Media appearances
Members of the Centre for Banking Research feature frequently in media. Here is a summary of media appearances.
2022
November 2022
- UK Government plans call-in to exercise more powers
Dr Angela Gallo spoke with Bloomberg about the effects on the market as the Government planned a proposed ‘call-in’ to limit responsibilities on the City of London’s financial sector.
- Article about Bank of England interest rate rises
Dr Francesc Rodriguez Tous wrote for The Conversation about the Bank of England’s decision to deliver the biggest single rise in interest rates for thirty years.
October 2022
- Comments on the rise of shadow banking
Professor Barbara Casu spoke with The Sunday Timesabout how market conditions are paving the way for a rise in shadow banking.
September 2022
- Chancellor scraps the banker bonus cap
Roger McCormick’s comments about Kwasi Kwarteng’s decision to abolish limits on banker bonuses in his mini-budget were published by the Daily Mail and Bloomberg.
- Conservative Party leadership race
Professor Vasso Ioannidou commented for Bloomberg on why Liz Truss seemingly found favour with the finance sector amidst a poll advantage over Party leadership rival Rishi Sunak.
August 2022
- Comment on non-fungible tokens in sport
Dr Francesc Rodriguez Tous’ comments about the rise in NFT-sourced funding for sports clubs, in light of Crawley Town FC’s cryptocurrency-fuelled takeover, were published in PT Magazin and Bond Guide.
June 2022
- Comments on the strength of cryptocurrencies
Dr Francesc Rodriguez Tous’ comments on the resilience of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies were published in Finyear and Esteval.
May 2022
- Comment on special purpose vehicles
Dr Angela Gallo’s comments on how special purpose vehicles are becoming an important form of foreign currency for Russian firms were published in Bloomberg.
- Article about non-fungible tokens
Dr Francesc Rodriguez Tous wrote an article aimed at teenagers for The Conversation, explaining non-fungible tokens and why are so costly to purchase.
March 2022
- Opinion about the effects of banning SWIFT from Russian banks
Professor Barbara Casu wrote an opinion piece for Le Mondeabout the effectiveness of banking sanctions taken against Russia in reaction to the war in Ukraine.
February 2022
- The Mais Lecture
The annual Mais Lecture at Bayes, delivered by Rishi Sunak MP and hosted by the Centre for Banking Research, attracted national and international coverage before, during and after the event as well as live bulletins throughout the day. Highlights included BBC News, BBC Radio 4 (starts at 24 mins) Financial Times, The Daily Telegraph, The Times, The Sunday Times, The I, Mail Online, City AM, Evening Standard and Bloomberg.
2021
December
- Anti-money laundering failures at Natwest
Roger McCormick’s comments about failures to prevent bank misconduct at Natwest were published in the Financial Times.
- Further interest rate rises
Professor Vasso Ioannidou’s comments about the Bank of England’s decision to further raise interest rates and effects on consumers were once again published in the Daily Express.
- India’s attempts to ban Bitcoin
Dr Francesc Rodriguez Tous’ comments about India’s stance on cryptocurrencies were published in Tech Telegraph.
November
- The risks behind non-fungible tokens
Dr Francesc Rodriguez Tous commented for the Financial Times about the security risks around buying and selling NFTs.
- Comment on Bank of England interest rate rise
Professor Vasso Ioannidou’s comments about the Bank of England’s decision to raise interest rates and effects on consumers were published in the Daily Express.
October
- Comment about the struggle to recruit new talent in the banking space
Dr Angela Gallo spoke with Global Capital about how modern banking culture and the perception of the industry is putting people off pursuing a career in securitisation.
September
- Comment about the troubles at Evergrande
Dr Francesc Rodriguez Tous commented for Quartz about how problems facing real-estate developer Evergrande and how it may have international consequences.
- Comment about making financial decisions remotely
Professor Daniel Beunza spoke with The Times about how working remotely affects levels of risk-taking in financial institutions.
- Comments on recovery of the Italian economy
Dr Angela Gallo spoke with S&P Global about Italian consumer spending levels and reluctance to borrow as the economy recovers from the pandemic.
August
- Comments on the Post Office’s identity
Professor Barbara Casu commented for the Financial Times on the identity of the Post Office in the aftermath of its scandal. Professor Casu’s comments were also covered in The I (print) and Business Telegraph.
