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Barclays trial, climate initiative and Fed regulatory reprieve

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss the retrial of former Barclays bankers over the bank's arrangements with Qatar at the height of the financial crisis, the poor level of support among banks for a climate change initiative backed by Bank of England governor Mark Carney, and the Fed's decision to drop the introduction of tougher liquidity rules for foreign banks. With special guest, Erkin Nosinov, a director at BCS Consulting.


Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, Caroline Binham, financial regulation correspondent, David Crow, banking editor, and Laura Noonan, US banking editor. Producer: Fiona Symon

 

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StanChart pay row, Citigroup on Brexit and Facebook's Libra

David Crow and guests discuss Standard Chartered chief Bill Winters' 'voluntary' pay cut after a dispute over his pension allowance, Citigroup's confidence in the City of London regardless of the outcome of Brexit, and gathering clouds for Facebook's much hyped digital currency, Libra. With special guest David Livingstone, chief executive of Citigroup in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.


Contributors: David Crow, banking editor, Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent, and Laura Noonan, US banking editor. Producer: Fiona Symon

 

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HSBC and UBS restructure, Lloyds slips up

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss the latest restructuring plans at HSBC and UBS, and the embarrassing mishandling of wills at Lloyds Bank. With special guest Eric Moore, fund manager at the UK's Miton Income Fund.


Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, David Crow, banking editor, Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent, and Nicholas Megaw, retail banking correspondent.

 

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Payment fraud, DBank leadership and JPMorgan loans

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss push-payment fraud in the UK and who should compensate the victims, why Deutsche Bank is coming under pressure from investors to appoint a new investment banking chief, and why JPMorgan Chase in the US has been selling off loans from its balance sheet. With special guests: Stephen Jones, chief executive of the banking association UK Finance and Rushanara Ali, Labour MP and member of the UK Treasury Select Committee.


Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, Caroline Binham, financial regulation correspondent, Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent, and Robert Armstrong, US financial editor. Producer: Fiona Symon

 

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Germany moves to unblock eurozone banking union

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss Germany's concession that could unblock progress towards a eurozone banking union, investor moves against Deutsche Bank chairman Paul Achkleitner, and what's behind the recent spate of personnel changes in investment banking. With special guest Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, chairman of Société Générale.


Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, Martin Arnold, Frankfurt bureau chief, Olaf Storbeck, Frankfurt correspondent, Jonathan Guthrie, Lex editor, David Crow, banking editor, and Laura Noonan, US banking editor. Producer: Fiona Symon

 

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Google eyes Citigroup for new banking venture

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss Google's move towards banking that could see it team up with Citigroup, why Australia's big four are facing difficult times and what's in the report on TSB's software failure last year. With special guest Masha Cilliers, Specialist Payments Partner at Be.


Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, Tim Bradshaw, global tech correspondent, Robert Armstrong, chief editorial writer, Jamie Smyth, Australia correspondent and Nicholas Megaw, retail banking correspondent. Producers: Persis Love and Aimee Keane.

 

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Outlook for German banks

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss the health of German banks in the wake of bearish comments from Moody's and the Bundesbank, Unicredit's potential share buyback and why European banks appear to be retrenching in the US. With special guest Magdalena Stoklosa head of European banks research at Morgan Stanley.


Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, David Crow, banking editor, Olaf Storbeck, Frankfurt correspondent, and Laura Noonan, US banking editor. Producer: Fiona Symon

 

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Risks mount in European banks, EBA warns

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss the EBA report on mounting risk in the European banking system, Goldman Sachs’ first ever investment day and why the pensions of UK banking CEOs are being cut. With special guest Mario Quagliariello, director of economic analysis at the European Banking Authority.


Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, Caroline Binham, financial regulation correspondent, Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent, Nick Megaw, retail banking correspondent and Laura Noonan, US banking editor. Producer: Persis Love

 

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Bank capital rules, peer-to-peer lenders and Goldman for the masses

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss whether regulators are easing up on bank capital rules, tough times for UK peer-to-peer lenders, and why Goldman Sachs is planning to bring wealth management to the masses. With special guest Harald Benink, professor of banking and finance at Tilburg University in the Netherlands.


Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, David Crow, banking editor, Nicholas Megaw, retail banking correspondent, and Laura Noonan, US banking editor. Producer: Fiona Symon

 

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UK stress tests, racism at JPMorgan and predictions for 2020

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss what the latest stress tests tell us about the health of UK banks, racism in US banking after recent revelations about the treatment of black customers at JPMorgan Chase, and predictions for the year ahead. With special guest Laurie Mayers, associate managing director at Moody's.


Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, David Crow, banking editor, Nicholas Megaw, retail banking correspondent, and Laura Noonan, US banking editor. Producer: Fiona Symon

 

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Davos News, Bank of America outlook and JPMorgan's shift towards Paris

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss the latest from the World Economic Forum in Davos, the outlook for Bank of America, and JPMorgan Chase's decision to buy a second office in Paris. With special guest Brian Moynihan, chief executive of Bank of America. 


Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, David Crow, banking editor, Laura Noonan, US banking editor, and Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon

 

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Barclays bonuses, Goldman's consumer gamble and Amigo's share plunge

Matthew Vincent and guests discuss the double-digit fall in the 2019 bonus pool for Barclays investment bankers, Goldman Sachs's shift in focus towards consumers, and UK subprime lender Amigo's dramatic fall in value. With special guest Dr Monica Franco-Santos, reader in governance at the Cranfield School of Management.


Contributors: Matthew Vincent, regulation correspondent, Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent, Laura Noonan, US banking editor, and Nicholas Megaw, retail banking correspondent. Producers: Fiona Symon and Persis Love

 

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Goldman's tech tie-ups, DBank's turnaround and bankers' misconduct

Matthew Vincent and colleagues discuss Goldman Sachs and Amazon - another big tech tie-up for the Wall Street name, Deutsche Bank's profit targets, and what a case of stealing from a workplace canteen tells us about the current climate for ethics and compliance in banking. With special guest Russell Quelch of Redburn, the equity research house.


Contributors: Matthew Vincent, regulation correspondent, Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent, Robert Smith, capital markets correspondent, and Laura Noonan, US banking editor. Producer: Fiona Symon

 

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HSBC shrinks in the US and Europe

Matthew Vincent and guests discuss what's behind HSBC's decision to cut 35,000 jobs in the US and Europe, Jes Staley's future as boss of Barclays after another regulatory probe, RBS's new name, and Deutsche Bank's disappearing compliance contractors. With special guest Philip Augar, author of The Bank that lived a little: Barclays in the age of the very free market.


Contributors: Matthew Vincent, regulation correspondent, David Crow, banking editor, Stephen Morris, European banking editor, Nicholas Megaw, retail banking correspondent, and Emma Agyemang, FT Money reporter. Producer: Fiona Symon

 

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European banks' game of thrones

Matthew Vincent and colleagues discuss the hunt for new chief executives among Europe's top banks and JPMorgan's plans to launch a digital bank in the UK. With special guest Sir Mike Rake, former CBI president, and former deputy chairman of Barclays.


Contributors: Matthew Vincent, regulation correspondent, David Crow, banking editor, Stephen Morris, European banking editor, and Nicholas Megaw, retail banking correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon

 

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Coronavirus contingency planning

Matthew Vincent and guests discuss European banks' readiness to handle a coronavirus epidemic, whether Europe’s investment banks are in full retreat in the US, and Deutsche Bank’s compliance problems in the UK. With special guest Miles Celic, chief executive of TheCityUK


Contrbitutors: Matthew Vincent, regulation correspondent, Katie Martin, capital markets editor, Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent, and Laura Noonan, US banking editor. Producers: Fiona Symon and Persis Love

 

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Coronavirus and the new oil price war

How are banks dealing with the market chaos caused by coronavirus and the new oil price war? Also, Bob Diamond has appointed his flamboyant former right-hand man at Barclays, Rich Ricci, as chief executive of Panmure Gordon, the lossmaking UK stockbroker he bought two years ago. What are the two musketeers now up to? And we also hear from special guest Katie Murray, chief financial officer of RBS.


Contributors: Host, Matthew Vincent, regulation correspondent, Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent, Laura Noonan, US banking editor, and Nicolas Megaw, retail banking correspondent. Producers: Andrew Georgiades and Breen Turner.

 

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Introducing Behind the Money: Barclays and the legal fight over a 'controlling mind'

Behind the Money is a podcast from the Financial Times that takes listeners inside the business and financial stories of the moment with reporting from FT journalists around the world. You can find Behind the Money wherever you get your podcasts, including FT.com/behindthemoney.


A costly investigation into the conduct of senior Barclays bankers during the 2008 financial crisis has raised questions about what it means to prosecute allegations of corporate crime, and whether Britain’s fraud laws need overhauling. The FT's Caroline Binham and Jane Croft report.

 

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Behind the Money: Ford, GM and the corporate dash for cash

Behind the Money is a podcast from the Financial Times that takes listeners inside the business and financial stories of the moment, with reporting from FT journalists around the world. You can find Behind the Money wherever you get your podcasts, including FT.com/behindthemoney.


