In the podcast this week: The evolving regulatory probe into the rate at which Libor was charged amid the crisis; bank capital and the investors mounting concerns that regulators are asking banks to hold too much capital; Ireland - Irish bank stress tests are due later this week, we predict what they might reveal.Presented by Patrick Jenkins, with Sharlene Goff and Megan Murphy in the studio.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 28, 2011•14 min
In this week's podcast: With details finally released last week on the new stress tests, we ask whether the European Banking Authority has made the tests strict enough; we look at Sir John Vickers and the increasing pressure he is under to reconsider proposals for a structural reorganisation of the banks; we look at the new takeover code - put in place to provide a transparent legal framework for substantial acquisition and takeover of publicly listed companies.Presented by Patrick Jenkins with ...
Mar 21, 2011•14 min
In this week's show: EU stress tests - we discuss what key parts of the new tests are likely to be unveiled this week and we look at what was agreed in the meeting of EU leaders in Brussels, on Saturday, to stem the potential deepening economic crisis in Greece, Ireland and Portugal.Presented by Sharlene Goff with Patrick Jenkins and Brooke Master in the studio and Dan McCrum in New York.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 14, 2011•13 min
In this week's podcast: Barclay's chief executive, Bob Diamond and his £7m bonus; HSBC and rumours about relocation: EU stress tests - changes to make them more robust.Presented by Megan Murphy with Patrick Jenkins and Brooke Masters.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 07, 2011•13 min
In this week's podcast: Northern Rock's return to riskier lending; HSBC and its full year results; Middle East investors and tension in Italy over UniCredit.Stateside is by Justin Baer.Presented by Patrick Jenkins with Sharlene Goff and Lina Saigo in the studio and Rachel Sanderson in Milan.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 28, 2011•15 min
In this week's podcast: Results from the UK's two state-backed lenders, RBS and Lloyds; banks looking to sell more products to fewer clients on the back of M&A mandates; the spike in emergency lending by the ECB to Ireland's two embattled lenders, Anglo Irish and Irish Nationwide.Stateside is by Suzanne Kapner.Presented by Megan Murphy with Sharlene Goff, Jennifer Hughes and Lina Saigol.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 21, 2011•14 min
In this week's podcast: We look at Credit Suisse and cocos; Barclays and its annual results; Project Merlin.Stateside is by Dan McCrum in New York.Presented by Patrick Jenkins with Sharlene Goff and Jennifer Hughes.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 14, 2011•14 min
In this week's podcast: The row over bankers pay reignited by news of Barclays chief Bob Diamond's £9.5m bonus; Project Merlin and news on how the initiative is faring; EU bank results.Stateside is by Francesco Guerrera this week.Presented by Patrick Jenkins with Megan Murphy and Sharlene Goff.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 07, 2011•18 min
In this week's podcast: We take a look back at last week's World Economic Forum event in Davos; we hear from Lord Levene about his new high street banking venture, NBNK; we discuss reactions from the City about suggestions from the Banking Commission about breaking up the UK's big banks.Stateside is brought to you by Justin Baer in New York.Presented by Patrick Jenkins, with Sharlene Goff and Megan Murphy.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jan 31, 2011•19 min
In this week's podcast: We take a look at what's likely to be on the agenda for the banking sector at the World Economic Forum in Davos; we shed light on Barclays chief executive Bob Diamond's proposals for overhauling the way it pays its top bankers; we look at Sir John Vickers and his speech on Saturday about the merits of ring fencing bank activities.Stateside is brought to you by Justin Baer from New York.This week's guest is Mark Spelman, global head of strategy from consulting company Acce...
Jan 24, 2011•18 min
In this week's podcast: How insurance companies are potentially providing banks with a new source of liquidity; the latest news from the Basel committee and contingent convertible capital otherwise known as 'cocos' and hybrid debt; JP Morgan results released on Friday and a look forward to other US bank results due at the end of this week.Presented by Patrick Jenkins with Sharlene Goff, Brooke Masters and Paul J Davies.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...
