David Wighton
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Recent articles by David:
HSBC attempts a familiar balancing act with its investment bank
For second-tier generalists, it is becoming increasingly difficult to make money → Read More
Barclays and Staley will not be able to brush aside awkward questions
Regardless of its outcome, the investigation into Jes Staley over his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein could mean change at Barclays → Read More
Why Barclays is resisting calls to cut back on fossil fuel lending
Climate campaigners possibly underestimate the pressure the bank is facing over its performance → Read More
Thiam’s backers fought the board (and the board won)
One of the most striking features of Tidjane Thiam’s ousting from Credit Suisse is how fiercely some of the bank’s US shareholders fought to prevent it. Since Thiam took over in 2015, Credit Suisse shares have fallen by more than 40%. Although it has been a pretty torrid time for most European banks, that is much worse than rivals such as UBS, BNP Paribas and Barclays. → Read More
UK faces complex trade-offs in battle over fish and finance
Whether to favour cod or CDOs may turn out to be one of the government’s trickiest decisions — yet that is only the start of the complexity → Read More
Banks at odds over the evils of coal and cigarettes
What sort of companies should banks refuse to do business with? At Davos, some Wall Street banks took a different line from their European rivals → Read More
Woodford’s rewards for failure highlight an industry fees problem
The current fee structure needs to change, but what are the alternatives? → Read More
The tricky scrabble to replace Andrew Bailey at the FCA
FN's columnist imagines how the search for a new head of the UK regulator is going → Read More
Next FCA chief should be an outsider, say City bosses
An outsider should succeed Andrew Bailey to shake up the embattled City regulator, according to finance heavyweights → Read More
One-nation Boris or reckless Brexit Boris? City must hope for the former
UK finance must do what it can to help the prime minister deliver a stronger, greener and more inclusive economy → Read More
UBS struggles with Orcel legacy as shareholder pressure builds
As equities and Asia go quiet, and interest-rate headwinds get stronger, UBS’s leaders are taking measures to revive the bank’s share price → Read More
City watches calmly while the battle of Brexit rages in Westminster
People running businesses suggest that, at some stage, a challenging certainty is better than continued limbo → Read More
Banks must look beyond ‘polish’ to burnish their image on diversity
A recent BBC documentary has reignited debate about diversity, class and soft skills in banks’ HR departments → Read More
Raymond James CEO Paul Reilly: ‘We believe in the British economy’
The head of the American investment bank and wealth manager on ditching institutional equities in Europe, and why the US will get its own Mifid II → Read More
Time for a new team at struggling Standard Life Aberdeen
Martin Gilbert and Keith Skeoch were the architects of a merger that has proved to be a stinker → Read More
LSE-Refinitiv: A data-driven deal that adds up for the City
Tie-up sends a strong signal as London seeks to bolster its position as an international financial centre in the face of Brexit → Read More
Johnson’s job for Cummings signals a bumpy ride for the City
Cummings’ appointment suggests Johnson wants his government to learn a little from Mark Zuckerberg’s motto ‘move fast and break things’ → Read More
Rothschild’s safe bet trumps Deutsche Bank’s equities gamble
Rothschild is expanding into research and equity trading just as Deutsche is cutting back. Can both be right? → Read More
Teflon Paul: The one job cut Deutsche Bank hasn’t made
German group's chair Paul Achleitner has survived to see his investment banking empire crumble (again) → Read More
Could a deal with Morgan Stanley smooth Thiam’s way to the IMF?
Christine Lagarde’s nomination to the ECB could open up the coveted IMF job. But the timing is awkward for the boss of Credit Suisse → Read More