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Owen Walker

European banking correspondent

Owen covers European banks, primarily Swiss, French, Italian, Spanish and Benelux lenders. He was previously asset management correspondent and his reporting on Neil Woodford's downfall contributed to the FT winning business and finance team of the year at the 2019 Society of Editors' Press Awards. Owen was named joint business journalist of the year at the London Press Club awards 2020. His book on the Woodford scandal will be published by Penguin in spring 2021. His first book, Barbarians in the Boardroom, covered activist investors and was published in 2016.

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  • Thursday, 26 November, 2020
    European banks
    Spanish banks seek firmer footing with round of mergers

    Economic pressures in the country are among the fiercest in the eurozone

  • Wednesday, 25 November, 2020
    Virgin Money PLC
    Virgin Money profits hit by £500m of provisions

    UK bank warns of vulnerability to economic effects of multiple lockdowns

  • Tuesday, 24 November, 2020
    Credit Suisse Group AG
    Credit Suisse set to take $450m hit as hedge fund York Capital retreats

    US alternative investment group’s move comes after lacklustre returns in some of its strategies

  • Tuesday, 17 November, 2020
    Co-operative Bank
    Co-op Bank receives offer from Cerberus

    Struggling UK lender approached by US private equity firm shortly after arrival of new CEO

  • Thursday, 12 November, 2020
    BNP Paribas SA
    BNP Paribas faces anti-corruption questions over Deutsche prime brokerage deal

    French watchdog queried payment made to business of ex-Goldman Sachs dealmaker

  • Wednesday, 11 November, 2020
    Barclays PLC
    Barclays under fire over fossil fuel financing

    Climate activists say bank’s statements on climate change at odds with lending and underwriting activities

  • Monday, 9 November, 2020
    European banks
    Julius Baer earmarks $80m to settle Fifa corruption case

    Swiss private bank seeks to draw a line under money-laundering scandals

  • Friday, 6 November, 2020
    Natixis SA
    Natixis to cut ties with under-fire H2O

    French investment bank looks to sell majority stake in asset manager

  • Thursday, 5 November, 2020
    Societe Generale
    SocGen swings back to profit as equity trading rebounds

    French bank pushes regulators to allow it to resume dividend payments

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  • Thursday, 5 November, 2020
    UniCredit SpA
    UniCredit beats profit expectations as Covid-19 effects subside

    Italian lender says it is on track to hit 2021 targets

  • Tuesday, 3 November, 2020
    BNP Paribas SA
    Trading revenues surge at BNP Paribas

    France’s biggest bank’s overall third-quarter profits slide but beat analysts’ forecasts

  • Friday, 25 September, 2020
    AnalysisSociete Generale
    SocGen’s maths geeks built an empire: do the sums still add up?

    The French bank became the world leader in equity derivatives but the products are no longer seen as safe

  • Wednesday, 23 September, 2020
    Investment Banking
    Bankers fear missing out and yearn to get back on the road

    Dealmakers have adjusted to working from home but many say it is no substitute for face-to-face meetings

  • Friday, 18 September, 2020
    FT SeriesThe return to the office
    Traders set to don virtual reality headsets in their home offices

    UBS looks at recreating busy trading floors with London VR experiment for homeworkers

  • Wednesday, 16 September, 2020
    Julius Baer Gruppe AG
    Julius Baer in talks to settle Fifa corruption case with US authorities

    ‘Advanced discussions’ with Department of Justice may result in payment of tens of millions of dollars

  • Monday, 14 September, 2020
    UBS Group AG
    UBS chairman maps out Credit Suisse merger

    Axel Weber brought in management consultants to examine potential for a deal

  • Tuesday, 8 September, 2020
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    Pandemic speeds up push to digital as bank branches close Premium

    Banks are overhauling their online offerings and closing bricks-and-mortar branches

  • Tuesday, 8 September, 2020
    Barclays PLC
    Barclays pulls riskier mortgages after nearing lending limit

    UK bank cut income multiples without notice last week to avoid breaching regulatory rule

  • Thursday, 3 September, 2020
    Coal
    Biggest banks sustain coal financing despite defunding drive

    Lenders bankroll largest fossil fuel producers and users as carbon pledges fail to make a dent

  • Wednesday, 2 September, 2020
    Credit Suisse Group AG
    Swiss regulator escalates probe of Credit Suisse spying scandal

    Finma opens enforcement proceedings over corporate espionage by Swiss bank

  • Tuesday, 1 September, 2020
    Financial services
    Soros-backed football finance lender 23 Capital winds down

    Co-founders split up with one looking to create new vehicle focusing on European clubs

  • Sunday, 23 August, 2020
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    City employers plan for lasting switch to remote working

    Banks, asset managers, insurers and accountants in London’s financial centre expect less time spent in office in future

  • Friday, 21 August, 2020
    Wirecard AG
    Wirecard break-up begins as it sells off UK and Brazil businesses

    Railsbank set to take on collapsed German group’s UK payment card technology, clients and some staff

  • Monday, 17 August, 2020
    FT SeriesThe return to the office
    Carlyle staff told to avoid public transport on London office return

    Private equity group expects employees to walk or cycle if possible as HQ reopens after shutdown

  • Monday, 17 August, 2020
    Sajid Javid
    Sajid Javid returns to JPMorgan

    Former UK chancellor takes up senior advisory role at bank where he started career

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