Jan 17, 2011•13 min
In this week's podcast: As banks prepare to pay out annual bonuses estimated to total as much as £7bn, we ask whether UK prime minister David Cameron's comments about not wanting to "micromanage" the financial sector were prudent.We also look at UK bank lending to SMEs and we end the show with the new stress tests planned for US and European banks.Presented by Patrick Jenkins, with Sharlene Goff.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jan 10, 2011•14 min
On this week's podcast: The last Banking Commission's road show and Barclays chief John Varley's suggestion that the era of free banking in the UK is at an end; more trouble for Spanish banks as JC Flowers pulls out of an investment deal with caja Banca Civica; George Osborne and his attempts to improve relations between the government and the City by not instating a new tax on bank bonuses or increasing the planned £2.5bn levy.Presented by Patrick Jenkins with Sharlene Goff and Megan Murphy.Pro...
Dec 06, 2010•2 min
In this week's podcast: We talk about cross-border clamp downs on insider trading, we take a punt at what might be revealed in this week's Banking Commission roadshow in the City, the last of 5 and we start with reaction to the EU €85bn bailout for Ireland.Presented by Patrick Jenkins, with Brooke Masters, Sharlene Goff and Jennifer Hughes in the studio.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 29, 2010•12 min
How will the UK's banking commission and the Walker report change the UK’s banking sector? Plus Ireland - what can be done to avert an even deeper crisis?Presented by Patrick Jenkins, with Megan Murphy and Jennifer Hughes. Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 22, 2010•15 min
In this week's podcast: bankers' pay is again the focus of the regulators - but is cutting pay a risk any bank can take? And with banks surely facing liquidity issues, are they likely to cut down on long-term lending in preference of roll-over funding as suggested in a new McKinsey report. Lastly, Ireland's fiscal crisis - is the worst over, and where do Irish banks go from here?Presented by Megan Murphy with Patrick Jenkins, Brooke Masters and Anousha Sakoui.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on A...
Nov 15, 2010•11 min
On this week's podcast: The FSA and another high profile departure - David Strachan; the last of the European banks to report their results, Barclays; Basel III and its impact on trade finance and we end the show with a look at Nomura and potential acquisition targets in America.Presented by Megan Murphy with Patrick Jenkins, Sharlene Goff and Brooke Masters in the studio.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Nov 08, 2010•12 min
In this week's podcast: We talk about Lloyds and RBS ahead of announcements about their quarterly results, we look at movements in leadership in some of the big banks and we finish the show with a look at what came our of the hearing of the Committee of European Banking Supervisors held last week.Stateside is brought to you by Justin Baer.Presented by Patrick Jenkins with Sharlene Goff and Megan Murphy in the studio.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...
Nov 01, 2010•15 min
In this week's podcast: We look at the banks reactions to levy announced last week and at some of the potential issues the UK government is yet to address, we talk to Simon Bailey from consultancy company Logica about regulation and lessons learnt since 2008 and we take a look at how banks are going about raising the capital in order to fulfil regulations set out by Basel III. Stateside is brought to you by Justin Baer.Presented by Megan Murphy with Sharlene Goff and Anousha Sakoui in the studio...
Oct 25, 2010•18 min
In this week's podcast: We talk about the proposed break-up of the Financial Services Authority with the consultation process drawing to a close today. We ask whether the issues of who is to be responsible for what will be cleared up. Then we look at the Financial Reporting Council's Stewardship Code - designed to ramp up investors' engagement with companies in the aftermath of the crisis. We end the show on the supposed exodus of bankers from London. We ask whether people are really heading for...
Oct 18, 2010•15 min
In this week's show: Richard Lambert of the CBI is calling for an end to banker bashing. Is it time to move on? After SocGen and Kerviel, have banking systems got better at spotting rogue traders? Bankers pay: will the restriction on bonuses create pay problems for European banks? Plus: US bank earnings in Stateside.Banking weekly is presented by Patrick Jenkins, with studio guests Megan Murphy, the FT's investment banking correspondent, and regulatory correspondent Brooke Masters; plus Francesc...
