Ft Banking Weekly

Martin Arnold is joined by Daniel Schäfer for the latest at Barclays, which has shifted £400bn of assets out of its investment arm, and has come under scrutiny from the UK Serious Fraud Office over a 2008 cash call that saw Qatari investors paid fees equivalent to more than 7 per cent of the capital invested. Sharlene Goff takes a look at Standard Chartered, whose protest vote last week over pay proposals was the biggest of its kind this year. Finally, Sam Fleming has news that banks are bracing for a new fight over capital requirements as the Basel Committee moves to tighten regulations on risks linked to interest rate shocks  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, Patrick Jenkins and the banking team discuss the vexed issue of pay at RBS and Barclays, as RBS has its bonuses blocked at twice the level of salary by George Osborne, and Barclays gets criticised by angry shareholders at a recent AGM. Daniel Schäfer, investment banking correspondent, discusses Deutsche Bank’s long-rumoured capital shortfall and predicts how the bank might react in future. Finally, Sharlene Goff, retail banking correspondent looks forward to the release of the first report into what happened at the Co-operative Bank in the years leading up to the exposure of a huge £1.5bn capital hole in the bank’s balance sheet.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, Patrick Jenkins and the banking team discuss the vexed issue of pay at RBS and Barclays, as RBS has its bonuses blocked at twice the level of salary by George Osborne, and Barclays gets criticised by angry shareholders at a recent AGM. Daniel Schäfer, investment banking correspondent, discusses Deutsche Bank’s long-rumoured capital shortfall and predicts how the bank might react in future. Finally, Sharlene Goff, retail banking correspondent looks forward to the release of the first report into what happened at the Co-operative Bank in the years leading up to the exposure of a huge £1.5bn capital hole in the bank’s balance sheet.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Martin Arnold is joined by Sally Davies, technology reporter, to discuss Facebook's interest in financial services, as the social media giant outlines plans to provide remittances and electronic money. Daniel Schäfer explores the different ways in which banks are getting around new bonus cap regulations, and Sharlene Goff has the latest on the Co-operative Bank, where a shortage of funds at the Co-op Group may trigger a number of clauses agreed between the two  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Martin Arnold is joined from Hong Kong by Henny Sender, chief international finance correspondent, for an inside look at BlackRock, where plans for Larry Fink's succession are picking up speed. Sam Fleming has news that the Financial Stability Board is considering putting asset managers under closer scrutiny, treating them as Global Systemically Important Financial Institutions, a classification currently reserved for big banks and insurers. Finally, Dan Schäfer looks ahead to Q1 results for the big US and European banks, with JPMorgan among several big names expected to see falls in fixed income trading revenues  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Patrick Jenkins is joined by Martin Arnold for the fallout from US stress tests, where CitiGroup failed qualitative elements of the tests, putting CEO Michael Corbat under increased pressure. Six foreign-owned US banks also failed some elements, including Santander, HSBC and RBS. Sam Fleming has news of the Financial Conduct Authority, which has come in for criticism after comments about life insurers saw shares for some firms fall 20 per cent before a hasty clarification settled the markets. Simon Gleeson, a partner at Clifford Chance, joins on the line to add his thoughts on an increasingly hands-on FCA. Finally, Sam and Martin weigh in on personnel movements at UK state-owned banks, with Lloyds chairman Sir Win Bischoff stepping down and Ewen Stevenson taking over as finance chief at RBS  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Patrick Jenkins is joined by Martin Arnold for the fallout from US stress tests, where CitiGroup failed qualitative elements of the tests, putting CEO Michael Corbat under increased pressure. Six foreign-owned US banks also failed some elements, including Santander, HSBC and RBS. Sam Fleming has news of the Financial Conduct Authority, which has come in for criticism after comments about life insurers saw shares for some firms fall 20 per cent before a hasty clarification settled the markets. Simon Gleeson, a partner at Clifford Chance, joins on the line to add his thoughts on an increasingly hands-on FCA. Finally, Sam and Martin weigh in on personnel movements at UK state-owned banks, with Lloyds chairman Sir Win Bischoff stepping down and Ewen Stevenson taking over as finance chief at RBS  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Patrick Jenkins is joined by Anne-Sylvaine Chassany, private equity correspondent, for a look at how debt investors are abandoning normal creditor protections and snapping up riskier "cov-lite" loans at a faster rate and in greater proportions than at the peak of the credit bubble. Martin Arnold reports back from his interview with Jean-Laurent Bonnafé, chief executive of BNP Paribas, who sees investment banking going through a deep transition period as a result of regulation, capital requirements and a shit to electronic exchanges. Daniel Schäfer has the latest on rumblings in Russia, where Austrian banks find themselves particularly exposed, and Sharlene Goff has news of the Co-op Bank, which needs to raise another £400m just three months after its rescue  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As Russian banks and corporations begin to make alternative plans in anticipation of asset freezes in the US and Europe, Patrick Jenkins is