voices? Plus: a checklist of the most influential bloggers.
Food Fraud
Food fraud is a multi-million dollar industry. We examine the most common scams and the measures taken by governments and the Institute for Global Food Security to fight back.
Robotics in Agriculture
Mechanisation and technological innovation have long played a crucial role in raising the efficiency of agricultural production. We look at the latest trends, including the robovator, a “smart” machine used to eliminate weeds, and having robotic bees as pollinators.
Insects as Food
Tech companies in China are turning insects into food, while in the EU there have been changes in legislation regarding the use of insects as food. Insects are eaten in many cultures but have yet to overcome the yuk factor in others. What will it take to make insects appetising?
Climate Change and Sustainable Food Production
How is climate change affecting small-scale farmers in agriculture who produce most of the world’s food?
Sustainable Fisheries
Harmful fishing practices, weak governance and poor management are some of the problems facing the fishing industry. Yet demand for fish as an alternative to meat is rising, making sustainable production a priority.
Graphic: Food Demand
This will show regional shifts in food demand, past, present and future, and the change in types of food demanded.
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The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on November 04th, 2016
Advertising booking deadline: September 19th, 2016.
We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional):
Introduction
The demands of a growing world population, climate change and evolving consumer tastes are forcing changes in the way food is produced and consumed. Consumers in developed countries are demanding food produced with fewer chemical inputs yet producers argue that more intensive farming methods are needed to boost yields for the world’s growing population. The growing interest in alternative types of food could provide part of the answer: laboratory-grown meat derived from bovine stem cells, plant-based protein substitutes and food substitutes, such as Soylent, might all shape the business of food production.
The End of Food?
Science fiction has long predicted the end of food and its substitution by nutritional and time-efficient pills. The success of Soylent, the liquid meal replacement, suggests that the idea is not out of this world judged by rising investment into such enterprises. We examine the potential for the meal replacement market.
Venture Capital and Food
The level of venture capital and private equity funding for food businesses has increased sharply over the past five years as millennials and wealthy older consumers show a willingness to spend more in diverse sectors. But how much venture capital is translated into profitable businesses?
Food and the Health Agenda
The growing interest in the use of herbs and “superfoods” with perceived healthy effects, such as pomegranates or kale, has caused food manufacturers to put them in more and more products. But are the amounts added enough to make a difference to health, or are they a marketing tool? Are large packaged food companies doing enough to address consumer demands for healthier foods?
Regulation
Governments and regulators are increasing their oversight of the food industry with demands for better labelling and a reduction in sugar, salt and fat. We look at the latest trends and assess how much further state-backed intervention is likely to go.
Power of Bloggers
Pressure from bloggers and online food activists is pushing for change in the food industry. This has contributed to measures such as “clean labelling”, which lays out ingredients, additives and allergens more clearly. However, the potential for misinformation, especially over medical and health issues, has also grown. How are medical authorities and the food industry adapting and countering these voices? Plus: a checklist of the most influential bloggers.
Food Fraud
Food fraud is a multi-million dollar industry. We examine the most common scams and the measures taken by governments and the Institute for Global Food Security to fight back.
Robotics in Agriculture
Mechanisation and technological innovation have long played a crucial role in raising the efficiency of agricultural production. We look at the latest trends, including the robovator, a “smart” machine used to eliminate weeds, and having robotic bees as pollinators.
Insects as Food
Tech companies in China are turning insects into food, while in the EU there have been changes in legislation regarding the use of insects as food. Insects are eaten in many cultures but have yet to overcome the yuk factor in others. What will it take to make insects appetising?
Climate Change and Sustainable Food Production
How is climate change affecting small-scale farmers in agriculture who produce most of the world’s food?
Sustainable Fisheries
Harmful fishing practices, weak governance and poor management are some of the problems facing the fishing industry. Yet demand for fish as an alternative to meat is rising, making sustainable production a priority.
Graphic: Food Demand
This will show regional shifts in food demand, past, present and future, and the change in types of food demanded.
Information
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Modern Spain:
Business & Innovation
The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on November 30 2016
We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional):
1. Introduction
Spain’s economic recovery is now in its third year, and there are growing signs that the country’s protracted political deadlock is also coming to an end. But important economic challenges loom, from fixing the nation’s wayward public finances to tackling unemployment and raising the country’s productivity. With a new minority government in Madrid and a sharply fragmented parliament, what are Spain’s prospects in the years ahead?
2. Technology & Entrepreneurship
Spain has yet to catch up with European technology hubs such as London, Berlin and Stockholm – but there is growing evidence of a lively tech and start-up scene in cities such as Madrid and Barcelona. The government has passed legislation aimed at making life easier for new companies. Raising money – while still difficult – is less of a deal-breaker than it was. This article profiles some of young entrepreneurs starting businesses in Spain.
3. Politics
Spain has been without a proper government since December last year but a new government is now finally on the cards. After months of negotiations and two inconclusive general elections, Mariano Rajoy is about to be re-elected for a second term as prime minister. The end of the stalemate will be greeted with relief by investors and business leaders – but Mr Rajoy faces serious challenges. Most importantly, he has to find a way to govern without a clear majority in parliament.
4. Business
For most Spanish businesses, the recent economic crisis is already a thing of the past. Exports are booming, finance is once again readily available and domestic consumption continues to be sharply on the rise. After years of retrenchment and cost-cutting, business leaders are feeling confident once again. But worries remain - not least the need to grow micro enterprises into companies that are large enough to invest in R&D and export to foreign markets.
5. Column
6. Tourism
Spain has just enjoyed the strongest tourism season on record – thanks not least to the security fears engulfing so many other destinations this year. Will the good times continue to roll? And can Spain’s tourism sector continue to diversify away from beach holidays towards more high-end cultural and gastronomic travel?
8. Interview: Miguel Zugaza, director of the Prado museum
The Prado is the biggest tourist attraction in Madrid and one of the great galleries of the world. Filled with peerless works by Velazquez, Goya, Dürer, van der Weyden and Bruegel, the museum has benefited from a recent expansion, and opened a blockbuster exhibition linked to the 500th anniversary of Hieronymus Bosch. How does the museum balance its classical role as a repository of art with the new demands posed by tourism and technology?
9. Property
Even as Spain suffered a massive housing bust, the real estate sector in Madrid and Barcelona held up relatively well. Now that a national housing recovery is finally underway, the capital and other centres are filled with cranes once again. Estate agents complain there is a lack of high-end office space and accommodation, especially in Spain’s main business hubs. With foreign investment continuing to pour in, we examine the prospects for Spain’s real estate sector.
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Business & Innovation
The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on November 30 2016
We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional):
1. Introduction
Spain’s economic recovery is now in its third year, and there are growing signs that the country’s protracted political deadlock is also coming to an end. But important economic challenges loom, from fixing the nation’s wayward public finances to tackling unemployment and raising the country’s productivity. With a new minority government in Madrid and a sharply fragmented parliament, what are Spain’s prospects in the years ahead?
2. Technology & Entrepreneurship
Spain has yet to catch up with European technology hubs such as London, Berlin and Stockholm – but there is growing evidence of a lively tech and start-up scene in cities such as Madrid and Barcelona. The government has passed legislation aimed at making life easier for new companies. Raising money – while still difficult – is less of a deal-breaker than it was. This article profiles some of young entrepreneurs starting businesses in Spain.
3. Politics
Spain has been without a proper government since December last year but a new government is now finally on the cards. After months of negotiations and two inconclusive general elections, Mariano Rajoy is about to be re-elected for a second term as prime minister. The end of the stalemate will be greeted with relief by investors and business leaders – but Mr Rajoy faces serious challenges. Most importantly, he has to find a way to govern without a clear majority in parliament.
4. Business
For most Spanish businesses, the recent economic crisis is already a thing of the past. Exports are booming, finance is once again readily available and domestic consumption continues to be sharply on the rise. After years of retrenchment and cost-cutting, business leaders are feeling confident once again. But worries remain - not least the need to grow micro enterprises into companies that are large enough to invest in R&D and export to foreign markets.
5. Column
6. Tourism
Spain has just enjoyed the strongest tourism season on record – thanks not least to the security fears engulfing so many other destinations this year. Will the good times continue to roll? And can Spain’s tourism sector continue to diversify away from beach holidays towards more high-end cultural and gastronomic travel?
8. Interview: Miguel Zugaza, director of the Prado museum
The Prado is the biggest tourist attraction in Madrid and one of the great galleries of the world. Filled with peerless works by Velazquez, Goya, Dürer, van der Weyden and Bruegel, the museum has benefited from a recent expansion, and opened a blockbuster exhibition linked to the 500th anniversary of Hieronymus Bosch. How does the museum balance its classical role as a repository of art with the new demands posed by tourism and technology?
9. Property
Even as Spain suffered a massive housing bust, the real estate sector in Madrid and Barcelona held up relatively well. Now that a national housing recovery is finally underway, the capital and other centres are filled with cranes once again. Estate agents complain there is a lack of high-end office space and accommodation, especially in Spain’s main business hubs. With foreign investment continuing to pour in, we examine the prospects for Spain’s real estate sector.
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Executive Appointments:
Architects of Meritocracy
The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on December 1, 2016.
We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional):
1. Overview: Best Practice in Corporate Diversity and Inclusion
Companies have spent billions in their efforts to diversify the top ranks and gain the most from their staff, regardless of background. Yet the corporate landscape is littered with failure. This piece looks at what successful companies have done differently. What does their approach encompass and what does it leave out? How is it implemented and how is it measured? We cover the evolution of companies’ thinking over the past four decades and describe how they have arrived at their current approach.
2. The Future
We canvas the views of academics and entrepreneurs to find out how the newest generation of employers are – and will - tackle a problem that past generations have had limited success in solving.
3. The Leaders
Two years ago, eleven companies signed a government pledge to become social mobility champions in the UK. We catch up with those companies to see how their efforts have evolved and whether signing up was a catalyst for change or a burden to business.
4. Comparing Countries
Scandinavian countries are often held up as examples of social mobility. But is it possible to replicate successful programmes and policies across borders? This piece looks at corporate and governmental approaches that have worked and whether other countries have been able to adopt them successfully.
5. Measuring Success
How do you measure meritocracy in companies and countries? This piece, led by a graphic, looks at traditional and non-traditional ways at measuring meritocracy.
6. Case Study
The Apollo project began as an effort within the UK’s legal sector to improve diversity and inclusion. Through an annual competition with the FT it seeks to highlight effective corporate and professional programmes. Last year’s contest showed that big companies taking small steps could begin to tackle some of the more difficult barriers to equal advancement. It also showed how programmes created by small teams within companies could begin a wider company conversation about socioeconomic advancement. This piece looks at this year’s submissions and delves into the programmes the judges deemed most innovative.
7. The Role of the Ultra Rich
Last year, Johann Rupert, the owner of the luxury company that includes Cartier in its portfolio, revealed that his greatest fear was the uprising of the poor. “How is society going to cope with structural unemployment and the envy, hatred and the social warfare?” he told the FT’s Business of Luxury conference. “We are destroying the middle classes at this stage and it will affect us. It’s unfair. So that’s what keeps me awake at night.” He is not the only multi-billionaire to worry. This piece looks at what the richest, most powerful and best connected people in the world are doing to avoid such a future.
8. Financial Services: How to Integrate Staff Poorer Backgrounds
It is one thing to offer a bright person a job, quite another to integrate them into a world inhabited by people born into far greater privilege. This guest column looks at practical ways to improve the chance that individuals will succeed at a workplace whose culture has yet to become fully embracing.
9. Intersectionality
There are networks and company programmes for all types of people – women, the LGBT community, parents, people from ethnic minorities. But we all define ourselves by more than one label. This piece looks at intersectionality – what it is, why it matters and how companies take it into consideration.
10. Education and Social Mobility
a. Education is seen as the key to improving socio economic mobility, but is it?
This piece looks at how education systems in the UK, US and beyond, have changed and what the effect has been more broadly. What does the future hold - with the profound change in the way we work and the skills this require speed or slow socio economic mobility?
b. Scholarship Students
Some elite schools in the UK are following the US’s lead in providing bursaries for bright children from poor backgrounds. This piece looks at what these efforts have achieved so far.
11. Disability and the Workplace
a. In 2015 the Office of National Statistics found that one in four disabled adults in the UK had never used the internet. This has led companies, such as RBS and Natwest, to pledged to continue issuing paper statements. The piece looks at this and other corporate efforts to reduce the barriers disabled people face in the workplace and in the economy at large.
b. After writing his recently-published book NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity, Steve Silberman concluded that we have spent too much time and money researching the causes of such conditions and too little adapting our world to the needs of people on all parts of the spectrum. Here he makes suggestions of how companies can help improve the workplace.
c. This piece looks at the unique barriers disabled people face in finding jobs and delves into the pay discrepancy they face. It covers the recruiters and companies trying to even the playing field.
12. Warrior for Diversity
An interview with Jane Farrell, chief executive and co-founder, EW Group, the consultancy that has been fighting discrimination for more than a quarter of a century.
13. The Power of Humour
Increasing numbers of employers are using humour to even the playing field, employing comedy consultants, such as Funny Women, to help them break down barriers and give voice and confidence to parts of their workforces that often find themselves drowned out by others. This piece takes a hands-on look at whether it works.
Information
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A full list of published reports can be viewed at http://www.ft.com/reports/library Forthcoming FT Special Reports and their synopsis can be downloaded via the
Future Reports link on the www.ft.com/specialreports page.
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This editorial synopsis must not be amended in any way by anyone other than the Editor of Supplements and Special Reports.
All submissions or suggestions for editorial features should be sent to reports@ft.com
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Architects of Meritocracy
The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on December 1, 2016.
We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional):
1. Overview: Best Practice in Corporate Diversity and Inclusion
Companies have spent billions in their efforts to diversify the top ranks and gain the most from their staff, regardless of background. Yet the corporate landscape is littered with failure. This piece looks at what successful companies have done differently. What does their approach encompass and what does it leave out? How is it implemented and how is it measured? We cover the evolution of companies’ thinking over the past four decades and describe how they have arrived at their current approach.
2. The Future
We canvas the views of academics and entrepreneurs to find out how the newest generation of employers are – and will - tackle a problem that past generations have had limited success in solving.
3. The Leaders
Two years ago, eleven companies signed a government pledge to become social mobility champions in the UK. We catch up with those companies to see how their efforts have evolved and whether signing up was a catalyst for change or a burden to business.
4. Comparing Countries
Scandinavian countries are often held up as examples of social mobility. But is it possible to replicate successful programmes and policies across borders? This piece looks at corporate and governmental approaches that have worked and whether other countries have been able to adopt them successfully.
5. Measuring Success
How do you measure meritocracy in companies and countries? This piece, led by a graphic, looks at traditional and non-traditional ways at measuring meritocracy.
6. Case Study
The Apollo project began as an effort within the UK’s legal sector to improve diversity and inclusion. Through an annual competition with the FT it seeks to highlight effective corporate and professional programmes. Last year’s contest showed that big companies taking small steps could begin to tackle some of the more difficult barriers to equal advancement. It also showed how programmes created by small teams within companies could begin a wider company conversation about socioeconomic advancement. This piece looks at this year’s submissions and delves into the programmes the judges deemed most innovative.
7. The Role of the Ultra Rich
Last year, Johann Rupert, the owner of the luxury company that includes Cartier in its portfolio, revealed that his greatest fear was the uprising of the poor. “How is society going to cope with structural unemployment and the envy, hatred and the social warfare?” he told the FT’s Business of Luxury conference. “We are destroying the middle classes at this stage and it will affect us. It’s unfair. So that’s what keeps me awake at night.” He is not the only multi-billionaire to worry. This piece looks at what the richest, most powerful and best connected people in the world are doing to avoid such a future.
