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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

Brexit's impact on UK and Italian banks and US stress tests

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss the mayhem in the Italian banking sector, the consequences of the Brexit vote for RBS and the Bank of England's stability outlook and the results of the latest US stress tests. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 05, 201614 min

The future of the City of London after Brexit

Patrick Jenkins and guests are joined by Simon Gleeson, a partner at law firm Clifford Chance for an extended discussion on the implications of Britain's vote to leave the European Union for foreign and UK banks in the City of London. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 28, 201620 min

BoE embraces fintech, bankers personalities and US stress tests

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss the Bank of England's decision to embrace financial technology, why bankers' personalities are a key risk factor, with special guest Sascha Steffen of the University of Mannheim, and this week's US Fed stress tests. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 21, 201618 min

Goldman Sachs in the dock, investment banking fees and Standard Chartered

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss allegations against Goldman Sachs, investment banking fees in the US versus Europe, and conduct issues at Standard Chartered, with special guest, chief executive Bill Winters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 14, 201619 min

EU bank health, hiring and RBS spin-off, Citizens

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss why European banks are still not up to scratch in terms of emergency cash calls, with special guest José Manuel González-Páramo, head of regulation at Spain's BBVA, also changes in hiring practices, and Ben McLannahan in the US interviews the chief executive of RBS spin-off Citizens. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 07, 201621 min

Contactless payments, Unicredit and US bank risk

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss the rapid rise of contactless payments in the UK, management changes at UniCredit, Italy's biggest bank, and how Moody's, the ratings agency, views US investment banks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 24, 201617 min

UK mortgage market, Tabernula convictions and trouble at Lending Club

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss the latest innovations in the UK mortgage market, the outcome of the Tabernula insider trading case in the UK and the surprise resignation of Lending Club's Renaud Laplanche. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 10, 201616 min

Fixing Italy's banks, US quarterly results and 'living wills'

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss how to fix the problems in Italy's banking system and US banks' first quarter results and Ben McLannahan discusses the US policy response to 'too-big-to-fail' banks with US analyst Nancy Bush. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 19, 201615 min

Fintech, the strengthening dollar, and misinformation hitting share prices

Banking Weekly discusses the growing investment in financial technology, the purported link between misinformation in the press and weak share prices, and has a conversation with the Bank for International Settlement's Jaime Caruana about the risks of a strengthening dollar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 12, 201619 min

Growth prospects of investment banks, PPI reclaims and Fed power

Claer Barrett and guests discuss growth prospects for investment banks, notably Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse, and the drip drip of PPI reclaims in the UK. In the US, Alistair Gray talks to Larry Jacobs of Minesota university about his critique of how the Federal Reserve governs the American economy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 05, 201617 min

Brexit, Credit Suisse and how low interest rates affect margins

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss what banks think about a possible Brexit and Credit Suisse's unexpected portfolio of high risk assets, and in the US, Sujeet Indap asks Alistair Gray, US financial correspondent, what the squeeze on interest rates means for bank margins. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 29, 201614 min

Women in finance, misconduct penalties and Italian banks

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss the latest UK report on women in finance, led by Jayne-Anne Gadhia, head of Virgin Money, the outlook for misconduct penalties, and why Italian banks are viewed so bearishly by investors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 22, 201616 min

Bangladesh cyber attack, pressure on costs and a Bloomberg competitor

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss a cyber attack on the Bangladesh central bank and growing pressure on banks to cut costs and Ben McLannahan interviews the head of Bloomberg competitor Money.Net Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 15, 201617 min

An ethical review, European investment banks shrink and the oil threat to US banks

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss ethics in banking as the UK Banking Standards Board launches its first review, the dire state of Europe's investment banks versus their US peers, and how the oil slump is threatening US bank profits and the wider economy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 09, 201612 min

Proposed LSE merger with Deutsche Börse, Barclays losses, RBS, Lloyds results

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss the proposed merger between the London Stock Exchange and Deutsche Börse and what that might mean for banks in the City of London, widening losses at Barclays, and last week's RBS and Lloyds results. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 01, 201611 min

Brexit's impact on banks and US sub-prime lending

Martin Arnold looks at the contrasting fortunes of Standard Chartered and HSBC. Laura Noonan and Patrick Jenkins discuss the potential impact of Brexit on the City of London with Manus Costello, analyst at Autonomous. In the US, Ben McLannahan talks to Ken Rees, chief executive of sub-prime lender Elevate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 23, 201621 min

Anxiety about banks, Citigroup accountability and QE assessed

Martin Arnold and guests discuss why the banking sector has been gripped by investor anxiety and Citigroup's attempt to exempt its top London executives from new accountability rules in the UK. Ben McLannahan talks to Johannes Stroebel of the NYU Stern school of business about why quantitative easing and negative interest rates are ineffective at boosting lending. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 16, 201620 min

Banks in distress, HSBC and punishing financial crisis wrongdoers

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss distress across the banking sector, HSBC's deliberations on where its headquarters should be, and Ben MacLannahan asks Phil Angelides, former head of the financial crisis inquiry commission in the US, about his call for bankers responsible for wrongdoing to be brought to justice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 09, 201618 min

Reinventing Banking, UBS results and Fundera

Patrick Jenkins discusses the culture of banks and what UBS's quarterly results say about volatility in the banking system with Laura Noonan and Jessica Ground of Schroders, and Ben McLannahan talks to Jared Hecht, head of the New York-based online lending platform Fundera. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 02, 201618 min

Interview with new FCA head Andrew Bailey, plus US and European bank results

Patrick Jenkins and the FT banking team interview Andrew Bailey just ahead of his appointment as the new head of the UK's Financial Conduct Authority, look ahead to the European banks' upcoming results on the heels of early bad news from Deutsche Bank, and talk to Brian Foran, an analyst at Autonomous, about the US bank results and what they tell us about about earnings prospects. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 26, 201616 min

Bonuses, bond market jitters and US quarterly results

Patrick Jenkins and colleagues discuss the latest trends in bankers' bonuses, jitters in bank bond makets and a review of quarterly bank results in the US. This week's special guest is Philippe Bodereau, a portfolio manager at Pimco. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 19, 201614 min

Controversy over dropped UK bank culture review, Unicredit, and 'robo-advice'

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss the controversy over the UK regulator's decision to drop a review into bank culture, with special guest, the Labour MP and Treasury select committee member John Mann, and how difficulties at Unicredit, Italy's biggest bank, reflect broader problems with European banking. And in New York, Ben McLannahan interviews Dan Egan of Betterment, the leading independent 'robo-advisor'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jan 12, 201621 min

A review of the year in banking

Patrick Jenkins and guests review the year in banking, discussing the softening of the regulatory climate, the privatisation drive and leadership changes in European banks and the moment when the industry began to take fintech seriously. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 15, 201513 min

Innovation in UK SME lending and problems at Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss innovation in SME lending in the UK and US accusations that Credit Suisse misled investors, and Ben McLannahan discusses the failings of Morgan Stanley's fixed income business with CLSA bank analyst Mike Mayo. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 08, 201514 min

UK stress test results, Brazil's BTG Pactual and US online lenders

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss the Bank of England's latest stress test results, the crisis at Brazil's BTG Pactual after the arrest of its chief executive and the health of online lenders in the US. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 01, 201518 min
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