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FT Banking Weekly

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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. To take part in the show or to comment please email audio@ft.com

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Episodes

Bankers' bonuses, liquidity issues in the eurozone and a fine for mis-selling at HSBC

Bankers' bonuses are still a contentious issue, causing a furore even among shareholders. Also this week, signs that banks are struggling to borrow on the interbank markets and HSBC is hit with the UK’s largest ever retail fine of £10.5m for mis-selling care bonds. Presented by Patrick Jenkins,with Megan Murphy, Sharlene Goff and Brooke Masters. Produced by Amie Tsang Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 05, 201113 min

The UK chancellor's autumn statement and funding problems at European banks

Ahead of George Osborne's autumn statement, the Banking Weekly team discuss his plans for the government to underwrite loans for small and medium sized companies. Also this week, European banks face a struggle to raise capital to meet the new nine per cent core tier 1 capital ratio put forward by banking authorities. Presented by Brooke Masters, with Patrick Jenkins, Sharlene Goff and Tracy Alloway. Produced by Emily Cadman Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Nov 28, 201110 min

Management turmoil at Lloyds, Northern Rock's return to the private sector and UBS's bonus pool

The management turmoil at Lloyds after high-profile hire Nathan Bostock, who was due to take charge of the bank’s wholesale division decided to stay on at the Royal Bank of Scotland. Also this week, the banking team take a look at nationalised lender Northern Rock’s return to the private sector and new UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti’s decision to cut some of UBS’s bonus pool in order to recoup some of the money lost in the alleged rogue trading scandal. Presented by Patrick Jenkins, with Sharlene Goff a...

Nov 21, 201115 min

Risk-weighted assets, valuing bank debt, and Italy and the Eurozone crisis

Risk-weighted assets and how banks are trying to optimise their risk weightings. How banks account for the valuation of their own debt, which has been a big boost for to some banks’ quarterly profits. Also: Italy and how banks are coping with the eurozone crisis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 14, 201116 min

Barclays’ results, shadow banking regulation and the eurozone deal

In this week’s show: what Barclays results signify for the rest of the UK banking sector, now that investors have seen the details, how are the markets reacting to the eurozone rescue package, and how are regulators going to monitor shadow banking? Presented by Patrick Jenkins, with Brooke Masters and Sharlene Goff. Produced by Emily Cadman. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 31, 201116 min

Selling Lloyds’ branches, entering the earnings season and bank recapitalisation

In this week’s show: The lacklustre interest in Lloyds branch portfolio from the private sector, what third-quarter investment bank results tell us about the health of the sector, and the options for recapitalising Europe’s banks. Presented by Megan Murphy with Sharlene Goff. Produced by Emily Cadman. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 23, 201115 min

Greece haircuts, Northern Rock bidders and the banking results season

In this week’s show: prospects for a renegotiation of the private sector’s role in bailing out Greece, the bidding process for Northern Rock and what JPMorgan’s results signify for the wider investment banking sector.Presented by Brooke Masters, with Megan Murphy and Sharlene Goff. Produced by Emily Cadman Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 16, 201115 min

Expanding the European Financial Stability Facility

In this week's show: why Slovakia could yet throw a spanner in the works of plans to expand the eurozone’s bail-out fund, the European Financial Stability Facility or EFSF, and why the Basel committee are determined to press ahead with plans to force banks to hold more liquid assets, despite lobbying to the contrary. Presented by Patrick Jenkins with Megan Murphy.Produced by Emily Cadman Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 09, 201115 min

Dexia, living wills, UBS and M&A activity

In this week's podcast: What options are on the table for troubled Franco-Belgian lender Dexia? Also on the show, the world’s biggest banks begin to make living wills, UBS forecasts profits despite trading loss and we round-up the latest merger and acquisitions activity.Presented by Patrick Jenkins with Brooke Masters, Anousha Sakoui and Stanley Pignal.Produced by Emily Cadman Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 03, 201114 min

Rogue trading, Lloyds job moves

In this week's podcast: Trading losses at Swiss Bank UBS underline the need for banking reform; and, Lloyds Banking Group finance director, Tim Tookey, resigns.Presented by Brooke Masters with Sharlene Goff and Sam Jones.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 19, 201111 min

Reaction to the Vickers report

This week's podcast is a Vickers report special with Patrick Jenkins, Sharlene Goff and Brooke Masters.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 13, 201115 min

Mortgage law suits, RBS/Lloyds/ Vickers' preview

The US Federal Housing Finance Agency hits banks with lawsuits over the selling of mortgage bonds in the run-up to the credit crisis; the sale of shares in UK banks - Lloyds and RBS - looks to be on hold; and, with just a week to go before publication of Sir John Vickers’ report on banking reform - we ask, what should we expect?Presented by Patrick Jenkins with Megan Murphy and Sharlene Goff.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Sep 05, 201113 min

Reaction to financial turmoil

In this week’s podcast: Intervention by the ECB to soothe markets; the US and the country’s downgrading - just how big a deal is it?; plus, what impact has the financial turmoil had on the banking sector - and what next?Presented by Sharlene Goff with Richard Milne and Jennifer Hughes in London and Helen Thomas in New York with Sateside.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 08, 201113 min

Bank results and job cuts

In this week's podcast: HSBC and results delivered today by new chief executive, Stuart Gulliver; we look forward to the rest of the UK banking sector as we anticipate what results are likely to be published later this week; and, we discuss the job cuts being announced across the banking sector in Europe.Presented by Megan Murphy with Patrick Jenkins and Sharlene Goff in the studio in London and Dan McCrum in New York with Stateside.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