8. Financial Services: How to Integrate Staff Poorer Backgrounds
It is one thing to offer a bright person a job, quite another to integrate them into a world inhabited by people born into far greater privilege. This guest column looks at practical ways to improve the chance that individuals will succeed at a workplace whose culture has yet to become fully embracing.
9. Intersectionality
There are networks and company programmes for all types of people – women, the LGBT community, parents, people from ethnic minorities. But we all define ourselves by more than one label. This piece looks at intersectionality – what it is, why it matters and how companies take it into consideration.
10. Education and Social Mobility
a. Education is seen as the key to improving socio economic mobility, but is it?
This piece looks at how education systems in the UK, US and beyond, have changed and what the effect has been more broadly. What does the future hold - with the profound change in the way we work and the skills this require speed or slow socio economic mobility?
b. Scholarship Students
Some elite schools in the UK are following the US’s lead in providing bursaries for bright children from poor backgrounds. This piece looks at what these efforts have achieved so far.
11. Disability and the Workplace
a. In 2015 the Office of National Statistics found that one in four disabled adults in the UK had never used the internet. This has led companies, such as RBS and Natwest, to pledged to continue issuing paper statements. The piece looks at this and other corporate efforts to reduce the barriers disabled people face in the workplace and in the economy at large.
b. After writing his recently-published book NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity, Steve Silberman concluded that we have spent too much time and money researching the causes of such conditions and too little adapting our world to the needs of people on all parts of the spectrum. Here he makes suggestions of how companies can help improve the workplace.
c. This piece looks at the unique barriers disabled people face in finding jobs and delves into the pay discrepancy they face. It covers the recruiters and companies trying to even the playing field.
12. Warrior for Diversity
An interview with Jane Farrell, chief executive and co-founder, EW Group, the consultancy that has been fighting discrimination for more than a quarter of a century.
13. The Power of Humour
Increasing numbers of employers are using humour to even the playing field, employing comedy consultants, such as Funny Women, to help them break down barriers and give voice and confidence to parts of their workforces that often find themselves drowned out by others. This piece takes a hands-on look at whether it works.
Information
■ Recently published FT Special Reports can be viewed at www.ft.com/specialreports
A full list of published reports can be viewed at http://www.ft.com/reports/library Forthcoming FT Special Reports and their synopsis can be downloaded via the
Future Reports link on the www.ft.com/specialreports page.
For website assistance please call + (0) 20 7775 6297.
This editorial synopsis must not be amended in any way by anyone other than the Editor of Supplements and Special Reports.
All submissions or suggestions for editorial features should be sent to reports@ft.com
This is to ensure all suggestions can be assessed and to enable the editorial team to cope with the huge volume of approaches that would otherwise stop them from doing their work. Due to the volume of approaches the editorial team are unable to confirm receipt or respond to all enquiries.
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FT Wealth: December
The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on December 02nd, 2016
Advertising booking deadline: October 10th, 2016.
We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional):
Brazil
The young tech entrepreneurs of 'San Pedro Valley’ - the name given to the Belo Horizonte’s booming start-up culture. Not only are they bucking Brazil’s deepest recession in two decades, but also the fallout of the country's political corruption scandal.
Wine and the City
How former financial sector workers are buying their own vineyards – and how UK wine-making is coming into its own.
Photo Essay
China’s young and rich. The brash young princelings of party officials are growing up. But are they partying – or starting their own businesses?
Brexit
The guide for non-doms either seeking to move out of the UK. Which country is best, which offers the best tax inducements – and where is hot right now to buy property? With graphic.
Insight Section: Investments
Gender Lens Investing
How investing with a gender lens can create financial and social impact by increasing women’s access to capital, promoting workplace equity, and creating products and services that improve the lives of women and girls.
The Winklevoss Brothers
Early members of the team that launched Facebook (and ended up in court) and their attempt to launch a Bitcoin ETF
Invest in Lithium – How to make money from minerals
Philanthropy
How India’s wealthy are turning to philanthropy – not just in their homeland, but also through the diaspora abroad.
Guest column
A leading member of the UK clergy on whether “a little sin is tolerable”.
Entrepreneurs
Pablo Ganguli, Indian impresario on how he wowed both Indian and British high society
What’s happened to all the former presidents of the Oxford and Cambridge unions? Quite a few of them have become entrepreneurs, rather than politicians…is there a link?
The topics of the family office, property, manager, equities, rich, ambitious wealth and book review columns are all chosen by their respective writers.
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Future Reports link on the www.ft.com/specialreports page.
For website assistance please call + (0) 20 7775 6297.
This editorial synopsis must not be amended in any way by anyone other than the Editor of Supplements and Special Reports.
All submissions or suggestions for editorial features should be sent to reports@ft.com
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The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on December 02nd, 2016
Advertising booking deadline: October 10th, 2016.
We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional):
Brazil
The young tech entrepreneurs of 'San Pedro Valley’ - the name given to the Belo Horizonte’s booming start-up culture. Not only are they bucking Brazil’s deepest recession in two decades, but also the fallout of the country's political corruption scandal.
Wine and the City
How former financial sector workers are buying their own vineyards – and how UK wine-making is coming into its own.
Photo Essay
China’s young and rich. The brash young princelings of party officials are growing up. But are they partying – or starting their own businesses?
Brexit
The guide for non-doms either seeking to move out of the UK. Which country is best, which offers the best tax inducements – and where is hot right now to buy property? With graphic.
Insight Section: Investments
Gender Lens Investing
How investing with a gender lens can create financial and social impact by increasing women’s access to capital, promoting workplace equity, and creating products and services that improve the lives of women and girls.
The Winklevoss Brothers
Early members of the team that launched Facebook (and ended up in court) and their attempt to launch a Bitcoin ETF
Invest in Lithium – How to make money from minerals
Philanthropy
How India’s wealthy are turning to philanthropy – not just in their homeland, but also through the diaspora abroad.
Guest column
A leading member of the UK clergy on whether “a little sin is tolerable”.
Entrepreneurs
Pablo Ganguli, Indian impresario on how he wowed both Indian and British high society
What’s happened to all the former presidents of the Oxford and Cambridge unions? Quite a few of them have become entrepreneurs, rather than politicians…is there a link?
The topics of the family office, property, manager, equities, rich, ambitious wealth and book review columns are all chosen by their respective writers.
Information
■ Recently published FT Special Reports can be viewed at www.ft.com/specialreports
A full list of published reports can be viewed at http://www.ft.com/reports/library Forthcoming FT Special Reports and their synopsis can be downloaded via the
Future Reports link on the www.ft.com/specialreports page.
For website assistance please call + (0) 20 7775 6297.
This editorial synopsis must not be amended in any way by anyone other than the Editor of Supplements and Special Reports.
All submissions or suggestions for editorial features should be sent to reports@ft.com
This is to ensure all suggestions can be assessed and to enable the editorial team to cope with the huge volume of approaches that would otherwise stop them from doing their work. Due to the volume of approaches the editorial team are unable to confirm receipt or respond to all enquiries.
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Business Education:
European Business Schools
The Financial Times plans to publish this magazine on December 05th, 2016.
We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional):
Introduction
The referendum result in favour of taking the UK out of the EU is likely to have implications for business schools across the continent. The introduction will look at how Brexit is already affecting behaviour among some students and academic staff.
Columns: The three columns will be:
Editor’s Letter.
Management Column by veteran management writer Simon Caulkin.
Dean’s Column, in which a business school dean will explain why s/he believes a famous figure has lessons for today’s managers and business school professors and students.
The Rankings
These articles will accompany the ranking of European Business Schools. They will explain:
How to read the rankings and what they show, including any trends.
Profiles of schools and programmes in the ranking.
The Methodology.
Feature: The Big Interview
The FT will interview a business school alumnus who has gone on to achieve success in business, non-profits or other sectors.
Business Education in France
A look at the challenges facing French business schools, from funding and the search for scale to expansion abroad.
Inside Business Education:
Meet the Dean
The FT will profile a business school dean.
The Equine MBA
Looking at an MBA for people wanting to work in the world of horseracing.
From the Drawing Board
Looking at how past or present students’ entrepreneurial ideas have fared.
Review:
Books and Technology
What are the latest titles and technology business school students need to keep up to speed with?
Business Education Communities Page
A look at social media discussion of business issues among FT readers.
Hopes and Fears
A student from one of the world’s top business schools will write about what it is like to study there. Why did they choose the school? What are the courses and their fellow students like? What do they hope to do afterwards?
Information
■ Recently published FT Special Reports can be viewed at www.ft.com/specialreports
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Future Reports link on the www.ft.com/specialreports page.
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This editorial synopsis must not be amended in any way by anyone other than the Editor of Supplements and Special Reports.
All submissions or suggestions for editorial features should be sent to reports@ft.com
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European Business Schools
The Financial Times plans to publish this magazine on December 05th, 2016.
We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional):
Introduction
The referendum result in favour of taking the UK out of the EU is likely to have implications for business schools across the continent. The introduction will look at how Brexit is already affecting behaviour among some students and academic staff.
Columns: The three columns will be:
Editor’s Letter.
Management Column by veteran management writer Simon Caulkin.
Dean’s Column, in which a business school dean will explain why s/he believes a famous figure has lessons for today’s managers and business school professors and students.
The Rankings
These articles will accompany the ranking of European Business Schools. They will explain:
How to read the rankings and what they show, including any trends.
Profiles of schools and programmes in the ranking.
The Methodology.
Feature: The Big Interview
The FT will interview a business school alumnus who has gone on to achieve success in business, non-profits or other sectors.
Business Education in France
A look at the challenges facing French business schools, from funding and the search for scale to expansion abroad.
Inside Business Education:
Meet the Dean
The FT will profile a business school dean.
The Equine MBA
Looking at an MBA for people wanting to work in the world of horseracing.
From the Drawing Board
Looking at how past or present students’ entrepreneurial ideas have fared.
Review:
Books and Technology
What are the latest titles and technology business school students need to keep up to speed with?
Business Education Communities Page
A look at social media discussion of business issues among FT readers.
Hopes and Fears
A student from one of the world’s top business schools will write about what it is like to study there. Why did they choose the school? What are the courses and their fellow students like? What do they hope to do afterwards?
Information
■ Recently published FT Special Reports can be viewed at www.ft.com/specialreports
A full list of published reports can be viewed at http://www.ft.com/reports/library Forthcoming FT Special Reports and their synopsis can be downloaded via the
Future Reports link on the www.ft.com/specialreports page.
For website assistance please call + (0) 20 7775 6297.
This editorial synopsis must not be amended in any way by anyone other than the Editor of Supplements and Special Reports.
All submissions or suggestions for editorial features should be sent to reports@ft.com
This is to ensure all suggestions can be assessed and to enable the editorial team to cope with the huge volume of approaches that would otherwise stop them from doing their work. Due to the volume of approaches the editorial team are unable to confirm receipt or respond to all enquiries.
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Business of Consulting
The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on November 09th, 2016
Advertising booking deadline: September 21st, 2016.
We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional):
Introduction
Against a backdrop of wider geopolitical uncertainty, the Big Four professional services firms and the Big Three consultancies continue to clash on each other’s traditional territory. Meanwhile, new entrants are reinforcing their challenge in specialist areas, and technology and automation simultaneously undermine and enhance what consultants can offer. Can consultancies continue to reap a net advantage from the changing landscape, or will they have to restructure how they do business more radically to compete effectively?
Artificial Intelligence and Automation
Ever-more powerful cognitive computing tools offer huge potential to consultancies as they attempt to add to their firepower. At the same time, automation may allow the consultancies to substitute machines for people in some areas of their business, relieving the constant pressure to go on hiring. What are the implications of growing AI in professional services?
Brexit: Preparations and Fallout
The unexpected outcome of the UK’s EU referendum creates opportunities and challenges for consultancies. Corporate clients are eager for advice, while the UK government has issued an appeal for help on trade negotiations. At the same time, the UK’s eventual departure from the EU bloc may prompt consulting firms to reshape their European and global organisations. Who are likely to be the winners and losers in this upheaval?
Graphic
Which countries, sectors and disciplines look most attractive for consultants in the coming year?
Collaborators and Competitors
Increasingly, clients are sourcing consulting services from multiple suppliers, obliging them to work together. How do such collaborations work and what are the advantages - and disadvantages - of multi-sourced projects?
Independents
Who are the independent consultants? Are they satisfied with their decision to go freelance, how much money do they make, what sort of work are they doing and would they recommend this path to others? (Based on forthcoming FT survey, with a chart summarising some of the data.)
Recruitment and Diversity
Big firms are broadening their search for talent and switching their focus from some of the traditional sources of younger recruits, while also trying to tackle the unconscious biases and internal obstacles that prevent the development of diverse senior leaders. A look at the latest trends and practices.
The Consultant as CEO
Many large companies boast chief executives and chairs who started out as consultants. How does a grounding as a management consultant help, or hinder, executives’ rise to the top and consultants’ chances of winning business? Sidebar profile of one consultant-turned-CEO.
Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare
Drug and biotech companies, as well as healthcare more generally, continue to provide rich pickings for consultancies. We ask why and examine whether the trend can continue.
Banking and Finance
One estimate suggests nearly $30bn is spent on consultants by banks trying to prepare for stress-testing and regulation around the world. Do banks need to spend so much and what chance is there that such spending will be sustained?
Information
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This editorial synopsis must not be amended in any way by anyone other than the Editor of Supplements and Special Reports.
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The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on November 09th, 2016
Advertising booking deadline: September 21st, 2016.
We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional):
Introduction
Against a backdrop of wider geopolitical uncertainty, the Big Four professional services firms and the Big Three consultancies continue to clash on each other’s traditional territory. Meanwhile, new entrants are reinforcing their challenge in specialist areas, and technology and automation simultaneously undermine and enhance what consultants can offer. Can consultancies continue to reap a net advantage from the changing landscape, or will they have to restructure how they do business more radically to compete effectively?
Artificial Intelligence and Automation
Ever-more powerful cognitive computing tools offer huge potential to consultancies as they attempt to add to their firepower. At the same time, automation may allow the consultancies to substitute machines for people in some areas of their business, relieving the constant pressure to go on hiring. What are the implications of growing AI in professional services?
Brexit: Preparations and Fallout
The unexpected outcome of the UK’s EU referendum creates opportunities and challenges for consultancies. Corporate clients are eager for advice, while the UK government has issued an appeal for help on trade negotiations. At the same time, the UK’s eventual departure from the EU bloc may prompt consulting firms to reshape their European and global organisations. Who are likely to be the winners and losers in this upheaval?
Graphic
Which countries, sectors and disciplines look most attractive for consultants in the coming year?
Collaborators and Competitors
Increasingly, clients are sourcing consulting services from multiple suppliers, obliging them to work together. How do such collaborations work and what are the advantages - and disadvantages - of multi-sourced projects?
Independents
Who are the independent consultants? Are they satisfied with their decision to go freelance, how much money do they make, what sort of work are they doing and would they recommend this path to others? (Based on forthcoming FT survey, with a chart summarising some of the data.)
Recruitment and Diversity
Big firms are broadening their search for talent and switching their focus from some of the traditional sources of younger recruits, while also trying to tackle the unconscious biases and internal obstacles that prevent the development of diverse senior leaders. A look at the latest trends and practices.
The Consultant as CEO
Many large companies boast chief executives and chairs who started out as consultants. How does a grounding as a management consultant help, or hinder, executives’ rise to the top and consultants’ chances of winning business? Sidebar profile of one consultant-turned-CEO.
Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare
Drug and biotech companies, as well as healthcare more generally, continue to provide rich pickings for consultancies. We ask why and examine whether the trend can continue.
Banking and Finance
One estimate suggests nearly $30bn is spent on consultants by banks trying to prepare for stress-testing and regulation around the world. Do banks need to spend so much and what chance is there that such spending will be sustained?
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The Connected Business:
December
The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on December 07th,, 2016
We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional)
The Rogue Internet
The internet is full of projects that defy the established order - from people creating their own telecoms networks, alternative internets, Bitcoin-like currencies, black markets. What are the main ones the layperson should at least be aware of?
Children’s Technology
What are the best educational gadgets and how are schools now incorporating tech? Is teaching geography through Minecraft already passé? What is the latest trend?
Ones to Watch: Technology themes for 2017
Mental Health
How researchers are creating technology to detect emotions such as depression within the brain by identifying specific wave forms. When detected, an alert could be sent to a family member or doctor to call or visit. It's a hugely complex data processing task, but the research might also be used to help people regain lost faculties such as walking, talking, bladder control and physical intimacy
Column
A wry look at the latest tech scene developments
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December
The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on December 07th,, 2016
We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional)
The Rogue Internet
The internet is full of projects that defy the established order - from people creating their own telecoms networks, alternative internets, Bitcoin-like currencies, black markets. What are the main ones the layperson should at least be aware of?
Children’s Technology
What are the best educational gadgets and how are schools now incorporating tech? Is teaching geography through Minecraft already passé? What is the latest trend?
Ones to Watch: Technology themes for 2017
Mental Health
How researchers are creating technology to detect emotions such as depression within the brain by identifying specific wave forms. When detected, an alert could be sent to a family member or doctor to call or visit. It's a hugely complex data processing task, but the research might also be used to help people regain lost faculties such as walking, talking, bladder control and physical intimacy
Column
A wry look at the latest tech scene developments
Information
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Destination: UAE
The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on December 10th, 2016
We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional):
Introduction
Dubai’s diversified economy means it is surviving the oil price crash better than its neighbouring emirates. But the city still depends on petrodollar spending, and a slowdown is apparent in the real estate market as well as in other sectors: trade, tourism and retail are all flagging. The government, which is sustaining its investment into infrastructure, tourism initiatives and general commerce, hopes that the run up to the Expo 2020 will deliver a return to the stronger growth witnessed in the aftermath of the Arab spring.
Property
International investors are lukewarm about investing in a market they see as underdeveloped and without much liquidity. While Dubai and Abu Dhabi are banking on the money coming in, it is unclear whether the anticipated interest will materialise. Who are the foreign companies who have taken the plunge?
Hotels Chains - Are still building luxury complexes but supply is increasing as demand declines.
Women's Education
Emirati women now outnumber men in tertiary education: in state universities women make up between 70 and 75 per cent of the student body. While in the 1950s very few women could read or write, since then there has been a push from the government to get women into school: public universities are free and for private ones there are subsidies and scholarships. New York University has opened a campus in Abu Dhabi, costing the UAE government $1 billion a year to run. And, as oil prices have fallen, education is one area that hasn't been hit by cut-backs - the government is aware that women who stay at home will be a burden to the state when oil supplies run out.
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi’s government, eyeing diversification from oil revenues, has for years been developing a tourism sector. Investment in education, as well as art, has formed part of this diversification plan. But the slump in oil has raised questions over spending priorities. The Louvre is already delayed, and doubts hang over the commissioning of the much-anticipated Guggenheim museum. Initiatives like Abu Dhabi Art (Nov 16-19) and Abu Dhabi Music (March 14-31) are part of the effort to reignite momentum. Cutbacks in the UAE are being mirrored across the Gulf.
The Northern Emirates
From the mountains of Ras al-Khaimah to beach clubs in Umm al-Quwain, the lesser-known “northern Emirates” of the UAE have positioned themselves as overflow tourism destinations and commuter hubs. Lower costs of living have fuelled a steady increase in demand for expatriates and visitors. It is quite common now to find new arrivals living in Sharjah or RAK and commuting to Dubai or Abu Dhabi each day. Housing is substantially cheaper also and, as Dubai and AD landlords are willing to only marginally bring down rents, affordability will always triumph over glitz. But will the economic slowdown undermine their competitive advantage?
Art
With 10 years of leading regional fair Art Dubai completed, the city’s commercial art scene is thriving. Expanding gallery spaces have been complemented by increasing attention from the global auction houses. State-funded museums are focusing on heritage and privately-funded contemporary arts spaces. Meanwhile, how is a younger generation of lesser-known artists making their names known? Profiles of four young Emirati artists.
Food
Celebrity-chef restaurants are opening new restaurants every month, feeding the city’s insatiable appetite for the latest fashionable spot. But, as tourism spend falls on the strong dollar, smaller entrepreneurs are filling the gap. The city’s broad array of budget eats, catering for the cosmopolitan expatriate worker population, are becoming attractions in their own right.
Cycling
A few years ago, cycling was a potentially deadly activity in the UAE. Now, investment in bespoke bike lanes has turned cycling into one of the UAE’s fastest growing recreational sporting activities. Two major professional races – the tours of Dubai and Abu Dhabi – are raising the UAE’s profile in the sport. The move is part of the government’s commitment to promote healthier lifestyles to combat dangerously high obesity rates.
Theme parks
After years of sun and shopping, Dubai is unveiling a new array of attractions – theme parks. Names such as IMG World of Adventure and Legoland are already open to the public, while a Six Flags park and other sites are under construction. Can this investment turn around the emirate’s tourism offering, or does it run the risk of loss-making “white elephant” developments seen elsewhere?
Information
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The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on December 10th, 2016
We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional):
Introduction
Dubai’s diversified economy means it is surviving the oil price crash better than its neighbouring emirates. But the city still depends on petrodollar spending, and a slowdown is apparent in the real estate market as well as in other sectors: trade, tourism and retail are all flagging. The government, which is sustaining its investment into infrastructure, tourism initiatives and general commerce, hopes that the run up to the Expo 2020 will deliver a return to the stronger growth witnessed in the aftermath of the Arab spring.
Property
International investors are lukewarm about investing in a market they see as underdeveloped and without much liquidity. While Dubai and Abu Dhabi are banking on the money coming in, it is unclear whether the anticipated interest will materialise. Who are the foreign companies who have taken the plunge?
Hotels Chains - Are still building luxury complexes but supply is increasing as demand declines.
Women's Education
Emirati women now outnumber men in tertiary education: in state universities women make up between 70 and 75 per cent of the student body. While in the 1950s very few women could read or write, since then there has been a push from the government to get women into school: public universities are free and for private ones there are subsidies and scholarships. New York University has opened a campus in Abu Dhabi, costing the UAE government $1 billion a year to run. And, as oil prices have fallen, education is one area that hasn't been hit by cut-backs - the government is aware that women who stay at home will be a burden to the state when oil supplies run out.
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi’s government, eyeing diversification from oil revenues, has for years been developing a tourism sector. Investment in education, as well as art, has formed part of this diversification plan. But the slump in oil has raised questions over spending priorities. The Louvre is already delayed, and doubts hang over the commissioning of the much-anticipated Guggenheim museum. Initiatives like Abu Dhabi Art (Nov 16-19) and Abu Dhabi Music (March 14-31) are part of the effort to reignite momentum. Cutbacks in the UAE are being mirrored across the Gulf.
The Northern Emirates
From the mountains of Ras al-Khaimah to beach clubs in Umm al-Quwain, the lesser-known “northern Emirates” of the UAE have positioned themselves as overflow tourism destinations and commuter hubs. Lower costs of living have fuelled a steady increase in demand for expatriates and visitors. It is quite common now to find new arrivals living in Sharjah or RAK and commuting to Dubai or Abu Dhabi each day. Housing is substantially cheaper also and, as Dubai and AD landlords are willing to only marginally bring down rents, affordability will always triumph over glitz. But will the economic slowdown undermine their competitive advantage?
Art
With 10 years of leading regional fair Art Dubai completed, the city’s commercial art scene is thriving. Expanding gallery spaces have been complemented by increasing attention from the global auction houses. State-funded museums are focusing on heritage and privately-funded contemporary arts spaces. Meanwhile, how is a younger generation of lesser-known artists making their names known? Profiles of four young Emirati artists.
Food
Celebrity-chef restaurants are opening new restaurants every month, feeding the city’s insatiable appetite for the latest fashionable spot. But, as tourism spend falls on the strong dollar, smaller entrepreneurs are filling the gap. The city’s broad array of budget eats, catering for the cosmopolitan expatriate worker population, are becoming attractions in their own right.
Cycling
A few years ago, cycling was a potentially deadly activity in the UAE. Now, investment in bespoke bike lanes has turned cycling into one of the UAE’s fastest growing recreational sporting activities. Two major professional races – the tours of Dubai and Abu Dhabi – are raising the UAE’s profile in the sport. The move is part of the government’s commitment to promote healthier lifestyles to combat dangerously high obesity rates.
Theme parks
After years of sun and shopping, Dubai is unveiling a new array of attractions – theme parks. Names such as IMG World of Adventure and Legoland are already open to the public, while a Six Flags park and other sites are under construction. Can this investment turn around the emirate’s tourism offering, or does it run the risk of loss-making “white elephant” developments seen elsewhere?
Information
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FTfm:
Foreign Exchange II
The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on Monday October 03rd, 2016.
Booking Deadline: Monday, September 05th, 2016
Copy Deadline: Wednesday, September 21st, 2016
FX and Fees
Asset managers are said to be losing millions of pounds a year in hidden foreign-exchange bank charges, according to various strands of research. Although the problem is not new it refuses to go away, meaning end investors are losing out on billions of pounds worth of returns. FTfm will take a closer look at problem and find out which investment managers are getting a better deal for their clients and how they are doing that.
Would a Trump Presidency Cause the Dollar to Weaken?
US presidential hopeful Donald Trump has been sharply critical of US dollar strength, on the basis that this hurts domestic companies’ profits and in turn the US economy.
His comments stand in sharp contrast to the stance adopted by US presidents since the 1990s, who have tended to support the idea that a strong dollar is in the best interests of the country.
FTfm asks fund managers how they are factoring currency risk into their portfolios in the run up to the election? How would a Trump or a Hillary Clinton presidency affect the strength of the dollar?
Nigeria's Currency Fluctuations
The Nigerian economy has been pushed towards crisis over the past 18 months, in part due to the government’s attempts to strengthen its currency, the naira, in order to counteract problems caused by significant falls in the oil price.
In June the central bank of Nigeria finally agreed to engineer a devaluation of the Nigerian currency by introducing a flexible foreign exchange rate regime. Analysts said the move, as well as the country’s abandonment of currency controls, should encourage investors back into Nigeria.
To what extent have prospects for Nigerian companies and the economy improved with the new currency measures in place? Will foreign investors return en masse, or does the government need to stimulate the economy further through other measures first?
Code of Conduct
In May, a new global code of conduct for foreign exchange trading was released. It comes in the wake of the FX scandals, where banks and brokers have been accused of rigging the foreign exchange markets. Will the code change behaviours in FX and prevent future scandals? Will it reassure investors? Or it is too little too late?
Emerging Market Rally
Emerging market currencies have rallied in the last month, on the back of an unexpectedly weak May US jobs report and the Fed’s decision to hold off raising interest rates. But can this rally continue? Do investors believe EM currencies are now worth investing in? Or are the risks still too great?
Information
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Foreign Exchange II
The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on Monday October 03rd, 2016.
Booking Deadline: Monday, September 05th, 2016
Copy Deadline: Wednesday, September 21st, 2016
FX and Fees
Asset managers are said to be losing millions of pounds a year in hidden foreign-exchange bank charges, according to various strands of research. Although the problem is not new it refuses to go away, meaning end investors are losing out on billions of pounds worth of returns. FTfm will take a closer look at problem and find out which investment managers are getting a better deal for their clients and how they are doing that.
Would a Trump Presidency Cause the Dollar to Weaken?
US presidential hopeful Donald Trump has been sharply critical of US dollar strength, on the basis that this hurts domestic companies’ profits and in turn the US economy.
His comments stand in sharp contrast to the stance adopted by US presidents since the 1990s, who have tended to support the idea that a strong dollar is in the best interests of the country.
FTfm asks fund managers how they are factoring currency risk into their portfolios in the run up to the election? How would a Trump or a Hillary Clinton presidency affect the strength of the dollar?
Nigeria's Currency Fluctuations
The Nigerian economy has been pushed towards crisis over the past 18 months, in part due to the government’s attempts to strengthen its currency, the naira, in order to counteract problems caused by significant falls in the oil price.
In June the central bank of Nigeria finally agreed to engineer a devaluation of the Nigerian currency by introducing a flexible foreign exchange rate regime. Analysts said the move, as well as the country’s abandonment of currency controls, should encourage investors back into Nigeria.
To what extent have prospects for Nigerian companies and the economy improved with the new currency measures in place? Will foreign investors return en masse, or does the government need to stimulate the economy further through other measures first?
Code of Conduct
In May, a new global code of conduct for foreign exchange trading was released. It comes in the wake of the FX scandals, where banks and brokers have been accused of rigging the foreign exchange markets. Will the code change behaviours in FX and prevent future scandals? Will it reassure investors? Or it is too little too late?
Emerging Market Rally
Emerging market currencies have rallied in the last month, on the back of an unexpectedly weak May US jobs report and the Fed’s decision to hold off raising interest rates. But can this rally continue? Do investors believe EM currencies are now worth investing in? Or are the risks still too great?
Information
■ Recently published FT Special Reports can be viewed at www.ft.com/specialreports
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Doing Business in
the Arab World
The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report in December 15th, 2016
This special report will focus on education and employment
Fintech
Financial technology is shaking up western banking systems. In the Gulf, where market regulations lag behind, development has been slow but is starting to gain momentum. New payment systems are starting to enhance the lagging ecommerce sector. With the oil price diminishing banking liquidity, smaller entrepreneurs are turning to peer-to-peer lending sites. And while banking has been slow to catch up, new technologies are moving into the large exchange sector for remittances.
Lebanon
Lebanon has over 1m refugees fleeing the war in Syria and Isis, and while many are in official refugee camps, it is hard to track them and ensure their needs are registered and met. That is why refugee organisations are using new forms of technology to make sure they can effectively support those most in need. Who are the companies developing and supplying this tech? Is it a growth sector in unfortunate circumstances?
Saudi Arabia
With the flotation of a slice of Saudi Aramco, the state oil company valued at $2tn, proposed for 2018, a route right into the heart of Saudi power and profit is opening up. We examine who is likely to seize this opportunity and which other important Saudi businesses will be next on the block.
Dubai/ China/ Africa
Dubai has long had a hold on the luxury tourism market, but its mid-market hotels are starting to attract large numbers of Chinese and African visitors. What is spurring this new wave of tourists?
Egypt Resources
Egypt is starting to exploit the Mediterranean's largest gasfield, which it hopes will be a source of power and money. What obstacles is it facing?
Egypt Military
What role does the Egyptian military play in the country's economy? The president says critics have greatly overstated its involvement, but its presence is visible and active.
Young Saudis
Keeping Saudi Arabia's youth housed, occupied and educated is no easy task - 29 per cent of the population is under 15. With oil at $50 for two years now, the national budget has been slashed and generous subsidies which supported young people before are being cut.
