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The Financial Times banking team discusses the biggest banking stories of the week, bringing you global insight and commentary on the top issues concerning this sector. To take part in the show or to comment please email audio@ft.com

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FT Banking Weekly

The FT banking and regulation team discuss the possibility of a European-wide ban on speculative sovereign-debt trading and the key points of the bill on financial reform passed by the US Senate last week. Will the newly-formed UK coalition government follow suit? With Megan Murphy, Sharlene Goff and Brooke MastersProduced by LJ Filotrani

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Will the UK follow the US Senate bill for financial reform?

In this week's pod: Megan Murphy talks to FT correspondent for retail banking Sharlene Goff and Lex writer Richard Stovin-Bradford about the Eurozone's escalating debt crisis, the response of the banks and the ongoing debate over bankers' pay. Produced by LJ Filotrani

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Falling shares, bankers' pay and Eurozone debt

In this week's pod: The prospects of a global bank levy, asset sales of the Royal Bank of Scotland and the fortunes of 'zombie' companies.With FT correspondents Megan Murphy, Sharlene Goff and Anousha Sakoui.Produced by LJ Filotrani

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Levies, assets and zombies

On the eve of the emergency budget, Banking Weekly looks at the implications of the government's plan to raise £3bn through a bank levy. Also up for discussion is the break up of the FSA and the transference of regulatory power over to the Bank of England.Lastly, the pod tackles the question of the 'stress tests' for banks, agreed by the 27 EU member states last week.Presented by Anousha Sakoui, with guests, Brooke Masters, the FT's chief regulation correspondent, Matthew Vincent, editor of FT Money and David Oakley the FT's capital markets correspondent.Produced by LJ Filotrani

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The budget, the FSA and 'stress tests'

In the podcast this week: A week of extraordinary change, from the passage of the US Financial Reform Bill at the 11th hour to new capital and liquidity pledges at the G20 summit in Toronto. Also up for discussion is the mounting pressure for wider stress testing of European banks and growing fears of a looming sovereign debt crisis. In particular Patrick Jenkins, having returned from Spain last week, looks at the Spanish response to the stress tests and their adamance about publishing all results from the bigger banks such as Santander to the smaller savings banks.Presented by Megan Murphy, with Patrick Jenkins, the FT's banking editor.Produced by LJ Filotrani

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US Financial Reform Bill, the G20 and 'stress tests'

In this week's podcast: The latest EU initiative on bankers’ bonuses - what does this mean for those working in the sector? Also, with Q2 earnings being released shortly, we try and work out what they will suggest for the rest of the year. We take a look at the UK banks with divestments starting - we ask which banks are getting rid of what bits of their portfolios. And finally, we give you a quick update on the progress of stress testing European banks.Presented by Patrick Jenkins, the FT's banking editor with Sharlene Goff, retail banking correspondent, Sam Jones, hedge fund correspondent and Brooke Masters, chief regulations correspondent.Produced by LJ Filotrani

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Pay, Q2 earnings, divestments and stress tests

In this week's podcast: We take a look at the new high street bank to be launched, backed by some high-profile individuals; we turn our attention to the suggestion by Alessandro Profumo, chief executive of Italy’s UniCredit, that there should be a European recovery fund set up for banks; we ask whether the stress-tests results due at the end of next week are going to be credible; we review the general regulatory environment in Europe.Presented by Patrick Jenkins, with Sharlene Goff and Brooke Masters.Produced by LJ Filotrani

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High-street banks, bail-out funds, stress tests and EU regulations

In this week’s podcast: What does the UK Financial Investments’ appointment of Jim O’Neil suggest? Also: what does Goldman Sachs' settlement of $500m mean for other banks? We discuss the implications of the Basel concept of counter cyclical buffers; and a final update on stress testing ahead of the results this Friday.Presented by Patrick Jenkins, with Sharlene Goff and Miles JohnsonProduced by LJ Filotrani

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UKFI, Goldman Sachs, cyclical buffers and stress tests

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 talk to the secretary of state for economic affairs in the Spanish government, José Manuel Campa about whether he thinks the tests will work in terms of reviving the confidence in the markets.Presented by Patrick Jenkins, the FT's banking editor, with markets correspondent, David Oakley in the studio.Produced by LJ Filotrani

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Stress test special

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 Jenkins, with Sharlene Goff and Anousha Sakoui.Produced by LJ Filotrani

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UK bank results and funding

In this week's podcast: bankers' pay is again the focus of the regulators - but is cutting pay a risk any bank can take? And with banks surely facing liquidity issues, are they likely to cut down on long-term lending in preference of roll-over funding as suggested in a new McKinsey report. Lastly, Ireland's fiscal crisis - is the worst over, and where do Irish banks go from here?Presented by Megan Murphy with Patrick Jenkins, Brooke Masters and Anousha Sakoui.Produced by LJ Filotrani

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