US lawsuit alleges Jes Staley saw Jeffrey Epstein abuse young women – report January 18, 2023 A US lawsuit filed today has accused former head of Barclays Jes Staley of “personally observ[ing] the sexual abuse of young women” by Jeffrey Epstein. Staley is named in a lawsuit filed by one of Epstein’s victims, known as Jane Doe 1, who is suing JP Morgan for allegedly facilitating her sexual abuse. Staley was [...]
Davos round-up: Goldman’s consumer banking headache, Big Tech layoffs and Germany’s green drive January 18, 2023 As some of the world’s most important CEOs, politicians and thinkers gather at the World Economic Forum in Davos to discuss an array of economic, political and social challenges, Morning Wire wraps up some of the top lines from the day. Goldman Sachs’ consumer banking headache Goldman Sachs’ foray into consumer banking has not gone [...]
Credit Suisse to offer senior bankers cash bonus upfront to ‘reward loyalty’ and stem talent outflow January 18, 2023 Credit Suisse is considering offering its senior executives upfront bonuses as it seeks to incentivise its top performing staff to stay at the bank. An internal memo seen by Morning Wire said that managing directors and directors “in most locations” will be awarded the cash component of their variable compensation upfront. The memo said upfront [...]
Davos: Top central bankers agree on need to regulate ‘crazy’ crypto markets January 18, 2023 Some of the world’s top central bankers today emphasized the need for introducing basic regulations for cryptocurrencies, but they remained equally wary that new rules could lend legitimacy to an industry that has been very unstable over the past year. The central bank chiefs agreed on the need for a basic level of crypto regulation, [...]
Shadow banks: UBS chair tells Davos how regulators have ‘taken their eye off the ball’ January 18, 2023 Colm Kelleher, chair of banking giant UBS, has warned of the need for regulators to spend more time policing so-called shadow banks, or non banks. He made the stark warning during a panel discussion on the risks facing the financial system at the World Economic Forum in Davos. He said regulators had “taken their eye [...]
Davos round-up: Citi’s lazy homeworkers, Credit Suisse’s ‘horrifying year’ and ESG investing gets political January 17, 2023 As some of the world’s most important bankers gather at the World Economic Forum in Davos to discuss an array of economic, political and social challenges, Morning Wire wraps up some of the top lines from the day. Credit Suisse’s “horrifying year” Credit Suisse’s own chair, Axel Lehmann, described 2022 as “a horrifying year for [...]
Morgan Stanley profits nearly halve as US bank earnings season ends without cooling recession fears January 17, 2023 Wall Street banking giant Morgan Stanley’s profits have nearly halved due to intense US recession fears and rising interest rates chilling deal making activity, the firm announced today. The lender has become the latest casualty of businesses and investors parking their money in safer places to ride out the worldwide economic slowdown. Morgan Stanley’s profits [...]
Goldman Sachs income slides by £2bn with investment banking bearing brunt of a drop in dealmaking January 17, 2023 Goldman Sachs underperformed analyst estimates as a near halving in investment banking revenue and an expansion in loss provisions led to a steep drop in income. Profit dropped to 44% in the quarter ending 31 December 2022 compared to the same period last year. Goldman’s earnings per share slumped to $3.32, down from $10.81 last [...]
Which senior bankers have made the trip to Davos? January 16, 2023 The world’s rich and powerful return to Davos this week as the world grapples with a challenging set of economic issues. The topic for this year’s meeting – which has returned to its normal January timeslot – is Cooperation in a Fragmented World. The basic tenet guiding the meeting is that “the current crises, [...]
Andrew Bailey says ‘no deal’ was done between government and BoE on post-Brexit rules shake-up January 16, 2023 Andrew Bailey, the governor of the Bank of England, said today there was no backhand deal done between the central bank and the government over a post-Brexit shake up of the UK’s financial rules regime. Responding to questions from MPs during a Treasury Committee meeting today, Bailey, 63, said the Bank “did not trade Solvency [...]