Information
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the Arab World
The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report in December 15th, 2016
This special report will focus on education and employment
Fintech
Financial technology is shaking up western banking systems. In the Gulf, where market regulations lag behind, development has been slow but is starting to gain momentum. New payment systems are starting to enhance the lagging ecommerce sector. With the oil price diminishing banking liquidity, smaller entrepreneurs are turning to peer-to-peer lending sites. And while banking has been slow to catch up, new technologies are moving into the large exchange sector for remittances.
Lebanon
Lebanon has over 1m refugees fleeing the war in Syria and Isis, and while many are in official refugee camps, it is hard to track them and ensure their needs are registered and met. That is why refugee organisations are using new forms of technology to make sure they can effectively support those most in need. Who are the companies developing and supplying this tech? Is it a growth sector in unfortunate circumstances?
Saudi Arabia
With the flotation of a slice of Saudi Aramco, the state oil company valued at $2tn, proposed for 2018, a route right into the heart of Saudi power and profit is opening up. We examine who is likely to seize this opportunity and which other important Saudi businesses will be next on the block.
Dubai/ China/ Africa
Dubai has long had a hold on the luxury tourism market, but its mid-market hotels are starting to attract large numbers of Chinese and African visitors. What is spurring this new wave of tourists?
Egypt Resources
Egypt is starting to exploit the Mediterranean's largest gasfield, which it hopes will be a source of power and money. What obstacles is it facing?
Egypt Military
What role does the Egyptian military play in the country's economy? The president says critics have greatly overstated its involvement, but its presence is visible and active.
Young Saudis
Keeping Saudi Arabia's youth housed, occupied and educated is no easy task - 29 per cent of the population is under 15. With oil at $50 for two years now, the national budget has been slashed and generous subsidies which supported young people before are being cut.
Information
■ Recently published FT Special Reports can be viewed at www.ft.com/specialreports A full list of published reports can be viewed at http://www.ft.com/reports/library . Forthcoming FT Special Reports and their synopsis can be downloaded via the Future Reports link on the www.ft.com/specialreports page. For website assistance please call + (0) 20 7775 6297.
This editorial synopsis must not be amended in any way by anyone other than the Editor of Supplements and Special Reports.
All submissions or suggestions for editorial features should be sent to reports@ft.com This is to ensure all suggestions can be assessed and to enable the editorial team to cope with the huge volume of approaches that would otherwise stop them from doing their work. Due to the volume of approaches the editorial team are unable to confirm receipt or respond to all enquiries.
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Doing Business in Chicago
The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on December 12th, 2016
We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional):
Introduction
Over the past year Chicago has hit the headlines for all the worst reasons: an unsustainable $20bn in unfunded pensions, disproportionate force by the police against minority individuals, soaring crime rates in economically disadvantaged neighbourhoods, an Illinois state impasse that has blocked crucial funding for education and essential social services in the city, and a falling population. Even the plan for George Lucas to build a Star Wars museum – something that many would assume was a quick-win for the Windy City ‑ has been mired in legal difficulties that could in the worst-case scenario prompt the investors to build elsewhere. How Chicago deals with these big problems will be closely watched from metropolises across the US and indeed the globe.
For all its challenges, this beautiful lakeside city steeped in architectural history has for the most part successfully diversified its economy away from its Midwestern roots in meat packing and manufacturing into a range of industries ranging from insurance to food. It boasts a number of excellent academic institutions from the University of Chicago to Northwestern University and a world-class arts and culture scene. To attract further businesses and compete against faster-growing cities elsewhere, leaders must take this tale of two cities and make it into one successful story.
Interview: with Leading Policymaker
A Hub for Corporate Headquarters
Chicago is successfully drawing big companies from Kraft-Heinz to ConAgra to base their headquarters in the city. A slew of companies that have done this are a boon for the city. At the same time, headquarters are shrinking staff numbers making those moves smaller in size than in the past.
Big Data and the City
Chicago is notorious for its crime rates, but the city has deployed some innovative programmes using big data to try and battle crime and economic inequality. One of the biggest is the University of Chicago’s Urban Labs, which focuses on five areas: crime, poverty, education, environment and health and it has notched up some big successes.
Obama’s Legacy
While very few believe that President Barack Obama will return to the city of his early career, where he was a community organiser and practiced and taught law, Chicago will get the presidential library. It is a $600m investment that should boost the economy of the South Side neighbourhood where it will be located.
Interview with a Locally-based Chief Executive
Restaurant Scene
Chicago’s warehouses have been cleansed of the stench of meat-packing and refurbished to house some of the best restaurants in the US and indeed globally. The Windy City’s restaurant scene, refreshingly unpretentious, punches way above its weight. Alinea has been named America’s best restaurant three times and is one of just 12 restaurants in the US with a Michelin three-star rating. The city is the craft beer capital of the US in terms of square footage dedicated to its production. And at the casual end of the scene, there are restaurants galore dedicated to the farm-to-fork movement. Why has this Midwestern city been so successful with food when so much of the surrounding countryside is dedicated to more controversial genetically-modified corn?
Profile of a Chicago-Based Company
Chicago’s Tech Scene
A small but flourishing tech scene has given birth to several IPOs including that of food delivery company GrubHub. Last year, UPS bought Coyote Logistics for $1.5bn, while Groupon co-founder Brad Keywell’s latest venture Uptake was reported to have been valued at $1.1bn last year. The existence of many large Fortune 500 companies headquartered in the Midwest, has helped retain many startups in the city. But what are the other factors that keep the city’s tech scene so lively and what are the challenges to ensuring it stays that way and companies do not shift to Silicon Valley?
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The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on December 12th, 2016
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Introduction
Over the past year Chicago has hit the headlines for all the worst reasons: an unsustainable $20bn in unfunded pensions, disproportionate force by the police against minority individuals, soaring crime rates in economically disadvantaged neighbourhoods, an Illinois state impasse that has blocked crucial funding for education and essential social services in the city, and a falling population. Even the plan for George Lucas to build a Star Wars museum – something that many would assume was a quick-win for the Windy City ‑ has been mired in legal difficulties that could in the worst-case scenario prompt the investors to build elsewhere. How Chicago deals with these big problems will be closely watched from metropolises across the US and indeed the globe.
For all its challenges, this beautiful lakeside city steeped in architectural history has for the most part successfully diversified its economy away from its Midwestern roots in meat packing and manufacturing into a range of industries ranging from insurance to food. It boasts a number of excellent academic institutions from the University of Chicago to Northwestern University and a world-class arts and culture scene. To attract further businesses and compete against faster-growing cities elsewhere, leaders must take this tale of two cities and make it into one successful story.
Interview: with Leading Policymaker
A Hub for Corporate Headquarters
Chicago is successfully drawing big companies from Kraft-Heinz to ConAgra to base their headquarters in the city. A slew of companies that have done this are a boon for the city. At the same time, headquarters are shrinking staff numbers making those moves smaller in size than in the past.
Big Data and the City
Chicago is notorious for its crime rates, but the city has deployed some innovative programmes using big data to try and battle crime and economic inequality. One of the biggest is the University of Chicago’s Urban Labs, which focuses on five areas: crime, poverty, education, environment and health and it has notched up some big successes.
Obama’s Legacy
While very few believe that President Barack Obama will return to the city of his early career, where he was a community organiser and practiced and taught law, Chicago will get the presidential library. It is a $600m investment that should boost the economy of the South Side neighbourhood where it will be located.
Interview with a Locally-based Chief Executive
Restaurant Scene
Chicago’s warehouses have been cleansed of the stench of meat-packing and refurbished to house some of the best restaurants in the US and indeed globally. The Windy City’s restaurant scene, refreshingly unpretentious, punches way above its weight. Alinea has been named America’s best restaurant three times and is one of just 12 restaurants in the US with a Michelin three-star rating. The city is the craft beer capital of the US in terms of square footage dedicated to its production. And at the casual end of the scene, there are restaurants galore dedicated to the farm-to-fork movement. Why has this Midwestern city been so successful with food when so much of the surrounding countryside is dedicated to more controversial genetically-modified corn?
Profile of a Chicago-Based Company
Chicago’s Tech Scene
A small but flourishing tech scene has given birth to several IPOs including that of food delivery company GrubHub. Last year, UPS bought Coyote Logistics for $1.5bn, while Groupon co-founder Brad Keywell’s latest venture Uptake was reported to have been valued at $1.1bn last year. The existence of many large Fortune 500 companies headquartered in the Midwest, has helped retain many startups in the city. But what are the other factors that keep the city’s tech scene so lively and what are the challenges to ensuring it stays that way and companies do not shift to Silicon Valley?
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FT Wine:
Buying & Investing
The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on December 17th, 2016
We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional):
Bordeaux En Primeur 2015
The top Bordeaux chateaux raised prices on their well-reviewed 2015 more than many expected. That led to disappointing sales for fine wine merchants. After five years of declining prices for fine wine from Bordeaux, why didn’t the top chateaux price more keenly? And what have these declining prices meant for investors?
Auction House Round-up
How has the very top end of the wine market done over the past year? In recent years collections of top Burgundy have displaced Bordeaux’s first growths as top sellers. Has that continued?
Post-Brexit Investment Outlook
After the sharp drop in sterling following the Brexit vote, wine investors abroad have sought to buy up UK wine stock. Fine wine prices have risen steadily all year, accelerating after the June vote. Will that trend continue?
Sommelier Choices for Value
Vox pops: What do the professionals drink at home? These men and women will not tolerate low quality. Where do they get their own wines? And what are they laying away?
Wine Apps
Every wine-lover wants a quick way to identify wines and get some sense of quality. Which wine apps work best and are there any new developments?
Investing in English Wine
Some successful UK financiers have plowed their profits into English wine in recent years. Is this simply a lifestyle choice or a wily, long-term investment decision?
Graphic: Counterfeiting
The issues around wine provenance will not go away. How can technology help to combat fraud, if at all?
Port and Fortified Wines
A sometimes forgotten corner of the wine market, vintage port prices have begun to pick up in recent years. Is there any investment value in the older vintages given how slowly the wines are consumed?
Wine Ratings Post-Parker
US wine guru Robert Parker, who so many connoisseurs and investors once followed religiously, has retired. His scores out of 100 could make or break a vintage for wine producers, especially in Bordeaux. The 2015 vintage is the first one without him. So who will consumers turn to now?
Tasting: Wines of Etna
The volcanic slopes of Mount Etna produce some of the most underrated wines in Italy, from grapes such as Nerello Mascalese. While top wine writers have extolled their virtues for years, Sicily remains for many consumer only a purveyor of cheaper reds. A panel tastes some of Etna’s best vintages and gives their notes.
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Buying & Investing
The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on December 17th, 2016
We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional):
Bordeaux En Primeur 2015
The top Bordeaux chateaux raised prices on their well-reviewed 2015 more than many expected. That led to disappointing sales for fine wine merchants. After five years of declining prices for fine wine from Bordeaux, why didn’t the top chateaux price more keenly? And what have these declining prices meant for investors?
Auction House Round-up
How has the very top end of the wine market done over the past year? In recent years collections of top Burgundy have displaced Bordeaux’s first growths as top sellers. Has that continued?
Post-Brexit Investment Outlook
After the sharp drop in sterling following the Brexit vote, wine investors abroad have sought to buy up UK wine stock. Fine wine prices have risen steadily all year, accelerating after the June vote. Will that trend continue?
Sommelier Choices for Value
Vox pops: What do the professionals drink at home? These men and women will not tolerate low quality. Where do they get their own wines? And what are they laying away?
Wine Apps
Every wine-lover wants a quick way to identify wines and get some sense of quality. Which wine apps work best and are there any new developments?
Investing in English Wine
Some successful UK financiers have plowed their profits into English wine in recent years. Is this simply a lifestyle choice or a wily, long-term investment decision?
Graphic: Counterfeiting
The issues around wine provenance will not go away. How can technology help to combat fraud, if at all?
Port and Fortified Wines
A sometimes forgotten corner of the wine market, vintage port prices have begun to pick up in recent years. Is there any investment value in the older vintages given how slowly the wines are consumed?
Wine Ratings Post-Parker
US wine guru Robert Parker, who so many connoisseurs and investors once followed religiously, has retired. His scores out of 100 could make or break a vintage for wine producers, especially in Bordeaux. The 2015 vintage is the first one without him. So who will consumers turn to now?
Tasting: Wines of Etna
The volcanic slopes of Mount Etna produce some of the most underrated wines in Italy, from grapes such as Nerello Mascalese. While top wine writers have extolled their virtues for years, Sicily remains for many consumer only a purveyor of cheaper reds. A panel tastes some of Etna’s best vintages and gives their notes.
Information
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Doing Business in Greece
The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on December 13th, 2016
Advertising booking deadline: October 18th, 2016.
We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional):
Introduction
After a roller-coaster ride in 2015 that took Greece to the brink of an involuntary exit from the eurozone, the leftwing Syriza-led government is tackling fresh reforms agreed with the EU and International Monetary Fund in return for a third bailout package. Progress is slow because of government infighting and friction with bailout monitors, yet positive growth projections for 2017 raise hopes for a recovery after close to a decade of recession. Risks persist: capital controls are still in place, business confidence is weak and international investors face political and administrative delays. A state of emergency in neighbouring Turkey, along with concerns about the future of Syrian refugees stranded in Greece, adds to the uncertainty. Can the government of Alexis Tsipras speed up the pace of reforms and attract sufficient investment to drive a sustained period of growth?
Politics
A bizarre coalition between the leftwing Syriza party and the small nationalist party Independent Greeks is working more smoothly than many observers predicted. The centre-right opposition is riven with factionalism, while the moderate left remains fragmented. Opposition has grown more muted: Syriza’s internal critics have grumbled but accepted policy reversals mandated by the bailout deal, and street protests against pension and job cuts now attract many fewer participants.
Interview with a policymaker or business leader
Economic Reform
The Syriza government gained credibility with the international creditors by successfully completing the first review of the latest bailout deal, though only after months of delay and with some reforms still outstanding. A second review looms, including several contentious structural measures. If all goes according to plan, Greece will soon be eligible for short-term debt relief provided by the EU, fuelling hopes it can return to international capital markets next year. But the vexed issue of long-term debt sustainability, which must be settled before the IMF will participate fully in the current bailout, has still to be addressed.
Financial services
After years of foot-dragging, Greece’s four systemic banks are beginning to tackle a bad debt amounting to some 50 per cent of their loan portfolios. Deals have been agreed with distressed debt specialists from abroad, clearing the way for sales of packaged mortgage and consumer debt at a deep discount. Bankrupt family-owned businesses are also up for sale, among them dozens of faded resort hotels in some of Greece’s choicest destinations, offering opportunities for international operators to enter a Mediterranean tourism market that still has growth potential.
Privatisation
The Hellenic Asset Development Fund (known as Taiped) has pushed ahead with key infrastructure privatizations agreed under the bailout terms, while the government has brushed aside political objections raised by hard-left Syriza stalwarts. Disposals signed or agreed so far include an operating concession for 14 regional airports, a majority stake in Piraeus Port Authority, the state rail network and a lease on Hellenikon, site of the former Athens international airport and a prime coastal location for development. These deals, and others in the pipeline, are expected to boost medium-term growth and help reduce a jobless rate above 23per cent, the highest in the eurozone.
Piraeus Port
The FT takes a look at Piraeus port, which is set to become a major Mediterranean shipping hub following the acquisition of a 67 per cent stake by Cosco Shipping, the Chinese state-controlled group. Cosco already operates a profitable container terminal at Piraeus; it plans to invest up to €600m to expand container capacity, build a new cruise ship terminal, develop the port’s real estate and revive a decaying ship-repair industry.
