Financial Times Group
The Financial Times Group, one of the world's leading business information companies, provides a broad range of business information and multimedia services to the international business community.The FT Group provides business and financial news, data, comment and analysis, in print and online, to the international business community. FT Publishing includes: the globally-focused Financial Times newspaper and FT.com website; a range of specialist financial magazines and online services; and Mergermarket, which provides proprietary forward-looking insights and intelligence to businesses and financial institutions. The FT Group also has a stake in a number of joint ventures, including those with FTSE International, Vedomosti in Russia, BDFM in South Africa and a 50% stake in The Economist Group.
History
The Financial Times newspaper launched in 1888, declaring itself: 'The friend of the honest financier, the bona fide investor, the respectable broker, the genuine director, the legitimate speculator'. The newspaper is now printed in 24 cities, with five editions: for the UK, Continental Europe, U.S, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East, and an award-winning online presence in FT.com. The FT has a daily circulation of over 435,000 and a readership of approximately 1.3 million worldwide. In 2008 FT.com attracted 7.1 million unique users, generating almost 72 million page views and attracting over 1 million registered users.
A growing global audience
The aim of the FT is to deliver the most accurate, incisive and timely business journalism to an increasingly mobile audience of global business leaders, and to ensure that their advertisers communicate effectively with this elite group. Readers rely on the FT to present a holistic analysis of global business and financial news – their global editorial network ensures they are able to join the dots between the regions. The FT's value lies in its ability to make connections and make the information relevant, whether the reader is in Sydney or San Francisco. It is this ability to collate, analyse and comment on the issues which sets them apart.
In recent years, we've seen the FT significantly expand its presence on the global stage. In 2008 they launched a new edition for the Middle East. In 2003, they launched an Asia edition in print and online, establishing a news editing operation in Hong Kong. This now forms part of the FT's global editing network, alongside New York and London. The Asia-Pacific edition has continued to grow and is now also printed in Sydney, making the FT the first international daily to print in Australia. The FT's Chinese language website, www.FTChinese.com, has also built a formidable reputation amongst China's fast-rising business elite.
The future of the FT
Over 100 years after its launch in 1888, the FT continues to top the global readership surveys and attracts a raft of prestigious editorial awards each year. Our 24 hour news cycle enables us to follow a story as it breaks and report on its impact across the globe. Intra-day services such as news and desktop alerts ensure that customers and readers stay ahead throughout the day. In 2008 FT.com attracted 7.1 million unique users, generating almost 72 million page views and attracting over 1 million registered users.
The FT is committed to maintaining its position as the definitive business information brand for today's international business audience.
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