joined by Martin Arnold, Daniel Schäfer, Sharlene Goff and Neil Buckley, east europe editor, to discuss the ripples being caused in the banking world by events in Ukraine. The team also look at the banks suspending bonuses for those under investigation in the forex scandal and at Barclays where senior exec bonuses are set to drop. Finally, they discuss UniCredit’s aim to sell or float its Pioneer Investments arm as conditions in the Italian economy make a sale more likely  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Patrick Jenkins is joined by Sam Fleming, Daniel Schäfer, Sharlene Goff and Martin Arnold to discuss the latest on the Forex scandal, as estimates of the total amount of fines begin to circulate, ranging from $5-30bn. They also look at executive pay at the Co-op Bank, where shareholders and bondholders are expected to be asked to waive the new EU bonus cap and approve packages worth 200 per cent of salary. Finally, things are looking up for Greece, where the sovereign bond yield has dropped to 7 per cent and domestic banks’ share offerings are being well received  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The banking team has the latest on Russia where the central bank hiked interest rates in response to falls in the Rouble and the stock market amid fears of international sanctions against the country. Also on this week's show is un update on restructuring at RBS, where Ross McEwan says he will have to drastically downsize RBS' US investment arm in order to duck below the $50bn assets threshold that would see the bank subject to new regulations. Finally, bankers' bonuses are back on the agenda as evidence mounts that Parliamentary recommendations on bonus deferral terms are not being met. Patrick Jenkins is joined by Martin Arnold, banking editor, Sam Fleming and Daniel Schäfer  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The banking team discusses the varying fortunes of HSBC and RBS, the latest spat between the EU and Greece over the treatment of the Greek banking system, and Deutsche Bank reveals some details about how it will cope with the new obligation for foreign banks operating in the United States to have a US holding companies. Patrick Jenkins is joined by Martin Arnold,banking editor; Sam Fleming, financial policy correspondent; Daniel Schäfer, investment banking correspondent, and Peter Spiegel, Brussels bureau chief.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Martin Arnold, banking editor, is joined by Sharlene Goff to dissect diverging fortunes of Barclays and its staff, where pay has far oustripped performance. Daniel Schäfer has new insight into the methods used by traders at banks embroiled in the Forex scandal, and Sam Fleming explains why Lloyds is hot under the collar over proposed ringfencing measures  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sharlene Goff has the latest on leaks and breaches at Barclays, as the bank loses 27,000 customers' data, and 2013 profits emerge a day early. Sam Fleming reports that Daniele Nouy, the new head of the Single Supervisory Mechanism, will let weak Eurozone banks die, and Patrick Jenkins is joined over the phone by Simon Rabinovitch, Shanghai correspondent, for news that the Chinese Development Bank is squeezing some of its foreign clients as domestic monetary conditions tighten  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The banking team is joined by former Liikanen committee member Marco Mazzucchelli to discuss the latest on structural reform to European banks, and Sam Fleming explains the scenarios set out by the European Banking Authority for its upcoming stress tests. Daniel Schäfer has news of Bank of America's $8.5bn payout over mortgage mis-selling, and Martin Arnold sheds light on Lloyds' profit warnings and dividend problem  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The banking team dissects Davos, including Mark Carney's about turn on forward guidance, discusses Credit Suisse's move to offer a wipeout bond as a bonus, and questions British banks' IT systems as Lloyds falls victim to the latest failure  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, is joined by Daniel Schäfer for news of the challenges facing Deutsche Bank in 2014, where weak fixed income trading and high litigation costs have brought about a substantial profit warning. Sharlene Goff outlines Ed Miliband's aggressive plans to break up the big four UK retail banks, and Martin Arnold, the new banking editor, looks ahead to Davos where banking heavyweights will be hoping for a scandal-free 2014 and time to focus on growth  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Patrick Jenkins is joined by Sam Fleming for news that banks have won concessions on Basel III debt rules. Sharlene Goff makes sense of the departures at Stan Chart as share prices falter, and Daniel Schäfer looks at the US banks suffering reduced profits as fines hit the results of JPMorgan and BoA.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In the first podcast of 2014 the banking team looks ahead to the introduction of the new bonus cap, continued fallout from scandals and new regulatory measures on either side of the Atlantic. Patrick Jenkins is joined by Alex Barker, EU correspondent, for the latest draft proposal on risky trading and bank splits. Sharlene Goff discusses European Banking Authority stress testing, the bonus cap and the ongoing forex manipulation, misselling and interest rate swap scandals.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Patrick Jenkins is joined by Daniel Schafer and Sam Fleming to discuss how the Volcker Rule could impact upon banks either side of the Atlantic. Sharlene Goff has news of the latest fines for part-nationalised banks RBS and Lloyds, and looks at how Ireland's exit from European bailout status could affect the Bank of Ireland and Allied Irish.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.