- Comment about UniCredit’s proposed takeover of Monte dei Paschi
Professor Barbara Casu commented for S&P Global about the potential takeover of struggling Monte dei Paschi by UniCredit, with unions and regional political parties set to decide on its success.
June
- Comment about what we lose by working from home
Dr Daniel Beunza commented extensively for an article in The Guardian about the losses of working from home.
- Research into benefits of gender diversity in bank boardrooms
Professor Barbara Casu and Dr Angela Gallo’s research on the benefits of gender diversity in the boardroom of banks received further coverage in Vedomosti (Russia).
- Economic growth figures forecast Professor Thorsten Beck’s comments about the Office for National Statistics’ (ONS) forecasted economic growth figures for the UK were published in PT Magazin (Germany).
April
- Research into benefits of gender diversity in bank boardrooms
Professor Barbara Casu spoke with Harvard Business Review about the Centre’s 2020 research into the benefits of gender diversity on bank boards.
March
- Comments about allegations of money laundering at NatWest
Dr Angela Gallo’scomments about allegations of money laundering against NatWest were published in the Daily Telegraph and The European.
- Excess leverage in banks
Professor Thorsten Beckspoke with CNBC about excess leverage in banks following the forced liquidation of Archegos.
Dr Francesc Rodriguez Tous also commented on the story for Quartz, which was also published on Yahoo! Finance.
- Letter to the Editor about junior investment bankers’ working hours
Dr Daniel Beunza’s letter about the working hours of junior investment bankers was published in the Financial Times.
- Research into benefits of gender diversity in bank boardrooms
Professor Barbara Casu and Dr Angela Gallo’s research into the benefits of gender diversity in the boardrooms of banks received coverage in Funds People.
- Comment on the rising value of Bitcoin
Dr Francesc Rodriguez Tous commented for S&P Global on how Bitcoin could provide investors with yield in otherwise turbulent times.
January
- Comment about the economic response to Covid
Professor Thorsten Beck spoke with VOX about the economic response needed for the pandemic.
2020
- Comment on the UK’s ‘missing’ bank notes – MSN News December 2020
Dr Francesc Rodriguez Tous’ comments about the £50 billion of ‘missing’ UK bank notes was picked up by MSN News.
- Comment about the economic impact of ‘Lockdown 2’ – VOX November 2020
Professor Thorsten Beck commented for Vox about the economic impact of a second national lockdown.
- Interview about London’s financial status post-Brexit – BBC Radio London November 2020
Professor Barbara Casu spoke about her research into London’s status as a global financial powerhouse after Brexit with BBC Radio London (1:06:30).
- Interview about London’s financial status post-Brexit – Euronews November 2020
Professor Barbara Casu was interviewed by Euronews for a feature about London’s global standing after Brexit
- Comments about economic support in pandemic – Bloomberg October 2020
Professor Thorsten Beck commented for Bloomberg about the need for support for private lenders in the aftermath of the pandemic.
- Article about Conduct Costs project findings – Euractiv October 2020
Professor Barbara Casu wrote an article for Euractiv (Italian) about the findings of the Centre for Banking Research’s Conduct Costs Project.
- Research into London’s financial power post-Brexit – WallStreet Italia and Economy September 2020
Professor Barbara Casu’s research into how Brexit will affect London’s financial status was revisited by WallStreet Italia and Ecomy.
- Conduct Costs Report launch – S&P Global, L’Agefi Quotidien, FONDS Professionell September 2020
The Centre for Banking Research’s Conduct Costs Project report and launch, revealing the cost of misconduct in Europe’s largest banks gained coverage in the UK and across the continent in S&P Global, L’Agefi Quotidien and FONDS Professionell among others.
- Interview about suspicious money flows – BFM September 2020
Professor Thorsten Beck was interviewed by the BFM’s Not All is Dirty Money show about reports on how financial institutions were allegedly facilitating suspicious money flows.
- Comment on the value of Bitcoin – The National August 2020
Dr Francesc Rodriguez Tous spoke to The National about the volatility of Bitcoin in the wake of the pandemic and economic crash that came with it.
- Comment on Tanzanian Government’s GDP figures – The Economist July 2020
Professor Thorsten Beck was quoted in The Economist for a piece about the accuracy of reported GDP growth in Tanzania
- Comment about non-performing loans in Italy – S&P Global July 2020
Professor Barbara Casu spoke with S&P Global about what the future may hold with non-performing loans.
