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Terry Smith in the media

Here you can find press articles and interviews from the media.
The articles and media coverage will be grouped into four sections: appearances on television, radio interviews, press coverage about me and articles to which I have contributed along with others, and by-lined articles that I have written and which have been published. The medium these articles appear in will vary according to the copyright licences we have negotiated.

Recent TV Appearances
Terry Smith discusses the Eurozone Crisis with Joel Hills on Jeff Randall Live which was shown on Sky News on December the 9th 2011.
Terry Smith interviewed on 1 December 2011 by BBC News 24 about the recent action taken by the central banks and comments made by Mervyn King, the governor of the Bank of England.
Terry Smith comments on the EU debt crisis statement with Jeff Randall Live which was shown on Sky News on October 26th 2011.
Terry Smith discusses his new business Fundsmith with Jeff Randall Live which was shown on Sky News on November 2nd 2010.
Terry Smith discusses the consequences of the UK General Election results on Jeff Randall Live which was shown on Sky News on May 7th 2010.
 
 
An archive of further videos from Terry Smith can be found on Vimeo.

Other Recent Interviews
Channel 4 News, 01 February 2012
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BBC Radio 4 - World at One, 01 February 2012
BBC 2 - How The West Went Bust - Part Two, 11 December 2011
Channel 4 News, 10 December 2011
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BBC 10 o'clock News, 09 December 2011
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BBC 6 o'clock News, 09 December 2011
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BBC World Service - The Business Report, 09 December 2011
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BBC News 24, 09 December 2011
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BBC Radio 4 - The Today Programme, 09 December 2011
BBC 2 - How The West Went Bust - Part One, 04 December 2011
BBC News 24, 01 December 2011
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BBC Radio 5 - live Drive, 01 November 2011
(Terry is on air at 41mins 18secs)
BBC Radio 4 - The Today Programme, 27 October 2011
BBC Radio 2 - Simon Mayo Drivetime, 27 October 2011
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BBC Radio 4 - The Today Programme, 19 September 2011
BBC Radio 4 - Moneybox, 17 September 2011
(Terry is on air at 13mins 20secs)
BBC Radio 4 - The Today Programme, 26 August 2011
BBC World Service - The Business Report, 10 August 2011
BBC Radio 4 - Today Programme, 06 August 2011
BBC Radio 4 - Today Programme, 29 July 2011
BBC Radio 4 - Today Programme, 01 June 2011
BBC Radio 4 - Today Programme, 11 May 2010
BBC Radio 4 - World at One, 07 May 2010
BBC Radio 4 - World at One, 29 March 2010

Recent
Articles about Terry Smith
Pet theories that deliver in difficult times
By Ian Cowie, The Daily Telegraph, 12 November 2011
INVESTMENT SPECIAL: This times he's playing for keeps
By Jonathan Davis, The Spectator, 19 March 2011
Terry Smith: Buffett shows performance fees don't work
By Hysni Kaso, Investment Week, 29 September 2010
A Rude Awakening for Funds - Merryn Somerset Webb
Money Week, 17 September 2010
Terry Smith to Launch own fund
By Alistair Gray, Financial Times, 12 September 2010
 Terry Smith courts investors for new fund
By James Quinn, The Sunday Telegraph 12 September 2010
 The Capitalist : Business Guru
By Victoria Bates, City AM, 18 February 2010
 If I take my hands and feet off the controls, we’ll all be dead in a minute and a half
Published in The Times, 24 January 2009
 Parting of ways for Collins Stewart
By Peter Thal Larsen and Sarah Spikes , The Financial Times, 19 December 2006
 Double float as Smith does the splits at Collins Stewart
Appeared in the Evening Standard on 20 March 2006
The Lowdown - He's back, with the greatest disrespect
By Jason Nisse. Independent on Sunday, 26 January 2003
 Collins Stewart to float with £250m tag
By Caroline Merrell, The Times, 25 September 2000
The Rain Makers
Published in the Sunday Business March 1999
 
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Recent Articles by Terry Smith
All Britain is isolated from is a looming eurozone disaster
By Terry Smith, The Sunday Telegraph, 11 December 2011
The great contender - how Smokin' Joe Frazier defined an era
By Terry Smith, The Financial Times, 12 November 2011
Deeper cuts: the only way out of this storm
By Terry Smith, The Times, 11 August 2011
The battle I warned was bound to come
By Terry Smith, Mail on Sunday, 08 August 2011
News Corp: A family business
By Terry Smith, The Guardian, 19 July 2011
Poor and confused outlook continues for retail investors
By Terry Smith, The Financial Times, 27 November 2010
The Chancellor should consider Churchill's wise words on taxation
By Terry Smith, Daily Telegraph, 19 October 2010
The best advice for someone smelly
By Terry Smith, the Financial Times, 14 June 2010
Volcker Rule is necessary to prevent bank failures turning into a crisis
By Terry Smith, The Sunday Telegraph, 24 January 2010
Britain wasn't alone in her Finest Hour - we must remember the Commonwealth
By Terry Smith, The Daily Telegraph, 30 October 2009
Give bonuses for long-term performance not for taking short-term risks
By Terry Smith, The Daily Telegraph, 16 August 2009
Facts belie the diagnosis on credit derivatives
By Terry Smith, The Financial Times, 26 April 2009
Too much stimulus could spell disaster for Dr Darling’s ailing patient
By Terry Smith, The Daily Telegraph, 20 April 2009

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