Banking Weekly

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.