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The Financial Times banking team discusses the biggest banking stories of the week, bringing you global insight and commentary on the top issues concerning this sector.

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Behind the Money: Missing out on the US small business rescue

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2020 21:26


Behind the Money is a podcast from the Financial Times that takes listeners inside the business and financial stories of the moment, with reporting from FT journalists around the world. You can find Behind the Money wherever you get your podcasts, including FT.com/behindthemoney.The Trump administration’s small business bailout programme has been plagued by problems from the start, with complaints that large companies crowded out the kinds of small enterprises and independent contractors it was designed to help. With a fresh round of funding on offer from Washington, we hear from several business owners trying to get their share, as well as the FT’s Laura Noonan who has been reporting on the programme since it launched. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Behind the Money: Running a small business during a global pandemic

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2020 20:26


Behind the Money is a podcast from the Financial Times that takes listeners inside the business and financial stories of the moment, with reporting from FT journalists around the world. You can find Behind the Money wherever you get your podcasts, including FT.com/behindthemoney.Mauren Pereira's drapery business was on track for its most financially successful year to date. That was until the coronavirus outbreak reached Virginia. Behind the Money reports on how one small business owner is navigating the current economic crisis. With Brendan Greeley, US economics editor for the Financial Times. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Behind the Money: Ford, GM and the corporate dash for cash

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2020 18:50


Behind the Money is a podcast from the Financial Times that takes listeners inside the business and financial stories of the moment, with reporting from FT journalists around the world. You can find Behind the Money wherever you get your podcasts, including FT.com/behindthemoney.When credit markets seized up earlier in March, more than 130 companies rushed to their lenders to draw down at least $124bn of emergency credit lines to shore up cash, with Ford and General Motors drawing among the largest amounts. We look at how the auto industry is preparing for the economic uncertainty that lies ahead. With the FT's Peter Campbell and Gillian Tett. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Introducing Behind the Money: Barclays and the legal fight over a 'controlling mind'

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2020 28:40


Behind the Money is a podcast from the Financial Times that takes listeners inside the business and financial stories of the moment with reporting from FT journalists around the world. You can find Behind the Money wherever you get your podcasts, including FT.com/behindthemoney.A costly investigation into the conduct of senior Barclays bankers during the 2008 financial crisis has raised questions about what it means to prosecute allegations of corporate crime, and whether Britain’s fraud laws need overhauling. The FT's Caroline Binham and Jane Croft report. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Coronavirus and the new oil price war

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2020 20:55


How are banks dealing with the market chaos caused by coronavirus and the new oil price war? Also, Bob Diamond has appointed his flamboyant former right-hand man at Barclays, Rich Ricci, as chief executive of Panmure Gordon, the lossmaking UK stockbroker he bought two years ago. What are the two musketeers now up to? And we also hear from special guest Katie Murray, chief financial officer of RBS. Contributors: Host, Matthew Vincent, regulation correspondent, Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent, Laura Noonan, US banking editor, and Nicolas Megaw, retail banking correspondent. Producers: Andrew Georgiades and Breen Turner. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Coronavirus contingency planning

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2020 19:54


Matthew Vincent and guests discuss European banks' readiness to handle a coronavirus epidemic, whether Europe’s investment banks are in full retreat in the US, and Deutsche Bank’s compliance problems in the UK. With special guest Miles Celic, chief executive of TheCityUKContrbitutors: Matthew Vincent, regulation correspondent, Katie Martin, capital markets editor, Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent, and Laura Noonan, US banking editor. Producers: Fiona Symon and Persis Love See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

European banks' game of thrones

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2020 17:51


Matthew Vincent and colleagues discuss the hunt for new chief executives among Europe's top banks and JPMorgan's plans to launch a digital bank in the UK. With special guest Sir Mike Rake, former CBI president, and former deputy chairman of Barclays.Contributors: Matthew Vincent, regulation correspondent, David Crow, banking editor, Stephen Morris, European banking editor, and Nicholas Megaw, retail banking correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