Oct 10, 2010•19 min
The Swiss authorities have pushed up the capital requirements for their two biggest banks beyond Basel III - but will it create another set of problems? Can "too big to fail" ever be globally resolved? And can a compact between bankers and the public repair the sector's tarnished image? Also - Justin Baer reports from Wall Street in Stateside.Presented by Megan Murphy with Patrick Jenkins and Brooke Masters in London, and Justin Baer in New YorkProduced by Rob Minto and Fiona Scott Hosted on Aca...
Oct 03, 2010•17 min
How has the shake-up at HSBC gone down with investors? The UK's banking commission has set out its stall - but what can it do? UniCredit is looking for a new chief executive - we discuss the options. Plus Stateside with Justin Baer: what will be the impact of the movie Wall Street 2?Presented by Patrick Jenkins; with Miles Johnson, Rachel Sanderson in Milan, and Justin Baer in New York. Produced by Rob Minto. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Sep 26, 2010•19 min
In this week’s podcast: We look at the predicted effect the UK immigration cap is likely to have on the vast numbers of non-EU workers employed in the City. We ask what this will mean for the big banks. We hear from our office in New York in our new weekly feature Stateside - with Justin Baer reporting back on the week’s top banking stories in America. We then look at securitisation, the state of Northern Rock and the plans that the Banking Commission has up its sleeve.Presented by Patrick Jenki...
Sep 20, 2010•16 min
In this week's podcast: We discuss the impact the new capital rules announced yesterday in Basel will have, if any, on the banks of Europe. We then talk about Bob Diamond's new position as chief executive of Barclays - we ask whether the move to put an investment banker at the helm is a significant indicator of where the future of the bank lies. We hear from our New York office about a series of features running in the Financial Times to mark the bank mergers of 2008 following the collapse of Le...
Sep 13, 2010•19 min
In this week's podcast: We are joined by Angela Knight, the CEO of the British Bankers' Association to talk about; demands from politicians for breaking up the big banking groups; lending; pay and bonus reform - we ask whether firms have taken the national and international guidelines for reform seriously. Presented by Megan Murphy with Patrick JenkinsProduced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 06, 2010•18 min
In this week's podcast: We take a look at the first half yearly results to come through on UK banks, starting with HSBC today and we also look at the funding of European banks.Presented by Patrick Jenkins, with Sharlene Goff and Anousha Sakoui.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 02, 2010•14 min
In the podcast this week: We review the results from the stress testing of European banks, released on Friday. We ask what the market reaction has been and what real impact the results will have. We talk to the secretary of state for economic affairs in the Spanish government, José Manuel Campa about whether he thinks the tests will work in terms of reviving the confidence in the markets.Presented by Patrick Jenkins, the FT's banking editor, with markets correspondent, David Oakley in the studio...
Jul 26, 2010•15 min
In this week’s podcast: What does the UK Financial Investments’ appointment of Jim O’Neil suggest? Also: what does Goldman Sachs' settlement of $500m mean for other banks? We discuss the implications of the Basel concept of counter cyclical buffers; and a final update on stress testing ahead of the results this Friday.Presented by Patrick Jenkins, with Sharlene Goff and Miles JohnsonProduced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jul 19, 2010•12 min
In this week's podcast: We take a look at the new high street bank to be launched, backed by some high-profile individuals; we turn our attention to the suggestion by Alessandro Profumo, chief executive of Italy’s UniCredit, that there should be a European recovery fund set up for banks; we ask whether the stress-tests results due at the end of next week are going to be credible; we review the general regulatory environment in Europe.Presented by Patrick Jenkins, with Sharlene Goff and Brooke Ma...
Jul 12, 2010•2 min
