r Barclays bonuses, Goldman's consumer gamble and Amigo's share plunge By play.acast.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Jan 2020 17:10:12 GMT 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 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Full Article
r Goldman's tech tie-ups, DBank's turnaround and bankers' misconduct By play.acast.com Published On :: Tue, 04 Feb 2020 15:43:53 GMT 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 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Full Article
r Britain's Brexit gambit, Thiam ouster By play.acast.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:35:39 GMT Matthew Vincent and guests discuss revelations about the UK's opening gambit in seeking a deal on 'equivalence' with the EU, Tidjane Thiam's ouster from Credit Suisse, HSBC's delay in choosing a permanent chief executive, and challenger bank Starling's fund raising. With special guest Ann Boden, chief executive of Starling Bank.Contributors: Matthew Vincent, regulation correspondent, David Crow, banking editor, Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent, and Nicholas Megaw, retail banking correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Full Article
r HSBC shrinks in the US and Europe By play.acast.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 18:30:59 GMT 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 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Full Article
r European banks' game of thrones By play.acast.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 16:31:48 GMT 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 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Full Article
r Coronavirus contingency planning By play.acast.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Mar 2020 20:28:23 GMT 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 TheCityUKContrbitutors: 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 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Full Article
r Coronavirus and the new oil price war By play.acast.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 18:44:45 GMT 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Full Article
r Introducing Behind the Money: Barclays and the legal fight over a 'controlling mind' By play.acast.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 17:00:00 GMT 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Full Article
r Behind the Money: Ford, GM and the corporate dash for cash By play.acast.com Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 17:00:00 GMT 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Full Article
r Behind the Money: Running a small business during a global pandemic By play.acast.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 17:00:00 GMT 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Full Article
r Behind the Money: Missing out on the US small business rescue By play.acast.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 17:00:00 GMT 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.The Trump administration’s small business bailout programme has been plagued by problems from the start, with complaints that large companies crowded out the kinds of small enterprises and independent contractors it was designed to help. With a fresh round of funding on offer from Washington, we hear from several business owners trying to get their share, as well as the FT’s Laura Noonan who has been reporting on the programme since it launched. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Full Article
r US to review troop presence in Iraq By www.ft.com Published On :: Tue, 07 Apr 2020 17:02:12 GMT Secretary of state Mike Pompeo says strategic dialogue to determine future role will begin in June Full Article
r Iraq warns over threat to public sector pay from oil price collapse By www.ft.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 10:02:54 GMT Prime minister designate says government could be unable to pay half of the salaries of 3m-strong workforce next month Full Article
r Scare tactics are the wrong approach in war zones By www.ft.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 12:57:50 GMT In Iraq and Syria, citizens have been hard to persuade of the need to stay inside Full Article
r Expats in Dubai call for cut in their children’s school fees By www.ft.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 14:42:00 GMT Struggling parents demand help as work dries up due to coronavirus crisis Full Article
r Yemen ceasefire announced by Saudi-led coalition By www.ft.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 22:47:17 GMT Move in response to UN call to focus on preventing Covid-19 outbreak in war-torn country Full Article
r World’s worst humanitarian crisis deepens as coronavirus hits Yemen By www.ft.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 14:27:36 GMT UN official warns that war-ravaged country cannot deal with an outbreak of the disease Full Article
r Libyans suffer water and gas shortages as they confront Covid-19 By www.ft.com Published On :: Sun, 12 Apr 2020 17:26:52 GMT Worsening conditions in the capital increase threat posed by the virus Full Article
r Erdogan move to block minister’s resignation exposes Turkish power struggle By www.ft.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 16:56:02 GMT President’s intervention over Suleyman Soylu suggests division at regime’s heart, analysts say Full Article
r The Arab medics battling coronavirus in Israel’s divided society By www.ft.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 04:00:38 GMT Community is politically marginalised but makes up one-fifth of doctors and a quarter of nurses Full Article
r Netanyahu strikes deal with Gantz to head unity government By www.ft.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 18:13:36 GMT Israeli leader returns for fifth term as prime minister as head of emergency coalition Full Article
r Benjamin Netanyahu draws another winning hand By www.ft.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 15:52:57 GMT New unity government gives Israeli leader the manoeuvring room he needs Full Article
r How Israel’s Netanyahu secured his political survival By www.ft.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 16:55:59 GMT Shock unity deal with rival Benny Gantz delivers prime minister a record fifth term Full Article
