Ft Banking Weekly

In this week’s podcast, the banking team discuss HSBC sounding out investors over the idea of floating its UK operations. They take a look at the latest on the rate fixing scandal, as JPMorgan and Citigroup are fined for their involvement in the manipulation of Yen Libor. Finally, Javier Blas, Africa editor, joins from Johannesburg to outline Bob Diamond’s bid to enter the African banking sector, as he and Ugandan entrepreneur Ashish Thakkar seek investors for their planned $250m cash shell  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sharlene Goff is joined by Sam Fleming to dissect the latest figures on the Funding for Lending scheme, where cumulative net lending has risen to £3.6bn. Daniel Schäfer has details of Lord Blackwell's appointment as chairman of Lloyds, plus full year 2012 bank bonus figures, including news that the largest nine investment banks are on track to reduce pay by 5% this year despite a second successive year of profit growth  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Patrick Jenkins is joined by Sharlene Goff to discuss RBS' attitudes towards small businesses, including allegations that the bank has run SMEs into the ground for its own gain. Financial regulation correspondent Sam Fleming looks at the Fed's stance on negative interest rates and what this could mean for commercial banks' portfolios, and Daniel Schafer unpicks the curious case of the JPMorgan dinner at Buckingham Palace.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Patrick Jenkins is joined by Sharlene Goff to discuss RBS' attitudes towards small businesses, including allegations that the bank has run SMEs into the ground for its own gain. Financial regulation correspondent Sam Fleming looks at the Fed's stance on negative interest rates and what this could mean for commercial banks' portfolios, and Daniel Schafer unpicks the curious case of the JPMorgan dinner at Buckingham Palace.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Patrick Jenkins is joined by Sam Fleming to discuss comments from Andrea Enria, chair of the European Banking Authority, on the region's banking sector. Sharlene Goff has the remarkable story of the former Co-op bank chair caught allegedly buying drugs just days after appearing before the Treasury select committee and Daniel Schäfer has news of Edmond de Rothschild's move to set up a merchant banking business in London  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Patrick Jenkins is joined by Sam Fleming to discuss comments from Andrea Enria, chair of the European Banking Authority, on the region's banking sector. Sharlene Goff has the remarkable story of the former Co-op bank chair caught allegedly buying drugs just days after appearing before the Treasury select committee and Daniel Schäfer has news of Edmond de Rothschild's move to set up a merchant banking business in London  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Patrick Jenkins is joined by Sharlene Goff to discuss the latest on the Royal Bank of Scotland, from residential mortgage-backed securities mis-selling to personnel changes and rebranding as restructuring continues. Daniel Schäfer has news of strong results at Crédit Agricole and Société Générale and updates on the Euribor, Yen Libor and Forex manipulation scandals, including a possible US probe into the metals market.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Patrick Jenkins is joined by Daniel Schäfer to discuss the growing number of banks suspending staff over alleged foreign exchange manipulation and demands from the Swiss Finance Minister that Swiss banks increase their leverage ratios. The banking team also takes a look at two very different examples of restructuring, as Sharlene Goff explains the latest on the respective approaches at the Co-op and RBS  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, Sharlene Goff is joined by Daniel Schaefer to discuss the case against splitting RBS into a good bank and a bad bank, Sam Fleming unpicks Mark Carney's decision to press ahead with a review of the BoE, and the team sheds light on the range of tactics available to banks seeking to dodge the EU bonus cap.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The banking team discusses the penalties handed out to JPMorgan and Bank of America for mortgage mis-selling and analyses the tumultuous restructuring of the Co-operative Bank. Guy Dinsmore joins from Rome to shed light on the arrest in Bologna of a former UBS head for his alleged part in assisting US citizens in tax evasion.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's podcast Sharlene Goff examines Lloyds' warning that the Help to Buy scheme will distort the market and cause a new housing bubble, Daniel Schäfer dissects JPMorgan's first quarterly loss under Jamie Dimon and Patrick Jenkins is joined by Chris Thompson to discuss the alarming rise in European banks' exposure to their domestic government bonds and the questions raised by the closeness of this relationship.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Patrick Jenkins and Sharlene Goff are joined by Tanya Powley, personal finance correspondent to discuss help to buy, the latest phase of which begins this week - will this be a boon for first time buyers or will it cause house prices to rise? Hedge fund correspondent Sam Jones joins to discuss John Paulson’s confirmation that his hedge fund has invested in Greek banks and Michael Stothard, Paris correspondent, talks about renewed signs of growth in the French banking sector  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The banking team, rejoined by companies editor Brooke Masters, discusses the booming US CDO market and the questions it raises for regulators. Patrick Jenkins asks whether the number of banks involved in the Barclays rights issue is a sign of a new age of reciprocity. And Rachel Sanderson, Milan correspondent, explains the change of leadership at the top of Italy’s largest retail bank Intesa.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The banking team discusses the latest evidence of poor third-quarter results from investment banks. Sam Jones, hedge fund correspondent, joins the podcast to look at the Fed’s startling decision not to scale back on QE and whether investors should take central banks’ guidance with a pinch of salt. Michael Stothard, Paris correspondent, examines US money markets’ renewed interest in French banks.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The banking team, joined by Ralph Atkins, capital markets editor, discuss the markets' reaction to Larry Summers' decision to withdraw from the race for the Fed chairmanship. Richard Milne, Nordic correspondent, discusses the change at the top of Danske Bank. Plus Barclays' rights issue and the start of the government sell-off of Lloyds.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The banking team looks at Sir John Vickers' call to double the amount of capital he believes lenders should be required to hold; a preview of a rare interview with Credit Suisse chief executive Brady Dougan, and the efforts of the Lloyds Banking Group to hive off its TSB unit as a separate entity.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The banking team return from their summer break to examine the regulatory problems at JPMorgan, as US authorities demand the bank pay more than $6bn to settle allegations of mis-selling and a probe is launched into its hiring practices in Asia. James Shotter joins from Switzerland to discuss what is going on at Zurich Insurance, as the company launches a probe into the death of its former finance chief, and the team look at the Co-operative Bank, who last week announced a massive pre-tax loss, ratcheting up pressure on its bondholders to back a proposed debt restructuring plan  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week the banking team discuss Santander UK’s interest in breaking into the rapidly growing peer-to-peer market, Deutsche Bank’s plans to shrink its vast balance sheet in order to comply with stricter rules for financial soundness, and the Abu Dhabi sheikh who prevented Barclays from seeking state aid at the height of the financial crisis, selling his stake in the bank  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week sees Goldman Sachs’ former employee Fabrice Tourre in court over an alleged derivatives mis-selling scandal and the publication of the bank’s second quarter results. Will either of these events spoil the bank’s attempts to burnish its image? Also discussed are the recent cash crunch in China and its aftermath, and Nationwide’s plan to meet the new 3 per cent leverage ratio by 2015.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mark Carney began his new role at the helm of the Bank of England last week. In this week’s podcast, Patrick Jenkins, banking editor, is joined by Chris Giles, economics editor and Brooke Masters, chief regulation correspondent, to review Mr Carney’s first few days in the job, and what his top priorities will be as governor. Also discussed is the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s latest blow to the credibility of the main measure of bank safety, core tier one capital ratios, and Tobias Buck, Madrid bureau chief, joins to examine why Spanish banks are preparing for Basel III by attempting to get deferred tax assets changed into tax credits  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.