HSBC shrinks in the US and Europe

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2020 23:11


Matthew Vincent and guests discuss what's behind HSBC's decision to cut 35,000 jobs in the US and Europe, Jes Staley's future as boss of Barclays after another regulatory probe, RBS's new name, and Deutsche Bank's disappearing compliance contractors. With special guest Philip Augar, author of The Bank that lived a little: Barclays in the age of the very free market.Contributors: Matthew Vincent, regulation correspondent, David Crow, banking editor, Stephen Morris, European banking editor, Nicholas Megaw, retail banking correspondent, and Emma Agyemang, FT Money reporter. Producer: Fiona Symon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Britain's Brexit gambit, Thiam ouster

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2020 22:40


Matthew Vincent and guests discuss revelations about the UK's opening gambit in seeking a deal on 'equivalence' with the EU, Tidjane Thiam's ouster from Credit Suisse, HSBC's delay in choosing a permanent chief executive, and challenger bank Starling's fund raising. With special guest Ann Boden, chief executive of Starling Bank.Contributors: Matthew Vincent, regulation correspondent, David Crow, banking editor, Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent, and Nicholas Megaw, retail banking correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Goldman's tech tie-ups, DBank's turnaround and bankers' misconduct

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2020 19:34


Matthew Vincent and colleagues discuss Goldman Sachs and Amazon - another big tech tie-up for the Wall Street name, Deutsche Bank's profit targets, and what a case of stealing from a workplace canteen tells us about the current climate for ethics and compliance in banking. With special guest Russell Quelch of Redburn, the equity research house.Contributors: Matthew Vincent, regulation correspondent, Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent, Robert Smith, capital markets correspondent, and Laura Noonan, US banking editor. Producer: Fiona Symon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Barclays bonuses, Goldman's consumer gamble and Amigo's share plunge

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2020 21:10


Matthew Vincent and guests discuss the double-digit fall in the 2019 bonus pool for Barclays investment bankers, Goldman Sachs's shift in focus towards consumers, and UK subprime lender Amigo's dramatic fall in value. With special guest Dr Monica Franco-Santos, reader in governance at the Cranfield School of Management.Contributors: Matthew Vincent, regulation correspondent, Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent, Laura Noonan, US banking editor, and Nicholas Megaw, retail banking correspondent. Producers: Fiona Symon and Persis Love See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Davos News, Bank of America outlook and JPMorgan's shift towards Paris

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2020 13:52


Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss the latest from the World Economic Forum in Davos, the outlook for Bank of America, and JPMorgan Chase's decision to buy a second office in Paris. With special guest Brian Moynihan, chief executive of Bank of America. Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, David Crow, banking editor, Laura Noonan, US banking editor, and Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Barclays under fire on climate

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2020 14:17


Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss the pressure Barclays has come under to curb fossil fuel financing, a radical plan to overhaul regional banking in Japan, and the latest US bank results. With special guest Christian Wilson from ShareAction. Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, David Crow, banking editor, Robin Harding, Tokyo bureau chief, and Laura Noonan, US banking editor. Producer: Fiona Symon. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

HSBC targeted by Hong Kong protesters, SocGen M&A

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2020 16:42


Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss why protesters in Hong Kong are targeting HSBC, whether Société Générale is in a position to merge with other banks and the challenges facing banking in 2020. With special guest John Garvey, Global Head of Financial Services at PWC.Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, David Crow, banking editor, George Hammond, finance reporter, Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent, Robert Armstrong, US finance editor and John Garvey, Global Head of Financial Services at PWC. Producer: Persis Love See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

UK stress tests, racism at JPMorgan and predictions for 2020

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2019 19:40


Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss what the latest stress tests tell us about the health of UK banks, racism in US banking after recent revelations about the treatment of black customers at JPMorgan Chase, and predictions for the year ahead. With special guest Laurie Mayers, associate managing director at Moody's.Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, David Crow, banking editor, Nicholas Megaw, retail banking correspondent, and Laura Noonan, US banking editor. Producer: Fiona Symon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Bank capital rules, peer-to-peer lenders and Goldman for the masses

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2019 17:33


Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss whether regulators are easing up on bank capital rules, tough times for UK peer-to-peer lenders, and why Goldman Sachs is planning to bring wealth management to the masses. With special guest Harald Benink, professor of banking and finance at Tilburg University in the Netherlands.Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, David Crow, banking editor, Nicholas Megaw, retail banking correspondent, and Laura Noonan, US banking editor. Producer: Fiona Symon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Risks mount in European banks, EBA warns

