The FT gains Schroders sponsorship for Business Book of the Year Award  

The Financial Times and global investment management firm Schroders have agreed a three-year partnership for the FT Business Book of the Year Award. Now in its 19th year, the £30,000 prize aims to highlight books that explore business and economic issues.

The award is given to the book that the judges agree provides "the most compelling and enjoyable insight into today’s business issues, including management, finance and economics".

FT editor Roula Khalaf said: “I’m delighted to welcome Schroders as partner for our long-running and acclaimed Business Book of the Year Award. I’m also grateful to Nikkei for supporting this year’s prize. It has been a bumper year for business books and I look forward to reviewing the longlisted titles with our expert judges."

Schroders’ Group chief executive Peter Harrison added: “We’re proud to support a prize which showcases the sharpest and most visionary thinking in the fields of business, economics, environment and society. The authors and their books inevitably grapple with many of the world’s biggest challenges – something which is fundamental also to our role in looking after clients’ money.”

The judging panel for the award, chaired by Roula Khalaf, will announce the longlist on August 14th. Then, on September 21th, the shortlisted titles, which will each receive £10,000, will be announced. The winner will be presented with the award at a dinner in London on December 4th.

Last year’s winner was Chris Miller for Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology (Simon & Schuster UK), which explored "the fight for semiconductors and the quest for supply chain resilience".