The University does have a subscription to FT.com.

To access it you need to use a link for the University subscription, you’ll find a link to FT.com on the A-Z list of Database.  Follow the link, which will take you to the University of St Andrews office 365 login page, use your email address and password to login.  You're then taken to the FT.com registration page where you create an account.  More information on this process can be found on the FT.com subject guide. 

Once you've completed the registration process you just need to go to ft.com, login with your university email address and click "next" then click the option to login via SSO, this takes you to the University of St Andrews login page where you enter your email address and password.