Ft Banking Weekly

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  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 Megan Murphy and Sharlene Goff in the studio and bringing us news of the US banking sector, Suzanne Kapner in New York. Produced by LJ Filotrani  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 Accenture. Presented by Megan Murphy with Patrick Jenkins, Sharlene Goff and Jennifer Hughes. Produced by LJ Filotrani  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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. Produced by LJ Filotrani  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 and guest Simon Bailey, director of payments and transaction banking at Logica. Produced by LJ Filotrani  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 the doors. Stateside this week is by Justin Baer Presented by Megan Murphy with Brooke Masters and Miles Johnson Produced by LJ Filotrani  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.