Aug 01, 201114 min

Basel III, investment banks, Lloyds and Northern Rock

In this week’s podcast: We look at the EU plan for enacting the Basel III capital requirements into law; we discuss EU investment banks which look set to report falls in trading revenue; and, we consider the auctions for Northern Rock and the sale of Lloyds’ branches - both heating up this week.Presented by Sharlene Goff with Megan Murphy and Brooke Masters in London and Tom Braithwaite in New York in Stateside. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jul 25, 201116 min

Stress tests, Q2, Lloyds

In this week’s podcast: we concentrate on the results of the European bank stress tests, which were released on Friday; we anticipate numbers of the second quarter earnings for 2011; and, we take a look at Lloyds and the process of selling 632 branches.Presented by Patrick Jenkins with Sharlene Goff, Megan Murphy and Brooke Masters in the studio in London and Tom Braithwaite with Stateside in New York.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jul 18, 201116 min

Santander, Greece, Deutsche Bank

In this week’s podcast: We look at Santander’s plans to tackle poor customer service in the UK by rerouting its call centres from India to three locations in Britain; Eurozone ministers meet in Brussels today to consider default as part of the Greek rescue plan; and, speculation over who will succeed Deutsche Bank’s chief executive, Josef Ackermann, could be over.Presented by Patrick Jenkins with Brooke Masters, Megan Murphy and Michael Kavanagh in the studio in London and Dan McCrum with States...

Jul 11, 201115 min

Greece, Axel Weber, and the FCA

In this week's show: the confusion over Greece's debt - when is a default a default? Axel Weber goes to UBS - leaving Deutsche Bank in a succession tailspin. And how will the UK's new Financial Conduct Authority work?Presented by Patrick Jenkins, with Megan Murphy, Brooke Masters and Richard Milne. Produced by Rob Minto. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 04, 201116 min

Greece, Lloyds and female quotas

Brady plan II: French banks ride to Greece’s rescue; with a high-risk loan book, where next for Lloyds? And so much for Lehman Sisters as board diversity plans are shelvedPresented by Megan Murphy, with Patrick Jenkins, Sharlene Goff, and Helen Thomas from New York. Produced by Rob Minto. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 27, 201118 min

Greece, capital surcharges, ring-fencing

In this week’s podcast: the deepening debt crisis in Greece and discussions about a second bailout; the world’s biggest banks face a capital surcharge of up to three percent; and, as the UK chancellor George Osborne announces his backing of ring-fencing retail banks, we ask, will this make the sector safer?This week's US update, Stateside, is by Justin Baer.Presented by Patrick Jenkins with Sharlene Goff, Brooke Masters and David OakleyProduced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv...

Jun 20, 201117 min

Lending targets, pay, investors

In this week's podcast: how UK bank lending targets are more complicated than you might think; new FT research shows the global changes in bankers’ pay; and when will bank stocks become fashionable again?Presented by Patrick Jenkins with Sharlene Goff, Megan Murphy and Kate BurgessProduced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 13, 201115 min

Stress tests, Lloyds and Northern Rock, Basel III

In this week's podcast: Errors in data force delay in EU bank stress tests; Northern Rock to be sold alongside Lloyds branches; And as an EU law is being drawn up to impose the new Basel III requirements, we look at how European banks are preparing to accommodate the new rules.Presented by Patrick Jenkins with Sharlene Goff and Brooke Masters.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 06, 201113 min

UK lending, Deutsche, Sir Fred Goodwin

In this week’s podcast: UK banks are under fire again from the government over the amount of lending they are doing; Deutsche Bank has its AGM on Thursday amid growing speculation that Jo Ackermann is about to signal his retirement as chief executive; plus, former RBS chief Sir Fred Goodwin finds himself at the centre of the furore over super injunctions.Presented by Patrick Jenkins with Brooke Masters and Sharlene Goff in London, James Wilson in Frankfurt and Helen Thomas in New York with State...

May 23, 201115 min

IMF, RBS, capital surcharges

In this week's podcast: the International Monetary Fund faces disruption following the arrest of its head Dominique Strauss-Kahn; RBS boss Stephen Hester denies rumours of early exit from post; big banks take on capital surcharges.Presented by Patrick Jenkins with Sharlene Goff, Brooke Masters and Chris Giles in London and Justin Baer in New York with Stateside.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 16, 201116 min

PPI, HSBC, IIF

In this week's podcast: UK banks drop their PPI appeal: will the floodgates open on compensation? HSBC profits fall short; what to do with defunct banks.Presented by Patrick Jenkins with Brooke Masters and Sharlene Goff in the studio.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 09, 201112 min

UK retail banking, location and bankers' pay

In this week's podcast: As implications of the interim report, delivered last week by the Independent Commission on Banking, are fully realised, we ask what will the landscape of UK retail banking look like this time next year; we return to a favourite topic of the podcast - location, location, location; and we look at the Church of England's criticism of bankers' pay.Presented by Patrick Jenkins, with Sharlene Goff and Megan Murphy in the studio and Helen Thomas in New York for Stateside.Produc...

Apr 18, 201115 min

UK Banking Commission special

In this week's show: The FT’s banking team discuss the Vickers report: what it means for Lloyds, capital ratios, high street customers and politics.Presented by Megan Murphy with Sharlene Goff and Jennifer Hughes. Stateside is by Francesco Guerrera.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 11, 201114 min

Italian capital raisings, Irish bailout, UK Banking Commission

In this week's podcast: Italy steps up pressure on its banks to boost their core tier one capital ahead of European Union stress tests starting this month; Ireland's banks look for another bail out to the tune of €24bn; in the UK, speculation increases ahead of the Banking Commission's interim report due out next week.US banking update, Stateside, is by Justin Baer this week.Presented by Megan Murphy with Patrick Jenkins and Sharlene Goff in the studio and Rachel Sanderson in Milan.Produced by L...

Apr 04, 201116 min
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