- Comment on doValue and the likelihood of credit default in Italy – S&P Global July 2020
Professor Barbara Casu spoke with S&P Global about the loan crisis in Italy.
- Comment on flexibility of bank lending to small companies – Global Capital June 2020
Professor Thorsten Beck commented for Global Capital about the role of government in allowing banks to support businesses.
- Comment on Government response to pandemic – VOX June 2020
Professor Thorsten Beck contributed to a survey on how the Government should response to the pandemic crisis in Vox, and was quoted in its report about the scale and duration of the pandemic and the role of consols in supporting economic recovery.
- Interview about the impact of the pandemic on fintech – Business Community June 2020
Dr Francesc Rodriguez Tous spoke with BusinessCommunity.it about the impact of coronavirus on the fintech industry.
- Interview about bankers working from home – S&P Global May 2020
Dr Angela Gallo spoke with S&P Global about the issues of compliance in investment banking from people working from home.
- Comment on behavioural changes in financial monitoring, due to remote working – S&P Global May 2020
Dr Angela Gallo commented for S&P Global about the new ‘relaxed’ working environment for investment bankers as a result of lockdown measures, and the challenges that this represents.
Professor Barbara Casu Lukac spoke with S&P Global about the risk to lenders of an Italian government loan guarantee to banks – a so-called ‘doom loop’.
- Broadcast interview looking at what is next for the global economy – Bloomberg TV April 2020
Professor Thorsten Beck was interviewed by Bloomberg TV about the economic repercussions of Covid-19 and lockdowns.
- Comment on harsher penalties for money laundering during coronavirus pandemic – S&P Global April 2020
Dr Angela Gallo discussed the increase in sanctions for money laundering during the crisis in Italy with S&P Global.
- Comment on gender diversity in banks during coronavirus pandemic – S&P Global April 2020
Dr Angela Gallo spoke with S&P Global about how the coronavirus pandemic could test gender diversity efforts in bank boardrooms.
- Thought leadership about lessening the economic impact of Covid-19 – Euromoney and VOX March 2020
Professor Thorsten Beck’s chapter for a new book examining the economic impact of coronavirus by the CEPR received a mention in Euromoney and VOX, where he gave a video interview about what governments should do to lessen the impact of economic collapse.
- Comments on research into consequences of banning short-selling – S&P Global, The Times and Il Sole 24 Ore March 2020
Dr Daniela Fabbri spoke with S&P Global about the likely effects of a temporary ban on short-selling in Spain and Italy, following government action as a result of stock market crashes due to coronavirus.
Dr Fabbri’s research into short-selling was also mentioned in The Times and Il Sole 24 Ore.
- Comments on the impact of mortgage holidays – S&P Global March 2020
Dr Angela Gallo spoke with S&P Global about the rationale behind Italian mortgage holidays in light of the coronavirus crisis.
- Thought leadership on research into gender diversity in bank boardrooms – Le Monde March 2020
Professor Barbara Casu Lukac and Dr Angela Gallowrote for Le Monde and PRI about their research into gender diversity in the boardrooms of banks.
- Broadcast interview about London’s financial sector after Brexit – BBC World Service January 2020
Professor Barbara Casu Lukacappeared on a BBC World Service World Business Report to discuss her research into how London’s status as a financial heavyweight would be affected after Brexit.
- Gender diversity research – CityWire Italia, France Inter, Patria Latina and Prima Pagina News January 2020
Professor Barbara Casu Lukac and Dr Angela Gallo’s research that showed banks can reduce financial penalties with increased gender diversity in the boardroom received coverage in CityWire Italia, France Inter, Patria Latina and Prima Pagina News.
- Comment on continued tensions between the UK and China following the launch of the Shanghai-London Stock Connect, which allows companies on one stock exchange to launch on another – The Times 2020
Professor Thorsten Beck spoke with The Times for its article about China halting a stock exchange scheme with the UK following rising political tensions between the two.
2019
- Interview on Andrew Bailey’s appointment as Governor of the Bank of England – S&P Global 2019
Professor Barbara Casu Lukac was interviewed by S&P Global about the characteristics of incoming Governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey.
