Robin Wigglesworth
@robinwigglesworth.ft.com
Editor of FT Alphaville. Norwegian, despite the Harry Potteresque name.
Louis chose violence today. www.ft.com/content/ae1a...
January 9, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Louis chose violence today. www.ft.com/content/ae1a...
Stumbled over a delightful 2004 article by @colbertlateshow.bsky.social on his D&D days, and i laughed out loud at how the DM murdered his favourite character, lovingly nurtured to a 23rd level dragon-riding witch called Lulu. pc.gamespy.com/pc/dungeons-...
January 9, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Stumbled over a delightful 2004 article by @colbertlateshow.bsky.social on his D&D days, and i laughed out loud at how the DM murdered his favourite character, lovingly nurtured to a 23rd level dragon-riding witch called Lulu. pc.gamespy.com/pc/dungeons-...
Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter.
Featuring illustrations by Grok, because “pixels 🟰 zero harm” apparently. www.ft.com/content/ad94...
Featuring illustrations by Grok, because “pixels 🟰 zero harm” apparently. www.ft.com/content/ad94...
January 6, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter.
Featuring illustrations by Grok, because “pixels 🟰 zero harm” apparently. www.ft.com/content/ad94...
Featuring illustrations by Grok, because “pixels 🟰 zero harm” apparently. www.ft.com/content/ad94...
Finally, a win for the Norwegian Eater.
December 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Finally, a win for the Norwegian Eater.
This, basically.
December 18, 2025 at 9:24 AM
This, basically.
Public market price discovery can be BRUTAL. www.ft.com/content/bc85...
December 16, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Public market price discovery can be BRUTAL. www.ft.com/content/bc85...
Pretty amazing what happens with “risk-adjusted” public equity returns when you simply introduce the same lagged reporting that private equity returns come with. www.ft.com/content/ff83...
December 16, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Pretty amazing what happens with “risk-adjusted” public equity returns when you simply introduce the same lagged reporting that private equity returns come with. www.ft.com/content/ff83...
Bloody hell, the SEC’s Caroline Crenshaw is not leaving the organisation quietly.
She says there is a “rapacious” appetite to deregulate, and warns that “the darkest depths of winter still lie ahead for America’s capital markets”. www.ft.com/content/7027...
She says there is a “rapacious” appetite to deregulate, and warns that “the darkest depths of winter still lie ahead for America’s capital markets”. www.ft.com/content/7027...
December 12, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Bloody hell, the SEC’s Caroline Crenshaw is not leaving the organisation quietly.
She says there is a “rapacious” appetite to deregulate, and warns that “the darkest depths of winter still lie ahead for America’s capital markets”. www.ft.com/content/7027...
She says there is a “rapacious” appetite to deregulate, and warns that “the darkest depths of winter still lie ahead for America’s capital markets”. www.ft.com/content/7027...
The Federal Reserve said today that it’s going to be buying $40bn of Treasury bill a month to ensure that the US financial system has enough liquidity. Here’s an old AV post on why, and why it matters: www.ft.com/content/df3a...
December 10, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The Federal Reserve said today that it’s going to be buying $40bn of Treasury bill a month to ensure that the US financial system has enough liquidity. Here’s an old AV post on why, and why it matters: www.ft.com/content/df3a...
Fascinating guest post on how the “democratisation” of private equity could end up biting the industry. www.ft.com/content/c460...
December 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Fascinating guest post on how the “democratisation” of private equity could end up biting the industry. www.ft.com/content/c460...
Yesterday the UK's Pension Protection Fund published its annual "Purple Book", and @tobyn.bsky.social was ON IT. www.ft.com/content/2f2f...
December 5, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Yesterday the UK's Pension Protection Fund published its annual "Purple Book", and @tobyn.bsky.social was ON IT. www.ft.com/content/2f2f...
Not all heroes wear capes. www.ft.com/content/81b8...
December 5, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Not all heroes wear capes. www.ft.com/content/81b8...
I'm not even mad, that's amazing.
December 4, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I'm not even mad, that's amazing.
RIP QT; long live ‘reserve management purchases’ www.ft.com/content/df3a...
December 3, 2025 at 7:06 AM
RIP QT; long live ‘reserve management purchases’ www.ft.com/content/df3a...
A lot of people need to hear this. @jayrayner1.bsky.social is 1000% correct. on.ft.com/4rnR3lb
November 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
A lot of people need to hear this. @jayrayner1.bsky.social is 1000% correct. on.ft.com/4rnR3lb
When you’re an FT journalist but you don’t even need to pretend to care about the UK budget.
November 26, 2025 at 11:51 AM
When you’re an FT journalist but you don’t even need to pretend to care about the UK budget.
They’re definitely shorting the shit out of utilities…
November 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
They’re definitely shorting the shit out of utilities…
We made a little video thing to mark Alphaville’s debut on Substack. As you can probably guess after watching this, we’re not going to be pivoting to video any time soon.
November 23, 2025 at 10:02 AM
We made a little video thing to mark Alphaville’s debut on Substack. As you can probably guess after watching this, we’re not going to be pivoting to video any time soon.
As a teaser for a paid Substack post, this is something else. open.substack.com/pub/telos/p/...
November 22, 2025 at 10:41 AM
As a teaser for a paid Substack post, this is something else. open.substack.com/pub/telos/p/...