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Updated · Talking Biz News · Jul 10
Josephine Cumbo Leaves Financial Times After 27 Years to Write a Book
Updated
Updated · Talking Biz News · Jul 10

Josephine Cumbo Leaves Financial Times After 27 Years to Write a Book

2 articles · Updated · Talking Biz News · Jul 10

Summary

  • Josephine Cumbo said she is leaving the Financial Times after 27 years, ending a career there that began in 1999.
  • LinkedIn carried the announcement, where Cumbo said her “next chapter” will include writing a book as well as other projects and side hustles.
  • Cumbo spent 10 years as the FT’s global pensions correspondent, covering asset-allocation trends among major pension investors and reporting across corporate, state and private pensions.
  • Her departure closes a long specialist run that brought multiple awards for pensions reporting over the past decade; before joining the FT, she spent a year at the BBC.

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