- Interview about gender diversity in the boardrooms of banks – S&P Global 2019
Dr Angela Gallo spoke with S&P Global about research carried out by herself and Professor Barbara Casu Lukac that suggests that greater gender diversity in bank boardrooms can reduce their financial penalties.
Read the press release by City, University of London.
- Comment on Bank of England Stress test – Bloomberg December 2019
Dr Angela Gallo spoke with Bloomberg about the results of BoE on UK biggest lenders. Dr Gallo’s comments were also covered by American Banker and Business Telegraph.
- Comment on Italian banks’ challenges with toxic debt – S&P Global 2019
Dr Angela Gallo spoke with S&P Global about non-performing loans in the Italian securitisation market.
- Business School academics launch Banking Business Models 2019 Europe tool for assessing the performance of different banking structures
Professor Rym Ayadi and Professor Barbara Casu Lukac released the Banking Business Models (BBM) 2019 Europe tool in collaboration with academic experts from the Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA) and the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS).
The BBM Monitor is the latest iteration of a tool which identifies the business models of more than 3,000 banks to compare and analyse their behaviour.
Read the press release by City, University of London. Professor Ayadi attended the launch of BBM at a breakfast conference in Brussels.
- Comment on Morgan Stanley FX Traders Loss – Bloomberg November 2019
Dr Angela Gallo spoke with Bloomberg about misconduct in the financial industry and banks in particular after an alleged mismarking of securities that concealed losses of millions for the US bank.
- Sibos 2019 speech highlights – Fintech Futures and Soundcloud 2019
Dr Angela Gallo provided highlights of her Sibos 2019 speech to the event’s podcast channel which was published on Soundcloud. Coverage of the speech was also published by Fintech Futures.
- Interview about cashless society – Vice UK 2019
Dr Francesc Rodriguez-Tous discussed the rise of a cashless society with Vice UK in a report that was syndicated across many of the outlet’s international websites.
- Interview about Brexit and non-EU banks – Rai 2019
Professor Barbara Casu Lukac and Dr Angela Gallo were interviewed by the Italian national broadcaster Rai with regard to their research into Brexit and non-EU banks.
- Interview about Deutsche Bank’s strategy – Quartz 2019
Dr Francesc Rodriguez Tous was interviewed by Quartz about industry implications of Deutsche Bank’s strategy and staff lay-offs.
- New paper was published in the Journal of European Finance - City, University of London 2019
Professor Barbara Casu Lukac, Director of the Centre for Banking Research, recently published a paper in the Journal of European Finance which found EU-listed banks with boards that are more diverse in gender, employee representation, internationalisation and age have higher and less volatile performance.
Read the full report and press release by City, University of London.
- Workshop on Bank Business Models was held in partnership with Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association - 2019
The Centre for Banking Research held a workshop to discuss bank business models on Tuesday 19th June. Held in partnership with the Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA), the workshop featured speakers from the Bank of International Settlements, the European Central Bank and universities and banks around the world.
Professor Rym Ayadi of EMEA and the Business School also launched her new book, Business Models in banks: definition, identification and financial stability assessment – Europe, United States and Canada at the workshop.
Read the press release by City, University of London.
- Interview on Post Bank – Financial Times 2019
Professor Barbara Casu Lukac was interviewed by Financial Times about Post Bank.
- Interview on Brexit – El Pais 2019
Dr Francesc Rodriguez Tous was interviewed by El Pais about Brexit.
- New report was published on Post-Brexit - City, University of London 2019
Research by the Centre for Banking Research scholars found that although there are some indicators that a post-Brexit London may lose some of its financial services business to EU competitors such as Paris and Frankfurt, there are clear competitive advantages to operating in the City which will be difficult to replace – at least in the short term.
Read the full report and press release by City, University of London
- Comments on Bank Lending – Quartz 2019
Dr Francesc Rodriguez Tous spoke to Quartz about bank lending.
- Professor Rym Ayadi was elected Chair of the Banking Stakeholders Group of the European Banking Authority - 2019
The Business School is delighted to announce that CBR Honorary Visiting Professor Rym Ayadi, Founding President of the Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA) and Director of the Euro-Mediterranean Network for Economic Studies (EMNES), has been elected Chair of the Banking Stakeholders Group (BSG) of the European Banking Authority (EBA).
Read the press release by City, University of London.