Start-ups
Seed funding from an EU programme has helped launch scores of apps created by young Greek IT engineers. A handful of angel investors are helping start-ups to grow but Athens lacks a developed venture capital and private equity market to support new entrepreneurs. We talk to some fast-growing new technology and IT companies about their prospects in and outside Greece.
Company and Investor Case Studies
We examine opportunities and risks through the eyes of business people
Information
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The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on December 13th, 2016
Advertising booking deadline: October 18th, 2016.
We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional):
Introduction
After a roller-coaster ride in 2015 that took Greece to the brink of an involuntary exit from the eurozone, the leftwing Syriza-led government is tackling fresh reforms agreed with the EU and International Monetary Fund in return for a third bailout package. Progress is slow because of government infighting and friction with bailout monitors, yet positive growth projections for 2017 raise hopes for a recovery after close to a decade of recession. Risks persist: capital controls are still in place, business confidence is weak and international investors face political and administrative delays. A state of emergency in neighbouring Turkey, along with concerns about the future of Syrian refugees stranded in Greece, adds to the uncertainty. Can the government of Alexis Tsipras speed up the pace of reforms and attract sufficient investment to drive a sustained period of growth?
Politics
A bizarre coalition between the leftwing Syriza party and the small nationalist party Independent Greeks is working more smoothly than many observers predicted. The centre-right opposition is riven with factionalism, while the moderate left remains fragmented. Opposition has grown more muted: Syriza’s internal critics have grumbled but accepted policy reversals mandated by the bailout deal, and street protests against pension and job cuts now attract many fewer participants.
Interview with a policymaker or business leader
Economic Reform
The Syriza government gained credibility with the international creditors by successfully completing the first review of the latest bailout deal, though only after months of delay and with some reforms still outstanding. A second review looms, including several contentious structural measures. If all goes according to plan, Greece will soon be eligible for short-term debt relief provided by the EU, fuelling hopes it can return to international capital markets next year. But the vexed issue of long-term debt sustainability, which must be settled before the IMF will participate fully in the current bailout, has still to be addressed.
Financial services
After years of foot-dragging, Greece’s four systemic banks are beginning to tackle a bad debt amounting to some 50 per cent of their loan portfolios. Deals have been agreed with distressed debt specialists from abroad, clearing the way for sales of packaged mortgage and consumer debt at a deep discount. Bankrupt family-owned businesses are also up for sale, among them dozens of faded resort hotels in some of Greece’s choicest destinations, offering opportunities for international operators to enter a Mediterranean tourism market that still has growth potential.
Privatisation
The Hellenic Asset Development Fund (known as Taiped) has pushed ahead with key infrastructure privatizations agreed under the bailout terms, while the government has brushed aside political objections raised by hard-left Syriza stalwarts. Disposals signed or agreed so far include an operating concession for 14 regional airports, a majority stake in Piraeus Port Authority, the state rail network and a lease on Hellenikon, site of the former Athens international airport and a prime coastal location for development. These deals, and others in the pipeline, are expected to boost medium-term growth and help reduce a jobless rate above 23per cent, the highest in the eurozone.
Piraeus Port
The FT takes a look at Piraeus port, which is set to become a major Mediterranean shipping hub following the acquisition of a 67 per cent stake by Cosco Shipping, the Chinese state-controlled group. Cosco already operates a profitable container terminal at Piraeus; it plans to invest up to €600m to expand container capacity, build a new cruise ship terminal, develop the port’s real estate and revive a decaying ship-repair industry.
Start-ups
Seed funding from an EU programme has helped launch scores of apps created by young Greek IT engineers. A handful of angel investors are helping start-ups to grow but Athens lacks a developed venture capital and private equity market to support new entrepreneurs. We talk to some fast-growing new technology and IT companies about their prospects in and outside Greece.
Company and Investor Case Studies
We examine opportunities and risks through the eyes of business people
Information
■ Recently published FT Special Reports can be viewed at www.ft.com/specialreports
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The World
The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on January 17th, 2017
Advertising booking deadline: December 05th, 2016.
We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional):
The Financial Times’ report on The World in 2017 will coordinate with the theme for the World Economic Forum in Davos of “Responsive and responsible leadership”. It will be published at the same time as the WEF and shortly before the inauguration of the 45th President of the US.
Introduction - Responsive and Responsible Global Leadership.
The 45th President of the US takes command of the world’s most powerful country at a time of disappointing global growth, rising geopolitical tensions and discontent among the populations of many countries in the world. Rarely has there been a need for more responsive and responsible leadership of the West. How far will she or he be able to meet huge expectations both at home and around the world.
The Responsive and Responsible Corporate Leader
What does it mean to be both responsive and responsible at the head of the modern global company.
A Responsible Global Economy?
How can the world and individual countries share the fruits of wealth generated more equitably in future without harming the magic of market incentives?
GRAPHIC: Global and Country Inequalities
Showing equal and less equal societies alongside prosperity and changes.
What Does it Mean to be a Responsive Economy - How can productivity growth be fostered?
How Technology and Companies are Responding to the 4th Industrial Revolution
Robots, automation, artificial intelligence will be the new watchwords of the corporate landscape. What should managers priorities while remaining responsible for their employees.
The Newly Responsible Company.
What does corporate social responsibility mean as the world looks forward to the 2020s? To whom are companies responsible - customers, employees, taxpayers in their locations, the environment, their shareholders? The article will examine the enormously more complicated environment for business.
Trade and International Relations
What are the prospects for greater trade and better international relationships in 2017?
Column
View from a political or business leader
Information
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The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on January 17th, 2017
Advertising booking deadline: December 05th, 2016.
We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional):
The Financial Times’ report on The World in 2017 will coordinate with the theme for the World Economic Forum in Davos of “Responsive and responsible leadership”. It will be published at the same time as the WEF and shortly before the inauguration of the 45th President of the US.
Introduction - Responsive and Responsible Global Leadership.
The 45th President of the US takes command of the world’s most powerful country at a time of disappointing global growth, rising geopolitical tensions and discontent among the populations of many countries in the world. Rarely has there been a need for more responsive and responsible leadership of the West. How far will she or he be able to meet huge expectations both at home and around the world.
The Responsive and Responsible Corporate Leader
What does it mean to be both responsive and responsible at the head of the modern global company.
A Responsible Global Economy?
How can the world and individual countries share the fruits of wealth generated more equitably in future without harming the magic of market incentives?
GRAPHIC: Global and Country Inequalities
Showing equal and less equal societies alongside prosperity and changes.
What Does it Mean to be a Responsive Economy - How can productivity growth be fostered?
How Technology and Companies are Responding to the 4th Industrial Revolution
Robots, automation, artificial intelligence will be the new watchwords of the corporate landscape. What should managers priorities while remaining responsible for their employees.
The Newly Responsible Company.
What does corporate social responsibility mean as the world looks forward to the 2020s? To whom are companies responsible - customers, employees, taxpayers in their locations, the environment, their shareholders? The article will examine the enormously more complicated environment for business.
Trade and International Relations
What are the prospects for greater trade and better international relationships in 2017?
Column
View from a political or business leader
Information
■ Recently published FT Special Reports can be viewed at www.ft.com/specialreports
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This editorial synopsis must not be amended in any way by anyone other than the Editor of Supplements and Special Reports.
All submissions or suggestions for editorial features should be sent to reports@ft.com
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FT Guide to FinTech
The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on January 25th, 2016
Advertising booking deadline: December 10th, 2016.
We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional):
Introduction
Are we nearing a tipping point where electronic payments overtake cash? The recent cancellations of 500 and 1000 rupee bank notes in India are prompting people in the heavily cash-reliant society to start using digital money. It is an experiment that several other countries are watching with interest. Sweden’s central bank is considering a move to digital currency after a substantial decline in the use of cash. A move to digital money will have many positive effects - potentially giving more people access to credit, increasing tax revenues for the government for example. But some may regard a forced digitisation, such as India’s, with suspicion, may resent charges being added to transactions and will miss the anonymity of cash.
Case Studies
How Indian businesses and consumers are making the switch from cash to digital
A comparison of fintech regulatory regimes around the world
London has the most start-up friendly regime and many governments are modeling their own regimes on this - but what are the differences? Are some markets better suited for particular types of start-ups? This could include a ‘user’s guide’ table that outlined the key features of each fintech geography.
The Chinese fintech market gets a majority of global fintech investment
How is the market developing and which are the Chinese fintech companies to watch
London’s Fintech Scene Post-Brexit.
Already there are reports of UK fintech companies having their funding pulled or finding it difficult to raise new finance. What plans are companies making to weather the separation from Europe?
Industries Outside of Banking that are Exploring Blockchain
Insurance, real estate, music, healthcare are also all eyeing the distributed ledger technology and starting to use it sooner than the banks. What lessons are they learning from this?
Biometrics and Finance
Can measuring heart-rate and other biological indicators improve traders’ performance?
The Battle Over Space on the Consumer’s Mobile Phone Screen.
Consumers are being inundated with new financial apps - is the market too crowded? Is consolidation inevitable? Will we see the emergence of aggregators that combine many of these functions into a single platform?
How secure are instant payment apps?
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The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on January 25th, 2016
Advertising booking deadline: December 10th, 2016.
We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional):
Introduction
Are we nearing a tipping point where electronic payments overtake cash? The recent cancellations of 500 and 1000 rupee bank notes in India are prompting people in the heavily cash-reliant society to start using digital money. It is an experiment that several other countries are watching with interest. Sweden’s central bank is considering a move to digital currency after a substantial decline in the use of cash. A move to digital money will have many positive effects - potentially giving more people access to credit, increasing tax revenues for the government for example. But some may regard a forced digitisation, such as India’s, with suspicion, may resent charges being added to transactions and will miss the anonymity of cash.
Case Studies
How Indian businesses and consumers are making the switch from cash to digital
A comparison of fintech regulatory regimes around the world
London has the most start-up friendly regime and many governments are modeling their own regimes on this - but what are the differences? Are some markets better suited for particular types of start-ups? This could include a ‘user’s guide’ table that outlined the key features of each fintech geography.
The Chinese fintech market gets a majority of global fintech investment
How is the market developing and which are the Chinese fintech companies to watch
London’s Fintech Scene Post-Brexit.
Already there are reports of UK fintech companies having their funding pulled or finding it difficult to raise new finance. What plans are companies making to weather the separation from Europe?
Industries Outside of Banking that are Exploring Blockchain
Insurance, real estate, music, healthcare are also all eyeing the distributed ledger technology and starting to use it sooner than the banks. What lessons are they learning from this?
Biometrics and Finance
Can measuring heart-rate and other biological indicators improve traders’ performance?
The Battle Over Space on the Consumer’s Mobile Phone Screen.
Consumers are being inundated with new financial apps - is the market too crowded? Is consolidation inevitable? Will we see the emergence of aggregators that combine many of these functions into a single platform?
How secure are instant payment apps?
Information
■ Recently published FT Special Reports can be viewed at www.ft.com/specialreports
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Business Education: Global MBA Rankings
The FT plans to publish this Special Report magazine on January 30 2017.
We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional):
Introduction
Demand for shorter, more specialist courses is combining with new methods of delivery to change the form and method of delivering MBA courses. This piece looks at the factors driving the changes along with examples of new courses being created by schools around the world.
Columns: The three columns will be:
Editor’s Letter by Helen Barrett.
Management Column by management writer Simon Caulkin.
Dean’s Column, in which a business school dean will explain why s/he believes a famous business person, writer, politician or philosopher has lessons for today’s managers and business school professors.
The Rankings
These articles will accompany the ranking of global MBA programmes. They will explain:
Analysis: How to read the rankings and what they show, including trends.
Profiles of schools and programmes in the ranking.
The Methodology.
Feature: The Big Interview
The FT will interview a business school alumnus who has gone on to achieve success in business, non-profits or other sectors.
Feature: Salaries
Given the high fees for many MBAs and the challenge from other qualifications, do they still justify their price tag? What does an MBA do for your bottom line?
Good Work
Looking at how MBA students from a US school contributed to a development project in Africa. How did it benefit the target community and what did the students learn?
Inside Business Education:
Meet the Dean
Profile of a business school dean.
From the Drawing Board
Looking at how an entrepreneurial student or graduate has taken a business idea from concept to market. Plus the FT’s wry business Jargon Buster.
The Guide
A look at what admissions tutors want and ways to get the best from the MBA experience.
Review:
Books and Technology
What are the latest titles and technology business school students need to keep up to speed with?
Business Education Communities Page
A look at social media discussion of business issues among FT readers.
Hopes and Fears
A student from one of the world’s top business schools will write about what it is like to study there. Why did they choose the school? What are the courses and their fellow students like? What do they hope to do afterwards?
Information
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The FT plans to publish this Special Report magazine on January 30 2017.
We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional):
Introduction
Demand for shorter, more specialist courses is combining with new methods of delivery to change the form and method of delivering MBA courses. This piece looks at the factors driving the changes along with examples of new courses being created by schools around the world.
Columns: The three columns will be:
Editor’s Letter by Helen Barrett.
Management Column by management writer Simon Caulkin.
Dean’s Column, in which a business school dean will explain why s/he believes a famous business person, writer, politician or philosopher has lessons for today’s managers and business school professors.
The Rankings
These articles will accompany the ranking of global MBA programmes. They will explain:
Analysis: How to read the rankings and what they show, including trends.
Profiles of schools and programmes in the ranking.
The Methodology.
Feature: The Big Interview
The FT will interview a business school alumnus who has gone on to achieve success in business, non-profits or other sectors.
Feature: Salaries
Given the high fees for many MBAs and the challenge from other qualifications, do they still justify their price tag? What does an MBA do for your bottom line?
Good Work
Looking at how MBA students from a US school contributed to a development project in Africa. How did it benefit the target community and what did the students learn?
Inside Business Education:
Meet the Dean
Profile of a business school dean.
From the Drawing Board
Looking at how an entrepreneurial student or graduate has taken a business idea from concept to market. Plus the FT’s wry business Jargon Buster.
The Guide
A look at what admissions tutors want and ways to get the best from the MBA experience.
Review:
Books and Technology
What are the latest titles and technology business school students need to keep up to speed with?
Business Education Communities Page
A look at social media discussion of business issues among FT readers.
Hopes and Fears
A student from one of the world’s top business schools will write about what it is like to study there. Why did they choose the school? What are the courses and their fellow students like? What do they hope to do afterwards?
Information
■ Recently published FT Special Reports can be viewed at www.ft.com/specialreports
A full list of published reports can be viewed at http://www.ft.com/reports/library Forthcoming FT Special Reports and their synopsis can be downloaded via the
Future Reports link on the www.ft.com/specialreports page.
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Technology & Society
The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on October 24th, 2016
Advertising booking deadline: October 03rd, 2016.
We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional):
Introduction
Technology is a driving force in the modern world, transforming industries and altering the lives of people. This report will examine the factors that drive innovation and whether technological reality can meet our expectations. The Essential Future survey, for example, showed that technologists and business leaders are far more enthusiastic about technology than the general public - and are often focused on different parts of the tech industry. Is there a mismatch between what the public wants and what businesses want? If so, why is this the case?
Data Spread Highlighting the Essential Future survey results - selected key trends
Mapping Progress
A sector-by-sector piece looks at the areas where people expect tech progress: biotech, renewable energy, smart appliances, wifi connectivity, natural language processing/artificial intelligence. We marry the findings of the survey with FT correspondents’ at-a-glance reports on what to watch out for in each of these new technologies
How do you Drive Innovation?
