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Kate Burgess

Lombard Editor

Kate Burgess has worked at the FT since 1998, during which time she was a UK companies correspondent, investment correspondent and corporate correspondent. Before that she worked for some years in the City as a stock broker and stock market analyst.

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  • Thursday, 26 November, 2020
    LombardUK companies
    A hitchhiker’s guide to the City

    Debt, derivatives and deadlines: Lombardier bows out after 25 years covering the Square Mile

  • Tuesday, 24 November, 2020
    LombardIQE PLC
    IQE hopes new green shoots will help it dodge poppy topplers

    Semiconductor maker might be turning a corner; Greencore squeezes in last minute cash call

  • Wednesday, 18 November, 2020
    LombardRSA Insurance Group PLC
    RSA’s Hester picks the last minute to bow out on a high

    Intact and Tryg offer shareholders welcome certainty; Croda confounds with move into fragrances

  • Monday, 16 November, 2020
    LombardVodafone Group PLC
    Vodafone’s shareholders need to keep their eyes on the big prize

    Prospect of payouts and manageable debt should cheer investors; G4S plays defence

  • Thursday, 12 November, 2020
    Lombard3i Group PLC
    3i’s past is an action plan for the future

    3i template for post-pandemic regeneration fund; GVC, a card or so short of a full deck

  • Tuesday, 10 November, 2020
    LombardRetail & Consumer industry
    Vaccine breakthrough is shot in the arm for Landsec

    Outlook brightens for office landlords; Premier Foods finds way out of bargain bin

  • Wednesday, 4 November, 2020
    LombardBanks
    M&S sticks to its knitting in another remake costing millions

    Multiple makeovers hit UK retailer; Distance is a poor excuse for bad practice in timeshare selling

  • Tuesday, 3 November, 2020
    LombardAssociated British Foods PLC
    Prudent Primark owner is right to keep hold of cash

    Associated British Foods doesn’t pay a dividend; Telit still can’t escape Oozi Cats

  • Monday, 2 November, 2020
    LombardUK banks
    How UK banks’ brighter outlook can be squared with second lockdown

    Message to watchdog to lift lockdown on dividends unchanged; Howden reaps kitchen boom

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  • Thursday, 22 October, 2020
    LombardInternational Airlines Group
    Don’t fly away: BA owner’s tough ask to investors with shares at lows

    IAG grounds expectations as bookings fall; Shaftesbury taps shareholders to weather coronavirus storm

  • Monday, 19 October, 2020
    LombardAccounting & Consulting services
    Auditors can cut free but Boohoo needs a credible successor to PwC

    PwC puts distance between it and Boohoo; Amigo battles on

  • Thursday, 15 October, 2020
    LombardRolls-Royce Holdings PLC
    Rolls-Royce’s bond issue prepares it for the long haul to recovery

    The UK aerospace group is right to take the long view; Heineken tests pub watchdog

  • Wednesday, 14 October, 2020
    LombardASOS PLC
    Asos counts cost of maintaining social distance from fast-fashion rivals

    Asos wants to be seen as a cut above; Covid-19 bumps up Bunzl

  • Tuesday, 13 October, 2020
    LombardCoronavirus pandemic
    Last orders loom for big indebted pub groups

    National inn chains suffer as new lockdown policy heralds more pub closures

  • Monday, 12 October, 2020
    LombardPearson PLC
    Pearson’s chairman needs more lessons on how to say ‘no’

    Sidney Taurel risks being cut from the middle of Pearson’s muddle; UK banks beware negative interest rates

  • Thursday, 8 October, 2020
    LombardTalkTalk Telecom Group PLC
    Investors should not let Fomo stop offer to take TalkTalk private

    Toscafund move for TalkTalk puts high value on cash; Hargreaves Lansdown — in perpetual motion

  • Wednesday, 7 October, 2020
    LombardBanks
    Banks not just taxpayers stand to lose from bounce back loan defaults

    Lenders’ reputation on the line; Frasers’ fearless 1,000

  • Tuesday, 6 October, 2020
    LombardFinablr Ltd
    Finablr is sinking before it has learnt to swim

    Private equity ownership of Watches of Switzerland and Trainline; Co-Operative Bank seeks another chief

  • Monday, 5 October, 2020
    LombardCineworld Group PLC
    Cineworld is in slow-motion endgame

    Cinema chain draws curtains on screens; Mulberry suffers at home on the high street

  • Thursday, 1 October, 2020
    LombardIPOs
    Why the Spac mania won’t bridge the Atlantic

    Spac ETF marks high-water mark in the US; Halfords defies Haldane; Renewi wastes

  • Tuesday, 29 September, 2020
    LombardFerguson PLC
    Ferguson turns dividend tap back on to make FTSE 100 a tad hotter

    A 4 per cent dividend yield is still something; student accommodation providers face learning curve

  • Monday, 28 September, 2020
    LombardWilliam Hill PLC
    William Hill investors should take Caesars’ money and run

    US casino operator is in a strong position to sew up a deal for British bookmaker

  • Thursday, 24 September, 2020
    LombardAA PLC
    The AA in a danse macabre with private equity partners

    Suitors whittled down; Smiths delaying tactics; Willie Walsh’s new billet

  • Wednesday, 23 September, 2020
    LombardUK companies
    Working from home may be bigger test for City of London than Brexit

    WFH bears down on the Square Mile; Tesco chief urges shoppers to stay calm

  • Thursday, 17 September, 2020
    LombardRetail sector
    John Lewis head should hope to be as lucky as Next next time

    Unveiling department store’s results at same time as high street chain was unfortunate

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