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Owen Walker

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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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  • Sunday, 28 February, 2021
    Neil Woodford
    FCA first alerted to concerns over Woodford’s business in 2015

    UK regulator did not intervene until two years after issues were raised

  • Thursday, 25 February, 2021
    City InsiderFinancials
    Conduit Club proves a burden for Metro Bank’s Frumkin

    Bank will be lucky to get half its money back after collapse of exclusive Mayfair spot

  • Wednesday, 24 February, 2021
    Markus Braun
    Banker who advised Wirecard chief’s family office leaves UniCredit

    Jana Hecker has left her role as head of equity capital markets, says Italian bank

  • Monday, 22 February, 2021
    European banks
    Greek bank Alpha offloads €10.8bn bad loan book to Davidson Kempner

    Drive among European lenders to ditch toxic debt creates opportunity for fund managers

  • Saturday, 20 February, 2021
    European banks
    Europe’s investment bankers fend off bleak backdrop to scoop up bonuses

    Traders and dealmakers take the lion’s share of rewards while other divisions miss out on payouts

  • Friday, 19 February, 2021
    UniCredit SpA
    UniCredit banker moonlighted for Markus Braun’s family office

    Senior figure was due around €800,000 for work done for Wirecard’s CEO in run-up to the payment company’s collapse

  • Friday, 19 February, 2021
    City InsiderNeil Woodford
    Neil Woodford: a curious time to announce a resurrection

    Fallen star stockpicker has yet to gain regulatory approval for new business he announced this week

  • Thursday, 18 February, 2021
    Credit Suisse Group AG
    Litigation and writedowns push Credit Suisse to fourth-quarter loss

    Investment banking gains erased as bad loans triple to 11-year high amid pandemic fallout

  • Wednesday, 10 February, 2021
    UniCredit SpA
    UniCredit posts bigger than expected quarterly loss as Mustier steps down

    Outgoing chief at Italian lender posts ‘impressive’ final annual profit of €1.3bn despite substantial impairment

  • Promoted Content
  • Wednesday, 10 February, 2021
    Societe Generale
    SocGen falls to first full-year loss in decades as pandemic takes toll

    Fourth-quarter results at French bank show signs of recovery

  • Tuesday, 9 February, 2021
    Natixis SA
    French co-op bank bids to take full control of Natixis

    BPCE’s cash offer to buy out minority shareholders gives group €12.3bn market value

  • Monday, 8 February, 2021
    #fintechFT
    Swiss bankers play fintech catch-up Premium

    UBS and Julius Baer are among the traditional wealth managers beginning to embrace digitalisation

  • Tuesday, 2 February, 2021
    Brexit
    Boutique fund managers hit Brexit turbulence

    Further disruption for smaller investment managers as Société Générale closes services for UK funds

  • Monday, 1 February, 2021
    Julius Baer Gruppe AG
    Julius Baer benefits from surge in trading by wealthy customers

    Volatile market conditions during pandemic allow Swiss bank to increases profits by 50%

  • Wednesday, 27 January, 2021
    Andrea Orcel
    UniCredit board votes unanimously for Andrea Orcel as CEO

    High-profile dealmaker returns to centre stage of finance following ill-fated attempt to lead Santander

  • Tuesday, 26 January, 2021
    UniCredit SpA
    UniCredit chooses Andrea Orcel as chief executive

    High-profile Italian dealmaker lined up to replace Jean Pierre Mustier

  • Tuesday, 26 January, 2021
    UBS Group AG
    UBS plans $4.5bn share buyback as profits jump

    Swiss bank hits financial targets as income from wealthy clients grows

  • Monday, 25 January, 2021
    News in-depthEuropean banks
    Europe’s bank bosses under pressure

    Shake-up at region’s top lenders leads to questions over how long replacements will last

  • Friday, 22 January, 2021
    ObituarySchroders PLC
    George Mallinckrodt, banker, 1930-2021

    Long-term chairman of Schroders felt he had a mission to improve Anglo-German relations

  • Tuesday, 19 January, 2021
    European banks
    European bank dealmaking raises hopes for cross-border M&A

    Average size of tie-ups between continent’s lenders hits highest level since 2008

  • Thursday, 14 January, 2021
    News in-depthLondon fights for its future
    Amsterdam vies for IPO spotlight as Brexit dents London’s allure

    InPost’s plans for Dutch listing underscore mounting competition to UK as trading hub

  • Wednesday, 13 January, 2021
    UniCredit SpA
    UniCredit sounds out Orcel and Thiam as next chief executive

    Italian lender’s board to decide on replacement for Jean Pierre Mustier within next four weeks

  • Friday, 8 January, 2021
    Brexit
    City of London stumbles through first week of Brexit

    Deal struck with EU largely excluded financial services, with consequences for firms

  • Wednesday, 30 December, 2020
    News in-depthEuropean banks
    European banks struggle to crack US retail market

    Lenders squeezed out as American rivals double down on domestic operations

  • Tuesday, 29 December, 2020
    Admiral Group PLC
    Admiral to sell Confused.com to Zoopla in £508m deal

    Price comparison division of property group will acquire 3 portals from FTSE 100 insurer and Spanish co-owner

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