David Wighton
@davidwighton
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AI is causing companies to lose sales and cut jobs, particularly in professional services. My latest for The Times
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The artificial intelligence revolution has started to reshape the job market, with graduate recruitment particularly impacted
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The US biotechnology industry is in trouble, thanks partly to Trump. The UK must seize the opportunity. My latest in The Times
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Other countries are moving quickly to attract American talent and Britain should be doing the same
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Why is the US economy more dynamic than the UK? Is it partly because big US customers are more willing to buy from disruptive technology start-ups?
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The US is looking at defence industry investors to oversee procurement. Can the UK keep up?
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RT @johnarlidge: Jaguar boss: I don’t care if Nigel Farage hates our rebrand. In this weekend's Sunday Times
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Replacing the leaping cat with a double J logo has infuriated traditionalists. A bigger issue for boss Rawdon Glover is, do drivers want to go electric yet?
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This is a great piece of work that confirms the concerns about the Enterprise Investment Scheme in my recent column
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There needs to be a proper debate over whether initiatives such as the Enterprise Investment Scheme are providing taxpayers with value for money
You can check out the piece in full here, where I dive more into the evidence and some of the specifics of fund performance and terms:
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Rachel Reeves says that if pension funds invested more in venture capital it would be good for both savers and the economy. But would it?
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Investment in fast-growing British companies is seen by the chancellor as a ‘win-win’ but others are not so sure
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In the budget speech the chancellor said the seriousness of the inheritance from the Tories "cannot be underestimated". Now in the FT the PM says you "can't underestimate" the damage caused by previous budgets. To misuse underestimate twice in one week looks like carelessness.
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The OBR’s forecasts based on the budget measures are even gloomier with a 0.6% of GDP increase in public investment delivering a meagre 0.14% boost to GDP after five years.
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RT @davidwighton: Will increased public investment in the budget deliver the promised big boost to growth? Not within ten years suggests an….
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The chancellor is facing challenges over the Office for Budget Responsibility’s investment figures
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Will increased public investment in the budget deliver the promised big boost to growth? Not within ten years suggests analysis by the Office for Budget Responsibility.
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The chancellor is facing challenges over the Office for Budget Responsibility’s investment figures
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RT @StreetsConsult: FCA’s plan to ease market-maker rules is a new threat to banks via @FinancialNews @davidwighton.
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Watchdog says rules are too geared towards banks that hold retail deposits
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RT @maxseddon: Looking forward to reading @LucyAAsh’s book about the Russian Orthodox Church, which, in a wonderful bit of nominative deter….
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Ex-Moscow correspondent Lucy Ash examines the complicity of the Orthodox Church in the Kremlin’s war against Ukraine
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My piece on JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon from 2006 is one of the interviews featured in the FT's retrospective of 30 years of Lunch with the FT.
The modern-day equivalents of medieval kings and queens eat in private rooms. Their public appearances communicate a message, but rarely a human being. Enter, Lunch with the FT. To celebrate 30 years of Lunch, meet @henrymance's six types of guest
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RT @HoskingTheTimes: Brilliant piece from @davidwighton exposing myth we are under-fuelled by venture capital.
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Since 2014, the amount of venture capital investment going into UK companies has almost doubled relative to the US
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Astonishing fact: #VentureCapital investment in the UK has caught up with the US relative to GDP. So why do we need more? My latest for The Times
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Since 2014, the amount of venture capital investment going into UK companies has almost doubled relative to the US
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RT @SpirosMargaris: Who will be #AI winners in #finance? . Bet on the bankers, not the clients . #fintech #GenAI @d….
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Tech will make life easier and tasks cheaper — but don’t expect fees to come down
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RT @aedmans: @davidwighton @thetimes Superb article; sharing tomorrow morning. Thanks for quoting my work.
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Companies should "do the right thing" but don't believe all the claims for how it will boost their business. My latest for @thetimes
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Of course companies should behave well, but some of the business claims made by campaigners are wildly implausible
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