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Cat Rutter Pooley

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Cat Rutter Pooley writes UK corporate commentary for the FT’s Lombard column. Cat is a former corporate lawyer turned journalist, who worked at Slaughter and May and Osborne Clarke before joining the FT in 2016. She was most recently the FT’s City correspondent and before that wrote breaking news about UK companies.
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  • Wednesday, 29 June, 2022
    UK companies
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    PwC’s chunky pay rise may be a sign of employers tilting increases towards the lower ranks

  • Thursday, 23 June, 2022
    UK companies
    What business can learn from the UK’s public sector strikes

    Prepare to pay up — but also to play nice

  • Tuesday, 21 June, 2022
    Ocado Group PLC
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    The online retailer has been consistent in tapping markets for money

  • Monday, 20 June, 2022
    easyJet PLC
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  • Thursday, 16 June, 2022
    Boots UK Ltd
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    Chemist chain is not a business that can be fixed by some fancy financing

  • Thursday, 9 June, 2022
    UK companies
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  • Thursday, 2 June, 2022
    Airlines
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  • Wednesday, 25 May, 2022
    Professional services
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  • Tuesday, 24 May, 2022
    HSBC Holdings PLC
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  • Thursday, 19 May, 2022
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  • Wednesday, 18 May, 2022
    KPMG UK
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    The accounting watchdog has pushed for a £50,000 fine for a then 25-year-old who created misleading meeting minutes

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  • Wednesday, 4 May, 2022
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  • Wednesday, 27 April, 2022
    Heathrow Airport Holdings Ltd
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  • Monday, 25 April, 2022
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  • Friday, 22 April, 2022
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    Insurance
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  • Tuesday, 12 April, 2022
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  • Thursday, 7 April, 2022
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    A resurgent Tesco will compound pressure on the sector from discounters as inflation surges

  • Wednesday, 6 April, 2022
    Channel Four Television Corp
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  • Wednesday, 30 March, 2022
    Pearson PLC
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  • Wednesday, 30 March, 2022
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  • Monday, 28 March, 2022
    P&O Ferries
    P&O needs to sack its chief executive to salvage reputation

    Even if ferry operator accepts error of its ways, Peter Hebblethwaite must be held accountable

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