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2019 17:15


Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss the EBA report on mounting risk in the European banking system, Goldman Sachs’ first ever investment day and why the pensions of UK banking CEOs are being cut. With special guest Mario Quagliariello, director of economic analysis at the European Banking Authority.Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, Caroline Binham, financial regulation correspondent, Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent, Nick Megaw, retail banking correspondent and Laura Noonan, US banking editor. Producer: Persis Love See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Outlook for German banks

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2019 14:15


Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss the health of German banks in the wake of bearish comments from Moody's and the Bundesbank, Unicredit's potential share buyback and why European banks appear to be retrenching in the US. With special guest Magdalena Stoklosa head of European banks research at Morgan Stanley.Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, David Crow, banking editor, Olaf Storbeck, Frankfurt correspondent, and Laura Noonan, US banking editor. Producer: Fiona Symon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Google eyes Citigroup for new banking venture

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2019 17:52


Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss Google's move towards banking that could see it team up with Citigroup, why Australia's big four are facing difficult times and what's in the report on TSB's software failure last year. With special guest Masha Cilliers, Specialist Payments Partner at Be.Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, Tim Bradshaw, global tech correspondent, Robert Armstrong, chief editorial writer, Jamie Smyth, Australia correspondent and Nicholas Megaw, retail banking correspondent. Producers: Persis Love and Aimee Keane. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Germany moves to unblock eurozone banking union

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2019 18:03


Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss Germany's concession that could unblock progress towards a eurozone banking union, investor moves against Deutsche Bank chairman Paul Achkleitner, and what's behind the recent spate of personnel changes in investment banking. With special guest Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, chairman of Société Générale.Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, Martin Arnold, Frankfurt bureau chief, Olaf Storbeck, Frankfurt correspondent, Jonathan Guthrie, Lex editor, David Crow, banking editor, and Laura Noonan, US banking editor. Producer: Fiona Symon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Payment fraud, DBank leadership and JPMorgan loans

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2019 20:19


Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss push-payment fraud in the UK and who should compensate the victims, why Deutsche Bank is coming under pressure from investors to appoint a new investment banking chief, and why JPMorgan Chase in the US has been selling off loans from its balance sheet. With special guests: Stephen Jones, chief executive of the banking association UK Finance and Rushanara Ali, Labour MP and member of the UK Treasury Select Committee.Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, Caroline Binham, financial regulation correspondent, Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent, and Robert Armstrong, US financial editor. Producer: Fiona Symon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

HSBC and UBS restructure, Lloyds slips up

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2019 13:35


Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss the latest restructuring plans at HSBC and UBS, and the embarrassing mishandling of wills at Lloyds Bank. With special guest Eric Moore, fund manager at the UK's Miton Income Fund.Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, David Crow, banking editor, Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent, and Nicholas Megaw, retail banking correspondent. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

StanChart pay row, Citigroup on Brexit and Facebook's Libra

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2019 18:05


David Crow and guests discuss Standard Chartered chief Bill Winters' 'voluntary' pay cut after a dispute over his pension allowance, Citigroup's confidence in the City of London regardless of the outcome of Brexit, and gathering clouds for Facebook's much hyped digital currency, Libra. With special guest David Livingstone, chief executive of Citigroup in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.Contributors: David Crow, banking editor, Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent, and Laura Noonan, US banking editor. Producer: Fiona Symon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Barclays trial, climate initiative and Fed regulatory reprieve

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2019 15:51


Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss the retrial of former Barclays bankers over the bank's arrangements with Qatar at the height of the financial crisis, the poor level of support among banks for a climate change initiative backed by Bank of England governor Mark Carney, and the Fed's decision to drop the introduction of tougher liquidity rules for foreign banks. With special guest, Erkin Nosinov, a director at BCS Consulting.Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, Caroline Binham, financial regulation correspondent, David Crow, banking editor, and Laura Noonan, US banking editor. Producer: Fiona Symon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

HSBC job cuts, US bank results and Metro Bank chairman departs

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2019 16:59


Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss HSBC's cost-cutting drive, what to expect from next week's US bank results, and the departure of Vernon Hill from Metro Bank. With special guest Jordi Gual, chairman of Spain's CaixaBankContributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, David Crow, banking editor, Laura Noonan, US banking editor, and Nicholas Megaw, retail banking correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Credit Suisse scandal, Wells Fargo's new chief and ECB interest rate policy