Education and corporate investment as seen as key factors but are they the most essential? The role of public investment in innovation is often poorly understood. State funded research underpins most innovation ‑ from iPhones to solar energy ‑ yet companies often take the credit for the results, overshadowing the importance of the initial basic research paid for by the taxpayer.
Is Europe More Ambivalent Towards Technology than Asia and the US?
Does an Internet Connection Really Help Schools?
Does Better Internet Connectivity Bring Prosperity?
An FT correspondent looks at a case study in Africa
South Korean Innovation.
South Korea is seen as a technology powerhouse, but many of the South Korean survey respondents felt very negative about issues such as patenting and support for innovation. What is going wrong?
IP Protection Regimes Around the World
How regimes compare, and whether these are effective in fostering innovation. Potentially a look at any trouble spots.
Information
■ Recently published FT Special Reports can be viewed at www.ft.com/specialreports
A full list of published reports can be viewed at http://www.ft.com/reports/library Forthcoming FT Special Reports and their synopsis can be downloaded via the
Future Reports link on the www.ft.com/specialreports page.
For website assistance please call + (0) 20 7775 6297.
This editorial synopsis must not be amended in any way by anyone other than the Editor of Supplements and Special Reports.
All submissions or suggestions for editorial features should be sent to reports@ft.com
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The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on October 24th, 2016
Advertising booking deadline: October 03rd, 2016.
We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional):
Introduction
Technology is a driving force in the modern world, transforming industries and altering the lives of people. This report will examine the factors that drive innovation and whether technological reality can meet our expectations. The Essential Future survey, for example, showed that technologists and business leaders are far more enthusiastic about technology than the general public - and are often focused on different parts of the tech industry. Is there a mismatch between what the public wants and what businesses want? If so, why is this the case?
Data Spread Highlighting the Essential Future survey results - selected key trends
Mapping Progress
A sector-by-sector piece looks at the areas where people expect tech progress: biotech, renewable energy, smart appliances, wifi connectivity, natural language processing/artificial intelligence. We marry the findings of the survey with FT correspondents’ at-a-glance reports on what to watch out for in each of these new technologies
How do you Drive Innovation?
Education and corporate investment as seen as key factors but are they the most essential? The role of public investment in innovation is often poorly understood. State funded research underpins most innovation ‑ from iPhones to solar energy ‑ yet companies often take the credit for the results, overshadowing the importance of the initial basic research paid for by the taxpayer.
Is Europe More Ambivalent Towards Technology than Asia and the US?
Does an Internet Connection Really Help Schools?
Does Better Internet Connectivity Bring Prosperity?
An FT correspondent looks at a case study in Africa
South Korean Innovation.
South Korea is seen as a technology powerhouse, but many of the South Korean survey respondents felt very negative about issues such as patenting and support for innovation. What is going wrong?
IP Protection Regimes Around the World
How regimes compare, and whether these are effective in fostering innovation. Potentially a look at any trouble spots.
Information
■ Recently published FT Special Reports can be viewed at www.ft.com/specialreports
A full list of published reports can be viewed at http://www.ft.com/reports/library Forthcoming FT Special Reports and their synopsis can be downloaded via the
Future Reports link on the www.ft.com/specialreports page.
For website assistance please call + (0) 20 7775 6297.
This editorial synopsis must not be amended in any way by anyone other than the Editor of Supplements and Special Reports.
All submissions or suggestions for editorial features should be sent to reports@ft.com
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Artificial Intelligence
The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on November 28th, 2016
Advertising booking deadline: October 03rd, 2016.
We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional):
Introduction
Recent developments in machine learning and neural networks have brought dramatic advances in artificial intelligence. This has stirred hopes of a new technology revolution, with machine intelligence brought to bear on solving a wide range of business and social problems. It may also have opened the way to an even more profound development: computers that can mimic, and even surpass, human intelligence. But as the technology leaps ahead and the futuristic visions multiply, the highly disruptive business, social and ethical issues have barely begun to be addressed.
Uses of AI
The companies and industries that are making the best use of machine learning/ deep learning: What are the applications that are having the most impact, and who stands to benefit?
Case Studies: The industries and companies that are leading this revolution.
AI in Healthcare
From IBM’s use of its Watson technology to tackle difficult problems like treating cancer, to the attempt to use Google’s technological advances to create a radical new healthcare business under parent company Alphabet. AI promises to bring sweeping changes to a sector that has often not been at the cutting edge of technology advances.
Interviews with the leading thinkers and tech industry leaders who are shaping how the future will look.
AI Policy
Most advanced AI research is taking place in the private sector. What are the risks, and how are governments addressing the regulatory challenges? Who will be responsible when/if things go wrong?
Map showing regulatory status of AI in different countries, as well as market leaders
Commentary
Does AI represent one of mankind’s greatest opportunities - or greatest threats?
AI and International Competitiveness
The new techniques of machine learning have emerged from leading universities in a number of countries are being rapidly adopted. Where are the main centres of AI and which countries or regions are leading in the development of the new technology?
Talent is Scarce
Though universities around the world are accelerating their efforts to train a new generation of computer scientists. What kind of engineers and experts are involved in this expanding filed, where is today’s talent located, and when will the demand for AI expertise be satisfied?
AI and the Tech Industry
Which tech companies have invested most in AI, and is expertise in this area going to determine leadership in the tech industry?
AI and Art
Computer scientists have experimented for years with the idea of computer algorithms that can compose music or write literature. Recent advances have been significant, with at least one AI-assisted piece of writing making the preliminary cut this spring in the annual Hoshi Award, sponsored by Nikkei. How long will it be before computer-generated art can rivals human creativity?
Information
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The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on November 28th, 2016
Advertising booking deadline: October 03rd, 2016.
We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional):
Introduction
Recent developments in machine learning and neural networks have brought dramatic advances in artificial intelligence. This has stirred hopes of a new technology revolution, with machine intelligence brought to bear on solving a wide range of business and social problems. It may also have opened the way to an even more profound development: computers that can mimic, and even surpass, human intelligence. But as the technology leaps ahead and the futuristic visions multiply, the highly disruptive business, social and ethical issues have barely begun to be addressed.
Uses of AI
The companies and industries that are making the best use of machine learning/ deep learning: What are the applications that are having the most impact, and who stands to benefit?
Case Studies: The industries and companies that are leading this revolution.
AI in Healthcare
From IBM’s use of its Watson technology to tackle difficult problems like treating cancer, to the attempt to use Google’s technological advances to create a radical new healthcare business under parent company Alphabet. AI promises to bring sweeping changes to a sector that has often not been at the cutting edge of technology advances.
Interviews with the leading thinkers and tech industry leaders who are shaping how the future will look.
AI Policy
Most advanced AI research is taking place in the private sector. What are the risks, and how are governments addressing the regulatory challenges? Who will be responsible when/if things go wrong?
Map showing regulatory status of AI in different countries, as well as market leaders
Commentary
Does AI represent one of mankind’s greatest opportunities - or greatest threats?
AI and International Competitiveness
The new techniques of machine learning have emerged from leading universities in a number of countries are being rapidly adopted. Where are the main centres of AI and which countries or regions are leading in the development of the new technology?
Talent is Scarce
Though universities around the world are accelerating their efforts to train a new generation of computer scientists. What kind of engineers and experts are involved in this expanding filed, where is today’s talent located, and when will the demand for AI expertise be satisfied?
AI and the Tech Industry
Which tech companies have invested most in AI, and is expertise in this area going to determine leadership in the tech industry?
AI and Art
Computer scientists have experimented for years with the idea of computer algorithms that can compose music or write literature. Recent advances have been significant, with at least one AI-assisted piece of writing making the preliminary cut this spring in the annual Hoshi Award, sponsored by Nikkei. How long will it be before computer-generated art can rivals human creativity?
Information
■ Recently published FT Special Reports can be viewed at www.ft.com/specialreports
A full list of published reports can be viewed at http://www.ft.com/reports/library Forthcoming FT Special Reports and their synopsis can be downloaded via the
Future Reports link on the www.ft.com/specialreports page.
For website assistance please call + (0) 20 7775 6297.
This editorial synopsis must not be amended in any way by anyone other than the Editor of Supplements and Special Reports.
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Transport Industry
The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on February 28, 2017
Advertising booking deadline:January 10, 2017
We plan to include the following features (Please note that this list is provisional):
Overview
Studies estimate that by 2050, around 75 per cent of the world’s population will be living in cities. Moving them efficiently, conveniently and safely within and between cities is presenting the industry with some of its greatest opportunities and challenges. According to a big design and engineering consultancy, there will emerge faster trains; driverless trains; transformed, multi-purpose stations and other infrastructure; real-time monitoring of rolling stock and infrastructure; improved accuracy of passenger information; predictive maintenance planning; and, most importantly, seamless journeys integrating with other modes of transport.
The challenges, however, are numerous. The industry needs to become more competitive and less reliant on government subsidies. Congestion, operational efficiency and reliability, structural and competition issues and safety are other hurdles that need to be better overcome. Cities already produce 75 per cent of greenhouse gases and will contribute all the more to climate change, so their transport systems need to become greener. This introductory article will examine the opportunities and threats to the rail/metro transport industry today.
Stations of the Future
The rail station of the future, according to design and engineering companies, will be a very different affair from today’s. By 2050, freight train platforms will lie immediately above underground freight pipelines moving goods around cities. Passengers will access trains via secure, time-saving gateless and ticketless technology. Mass footfall on platforms will generate part of the station’s energy requirement. There will be arrival and departure zones for the driverless “pods” which will take travellers to and from their local destinations. And virtual shopping “walls” will help them pass the time while intelligent robots keep the station’s infrastructure up and running. This vision is of a station circa 2050 – but they are already developing along such paths. Including a graphic of stations of the future.
Passenger Experience
If long-distance high-speed trains are to compete effectively against air travel, comfort of travel and time saved at stations compared with airports become crucial. For commuters, maximising personal space is a priority and a major challenge to designers. Train interiors, therefore, vary widely and major efforts are now going into catering better to all classes of users. Flexible, more luxurious layouts quickly adaptable to rush-hour or off-peak needs are being developed. “Smart” windows regulating interior temperatures are being designed. Real-time automated information systems are on the way. Including a graphic of future trains, proposed and under development, with specifications, speeds, location, dates of planned or possible introduction
Future of Transport in London: Graphic
A recent Transport for London report, “London Infrastructure Plan 2050”, says £466bn of investment in transport is needed over the next 35 years if London is to retain its world-class capital status. Without it, suggest various reports, London’s underground system could grind to a halt as early as 2030 under the pressures of its soaring population.
TfL’s vision of how to cope is ambitious, exciting even. New Thames-spanning bridges; a £15bn-£20bn upgrade on all routes into London and some stations; a second, north-south Crossrail link – these are just some of the projects being mooted. What will a transport map of London look like in 2050?
We will also put this in the context of national plans for rail development, including High Speed 2 connecting the north and south of England, and examine how Brexit might impact on these plans.
Metros Around the World: Photo Story
Copenhagen, Paris, Singapore, Dubai and São Paulo – all now have driverless, automated transit systems with trains running safely at very frequent intervals and operating up to 24 hours a day. Dubai can now claim to have the longest driverless system in the world, at 75km. This photo story will profile several of the most sophisticated, effective or unusual metro systems in the world.
High-speed Trains
This article will look at specific high speed train projects around the world, including the latest generation of Shinkansen trains in Japan, where the concept of the high-speed train was born. The first test runs of the Japanese magnetic levitation trains, designed to reach speeds of around 500km per hour, took place in June 2013 and the trains are expected to be in commercial use by 2027. The ultimate aim is to establish a maglev track from Tokyo to Osaka by 2045, which will provide a high-speed link between the north and south of Japan, slashing the journey time to 67 minutes.
Sci-fi Transport, in Reality
Technology is bringing ever-more futuristic modes of transport to life, like airships and pneumatic tube transportation systems such as Hyperloop. This story looks at mass transit forms taking a quantum leap into the 21st century.
Bridges and Tunnels
New metro systems and long-distance train lines present some of the world’s biggest engineering challenges. This article will examine ambitious projects and the companies which design and build them.
Transport Integration
To what extent might the future of rail transport be challenged by the predicted arrival of driverless cars and the prospect of them freeing occupants to undertake other activities while being driven? A view from both the rail and motor industries.
Personal Perspective
An industry leader talks through their vision for mass transport, the problems they are facing and the opportunities they have.
Information
■ Recently published FT Special Reports can be viewed at www.ft.com/specialreports A full list of published reports can be viewed at http://www.ft.com/reports/library . Forthcoming FT Special Reports and their synopsis can be downloaded via the Future Reports link on the www.ft.com/specialreports page. For website assistance please call + (0) 20 7775 6297.
This editorial synopsis must not be amended in any way by anyone other than the Editor of Supplements and Special Reports.
All submissions or suggestions for editorial features should be sent to reports@ft.com This is to ensure all suggestions can be assessed and to enable the editorial team to cope with the huge volume of approaches that would otherwise stop them from doing their work. Due to the volume of approaches the editorial team are unable to confirm receipt or respond to all enquiries.
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The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on February 28, 2017
Advertising booking deadline:January 10, 2017
We plan to include the following features (Please note that this list is provisional):
Overview
Studies estimate that by 2050, around 75 per cent of the world’s population will be living in cities. Moving them efficiently, conveniently and safely within and between cities is presenting the industry with some of its greatest opportunities and challenges. According to a big design and engineering consultancy, there will emerge faster trains; driverless trains; transformed, multi-purpose stations and other infrastructure; real-time monitoring of rolling stock and infrastructure; improved accuracy of passenger information; predictive maintenance planning; and, most importantly, seamless journeys integrating with other modes of transport.
The challenges, however, are numerous. The industry needs to become more competitive and less reliant on government subsidies. Congestion, operational efficiency and reliability, structural and competition issues and safety are other hurdles that need to be better overcome. Cities already produce 75 per cent of greenhouse gases and will contribute all the more to climate change, so their transport systems need to become greener. This introductory article will examine the opportunities and threats to the rail/metro transport industry today.
Stations of the Future
The rail station of the future, according to design and engineering companies, will be a very different affair from today’s. By 2050, freight train platforms will lie immediately above underground freight pipelines moving goods around cities. Passengers will access trains via secure, time-saving gateless and ticketless technology. Mass footfall on platforms will generate part of the station’s energy requirement. There will be arrival and departure zones for the driverless “pods” which will take travellers to and from their local destinations. And virtual shopping “walls” will help them pass the time while intelligent robots keep the station’s infrastructure up and running. This vision is of a station circa 2050 – but they are already developing along such paths. Including a graphic of stations of the future.
Passenger Experience
If long-distance high-speed trains are to compete effectively against air travel, comfort of travel and time saved at stations compared with airports become crucial. For commuters, maximising personal space is a priority and a major challenge to designers. Train interiors, therefore, vary widely and major efforts are now going into catering better to all classes of users. Flexible, more luxurious layouts quickly adaptable to rush-hour or off-peak needs are being developed. “Smart” windows regulating interior temperatures are being designed. Real-time automated information systems are on the way. Including a graphic of future trains, proposed and under development, with specifications, speeds, location, dates of planned or possible introduction
Future of Transport in London: Graphic
A recent Transport for London report, “London Infrastructure Plan 2050”, says £466bn of investment in transport is needed over the next 35 years if London is to retain its world-class capital status. Without it, suggest various reports, London’s underground system could grind to a halt as early as 2030 under the pressures of its soaring population.
TfL’s vision of how to cope is ambitious, exciting even. New Thames-spanning bridges; a £15bn-£20bn upgrade on all routes into London and some stations; a second, north-south Crossrail link – these are just some of the projects being mooted. What will a transport map of London look like in 2050?