When credit markets seized up earlier in March, more than 130 companies rushed to their lenders to draw down at least $124bn of emergency credit lines to shore up cash, with Ford and General Motors drawing among the largest amounts. We look at how the auto industry is preparing for the economic uncertainty that lies ahead. With the FT's Peter Campbell and Gillian Tett.

 

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Behind the Money: Running a small business during a global pandemic

Behind the Money is a podcast from the Financial Times that takes listeners inside the business and financial stories of the moment, with reporting from FT journalists around the world. You can find Behind the Money wherever you get your podcasts, including FT.com/behindthemoney.


Mauren Pereira's drapery business was on track for its most financially successful year to date. That was until the coronavirus outbreak reached Virginia. Behind the Money reports on how one small business owner is navigating the current economic crisis. With Brendan Greeley, US economics editor for the Financial Times. 

 

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Yemen ceasefire announced by Saudi-led coalition

Move in response to UN call to focus on preventing Covid-19 outbreak in war-torn country




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World’s worst humanitarian crisis deepens as coronavirus hits Yemen

UN official warns that war-ravaged country cannot deal with an outbreak of the disease




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Libyans suffer water and gas shortages as they confront Covid-19 

Worsening conditions in the capital increase threat posed by the virus




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Erdogan move to block minister’s resignation exposes  Turkish power struggle

President’s intervention over Suleyman Soylu suggests division at regime’s heart, analysts say




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Netanyahu strikes deal with Gantz to head unity government

Israeli leader returns for fifth term as prime minister as head of emergency coalition 




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Benjamin Netanyahu draws another winning hand

New unity government gives Israeli leader the manoeuvring room he needs




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How Israel’s Netanyahu secured his political survival

Shock unity deal with rival Benny Gantz delivers prime minister a record fifth term




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Ramadan under coronavirus: ‘It will be bittersweet’

Most mosques shuttered and gatherings banned as Islamic world prepares for holy month




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Iran’s borders reopen as government seeks to revive regional trade

Islamic republic eases coronavirus restrictions in effort to boost struggling economy




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UAE risks inclusion on financial watch list over money laundering

Financial Action Task Force said Gulf state not doing enough to stem dirty financial flows




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Letter from Beirut: amid the protests, dreams of the dance floor

Nightlife, resilient to war and terrorism, has been paralysed by coronavirus




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Egyptian opposition calls for probe into death of film-maker

Shady Habash died in prison aged 22 and had been held without trial for two years




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Tech consultants join Gulf’s fight against Covid-19

Demand for tech services expected partly to counter pandemic downturn




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How designers create collections in quarantine

Long studio sessions were once the norm, but design teams are adapting to a new, remote reality




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With prom cancelled, students mourn a missed milestone

Teens who don’t want to miss the rite of passage are dressing up for leavers’ balls on TikTok




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How much cuff should a man show?

Watching non-stop news has driven Nick Foulkes to distraction: what’s going on with everyone’s wrists?




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For fashion labels launched during the pandemic, what now?

In fashion, timing is everything. When coronavirus turned the world upside down, these new brands had to pivot quickly to survive




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Canada Goose to end use of virgin fur

Parka brand has no plans to change policy on down and says it is not bowing to pressure




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No mean feet: socks to lift your spirits

A colourful pair can elevate an outfit out of the style doldrums




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Clothes . . . and other things that matter by Alexandra Shulman

Those who have struggled to ‘dress the part’ will find respite in the former Vogue editor’s essays




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Trump cheers as anti-lockdown protests spread

Conservative activists vow to step up street demonstrations against business closings




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Trump demands Harvard returns federal aid funds

Elite university comes under fire for taking $9m in assistance while having a huge endowment




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Trump bans green card applications for 60 days

US president assessing need for further moves to reduce immigration




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Can Congress save US small businesses? FT reporters answer your questions

Laura Noonan and Lauren Fedor respond to your queries on the state of SBA rescue funds




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The American Confederacy is rising again under Trump

Over decades the Republican party has reconfigured itself into the party of the white and the South




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Why the courts stand between me and a haircut

In America, lawsuits are the way we make up new rules in a crisis




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Premature US reopening plays Russian roulette with workers

The less well-off will be the most exposed to Covid-19 infection




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US House passes 2-year budget deal despite Republican opposition

Agreement raises spending by $320bn but has limited offsetting budget cuts




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Lockdown lifestyle: changing internet habits during the pandemic  

Local news sites are experiencing a resurgence and streaming is more popular than ever




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Global coronavirus death toll could be 60% higher than reported

Mortality statistics show 122,000 deaths in excess of normal levels across 14 countries analysed by the FT