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2019 21:23


David Crow and guests discuss the scandal that has engulfed Credit Suisse, including the apparent suicide of a security consultant involved in a corporate espionage operation for the bank, US bank Wells Fargo's new chief executive, and the merits of the European Central Bank's interest rate policy. With special guest Jean Pierre Mustier, president of the European Banking Federation and chief executive of Italian bank UniCredit.Contributors: David Crow, Banking editor, Sam Jones, correspondent in Zurich, Laura Noonan, US banking editor, and Patrick Jenkins, financial editor. Producer: Fiona Symon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

RBS's new chief, Swiss hiring spat and who advised WeWork?

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2019 16:00


Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss RBS as Alison Rose, the first woman to lead one of the UK’s top banks, takes the helm, Iqbal Khan and the hiring spat between Credit Suisse and UBS, and the role of US investment banks in the failed WeWork IPO. With special guest John Cronin of Goodbody stockbrokers in Dublin.Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, Nicholas Megaw, retail banking correspondent, Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent, and Laura Noonan, US banking editor. Producer: Fiona Symon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Facebook's Libra, UK digital banks and JPMorgan metals traders charged

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2019 18:08


Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss Facebook's recent talks with the world's central bankers on its plans for a digital currency, whether the UK's challenger banks can maintain their astonishing rate of expansion, and a potential scandal at JPMorgan as three of its metals traders are charged with market manipulation. With special guest Tom Merry, managing director at Accenture Strategy.All FT stories will be free to read on Wednesday September 18th when there will be a paywall freeze. Here are some recommendations to get you started:ECB prepared to cut rates again, says its chief economistSwedbank admits to money-laundering failingshttps://www.ft.com/content/c65b32d8-d648-11e9-a0bd-ab8ec6435630Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, Mehreen Khan, Brussels correspondent, Nicholas Megaw, retail banking correspondent, and Henry Sanderson, commodities correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

UK PPI scandal, Goldman moves and Eurofi lobbying

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2019 22:19


Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss the huge cost of the UK's PPI mis-selling scandal, the latest personnel changes at Goldman Sachs and growing unease about the role of Eurofi in shaping Europe's financial sector policy. With special guest Dominic Lindley, director of policy at the New City Agenda. Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, Nicholas Megaw, retail banking correspondent, Laura Noonan, US banking editor and Jim Brunsden, EU correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

UK mortgage market, Indian banks and UBS leadership

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2019 16:58


Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss the outlook for the UK mortgage market, the reform of India's state-owned banks and leadership changes at UBS. With special guest Darren Cook, Mortgage Analytics Manager at Moneyfacts.Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, Nicholas Megaw, retail banking correspondent, Benjamin Parkin, Mumbai correspondent, Alice Ross, wealth correspondent, and Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Deutsche Bank overhaul, challenger banks and Citigroup

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2019 15:53


Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss how the overhaul at Deutsche Bank is going, catch up with the challenges facing challenger banks and look at why Citigroup is coming under pressure to restructure. With special guest Mark Mullen, chief executive of Atom BankContributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent, David Crow, banking editor, Nick Megaw, retail banking correspondent, and Laura Noonan, US banking editor. Producers: Andrew Georgiades and Fiona Symon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

RBS succession, Goldman's consumer arm and Ukraine's PrivatBank

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2019 18:12


Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss a surprise candidate to succeed Ross McEwan as head of Royal Bank of Scotland, Goldman Sachs's nascent Marcus brand and Igor Kolomoisky's bid to reverse the nationalisation of Ukraine's PrivatBank. With special guest Harit Talwar of Goldman Sachs.Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, David Crow, banking editor, and Max Seddon, Moscow correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Citigroup results, Standard Chartered's pay revolt and money laundering outlook

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2019 18:40


Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss what Citigroup's results tell us about the US bank earnings season, Standard Chartered chief Bill Winters' defiant response to investor criticism of his pay packet, and how banks are tackling the problem of money laundering, With special guest Brandon Daniels of Exiger Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, Robert Armstrong, US banking editor, David Crow, banking editor, and Caroline Binham, financial regulation correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Deutsche Bank overhaul, Orcel's Santander lawsuit and Dublin's banking ambitions