We will also put this in the context of national plans for rail development, including High Speed 2 connecting the north and south of England, and examine how Brexit might impact on these plans.
Metros Around the World: Photo Story
Copenhagen, Paris, Singapore, Dubai and São Paulo – all now have driverless, automated transit systems with trains running safely at very frequent intervals and operating up to 24 hours a day. Dubai can now claim to have the longest driverless system in the world, at 75km. This photo story will profile several of the most sophisticated, effective or unusual metro systems in the world.
High-speed Trains
This article will look at specific high speed train projects around the world, including the latest generation of Shinkansen trains in Japan, where the concept of the high-speed train was born. The first test runs of the Japanese magnetic levitation trains, designed to reach speeds of around 500km per hour, took place in June 2013 and the trains are expected to be in commercial use by 2027. The ultimate aim is to establish a maglev track from Tokyo to Osaka by 2045, which will provide a high-speed link between the north and south of Japan, slashing the journey time to 67 minutes.
Sci-fi Transport, in Reality
Technology is bringing ever-more futuristic modes of transport to life, like airships and pneumatic tube transportation systems such as Hyperloop. This story looks at mass transit forms taking a quantum leap into the 21st century.
Bridges and Tunnels
New metro systems and long-distance train lines present some of the world’s biggest engineering challenges. This article will examine ambitious projects and the companies which design and build them.
Transport Integration
To what extent might the future of rail transport be challenged by the predicted arrival of driverless cars and the prospect of them freeing occupants to undertake other activities while being driven? A view from both the rail and motor industries.
Personal Perspective
An industry leader talks through their vision for mass transport, the problems they are facing and the opportunities they have.
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Doing Business in Boston
The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on February 14, 2017
Advertising booking deadline: January 09, 2017
We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional):
Introduction
With thriving tech and biotech sectors, some of the world's top universities and even sports teams that have become international brands Boston is in many ways a model of what a 21st century city should be. It has an educated workforce, a business environment that cultivates innovation and is home to vast pools of risk-taking capital. But it also has a dubious distinction: a Brookings study in January ranked it the US's most unequal city, highlighting what Mayor Marty Walsh and others have identified as an inexcusable gap in opportunity.
Interview
A former union leader who grew up in Boston's gritty - and very Irish - Dorchester neighbourhood, Mayor Marty Walsh has put tackling the city's rising inequality at the top of his list of priorities. To do so he has created an "Office of Financial Empowerment" and teamed up with NY mayor Bill DeBlasio to create anti-poverty programs that can be replicated nationally.
Tech
Mark Zuckerberg moved west when it came time for Facebook to hit the big time. And before him Bill Gates did the same with his idea for personal computers. But Boston long ago stopped being the tech incubator that everyone fled for sunnier climes. Today it is an important centre for the US tech industry and is retaining many of the sorts of startup that once went west.
Biotech
Sometimes missed in the shadow of all the stories about America's technology revolution in recent decades has been the fact that the US has also been home to a biotech revolution. And Boston is its epicenter. Massachusetts employed more people in biotech than any other state in the country. It is also home to the US's top four research hospitals.
Company Profile
We profile a manufacturing company based in Boston
Business Person Profile
We profile a leading figure in the local sports business.
Baseball
The Boston Red Sox brought an end to the 86-year 'Curse of the Bambino' with their 2004 World Series victory. After that decades-long absence of victories, the team has gone on to win baseball's top title twice thanks to a notoriously data-driven approach that helped it identify mispriced and overlooked players. But after two difficult years the Red Sox are slowly abandoning the model and moving back to a more prosaic approach.
Harvard
Harvard is the US's oldest and most prestigious university. It is also one of its most expensive. But now some of its trustees argue it should be available for free to anyone who gets in.
Cinema (possible video)
It's not just Oscar-winner Spotlight. Boston - and the distinctive Boston accent - have become a growing choice as setting and sound for filmmakers. That has yielded a niche industry in identifying - and selling - character actors with the most authentic accents.
Tourism
The local food is no longer dominated by clam chowder and lobsters. And when it comes to accommodation and sightseeing, it’s not all colonial history and musty inns either. We profile three restaurants, three places to visit, and three hotels in a whistle-stop guide for travellers.
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Introduction
With thriving tech and biotech sectors, some of the world's top universities and even sports teams that have become international brands Boston is in many ways a model of what a 21st century city should be. It has an educated workforce, a business environment that cultivates innovation and is home to vast pools of risk-taking capital. But it also has a dubious distinction: a Brookings study in January ranked it the US's most unequal city, highlighting what Mayor Marty Walsh and others have identified as an inexcusable gap in opportunity.
Interview
A former union leader who grew up in Boston's gritty - and very Irish - Dorchester neighbourhood, Mayor Marty Walsh has put tackling the city's rising inequality at the top of his list of priorities. To do so he has created an "Office of Financial Empowerment" and teamed up with NY mayor Bill DeBlasio to create anti-poverty programs that can be replicated nationally.
Tech
Mark Zuckerberg moved west when it came time for Facebook to hit the big time. And before him Bill Gates did the same with his idea for personal computers. But Boston long ago stopped being the tech incubator that everyone fled for sunnier climes. Today it is an important centre for the US tech industry and is retaining many of the sorts of startup that once went west.
Biotech
Sometimes missed in the shadow of all the stories about America's technology revolution in recent decades has been the fact that the US has also been home to a biotech revolution. And Boston is its epicenter. Massachusetts employed more people in biotech than any other state in the country. It is also home to the US's top four research hospitals.
Company Profile
We profile a manufacturing company based in Boston
Business Person Profile
We profile a leading figure in the local sports business.
Baseball
The Boston Red Sox brought an end to the 86-year 'Curse of the Bambino' with their 2004 World Series victory. After that decades-long absence of victories, the team has gone on to win baseball's top title twice thanks to a notoriously data-driven approach that helped it identify mispriced and overlooked players. But after two difficult years the Red Sox are slowly abandoning the model and moving back to a more prosaic approach.
Harvard
Harvard is the US's oldest and most prestigious university. It is also one of its most expensive. But now some of its trustees argue it should be available for free to anyone who gets in.
Cinema (possible video)
It's not just Oscar-winner Spotlight. Boston - and the distinctive Boston accent - have become a growing choice as setting and sound for filmmakers. That has yielded a niche industry in identifying - and selling - character actors with the most authentic accents.
Tourism
The local food is no longer dominated by clam chowder and lobsters. And when it comes to accommodation and sightseeing, it’s not all colonial history and musty inns either. We profile three restaurants, three places to visit, and three hotels in a whistle-stop guide for travellers.
Information
■ Recently published FT Special Reports can be viewed at www.ft.com/specialreports
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Cape Town & Winelands
The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on January 21, 2017
We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional):
Introduction
South Africa’s Western Cape Province, with Cape Town as its capital, is famed for its white beaches, the spectacular Table Mountain and its picturesque wine lands. But off the tourist beat, it boasts a diverse economy and is the country’s hub for retailers, fund managers and a burgeoning film industry that serves both the local and international markets.
It is also seeking to establish itself as the tech hub for Africa’s most industrialised nation. In many ways the most southerly of South Africa’s nine provinces, is distinct from the rest of the country. It is the only province where black South Africans are not the majority, with the largest community being mixed-raced, known locally as “coloureds,” and it also has a sizable white community.
The demographics and its history mean some black South Africans complain that the province is an unreconstructed enclave and its image has at times been tarnished by alleged racist incidents. Western Cape is the only province that is not governed by the ruling African National Congress, as it has been run by the Democratic Alliance, the main opposition, since 2009.
Economy
The Western Cape has traditionally been the home of South Africa’s retailers and asset managers, as well as being a key tourist hub for the country. It is the third largest provincial economy, behind Gauteng and KwaZulu Natal, and contributed nearly 14 per cent to South Africa’s gross domestic product in 2013. This piece examines the economic outlook for the province, the drivers of growth and the business opportunities.
Tourism
With pristine white beaches sitting in the shadow of Table Mountain, Robben Island prison, on which Nelson Mandela was imprisoned a short trip offshore, and vineyards dotted around the quaint towns of Stellenbosch and Franschhoek, the Western Cape has long been one of South Africa’s top tourist draws. This piece analyses the sector and the state of the industry.
Property
Cape Town is home to South Africa’s most sought after and expensive real estate as spectacular multimillion dollar houses and apartments sit on the footsteps of Table Mountain overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. With its myriad attractions, Mediterranean-like climate, the city is a magnet for South Africa’s elite and wealthy foreigners in search of extravagant holiday homes. This piece analyses the property market and what will buy what.
Wine
South Africa’s globally recognised wine industry is based in the Western Cape and this piece examines how the industry is faring with a focus on the export market.
IT
The Western Cape has set its sights on being the tech hub for the country with start ups basing themselves in Cape Town and Stellenbosch, which hosts one of the nation’s premier universities. This piece examines how the sector is taking off and who is doing what.
Society
The Western Cape has a unique history and demographics which sets it apart from South Africa’s other provinces. This piece analyses Western Cape society and how that impacts on the politics and business environment.
Film Industry
A rash of Hollywood blockbusters – from Safe House, starring Denzel Washington, to Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom – US television series have been made in Cape Town as the industry and the government tout the city as a globally competitive destination for movie makers. This piece examines the sector’s success and asks if it is sustainable.
Profile – Profile of a Cape Town entity
Column – A leading figure from industry
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The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on January 21, 2017
We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional):
Introduction
South Africa’s Western Cape Province, with Cape Town as its capital, is famed for its white beaches, the spectacular Table Mountain and its picturesque wine lands. But off the tourist beat, it boasts a diverse economy and is the country’s hub for retailers, fund managers and a burgeoning film industry that serves both the local and international markets.
It is also seeking to establish itself as the tech hub for Africa’s most industrialised nation. In many ways the most southerly of South Africa’s nine provinces, is distinct from the rest of the country. It is the only province where black South Africans are not the majority, with the largest community being mixed-raced, known locally as “coloureds,” and it also has a sizable white community.
The demographics and its history mean some black South Africans complain that the province is an unreconstructed enclave and its image has at times been tarnished by alleged racist incidents. Western Cape is the only province that is not governed by the ruling African National Congress, as it has been run by the Democratic Alliance, the main opposition, since 2009.
Economy
The Western Cape has traditionally been the home of South Africa’s retailers and asset managers, as well as being a key tourist hub for the country. It is the third largest provincial economy, behind Gauteng and KwaZulu Natal, and contributed nearly 14 per cent to South Africa’s gross domestic product in 2013. This piece examines the economic outlook for the province, the drivers of growth and the business opportunities.
Tourism
With pristine white beaches sitting in the shadow of Table Mountain, Robben Island prison, on which Nelson Mandela was imprisoned a short trip offshore, and vineyards dotted around the quaint towns of Stellenbosch and Franschhoek, the Western Cape has long been one of South Africa’s top tourist draws. This piece analyses the sector and the state of the industry.
Property
Cape Town is home to South Africa’s most sought after and expensive real estate as spectacular multimillion dollar houses and apartments sit on the footsteps of Table Mountain overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. With its myriad attractions, Mediterranean-like climate, the city is a magnet for South Africa’s elite and wealthy foreigners in search of extravagant holiday homes. This piece analyses the property market and what will buy what.
Wine
South Africa’s globally recognised wine industry is based in the Western Cape and this piece examines how the industry is faring with a focus on the export market.
IT
The Western Cape has set its sights on being the tech hub for the country with start ups basing themselves in Cape Town and Stellenbosch, which hosts one of the nation’s premier universities. This piece examines how the sector is taking off and who is doing what.
Society
The Western Cape has a unique history and demographics which sets it apart from South Africa’s other provinces. This piece analyses Western Cape society and how that impacts on the politics and business environment.
Film Industry
A rash of Hollywood blockbusters – from Safe House, starring Denzel Washington, to Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom – US television series have been made in Cape Town as the industry and the government tout the city as a globally competitive destination for movie makers. This piece examines the sector’s success and asks if it is sustainable.
Profile – Profile of a Cape Town entity
Column – A leading figure from industry
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Doing Business in New York
The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on March 07t ,2017
We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional):
Introduction: The Infrastructure Plan of Andrew Cuomo, State Governor
Potholed roads and a dilapidated subway system are the most obvious signs of a decades-old infrastructure problem in New York, America’s biggest city. But many waters mains are over 100 years old, average gas mains are 56 years old, and dozens of bridges are deemed “fracture critical” and “structurally deficient,” according to a think-tank. So what’s the solution, at a time when governor Cuomo is determined to cap annual budget increases at 2 per cent? How, exactly, will his plan to “develop a new interconnected, planned system of mass transportation, roads, bridges and airports for the next 100 years” help small businesses starting out now?
Residential Property
What are the hot new (affordable) rental areas across the five boroughs? And can buyers compete with the waves of Asian and Middle Eastern money still driving up prices for the most prestigious new developments?
Interview
The chief exec and founder of a fast-growing New York retail business. His company has splurged on advertising and opened a store in glamorous Soho. He talks operations, warehousing, funding and tax – and how New York could do better/worse
Transport
The public bike-sharing scheme, the largest in the US, has been a big success since launching in September 2011. In the autumn the scheme added bikes and docking stations in Jersey City, across the Hudson, and within the next couple of years it plans to push further into Brooklyn, upper Manhattan, Astoria and Long Island City. We find out how the designers learned from – and improved on – similar schemes in London and Paris
The Rebirth of Jersey City
The waterfront is sprouting new office developments – adding clothiers and publishers to the old base of financial-services firms, all attracted by tax credits – and young urbanites continue to move across the water from Manhattan, lured by cheaper rents
Mega-Graphic: The Wall Street Banks are Back
Investment banks are stretching away from their European rivals, taking advantage of strategic upheavals and concerns over capital to pile on market share. How sustainable is this shifting landscape? Will the new world order continue to play out to America’s advantage?
Column: Taxis
The arrival of ride-sharing apps has been lousy for business for yellow taxi drivers and the institutions that lend to them. But the city – which takes a cut of every medallion sold and every fare – is keen to hold back the tide. Can the yellow cabs keep dominating the streets of NYC?
Parks and Recreation.
Last year mayor Bill de Blasio committed to planting another 50,000 trees across the city by 2019. We find out how it will be made to happen
Downtown Upturn
Last year the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced about $5bn of projects to revitalise the World Trade Center area, almost fifteen years on from the 9/11 attacks. What still needs to be done?
Silicon Alley
This stretch of Fifth Avenue below the Flatiron building, spilling out between Sixth and Park, is home to a new wave of “TAMI” firms (technology, advertising media and information). Who are the new kings and queens of the area? And what are some of the bottlenecks they’re facing – even as they’re adding tech jobs at a faster rate than Silicon Valley?
Information
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The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on March 07t ,2017
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Introduction: The Infrastructure Plan of Andrew Cuomo, State Governor
Potholed roads and a dilapidated subway system are the most obvious signs of a decades-old infrastructure problem in New York, America’s biggest city. But many waters mains are over 100 years old, average gas mains are 56 years old, and dozens of bridges are deemed “fracture critical” and “structurally deficient,” according to a think-tank. So what’s the solution, at a time when governor Cuomo is determined to cap annual budget increases at 2 per cent? How, exactly, will his plan to “develop a new interconnected, planned system of mass transportation, roads, bridges and airports for the next 100 years” help small businesses starting out now?
Residential Property
What are the hot new (affordable) rental areas across the five boroughs? And can buyers compete with the waves of Asian and Middle Eastern money still driving up prices for the most prestigious new developments?
