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Matthew Vincent

Lombard columnist

Matthew Vincent is the FT’s Lombard columnist and author of the Opening Quote morning email - providing daily commentary on UK companies.
He was previously Deputy Companies Editor, UK Companies Editor, and editor of the FT Money section. His ‘Equities’ and ‘Rich’ columns appear in FT Wealth magazine, and he presents FT News podcasts.

Matthew was named National Journalist of the Year by the Investment Management Association in 2011, a year after winning the Best Newspaper Journalist award from the Association of Investment Companies. He began his career with the FT Group on Investors Chronicle, which he edited for five years.

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  • Thursday, 30 August, 2018
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    Opening Quote: WH Smith — still treading carefully
  • Wednesday, 29 August, 2018
    Lombard Accountancy
    Audit fines show self-interest is a big problem

    Grant Thornton’s fine highlights how conflicts of interest are endemic

  • Wednesday, 29 August, 2018
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    Opening Quote: Petrofac’s £3.3bn oil rig journey
  • Tuesday, 28 August, 2018
    Lombard Executive Pay
    Pay votes may yet bring chief’s rewards down to earth

    Rise in rebellions, particularly against individual directors, may be defining moment

  • Tuesday, 28 August, 2018
    fastFT Support services
    Opening Quote: Bunzl still cleaning up
  • Thursday, 9 August, 2018
    Lombard Insurance
    L&G allows a little risk to transfer

    Only lossmaking division since January has been general insurance

  • Thursday, 9 August, 2018
    Insurance
    Opening Quote: Legal & General - socially profitable
  • Wednesday, 8 August, 2018
    Lombard Mining
    Glencore’s leading man hopes Africa drama is a US dud

    Glasenberg’s recasting as a low-key capital allocator may have DoJ audience in mind

  • Wednesday, 8 August, 2018
    fastFT Insurance
    Opening Quote: Prudential — imprudent suggestions?
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  • Tuesday, 7 August, 2018
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    Standard Life Aberdeen’s double act may yet leave you smiling

    Asset manager’s co-chief executives put their faith in one half of their merged businesses

  • Tuesday, 7 August, 2018
    fastFT Financial services
    Opening Quote: Standard (Life) procedure — lose more funds
  • Monday, 6 August, 2018
    Lombard Property sector
    IWG talks came close, so could WeWork something out?

    The serviced office provider does not need renovation to find the right price

  • Monday, 6 August, 2018
    fastFT Banks
    Opening Quote: HSBC — Donald J who?  
  • Thursday, 2 August, 2018
    Opinion
    Opening Quote: Barclays’ piece of investment banking action
  • Wednesday, 1 August, 2018
    Lombard Support services
    Capita’s repeats are no cause for complaint

    Market’s dim view of results suggest they weren’t paying attention to earlier warnings

  • Wednesday, 1 August, 2018
    fastFT Banks
    Opening Quote: Lloyds — more profit, and more PPI
  • Tuesday, 31 July, 2018
    Lombard Utilities
    Centrica dividend worries not helped by hot heads

    Investors may have over-reacted to some less than hair-raising results

  • Tuesday, 31 July, 2018
    fastFT Oil & Gas industry
    Opening Quote: BP — showing off
  • Monday, 30 July, 2018
    Lombard Property sector
    Foxtons is better located than estate agent neighbours

    The London-centric group has swung to a loss but investors are keeping the faith

  • Monday, 30 July, 2018
    fastFT Travel & Leisure
    Opening Quote: Foxton’s Mini-scule earnings
  • Sunday, 29 July, 2018
    Inside Business Transport
    London cabbies claim foul play against Uber

    Potential threat of legal action against car-booking app misses the mark

  • Thursday, 26 July, 2018
    Lombard Food & Beverage
    Trump’s tariffs not in the mix for Diageo drinkers

    More interest in how much US is knocking back

  • Thursday, 26 July, 2018
    fastFT UK companies
    Opening Quote: Diageo, Astra, Shell, Sky . . . phew, what a scorcher
  • Wednesday, 25 July, 2018
    Lombard Pharmaceuticals
    GSK’s genetic testing deal shows changes in its DNA

    Clarity on strategy is not among the benefits promised by drug discovery tie-up

  • Wednesday, 25 July, 2018
    fastFT Companies
    Opening Quote: ITV — quite literally more than just TV
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