Is it time to stop bashing the bankers?
In this week's show: Richard Lambert of the CBI is calling for an end to banker bashing. Is it time to move on? After SocGen and Kerviel, have banking systems got better at spotting rogue traders? Ban...
10 Okt 201019min
The Swiss finish; Bail in vs bail out; and can bankers repair their image?
The Swiss authorities have pushed up the capital requirements for their two biggest banks beyond Basel III - but will it create another set of problems? Can "too big to fail" ever be globally resolved...
3 Okt 201017min
Changes at HSBC, UniCredit, and the impact of Wall Street 2
How has the shake-up at HSBC gone down with investors? The UK's banking commission has set out its stall - but what can it do? UniCredit is looking for a new chief executive - we discuss the options. ...
26 Sep 201019min
Cap on workers, securitisation and Northern Rock
In this week’s podcast: We look at the predicted effect the UK immigration cap is likely to have on the vast numbers of non-EU workers employed in the City. We ask what this will mean for the big bank...
20 Sep 201015min
Basel III, Bob Diamond and Stephen Green
In this week's podcast: We discuss the impact the new capital rules announced yesterday in Basel will have, if any, on the banks of Europe. We then talk about Bob Diamond's new position as chief execu...
13 Sep 201018min
UK banks special
In this week's podcast: We are joined by Angela Knight, the CEO of the British Bankers' Association to talk about; demands from politicians for breaking up the big banking groups; lending; pay and bo...
6 Sep 201018min
UK bank results and funding
In this week's podcast: We take a look at the first half yearly results to come through on UK banks, starting with HSBC today and we also look at the funding of European banks.Presented by Patrick Jen...
2 Aug 201013min
Stress test special
In the podcast this week: We review the results from the stress testing of European banks, released on Friday. We ask what the market reaction has been and what real impact the results will have. We t...
26 Jul 201015min
