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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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  • Sunday, 13 June, 2021
    UK banks
    UK bank office return plans hang in the balance

    Preparations pegged to June 21 now in doubt because of Delta variant’s spread

  • Thursday, 10 June, 2021
    Cryptocurrencies
    Global banking regulator urges toughest capital rules for crypto

    Basel committee report comes as authorities step up plans to regulate fast-emerging sector

  • Thursday, 3 June, 2021
    Personal Finance Advice & Comment
    The wait goes on for Woodford investors

    Those desperate for answers will have been disappointed by the FCA’s initial report

  • Wednesday, 2 June, 2021
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    Credit Suisse plots lawsuit against SoftBank over Greensill

    Dispute between bank and tech investor centres on US construction group Katerra

  • Tuesday, 1 June, 2021
    FT CollectionsGreensill Capital
    How Swiss asset managers opened their doors to Lex Greensill

    Adviser David Solo played key role as GAM and Credit Suisse funded group’s expansion

  • Friday, 28 May, 2021
    FT CollectionsGreensill Capital
    Credit Suisse compliance chief was warned about Gupta

    Thomas Grotzer promoted despite being one of several staff to whom concerns had been raised

  • Monday, 24 May, 2021
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    Why cyber risks are getting even more important for big banks Premium

    Plus, Klarna dangles IPO carrot, regulators give warning to e-money institutions, crypto crackdown

  • Monday, 24 May, 2021
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    GFG to sell three UK steel plants as it seeks Credit Suisse debt deal

    Agreement over refinancing could pave the way for restructuring of Gupta’s business

  • Thursday, 20 May, 2021
    European banks
    UBS, UniCredit and Nomura fined €371m over European bond cartel

    Watchdog finds banks exchanged sensitive information before auctions between 2007 and 2011

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  • Tuesday, 18 May, 2021
    Banco Santander SA
    Andrea Orcel halves Santander claim ahead of court showdown

    Italian alleges Spanish bank’s reversal of decision to make him chief was breach of contract

  • Sunday, 16 May, 2021
    FT CollectionsGreensill Capital
    Credit Suisse under growing pressure to compensate clients over Greensill

    The collapse of the supply chain finance firm has hurt more than 1,000 of the bank’s customers

  • Tuesday, 11 May, 2021
    FT CollectionsGreensill Capital
    Can Sanjeev Gupta escape the crisis engulfing his business?

    The steel magnate has an uphill battle to refinance after Greensill’s collapse

  • Friday, 7 May, 2021
    FT CollectionsGreensill Capital
    Credit Suisse casts doubt on Sanjeev Gupta’s £200m bailout loan

    Swiss bank’s clients are owed $1.2bn by the metals magnate and lender says it has not been contacted about the plan

  • Thursday, 6 May, 2021
    UniCredit SpA
    UniCredit’s new chief Orcel vows to break ‘decisively’ from old strategy

    High-profile dealmaker says it is time for Italian lender to focus on growth

  • Monday, 3 May, 2021
    Credit Suisse Group AG
    Credit Suisse made just $17.5m in Archegos fees in year before $5.4bn losses

    Paltry revenues raise more questions about strategy of taking risks for wealthy clients

  • Friday, 30 April, 2021
    Credit Suisse Group AG
    Credit Suisse chair Horta-Osório says bank’s crisis is worst he has seen

    Comment comes as Swiss lender’s head of risk departs after Archegos and Greensill crises

  • Thursday, 29 April, 2021
    Credit Suisse Group AG
    Credit Suisse board considers removal of risk chief

    Bank’s directors meet ahead of potentially embarrassing shareholder revolt at AGM

  • Wednesday, 28 April, 2021
    The Big Read
    Credit Suisse: plotting a comeback after ‘costly mistakes’ took it to the brink

    New chair António Horta-Osório will look to overhaul bank’s risk management culture after the Greensill and Archegos failures

  • Tuesday, 27 April, 2021
    Credit Suisse Group AG
    US Senate probes Credit Suisse after allegations of tax settlement breach

    Finance committee chair writes to bank’s chief after ex-employees claim violations of 2014 deal

  • Tuesday, 27 April, 2021
    Archegos Capital Management
    Total bank losses from Archegos implosion exceed $10bn

    Nomura suspends head of prime brokerage after reporting biggest quarterly loss since 2008 because of debacle

  • Tuesday, 27 April, 2021
    UBS Group AG
    UBS loses $774m on Archegos trades

    Losses tied to the family office overshadow rise in quarterly profits at the Swiss bank

  • Sunday, 25 April, 2021
    Credit Suisse Group AG
    Credit Suisse shareholders seek removal of risk chief after twin scandals

    Big investors target Andreas Gottschling in wake of Archegos and Greensill controversies

  • Thursday, 22 April, 2021
    Credit Suisse Group AG
    Credit Suisse to raise $1.9bn of capital as it reels from Archegos losses

    Swiss financial regulator opens investigation into bank’s $4.7bn trading loss

  • Tuesday, 20 April, 2021
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    How Credit Suisse rolled the dice on risk management — and lost

    Senior executives pushed compliance to become ‘more commercial’ and dissenting voices were suppressed

  • Monday, 19 April, 2021
    Credit Suisse Group AG
    Credit Suisse heads of prime brokerage to exit in Archegos fallout

    Departures of John Dabbs and Ryan Nelson are latest in a growing list after $4.7bn of losses

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