The partnership will bring FT headlines directly to the desktops of FactSet’s 49,000+ users globally.
With the integration of the FT’s content on the FactSet platform, financial professionals are able to move seamlessly between FactSet’s analytics and the FT’s news and opinions - saving time and making more informed decisions by connecting news stories with data. All FactSet customers will see headlines of FT articles and be able to link to FT.com to read the full article. Those with an FT corporate licence will have the added benefit of being able to view the full article within the FactSet platform.
Caspar de Bono (pictured), Managing Director B2B at the FT said: “The FT’s multiplatform licences make it possible for the mutual customers of FT and FactSet to use the FT’s world class journalism on FT.com, FT mobile and FactSet, for one platform independent price.”
Linda Clarkson, Vice President, Associate Director-News, FactSet, said: "FactSet’s mission is to provide clients with the best information available to help them make informed decisions. Integrating real-time news and commentary from the Financial Times, one of the world’s leading business news organisations, gives our users another resource to help them outperform.”
Financial Times multi-platform licences allow professionals to access FT journalism in the most convenient way for their work. The FT already has close to 2,800 corporate customers who have purchased rights to read FT journalism via 40 third party media platforms globally. Corporate licenses are a flexible arrangement whereby companies pay once for rights to access Financial Times content, independent of the technology or service used.
