Robert Smith
@bondhack
Corporate Finance Editor at the Financial Times. Have a tip? Email: robert.smith@ft.com / robert.smith.ft@proton.me | Signal: robert_smith_ft.55
What is it about Effective Altruists that means they absolutely love mixing insane amounts of leverage on volatile assets with stakes in Anthropic?
This is a little 🤨 from Oli Dugmore on Gary Stevenson in the New Statesman www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...
I’m not sure that the article itself is particular dogged that it has a point!
Louis Theroux, whose production company Mindhouse made the poorly reviewed documentary HOW TO GET FILTHY RICH: WITH GARY STEVENSON, has a surprising new podcast guest: Gary Stevenson! During the episode, Stevenson opens up about the heavy burden of being able to consistently predict the future.
yeah, i've said this already on here, but I was just trying to summarise what he says in the book as briefly as possible:
No. I went to a comprehensive school (which I believe is now an academy). And the bit re other students being better at "networking" etc is just a gloss on the phenomenon Gary describes in the book
What did you get the cinephile and scripophile in your life? A Pathé Cinéma bond certicate of course! Very thoughtful gift from a friend. Don't think I can clip the coupons anymore, sadly.
The new Insight team's long read on Posh George is obviously a tour de force. But it's also a great lesson in how much nonsense is hiding in plain sight. Such an edge for news organisations willing to take the time and effort to dig that little bit deeper and do a proper job.
Honoured to give some career advice to a talented young journalist on the up earlier this week. Keep at it @lionelbarber.bsky.social and maybe one day too you could be the FT's Corporate Finance Editor. Friends have made meanspirited comparisons to this pic, but I look nothing like Sean Connery imo
Still one of the most memorable phone calls of my career! www.ft.com/content/7e79...
The Paul Foot Awards are always a riot, but was extra special to see top hack and all round good bloke @petergeoghegan.bsky.social take home the top prize last night for his bombshell scoops with Khadija Sharife on Labour Together. Here we are enjoying some light refreshments in Soho afterwards...
Don't have to go back very far in British history to find a UK PM who effed around with the bond market and found out!
Twas my colleagues, but thanks. Slightly buried bombshell mid piece....
Incredible footage of a very normal and candid conversation. It's almost as if they don't realise the cameras are rolling! www.instagram.com/reel/DXrXFVQ...
BDO, obviously, strongly pushed back on this characterisation of their audit practices. Gift link below, good for 300 clicks 🎁 as.ft.com/r/396d541d-7...
“We just got an endorsement from a high-profile client that has dominated the headlines over the past year.” “Sounds great!” “Well…”