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Alice Ross

Acting international economy news editor

Alice Ross is acting international economy news editor and writes a monthly column for the FT Money section on sustainable investment. She has held a range of roles across the FT including deputy news editor, editor of Trade Secrets, editor of FT Wealth, Frankfurt bureau chief, currencies correspondent and deputy money editor.

Her book, Investing to Save the Planet, was published by Penguin Business in 2020 and her children's book, The Nowhere Thief, was published by Nosy Crow in 2023.

Email Alice Ross @aliceemross  on X.com (link opens in a new browser window)
  • Friday, 2 January, 2026
    Insight & Comment
    Are you sure you want to leave the UK to avoid inheritance tax?

    Advisers say increasing numbers of clients are taking advantage of residency rules

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  • Friday, 5 December, 2025
    Investment trusts 2025
    AI investing looks beyond the Magnificent Seven

    Many investment trusts opt for less obvious routes into the boom

    A person walks through a futuristic data centre corridor with liquid-cooled servers and glowing turquoise circuit-like light designs on the walls and ceiling.
  • Sunday, 27 July, 2025
    Work & Careers
    New office cooling methods seek to end the perils of aircon

    Focus is now on boosting natural air and reducing pathogens

    Montage of a blue office building and two fans
  • Saturday, 5 July, 2025
    Wealth management
    How to diversify your portfolio in an uncertain 2025

    Wealth managers face tough decisions as Donald Trump’s unpredictability rattles the markets  

    Illustration of hands playing with a waterful ring toss game with investment icons inside such as coins, houses, gold and papers
  • Thursday, 3 July, 2025
    Insight & Comment
    Stop telling women they are cautious investors

    As the gender investment gap rises, it’s time to make lazy gender categorisations a thing of the past

    Illustration of a woman surfing on a zigzag line chart that looks like waves in the sea
  • Friday, 7 March, 2025
    Isa Guide 2025
    New labels highlight the different shades of green funds

    FCA scheme means far fewer funds can be dubbed ‘sustainable’

    Illustration of a person looking into a transparent glass glass safe of coins on a green background
  • Friday, 17 January, 2025
    Investments
    Can sustainable investing survive Trump 2.0?

    The political backlash against ESG has intensified — but the sector is evolving

    An illustration of Donald Trump casting a shadow over a seedling plant
  • Friday, 6 December, 2024
    Investment trusts special 2024
    Renewable energy trusts are not for the faint-hearted

    Analysts say heavy discounts offer buying opportunities, but significant risks remain

  • Thursday, 24 October, 2024
    Impact investing
    Investors give funds aligned to Paris Agreement a wider berth

    ESG funds which track companies’ adherence to climate pledges have been falling from favour

    A coal-fired power plant in the Czech Republic
  • Wednesday, 25 September, 2024
    ReviewTelevision
    Industry season 3 — a delightfully snide sendup of greenwashing

    The ruthless traders at investment bank Pierpoint show no signs of softening as they flirt with ethical investing

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  • Tuesday, 2 July, 2024
    ReviewFT Wealth
    The relationship between states and banks that shaped modern finance

    Paolo Zannoni’s history of how today’s monetary system evolved

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  • Friday, 28 June, 2024
    Wealth management
    Private clients return to ESG funds with new ways to tackle returns

    Renewed optimism despite outflows from greener funds

    A photovoltaic power plant, being built in Shandong, China
  • Friday, 24 May, 2024
    Personal Finance
    Taking the temperature of your green portfolio

    Measuring a company’s carbon footprint proves far from straightforward

  • Friday, 29 March, 2024
    Insight & Comment
    Time for investors to turn up the heat on climate governance

    Good governance is not necessarily a guide to a company’s environmental credentials

  • Friday, 16 February, 2024
    Impact investing
    Active managers’ attacks on sustainable passives miss their mark

    Funds become cheaper, but questions remain about green credentials

  • Friday, 15 December, 2023
    Investing in funds
    ESG gains would be few without the Magnificent Seven

    Are AI stocks the future for sustainable investing?

    Omniverse, a 3D graphics platform created by Nvidia
  • Thursday, 30 November, 2023
    Greenwashing
    Pressure grows for tighter scrutiny of funds’ green claims

    As regulators focus on sustainable investments, campaigners are calling for greater disclosure and even political action

    An embossed logo and name of the Financial Conduct Authority on a wall
  • Thursday, 9 November, 2023
    ExplainerInvestment trusts
    Yawning ESG trust discounts offer opportunities, say analysts

    Sector is a big investor in renewable energy, where discounts have widened to 25 per cent

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  • Thursday, 12 October, 2023
    Insight & Comment
    Sunak’s green U-turn dismays sustainable investors

    Many warn they will look outside the UK for investments

    An offshore wind farm
  • Thursday, 21 September, 2023
    News4 min
    Biodiversity funds are springing up in the investor market | FT Rethink

    Author Alice Ross explains how a number of biodiversity funds in the investor market are addressing the issue

    FT Rethink: Biodiversity funds growing
  • Friday, 15 September, 2023
    Impact investing
    Best of FT Money 2023: Share divestment isn’t the answer to greener investment

    Selling up means giving up a seat at the table

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  • Friday, 28 July, 2023
    ESG investing
    ESG put to the test in a high-inflation world

    Prices have proved volatile as regulators probe claims of greenwashing

  • Thursday, 22 June, 2023
    Wealth management
    ESG investors play the long game

    ‘Green’ funds’ performance has suffered, but clearer labelling should help consumers

    A field of solar energy panels
  • Friday, 16 June, 2023
    Investing in funds
    Carbon trading: a slow burn for investors

    But is this asset class good for the environment or just speculation?

  • Thursday, 18 May, 2023
    Climate change
    Can biodiversity funds help investors protect wildlife?

    The idea sounds good but the reality is complicated and unclear

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