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2019 16:49


Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss Deutsche Bank's radical overhaul, Andrea Orcel's lawsuit against Santander and Ireland's plans to expand Dublin as a financial centre. With special guest Michael D'Arcy, Irish financial services minister.Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, David Crow, banking editor, Olaf Storbeck, Frankfurt financial correspondent, and Laura Noonan, US banking editor. Producer: Fiona Symon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Insider trading trial, HSBC and Huawei and Credit Suisse tax dispute

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2019 21:23


Patrick Jenkins discusses the Financial Conduct Authority's latest insider trading case and what it tells us about how market abuses are being tackled, why HSBC is on the defensive in China, and why Credit Suisse is suing the UK tax authorities.With special guest Mark Steward, Director of Enforcement and Market Oversight for the Financial Conduct Authority.Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, Caroline Binham, financial regulation correspondent, David Crow, banking editor, and James Kynge, global China editor. Producer: Fiona Symon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Lloyds' offshore banking problem, Facebook's Libra and US stress tests

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2019 12:14


Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss Lloyds Bank and its offshore banking problems, the latest on the regulatory tests facing Facebook's Libra initiative, and how banks have fared in this year's US Fed stress tests.Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, Nick Megaw, retail banking correspondent, Hannah Murphy, technology correspondent, and Kiran Stacey, US regulatory correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

UBS's 'Swinegate', Deutsche's bad bank and Facebook's digital currency

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2019 18:35


Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss UBS's cultural faux pas in China, Deutsche Bank's plan to set up a 'bad bank' and Facebook's bid to shake up the payments world. With special guest Jan Kvarnström, bank restructuring expert. Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, Don Weinland, Beijing financial correspondent, Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent, Nick Megaw, retail banking correspondent, Caroline Binham, financial regulation correspondent and Elaine Moore, deputy head of Lex. Producer: Fiona Symon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Money laundering in Europe, China's bad debts and why bankers love running

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2019 15:52


Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss why new powers given to Europe’s banking watchdog may not be enough to stem the tide of dirty money sweeping through the bloc, a potential bad-debt build up in China's banking system, and why so many bankers in New York seem to love running. With special guest José Manuel Campa, chairman of the European Banking Authority.Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, Caroline Binham, financial regulation correspondent, Don Weinland, Beijing financial correspondent, and Laura Noonan, US banking editor. Producer: Fiona Symon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Paris special on European banking

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2019 25:13


Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss the future of European banking post Brexit on the sidelines of the FT's first Banking and Finance Conference in Paris, plus the latest on separate initiatives by Facebook and by a group of 13 banks to explore the potential for bitcoin transactions. With special guests: François Villeroy de Galhau, Banque de France governor, Claire Woodman of Morgan Stanley and Luigi Rizzo of Bank of America Merril Lynch.Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, Caroline Binham, financial regulation correspondent, Martin Arnold, deputy companies editor, and Laura Noonan, US banking editor. Producer: Fiona Symon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Deutsche Bank cuts, UBS strategy and Lendy goes under

Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2019 21:34


Stephen Morris and guests discuss the potential departure of Deutsche Bank's Garth Ritchie, head of the corporate investment bank, over planned cuts, a strategic rethink at UBS, and the collapse of UK peer-to-peer lender Lendy.Contributors: Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent, Olaf Storbeck, Frankfurt financial correspondent, David Crow, banking editor, and Nicholas Megaw, retail banking correspondent. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Barclays and the BoE, forex fines and US non-performing loans

Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2019 13:42


Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss Barclays and the Bank of England intervention to attempt to block the Serious Fraud Office investigation into the bank, the latest fines over the manipulation of foreign exchange, and non-performing loans tick up in the US. With special guest Lambros Kilaniotis, partner at the law firm RPC.Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, Caroline Binham, financial regulation correspondent, Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent and Robert Armstrong, US financial editor. Producer: Fona Symon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Metro Bank, Asia's fintech challengers and Softbank's stake in Greensill

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2019 15:18


Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss Metro Bank as its shares fall to an all-time low, Hong Kong's fintech challengers, and why SoftBank's Vision Fund has invested in UK private finance shadow bank Greensill. With special guest, John Cronin from Goodbody stockbrokersContributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, Nicholas Megaw, retail banking correspondent, Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent, and Rob Smith, capital markets correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Barclays off the hook, Goldman's Marcus roll-out and UBS revolt

