Ft Banking Weekly

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss a warning from the European Banking Authority that banks' plans for a hard Brexit are inadequate, Commerzbank's latest experiment with artificial intelligence in writing research reports, and Bank of America's decision to beef up its investment banking operations in Paris. With special guest Andrea Enria, chief executive of the European Banking Authority.Contribute to our listener survey and enter our prize draw here.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss the cartel prosecution involving some of Australia’s top banks, the spectacular valuation of Dutch payment group Adyen at its recent IPO, and CYBG's takeover of Virgin MoneyContribute to our listener survey and enter our prize draw here.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss HSBC's new growth strategy, a jobs warning from Citi, and whether TSB chief Paul Pester can survive the criticism he's facing over the bank's bungled switch in IT systems. With special guest Joseph Dickerson, banking analyst at Jefferies.Contribute to our listener survey and enter our prize draw here.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss the timing of the UK government's sale of its first RBS stake in three years, outage trouble at Visa Europe, and prospects for a merger deal between Italy's UniCredit and France's Société Générale  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Martin Arnold and guests discuss Italy's market turmoil and its impact on the banking sector, the return of 'animal spirits' to the US banking sector, Deutsche Bank's AGM and the latest recruitment trends.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Patrick Jenkins and colleagues discuss Barclays's victory in a Serious Fraud Office case relating to its 2008 Qatar fundraising, growing investor pressure on Deutsche Bank chairman Paul Achleitner to step down and how banks are handling the fintech challenge. With special guests Jane Croft and Jan Bayer.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss the rollout of Goldman Sachs's European consumer operation, RBS's US mis-selling payout and JPMorgan's bid to re-enter China's securities market. With special guest Richard Gnodde, head of Goldman Sachs International.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss Caius Capital's investment in UniCredit, ValueAct's investment in Citi, CYBG's takeover approach for Virgin Money and the latest Greek bank stress test results. With special guest Davide Serra, CEO and founder of Algebris.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss Deutsche Bank's move to abandon plans to become a leading global investment bank, the reputational damage done by TSB's outage and what financial regulators can do about the way banks outsource their data storage systems.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss Q1 results from Santander and UBS and what they mean for rivals, the implications for banks from the Facebook scandal and PSD2 plus a look at BitPesa, the innovative sub-Saharan African payments business. With special guest Alan McIntyre, global banking practice lead at Accenture.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Martin Arnold and guests discuss Santander's innovative blockchain-based foreign exchange service, improved profits at Goldman Sachs and the ECB's request to Deutsche Bank that it calculate the costs of winding down trading assets on its investment bank. With special guest Ana Botín, executive chairman of Santander.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss the change of leadership at Deutsche Bank, Jes Staley's troubles at Barclays and the outlook for the first Euribor-rigging trial that opens in London this week.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Martin Arnold and guests discuss the threat to banks from new tech groups, the class action lawsuit against Goldman Sachs over sexual discrimination and Barclays' launch of the first British 'ringfenced' bank. With special guest Carlo Messina of Italy's Intesa Sanpaolo.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss the potential change in leadership at Deutsche Bank, three reasons for the City of London to be cheerful about its post-Brexit prospects and a year in the life of the recently floated US subprime lender Elevate. With special guest Ken Rees, CEO of Elevate.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss the growing pressure on Barclays to turn round recent poor performance after activist investor Edward Bramson took a significant stake, a change of gear at the Financial Stability Board which is putting new policy initiatives on pause, and PayPal's growth prospects in Asia. With special guest Rohan Mahadevan, head of PayPal in Asia.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss the succession race at Goldman Sachs, the decision to ban UBS from sponsoring IPOs in Hong Kong for 18 months, and an initiative to improve standards in British banking. With special guest Brendan Barber, deputy chair of the UK Banking Standards Board.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss the prospect of further consolidation in the Spanish banking industry, the growth of shadow banking and what to expect from Dodd-Frank reform in the US. With special guest José Ignacio Goirigolzarri, executive chairman of Spain's Bankia.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss what we know, or rather don't know, about Deutsche Bank's biggest shareholder HNA, hopeful signs of a revival in European investment banking, and Ben McLannahan in the US talks to the real 'Wolf of Wall Street' Jordan Belfort.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss Stuart Gulliver's legacy at HSBC as the bank reports its first revenue gain in six years, a $1.8bn bank fraud at the Punjab National Bank in Mumbai and the education finance market in the US. With special guest David Klein, CEO and co-founder of student loan provider CommonBond.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Martin Arnold and guests discuss the latest charges against Barclays, Bevis Watts of the ethically-focused bank Triodos talks about his new UK peer-to-peer lending model and Bruce van Saun, CEO of Citizens Bank talks about financial regulation in the US.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.