Banking Weekly

Is there a new round of job cuts looming at Europe’s banks? The FT’s banking team also looks at the latest in the Libor rate fixing scandal and with a month to go until the Liikanen review is due to be completed whether a consensus is emerging that Europe’s big banks could be forced to ringfence trading assets.

This week the banking team discuss the swift appointment of internal candidate Antony Jenkins as the new chief executive of Barclays. Alistair Gray, insurance correspondent joins to talk about RBS floating Direct Line and the team look into the possibility that banking liquidity rules could be softened.

This week the banking team analyse Standard Chartered's decision to pay a settlement of $340m to a New York regulator related to its handling of payments to Iran. But with other regulators still circling, will the bank face further fines? They also discuss HSBC's dealings with Iran and Syria and the latest on the Libor scandal

This week the banking team is joined by Anousha Sakoui, the FT’s M&A correspondent, to discuss the latest developments in the Standard Chartered scandal, as the bank pushes for a settlement against allegations from US regulators that it breached Iranian sanctions. Also under consideration are Julius Baer’s proposed purchase of Merrill Lynch’s overseas wealth management arm and the challenges facing Sir David Walker in his new role as Barclays chairman

This week the banking team discusses the Standard Chartered scandal as New York state’s financial watchdog accuses the bank of hiding $250bn of transactions with Iran. Also under the spotlight are RBS’s latest results and the debate over whether the bank should be fully nationalised, plus refunds of mis-sold payment protection insurance boosting Britain’s stuttering economy

This week Patrick Jenkins is joined by Sharlene Goff and James Shotter in Frankfurt to discuss UBS’ profits falling short of expectations, HSBC setting aside $2bn to cover fines and what next for Nomura after its top management were purged

This week the team discuss the ongoing libor scandal and its implications for the next governor of the Bank of England, capital raising at Credit Suisse and banking competition in the UK - can smaller banks such as the Co-operative, Metro and M&S draw custom away from their bigger counterparts? Presented by Sharlene Goff, with Brooke Masters, Jennifer Thompson and Vinjeru Mkandawire

This week the banking team discusses the European Banking Authority’s announcement that the 9 per cent temporary capital ratio required for lenders is to become permanent, HSBC’s probe over money-laundering claims, plus the latest on the Libor scandal - where are we now? Presented by Patrick Jenkins, with Brooke Masters and Sharlene Goff.

This week the banking team discusses the European Banking Authority’s announcement that the 9 per cent temporary capital ratio required for lenders is to become permanent, HSBC’s probe over money-laundering claims, plus the latest on the Libor scandal - where are we now? Presented by Patrick Jenkins, with Brooke Masters and Sharlene Goff.

This week, the banking team assess how the Libor scandal led to three key resignations at Barclays – and what happens next, the prospects of the European Union capping banking bonuses, and the look at a crucial week ahead for Spanish banks. Presented by banking editor Patrick Jenkins, with Sharlene Goff, Brooke Masters and Miles Johnson.

As Barclays is in engulfed by a firestorm of negative publicity following revelations its investment banking arm tried to manipulate Libor, the banking team discuss at whether Bob Diamond can survive as CEO, the prospects of other banks settling with the investigators and whether the trend for investment bankers to rise to the top jobs in global banks is reversing. We also take a look at the latest on Lloyds proposed sale of 630 branches to the Co-op. Presented by banking editor Patrick Jenkins, with Sharlene Goff, Daniel Schaefer and Brooke Masters

This week the banking team discuss The Children’s Investment Fund’s request for a £10bn Lloyds ‘coco’ conversion, Moody’s downgrade of 15 global banks, the state of the Spanish banking system and the continuing rise of bankers’ pay Patrick Jenkins is joined by Sharlene Goff, Daniel Schaefer and Jamie Chisholm in the studio and Victor Mallet down the line from Madrid

In this week’s podcast the banking team discuss George Osborne’s latest plans to tweak regulation of the banking industry, the problems facing Credit Suisse and the latest on free banking – should consumers pay a monthly fee for their current accounts?

The banking team discuss the bailout of Spanish banks and are joined by special guest Hamish Patrick of Tods Murray solicitors to talk about RBS and the ramifications of Scottish independence on the bank. They also discuss the issue of dividends and pay and the battle between shareholders and bank staff. Presented by Patrick Jenkins, with Sharlene Goff, Daniel Schäfer, David Oakley and Hamish Patrick. Produced by Katie Carnie

The wider implications of the bailout of Spain’s second biggest bank, is it the end of the road for free banking in the UK, and are investment banks really cost cutting? Presented by Patrick Jenkins, with Sharlene Goff, Daniel Schäfer and Brooke Masters