The Economics Show: What economics gets wrong about human behaviour, with Richard Thaler
Economists like to model people as rational creatures who make self-interested decisions. But humans don’t act that way. Why do investors, politicians and ordinary people act against their best intere...
24 Joulu 202534min
The quiet success of Fidelity Investments
Despite its relatively low profile, Fidelity Investments is a sprawling beast when it comes to financial services. Last year, the firm’s revenues surpassed the world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock...
17 Joulu 202521min
Whistleblowing in the UK, Ep. 2: Is it ‘British’ to pay whistleblowers?
In the UK, whistleblowers are encouraged to report wrongdoing, but often at cost to their livelihoods and careers. One solution would be to pay corporate whistleblowers for coming forward. However, ma...
15 Joulu 202519min
Business Book of the Year: Author Stephen Witt on Nvidia’s rise
In this special episode of Behind the Money, the FT’s senior business writer Andrew Hill interviews author Stephen Witt about his book The Thinking Machine: Jensen Huang, Nvidia, and the World’s Most ...
10 Joulu 202529min
Whistleblowing in the UK, Ep. 1: The cost of speaking up
For years, corporate whistleblowers in the UK have found themselves in an unenviable predicament. They’re encouraged to report wrongdoing, but at the same time they often feel like they’ve risked ever...
8 Joulu 202530min
Coming soon: The cost of corporate whistleblowing in the UK
For years, corporate whistleblowers in the UK have found themselves in an unenviable predicament. They’re encouraged to report wrongdoing, but at the same time they often feel like they’ve risked thei...
5 Joulu 20251min
Business History: The Secret of Southwest’s Success
This week we’re sharing an episode from Business History, a podcast from Pushkin Industries. Former Planet Money hosts Jacob Goldstein and Robert Smith explore what the businesses of the past can teac...
3 Joulu 202552min
KKR, Bain and private equity’s push into Japan
When international private equity groups first entered Japan at the turn of the 21st century, newspapers criticised them as vulture funds and politicians steered clear of public contact. Today, it’s a...
26 Marras 202521min