Interview
The chief exec and founder of a fast-growing New York retail business. His company has splurged on advertising and opened a store in glamorous Soho. He talks operations, warehousing, funding and tax – and how New York could do better/worse
Transport
The public bike-sharing scheme, the largest in the US, has been a big success since launching in September 2011. In the autumn the scheme added bikes and docking stations in Jersey City, across the Hudson, and within the next couple of years it plans to push further into Brooklyn, upper Manhattan, Astoria and Long Island City. We find out how the designers learned from – and improved on – similar schemes in London and Paris
The Rebirth of Jersey City
The waterfront is sprouting new office developments – adding clothiers and publishers to the old base of financial-services firms, all attracted by tax credits – and young urbanites continue to move across the water from Manhattan, lured by cheaper rents
Mega-Graphic: The Wall Street Banks are Back
Investment banks are stretching away from their European rivals, taking advantage of strategic upheavals and concerns over capital to pile on market share. How sustainable is this shifting landscape? Will the new world order continue to play out to America’s advantage?
Column: Taxis
The arrival of ride-sharing apps has been lousy for business for yellow taxi drivers and the institutions that lend to them. But the city – which takes a cut of every medallion sold and every fare – is keen to hold back the tide. Can the yellow cabs keep dominating the streets of NYC?
Parks and Recreation.
Last year mayor Bill de Blasio committed to planting another 50,000 trees across the city by 2019. We find out how it will be made to happen
Downtown Upturn
Last year the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced about $5bn of projects to revitalise the World Trade Center area, almost fifteen years on from the 9/11 attacks. What still needs to be done?
Silicon Alley
This stretch of Fifth Avenue below the Flatiron building, spilling out between Sixth and Park, is home to a new wave of “TAMI” firms (technology, advertising media and information). Who are the new kings and queens of the area? And what are some of the bottlenecks they’re facing – even as they’re adding tech jobs at a faster rate than Silicon Valley?
Information
■ Recently published FT Special Reports can be viewed at www.ft.com/specialreports
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For website assistance please call + (0) 20 7775 6297.
This editorial synopsis must not be amended in any way by anyone other than the Editor of Supplements and Special Reports.
All submissions or suggestions for editorial features should be sent to reports@ft.com
This is to ensure all suggestions can be assessed and to enable the editorial team to cope with the huge volume of approaches that would otherwise stop them from doing their work. Due to the volume of approaches the editorial team are unable to confirm receipt or respond to all enquiries.
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FT Property
The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on March 14th, 2017
We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional)
US
For the first time, a property developer is to be president of the United States. But how will Donald Trump’s plans to borrow money to pump into infrastructure affect the real estate industry? Will rising yields eventually push real estate prices down?
Global Market
Has the global property cycle peaked? And how are cycles changing over time -- are they accelerating as the industry becomes more globalised?
China
The Chinese bubble -- Hong Kong, Shanghai and other major Chinese cities have taken action to curb runaway prices for residential property. Has this worked and what are the dangers of the rapid price rises seen in 2016?
Hospitality
Airbnb and the hotel industry. How are traditional hospitality businesses responding to the growth of the room-rental site and how much of a threat is it to their businesses?
Brexit
The UK commercial property market recovered quickly from a plunge after the Brexit vote, but there are signs a longer-term slump could be setting in .How can potential investors assess the political risks of the next three years?
Private Equity
With the fallout from the financial crisis mostly unwound, the days are gone when private equity investors could buy large packages of distressed debt and transform them into revamped property assets. What can the giants of private equity do next?
Nigeria
Africa’s largest population and also its fastest growing, but a lack of access to mortgages and frequent scams have kept levels of home ownership low. As the country battles a recession, how are the prospects for property development and for more Nigerians to become homeowners?
Smart Buildings
Apps that run a building are increasingly crucial to any forward-looking developer’s toolkit. But there are risks from the rapid obsolescence of such systems to security holes. How can developers create buildings that are both “smart” and durable?
Germany
Investors in search of stable income-generating real estate in Europe have turned to major German cities as a safe home for their cash, but there is only so much German property to go around. How is the inward rush affecting German real estate and where else may these risk-averse investors look?
Changing Face of Offices
“Grade A” offices were once constructed to suit the needs of banks and other financial services groups. But tech companies, now in the ascendant, have brought a fresh concept of what the most desirable offices look like and what parts of cities they should be based in. What does the new “grade A” look like and will other types of companies adopt the tech office model?
Suburbs
Is the suburb dead? Savills argues that millennials would prefer to move from overpriced cities to smaller towns, in a phenomenon of “urban dispersal”, rather than live the suburban lifestyle their parents and grandparents preferred. Can suburbs adapt?
Information
■ Recently published FT Special Reports can be viewed at www.ft.com/specialreports A full list of published reports can be viewed at http://www.ft.com/reports/library . Forthcoming FT Special Reports and their synopsis can be downloaded via the Future Reports link on the www.ft.com/specialreports page. For website assistance please call + (0) 20 7775 6297.
This editorial synopsis must not be amended in any way by anyone other than the Editor of Supplements and Special Reports.
All submissions or suggestions for editorial features should be sent to reports@ft.com This is to ensure all suggestions can be assessed and to enable the editorial team to cope with the huge volume of approaches that would otherwise stop them from doing their work. Due to the volume of approaches the editorial team are unable to confirm receipt or respond to all enquiries.
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The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on March 14th, 2017
We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional)
US
For the first time, a property developer is to be president of the United States. But how will Donald Trump’s plans to borrow money to pump into infrastructure affect the real estate industry? Will rising yields eventually push real estate prices down?
Global Market
Has the global property cycle peaked? And how are cycles changing over time -- are they accelerating as the industry becomes more globalised?
China
The Chinese bubble -- Hong Kong, Shanghai and other major Chinese cities have taken action to curb runaway prices for residential property. Has this worked and what are the dangers of the rapid price rises seen in 2016?
Hospitality
Airbnb and the hotel industry. How are traditional hospitality businesses responding to the growth of the room-rental site and how much of a threat is it to their businesses?
Brexit
The UK commercial property market recovered quickly from a plunge after the Brexit vote, but there are signs a longer-term slump could be setting in .How can potential investors assess the political risks of the next three years?
Private Equity
With the fallout from the financial crisis mostly unwound, the days are gone when private equity investors could buy large packages of distressed debt and transform them into revamped property assets. What can the giants of private equity do next?
Nigeria
Africa’s largest population and also its fastest growing, but a lack of access to mortgages and frequent scams have kept levels of home ownership low. As the country battles a recession, how are the prospects for property development and for more Nigerians to become homeowners?
Smart Buildings
Apps that run a building are increasingly crucial to any forward-looking developer’s toolkit. But there are risks from the rapid obsolescence of such systems to security holes. How can developers create buildings that are both “smart” and durable?
Germany
Investors in search of stable income-generating real estate in Europe have turned to major German cities as a safe home for their cash, but there is only so much German property to go around. How is the inward rush affecting German real estate and where else may these risk-averse investors look?
Changing Face of Offices
“Grade A” offices were once constructed to suit the needs of banks and other financial services groups. But tech companies, now in the ascendant, have brought a fresh concept of what the most desirable offices look like and what parts of cities they should be based in. What does the new “grade A” look like and will other types of companies adopt the tech office model?
Suburbs
Is the suburb dead? Savills argues that millennials would prefer to move from overpriced cities to smaller towns, in a phenomenon of “urban dispersal”, rather than live the suburban lifestyle their parents and grandparents preferred. Can suburbs adapt?
Information
■ Recently published FT Special Reports can be viewed at www.ft.com/specialreports A full list of published reports can be viewed at http://www.ft.com/reports/library . Forthcoming FT Special Reports and their synopsis can be downloaded via the Future Reports link on the www.ft.com/specialreports page. For website assistance please call + (0) 20 7775 6297.
This editorial synopsis must not be amended in any way by anyone other than the Editor of Supplements and Special Reports.
All submissions or suggestions for editorial features should be sent to reports@ft.com This is to ensure all suggestions can be assessed and to enable the editorial team to cope with the huge volume of approaches that would otherwise stop them from doing their work. Due to the volume of approaches the editorial team are unable to confirm receipt or respond to all enquiries.
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FT1000
Europe’s Fastest Growing Companies
The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on April 07th, 2017
Advertising booking deadline: February 03rd, 2017.
We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional):
Introduction
Growth is often seen as the most telling metric of business health. Analysts pore over the results of unknown start-ups and investors clamour for snippets of information that can help them divine which will be the next high-profile unicorn. But concentrating solely on growth can be a fool’s errand – corporate history books are littered with footnotes on once-promising companies that failed to sustain their expansion. Written by a senior FT editor or commentator, this overview will look at why growth is valued so highly and what pitfalls are often overlooked.
Company Profile 1 – Fastest Grower
This case study will focus on the company that is named Europe’s fastest growing, according to the FT 1000 metrics. How has it achieved it? Was growth its managers’ aim or is it a by-product of a wider strategy? What are its plans for the medium term?
Hotspot Focus
London, Berlin and – increasingly – Lisbon are known as the centres for European start-ups. But where are the unknown innovation hubs? Using data from the FT 1000 tables, this will focus on surprising concentrations of fast-growing companies. Have local or national government policies encouraged growth? What about geographic advantages and proximity to other areas of activity? Are there specific industries concentrated in these areas?
Public v Private
This article will consider the make-up of the FT 1000 and analyse whether constituents are more likely to be public or private. Does the access to capital and pressure from investors that comes with being a public company result in faster growth rates for those businesses? Or does freedom from public scrutiny enable privately-held companies to operate in a more daring fashion and expand more easily?
Regulation and Government Support
We examine the FT1000 findings and metrics for job creation to figure out whether particular types of government policy and regulation are more conducive to lasting growth and job creation.
Staffing Up
This article will look at companies that have experienced the biggest growth in headcount in the FT 1000. To what extent are revenue and staffing growth linked? Are the companies concentrated in certain industries? Do certain government policies encourage hiring? What about examples from the FT 1000 where there is revenue growth but a fall in staff numbers?
Roll-ups
Some companies grow organically, while others pursue a roll-up approach of buying rivals to increase in size. This article considers the latter companies and whether the strategy is sustainable in the long term. Do such companies rely too heavily on debt? What problems do they face in integrating various subsidiaries? What sorts of managers are needed to make such companies prosper?
Scale-ups
Much of the focus on growth is centred on start-ups – but what about companies that are not particularly new or small but still have high growth rates? Do they face particular challenges that their smaller rivals do not – especially around recruitment and physical expansion? What about accessing capital?
Company Profile 2 – Longevity
This case study will look at one of the companies in the FT 1000 that has been around for the longest. Has the company always maintained high levels of growth? What has prompted its recent surge? Has it altered its direction or have personnel changes had more of an impact?
Investor Column
Op-ed from a prominent venture capitalist discussing what they look for when considering investing in a start-up and how the market is changing.
Information
■ Recently published FT Special Reports can be viewed at www.ft.com/specialreports
A full list of published reports can be viewed at http://www.ft.com/reports/library Forthcoming FT Special Reports and their synopsis can be downloaded via the
Future Reports link on the www.ft.com/specialreports page.
For website assistance please call + (0) 20 7775 6297.
This editorial synopsis must not be amended in any way by anyone other than the Editor of Supplements and Special Reports.
All submissions or suggestions for editorial features should be sent to reports@ft.com
This is to ensure all suggestions can be assessed and to enable the editorial team to cope with the huge volume of approaches that would otherwise stop them from doing their work. Due to the volume of approaches the editorial team are unable to confirm receipt or respond to all enquiries.
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Robert Grange +44 (0) 20 7873 4418, robert.grange@ft.com
or your usual Financial Times representative.
Please note the advertising representatives cannot assist with editorial approaches or other editorial matters. Please be advised Financial Times advertisers and sponsors have no influence on editorial content.
Europe’s Fastest Growing Companies
The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on April 07th, 2017
Advertising booking deadline: February 03rd, 2017.
We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional):
Introduction
Growth is often seen as the most telling metric of business health. Analysts pore over the results of unknown start-ups and investors clamour for snippets of information that can help them divine which will be the next high-profile unicorn. But concentrating solely on growth can be a fool’s errand – corporate history books are littered with footnotes on once-promising companies that failed to sustain their expansion. Written by a senior FT editor or commentator, this overview will look at why growth is valued so highly and what pitfalls are often overlooked.
Company Profile 1 – Fastest Grower
This case study will focus on the company that is named Europe’s fastest growing, according to the FT 1000 metrics. How has it achieved it? Was growth its managers’ aim or is it a by-product of a wider strategy? What are its plans for the medium term?
Hotspot Focus
London, Berlin and – increasingly – Lisbon are known as the centres for European start-ups. But where are the unknown innovation hubs? Using data from the FT 1000 tables, this will focus on surprising concentrations of fast-growing companies. Have local or national government policies encouraged growth? What about geographic advantages and proximity to other areas of activity? Are there specific industries concentrated in these areas?
Public v Private
This article will consider the make-up of the FT 1000 and analyse whether constituents are more likely to be public or private. Does the access to capital and pressure from investors that comes with being a public company result in faster growth rates for those businesses? Or does freedom from public scrutiny enable privately-held companies to operate in a more daring fashion and expand more easily?
Regulation and Government Support
We examine the FT1000 findings and metrics for job creation to figure out whether particular types of government policy and regulation are more conducive to lasting growth and job creation.
Staffing Up
This article will look at companies that have experienced the biggest growth in headcount in the FT 1000. To what extent are revenue and staffing growth linked? Are the companies concentrated in certain industries? Do certain government policies encourage hiring? What about examples from the FT 1000 where there is revenue growth but a fall in staff numbers?
Roll-ups
Some companies grow organically, while others pursue a roll-up approach of buying rivals to increase in size. This article considers the latter companies and whether the strategy is sustainable in the long term. Do such companies rely too heavily on debt? What problems do they face in integrating various subsidiaries? What sorts of managers are needed to make such companies prosper?
Scale-ups
Much of the focus on growth is centred on start-ups – but what about companies that are not particularly new or small but still have high growth rates? Do they face particular challenges that their smaller rivals do not – especially around recruitment and physical expansion? What about accessing capital?
Company Profile 2 – Longevity
This case study will look at one of the companies in the FT 1000 that has been around for the longest. Has the company always maintained high levels of growth? What has prompted its recent surge? Has it altered its direction or have personnel changes had more of an impact?
Investor Column
Op-ed from a prominent venture capitalist discussing what they look for when considering investing in a start-up and how the market is changing.
Information
■ Recently published FT Special Reports can be viewed at www.ft.com/specialreports
A full list of published reports can be viewed at http://www.ft.com/reports/library Forthcoming FT Special Reports and their synopsis can be downloaded via the
Future Reports link on the www.ft.com/specialreports page.
For website assistance please call + (0) 20 7775 6297.
This editorial synopsis must not be amended in any way by anyone other than the Editor of Supplements and Special Reports.
All submissions or suggestions for editorial features should be sent to reports@ft.com
This is to ensure all suggestions can be assessed and to enable the editorial team to cope with the huge volume of approaches that would otherwise stop them from doing their work. Due to the volume of approaches the editorial team are unable to confirm receipt or respond to all enquiries.
Advertisement and Sponsorship Information
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Robert Grange +44 (0) 20 7873 4418, robert.grange@ft.com
or your usual Financial Times representative.
Please note the advertising representatives cannot assist with editorial approaches or other editorial matters. Please be advised Financial Times advertisers and sponsors have no influence on editorial content.