Christopher Hughes
Chris started his career as a researcher in BBC Television’s documentaries department and then became a financial journalist. He was previously Investment Banking Correspondent and Senior Corporate Reporter at the Financial Times, Financial Editor of The Independent and a companies writer at the Investors Chronicle. Chris has also worked at communications consultancy Financial Dynamics (now FTI), as an Associate Partner.
Contact Info
- Tel: +44 (0)20 7542 2410
- E-mail: chris.hughes@thomsonreuters.com
Recent stories
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Unilever defies buyback vigilantes
The consumer goods group will spend $5.4 bln to raise its stake in an Indian subsidiary. Corporate finance says it should have bought its own, cheaper shares. But better to use a strong balance sheet to support the business than to use a strong business to weaken a balance sheet.
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Pru pays price for ignoring M&A advice
Adviser Credit Suisse pressed the UK insurer to tell the FSA about plans to buy AIA in 2010, but the Pru dodged regulators’ questions about strategy and financing issues - when deal talks were in full flow. CEO Tidjane Thiam may survive the resulting censure. His bonus shouldn’t.
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Glencore/Xstrata results herald tense integration
Last year’s profit fell less at commodity trader Glencore than at mining merger partner Xstrata. Glencore’s trading arm provided a cushion as the metals cycle turned, while ambitious Xstrata had to take big writedowns. Expect a brutal “Glencorisation” of Xstrata’s culture.
- EU bonus lesson: self-regulate or worse follows
- Cameron deserves some sympathy for losing triple-A
- EU bonus crackdown means more cash for bankers
- Liberty pushes envelope for post-crisis M&A debt
- Liberty's tilt at Virgin shows cautious deal fever
- "Don't be evil" business mantra not conflict-free
- Davos desperately seeking the next Internet