r Ramadan under coronavirus: ‘It will be bittersweet’ By www.ft.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 04:00:00 GMT Most mosques shuttered and gatherings banned as Islamic world prepares for holy month Full Article
r Coronavirus deepens frustrations of young in Middle East By www.ft.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 04:00:50 GMT Pandemic stopped protests in Iraq, Algeria and Lebanon, but crisis likely to fuel fresh wave of unrest Full Article
r Iran’s borders reopen as government seeks to revive regional trade By www.ft.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 17:52:40 GMT Islamic republic eases coronavirus restrictions in effort to boost struggling economy Full Article
r Egypt embassy building seized in battle over payout By www.ft.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 04:00:43 GMT Bailiffs’ move in Netherlands escalates dispute between businessman and Cairo Full Article
r UAE risks inclusion on financial watch list over money laundering By www.ft.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 12:36:23 GMT Financial Action Task Force said Gulf state not doing enough to stem dirty financial flows Full Article
r Letter from Beirut: amid the protests, dreams of the dance floor By www.ft.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 04:00:40 GMT Nightlife, resilient to war and terrorism, has been paralysed by coronavirus Full Article
r Egyptian opposition calls for probe into death of film-maker By www.ft.com Published On :: Sun, 03 May 2020 17:20:47 GMT Shady Habash died in prison aged 22 and had been held without trial for two years Full Article
r Billionaire vs president — Assad family dispute grips Syria By www.ft.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 04:00:10 GMT Rami Makhlouf’s complaints against his cousin show strains in power structure Full Article
r Iraq’s squabbling parliament agrees new prime minister By www.ft.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 08:51:11 GMT Mustafa al-Kadhimi’s appointment gives country its first functioning government in 6 months Full Article
r Abdullah al-Hamid, Saudi reformer, 1951-2020 By www.ft.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 10:00:30 GMT An activist who dug his own course in pursuit of reform Full Article
r How designers create collections in quarantine By www.ft.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 04:00:28 GMT Long studio sessions were once the norm, but design teams are adapting to a new, remote reality Full Article
r Mary Portas: The cull of retail businesses spells the end for mediocre malls By www.ft.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 11:29:08 GMT Too many big brands have been coasting for too long Full Article
r With prom cancelled, students mourn a missed milestone By www.ft.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 04:00:29 GMT Teens who don’t want to miss the rite of passage are dressing up for leavers’ balls on TikTok Full Article
r For fashion labels launched during the pandemic, what now? By www.ft.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 04:00:38 GMT In fashion, timing is everything. When coronavirus turned the world upside down, these new brands had to pivot quickly to survive Full Article
r Canada Goose to end use of virgin fur By www.ft.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 10:01:12 GMT Parka brand has no plans to change policy on down and says it is not bowing to pressure Full Article
r Keep the blazer, lose the tie: the new rules of home workwear By www.ft.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 04:00:27 GMT Stylists advise on how to look professional when working remotely. Join a live discussion on Friday April 24 at noon and 5pm Full Article
r My favourite dress is everywhere. Should I care? By www.ft.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 04:00:28 GMT Helen Barrett discovered the perfect ‘austere but dramatic’ dress from The Vampire’s Wife. Then came the celebrities Full Article
r The online solutions to lockdown grooming problems By www.ft.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 11:00:26 GMT Tech-savvy stylists offer virtual consultations and algorithm-matched dyes Full Article
r The #stayhome essential grooming guide By howtospendit.ft.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 10:35:59 GMT Men — Resist the clippers with these eight hair savers Full Article
r The pitfalls of dressing for ‘virtual parliament’ By www.ft.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 04:00:28 GMT The suits, the soft furnishings: a revealing glimpse of our MPs’ style choices Full Article
r Fashion writers’ recommendations for lockdown reading By www.ft.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 15:51:35 GMT Books that give creative inspiration and comfort during isolation Full Article
r All about Yves: a new book charts Saint Laurent’s iconic looks By howtospendit.ft.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 04:10:23 GMT ‘The Impossible Collection’ offers a 9.5kg overview of the designer’s whole career Full Article
r No mean feet: socks to lift your spirits By www.ft.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 13:31:23 GMT A colourful pair can elevate an outfit out of the style doldrums Full Article
r Clothes . . . and other things that matter by Alexandra Shulman By www.ft.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 04:30:27 GMT Those who have struggled to ‘dress the part’ will find respite in the former Vogue editor’s essays Full Article
r How city-dwellers are dressing in lockdown By www.ft.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 04:00:27 GMT Street style is changing, with baggy shapes and Birkenstocks replacing tailored outfits Full Article
r Prada’s Raf Simons on his upholstery sideline By www.ft.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 10:00:28 GMT Why one of the biggest names in fashion also designs furniture textiles Full Article
r The US must act to protect its most vulnerable workers By www.ft.com Published On :: Mon, 06 Apr 2020 09:00:26 GMT Policymakers should use this opportunity to broaden, not trim, health benefits Full Article