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2019 10:32


Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss the latest stage in the battle between the management at Barclays and activist investor Edward Bramson, delays to the roll-out plan for Goldman Sachs's Marcus online savings product in Europe, and what's behind the AGM rebellion at UBS.Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, David Crow, banking editor, and Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Buffett on banks, Brunei boycott and the failed German bank merger

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2019 16:43


Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss Warren Buffett's views on banks, JP Morgan's decision to boycott Brunei-owned hotels over the kingdom's anti-gay laws and why the merger talks between Germany's Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank failed. Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, Laura Noonan, US banking editor, Oliver Ralph, insurance correspondent, Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent and Olaf Storbeck, Frankfurt correspondent. With special guest Isabel Schnabel, economics professor at Bonn University. Producer: Fiona Symon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Barclays bonuses, Nomura's cutbacks and Revolut's rethink

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2019 15:10


Barclays bonuses, Nomura's cutbacks and Revolut's rethinkPatrick Jenkins and guests discuss Barclays's decision to cut bonuses for staff, Nomura's plan to slash representation in London and the controversial fintech company Revolut's 'coming of age'. Special guest: Koji Nagai, chief executive of NomuraContributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, David Crow, banking editor, Leo Lewis, Japan financial correspondent, and Nick Megaw, retail banking correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Staley vs Bramson, Goldman's fixed income fix and RBS's online bank Bó

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2019 18:59


David Crow and guests discuss the battle between Barclays and the activist investor Edward Bramson, Goldman's quest to find a fix for its fixed income business, and whether RBS's new online only bank Bó can compete with digital natives like Monzo and Revolut. With special guest Mark Bailie chief executive of BóContributors: David Crow, banking editor, Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent, Laura Noonan, US banking editor, and Mark Bailie, chief executive of Bó. Producer: Fiona Symon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

UniCredit's plan to bid for Commerzbank, StanChart's $1bn fine and US regulation

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2019 10:12


Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss UniCredit's potential bid for Commerzbank, Standard Chartered's $1bn fine to settle its Iran sanctions probe and US deregulation or re-regulation of foreign banks. Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, David Crow, banking editor, Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent, Caroline Binham, bank regulation correspondent, and Laura Noonan, US banking editor. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Deutsche-Commerzbank merger, Nordic money laundering and Wells Fargo’s departing CEO

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2019 18:42


Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss the latest twists of the Deutsche-Commerzbank merger plan, the spiralling Swedbank money laundering scandal and why Wells Fargo's chief executive had to go. With special guest Graham Barrow, an independent financial crime expert.Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor; Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent; Richard Milne, Nordic and Baltic correspondent; Robert Armstrong, US financial editor. Producer: Martin Stabe See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Brexit planning, pressure over bankers' pay and the UK's trapped mortgagees

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2019 17:15


Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss the Brexit-linked relocation of London-based bank staff, why investors in Europe are becoming restive over bankers' pay and why the UK regulator has intervened to help homeowners trapped by inflexible mortgage arrangements. With special guest Tom Gosling, a pay expert at the consultancy PwC.Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, David Crow, banking editor, Nick Megaw, retail banking correspondent and Laura Noonan, US banking editor. Producer: Fiona Symon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

National champions, German bank merger, WorldPay and women at Goldman

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2019 17:33


David Crow and guests discuss what the ECB thinks of the creation of national banking champions, the prospective merger between Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank, Fidelity National Information Services's $43bn acquisition of Worldpay, and the attempt by Goldman Sachs to boost the number of women in its senior ranks. With special guest Andrea Enria, chair of the European Central Bank's Single Supervisory Mechanism.Contributors: David Crow, banking editor, Claire Jones, Frankfurt bureau chief, Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent, Jonathan Guthrie, head of Lex and Laura Noonan, US banking editor. Producer: Fiona Symon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

UBS women, 'doom loop' returns and DBank merger options

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2019 22:52


Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss UBS's treatment of its women employees in Switzerland, the return of the banking 'doom loop' and the prospects for a merger between Germany's two biggest banks Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank. With special guest Katie Bennett, director of diversity and inclusion in PwC's consultancy practice.Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent, Kate Allen, capital markets correspondent, and Olaf Storbeck, Frankfurt correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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