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Brooke Masters

US Financial Editor

Brooke Masters is the FT's US financial editor, and an associate editor. She leads the team of reporters covering financial services in the world's financial capital and writes a business column.

In 16 years at the FT, she has held a variety of editing, reporting and commentary roles in both New York and London. Among them were opinion and analysis editor, companies editor and chief regulation correspondent. She spent the first part of her career at the Washington Post covering criminal justice, local politics and education.

Meet Brooke

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  • Monday, 29 July, 2024
    The Big Read
    BlackRock’s Larry Fink won’t be rushed in the search for his successors

    The head of the giant asset manager has been grooming a new top team for more than a decade. Some worry he is taking too long

    Larry Fink
  • Friday, 26 July, 2024
    Exchange traded funds
    Vanguard warns investors over company stake limits

    Asset manager says US regulators could enforce ownership caps, raising costs for index-tracking funds

  • Wednesday, 24 July, 2024
    Behind the Money podcast18 min listen
    Less regulation, more problems?

    Recent US Supreme Court decisions curtail federal agencies’ power

  • Tuesday, 23 July, 2024
    US financial regulation
    Transparency rules for US private funds lapse after SEC allows deadline to pass

    Appeals court ruling that found financial regulator had exceeded its authority will stand

    The US Securities and Exchange Commission logo outside its headquarters in Washington
  • Saturday, 20 July, 2024
    ObituarySocial affairs
    Ruth Westheimer, sex therapist, 1928-2024

    Known to millions from radio, TV and books as ‘Dr Ruth’ she revolutionised the way Americans thought and talked about sex

    An elderly woman holds a microphone while laughing
  • Friday, 19 July, 2024
    InterviewLunch with the FT
    Corporate lawyer Faiza Saeed: ‘There’s a human element to all deals’

    The powerbroker with a ringside seat to big US mergers on knife-edge decision-making — and how clients can become friends

    A watercolour illustration of a smiling mid-aged woman wearing a leopard-print blouse seated in a restaurant
  • Thursday, 18 July, 2024
    Collecting
    Ken Griffin buys 150mn-year-old stegosaurus for $44.6mn

    Citadel founder purchases nearly complete specimen at Sotheby’s auction

    The skeleton of ‘Apex’ the Stegosaurus
  • Monday, 15 July, 2024
    BlackRock Inc
    BlackRock’s Fink highlights ‘barbell effect’ as investors return to fixed income

    World’s largest money manager sees assets under management hit record high of $10.6tn

    Larry Fink
  • Friday, 12 July, 2024
    US banks
    Big US banks warn of stress among lower-income consumers

    Earnings from lending fall at JPMorgan, Citigroup and Wells Fargo in second quarter

    A view of the exterior of the JPMorgan headquarters in New York
  • Thursday, 11 July, 2024
    Envestnet Inc
    Wall Street groups to buy software maker Envestnet for $4.5bn

    Consortium bets on growing demand for independent asset management among younger, more tech-savvy clients

    Logo of Bain Capital on a purple background
  • Thursday, 11 July, 2024
    Financial & markets regulation
    US businesses may soon find that deregulation comes with risks

    Recent Supreme Court decisions have hamstrung regulators but they will also make things much more complex

    A judge’s gavel smashes a tough nut
  • Thursday, 4 July, 2024
    Preqin Ltd
    The BlackRock private data deal that minted a UK billionaire

    Sale of Preqin for £2.5bn has catapulted founder Mark O’Hare into ranks of Britain’s wealthiest people

    Larry Fink, Mark O’Hare and the logos of BlackRock and Preqin
  • Wednesday, 3 July, 2024
    ESG investing
    Conservative challenge to NYC fossil-fuel divestments thrown out by judge

    Case is part of a flurry of lawsuits over socially conscious investment decisions

    An environmental activist marching in Manhattan
  • Tuesday, 2 July, 2024
    Climate change
    BlackRock navigates climate proposals with new voting policy

    World’s biggest asset manager attempts to balance the demands of European and US clients on decarbonisation

    BlackRock’s logo on its offices in New York
  • Tuesday, 2 July, 2024
    US presidential election 2024
    Trump is a threat to US economy and democracy, Kenneth Frazier says

    Former Merck boss urges business leaders to consider risk posed by ex-president to the rule of law

    Kenneth Frazier
  • Monday, 1 July, 2024
    Silvergate Bank
    Collapsed FTX-linked lender Silvergate pays $63mn to settle probes

    California-based bank had grown as it drew in crypto customers but later failed after billions were withdrawn

    Silvergate Bank headquarters in La Jolla, California
  • Monday, 1 July, 2024
    BlackRock Inc
    BlackRock to acquire UK data group Preqin for £2.55bn

    Pursuit of data providers has grown alongside demand for ever more granular financial information

    BlackRock’s New York office
  • Saturday, 29 June, 2024
    ESG investing
    BlackRock throws support behind effort to move pensions beyond ESG

    The $10.5tn money manager emphasises investor choice after a backlash to its advocacy for sustainable investing

    The BlackRock logo on its New York headquarters
  • Friday, 28 June, 2024
    Financial services
    Boaz Weinstein’s campaign to seize BlackRock funds falls short

    Saba Capital founder argued funds underperformed competitors and traded at a discount to their asset values

    Boaz Weinstein speaks at an event
  • Friday, 28 June, 2024
    Supreme Court US
    US Supreme Court deals blow to agencies’ rulemaking authority

    Decision overturns long-standing Chevron doctrine that has guided courts and regulators for 40 years

    The US Supreme Court building
  • Wednesday, 26 June, 2024
    Private credit
    Carlyle and KKR beat rivals to win $10bn Discover loan portfolio

    Auction attracted some of the biggest names in private credit

    A student lines up before a college commencement ceremony
  • Wednesday, 26 June, 2024
    Insurance
    Why insurance companies want to be your best friends

    A more personalised approach could be beneficial to both insurers and their clients

    A painting of the Great Fire of London in 1666
  • Wednesday, 26 June, 2024
    InterviewUS Securities and Exchange Commission
    SEC’s Gary Gensler on his agenda: ‘If the courts adjust, we adjust’

    Top securities regulator says he is determined to keep advancing agency’s rulemaking despite pushback

    Gary Gensler
  • Sunday, 16 June, 2024
    InterviewThe CEO
    Janus Henderson’s Ali Dibadj: ‘You’ve just got to roll with the punches’

    Head of asset manager has faced multiple problems as he tries to rebuild storied brand

    Ali Dibadj in suit and tie standing next to a boardroom table
  • Wednesday, 12 June, 2024
    Mergers & Acquisitions
    US regulators have vertical integration in their sights

    For years, enforcers focused mainly on horizontal deals, but now that is changing

    General Motors electric vehicles in a factory in Detroit, Michigan
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