2018
- Professor Thorsten Beck has been appointed a full member of the Advisory Scientific Committee of the European Systematic Risk Board - 2018
The Business School is delighted to announce that Professor Thostern Beck has been appointed as a full member of the Advisory Scientific Committee (ASC) of the European Systematic Risk Board. The committee consists of 15 experts representing a wide range of skills, experience and expertise. The ASC contributes to the public debate on macroprudential policy by publishing reports. Past contributions include calls for: credible bank resolution; a European capital markets union; and enhanced disclosure of carbon-intensive assets.
Read the press release by City Press Office.
- Interview on Deutsche Bank payment error story – Bloomberg 2018
Dr Francesc Rodriguez Tous spoke to Bloomberg about the Deutsche Bank payment error story and his comments were then syndicated globally including to Die Welt .
- Featured in “Professor’s Picks” – Financial Times 2018
Dr Angela Gallo comment on Shadow banking for Professor’s Picks in the Financial Times.
- Quoted in discussing African banks and ‘Africapitalism’ – The Economist 2018
Professor Thorsten Beck was quoted in The Economist (online and print) discussing African banks and ‘Africapitalism’.
- Interview on Italian budget crisis – AFP 2018
Dr Angela Gallo spoke to AFP about the Italian budget crisis and her comments were then syndicated across Asia, North America, Europe and the Middle East.
- Comments on Shadow Banking – S&P Global 2018
Dr Angela Gallo spoke to S&P Global about Shadow Banking.
- Comments on the 10th anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers – Global Banking and Finance Review 2018
Dr Francesc Rodriguez-Tous issued comments on the 10th anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers which were picked up by UK and European finance media including Fintech Finance, GoingPublic.de, Global Banking and Finance Review and Finanzwelt Online.
- Our Workshop was covered – Global Banking and Finance Review 2018
The International Workshop on Financial System Architecture and Stability (IWFSAS), organised by the Centre for Banking Research, was covered by Global Banking and Finance Review.
- Interview on “Financial implications of Brexit” - RAI News 2018
Professor Barbara Casu Lukac was interviewed by RAI News (the Italian equivalent of the BBC) about the financial implications of Brexit. Her research on into board diversity and banking was covered by Financial News, EduBourse , Business Community and Finanzia Operativa.
- Book Review: The Great Economists: How Their Ideas Can Help us Today – FT Adviser 2018
Dr Angela Gallo reviewed The Great Economists: How their ideas can help us today for Financial Adviser.
- Book review: Austerity vs Stimulus – FT Adviser 2018
Professor Barbara Casu Lukac reviewed Austerity vs Stimulus for Financial Adviser.
- Book review: Principles of sound management - FT Adviser 2018
Dr Francesc Rodriguez Tous reviewed Rogues of Wall Street for Financial Adviser.
2017
- New report was published on UK Post Bank - City, University of London 2017
Research by Professor Barbara Casu Lukac, Dr Angela Gallo and Dr Francesc Rodriguez Tous in the Centre for Banking Research found that establishing a state-owned UK Post Bank would ensure the long-term sustainability of the Post Office by diversifying its portfolio of activities and increasing revenues. The research was commissioned by the Communications Workers Union.
The research was covered exclusively by The Guardian and was covered by the Irish Independent, Irish Times, Private Eye, Politics Home, the Daily Record and Mortgage Solutions. It was also shared with an extensive list of parliamentarians and other stakeholders and was mentioned in a Westminster Hall debate by the Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP.
Read the full report.
- Interview on Fintech – Bloomberg 2017
Dr Angela Gallo gave an interview to Bloomberg (not published yet) on Fintech
- Comments on Brexit and The City - Global Finance Magazine 2017
Professor Barbara Casu Lukac provided comment for Global Finance Magazine on Brexit and The City.
- Comments on the implications of triggering Article 50 – Forbes 2017
Professors Barbara Casu Lukac and Professor Thorsten Beck provided comment on the implications of triggering Article 50 for business, finance and banking in Forbes, El Pais and La Lettre économique Et Politique de PACA.
- TV Appearance – BBC World and BBC News 24 2017
Professor Thorsten Beck appeared on BBC World and BBC News 24, commenting on US banking results and shareholder expectations.
- Interview on The Fred Goodwin and Royal Bank of Scotland trial – Bloomberg 2017
Professor Thorsten Beck spoke to Bloomberg about the Fred Goodwin and Royal Bank of Scotland trial. His comments were picked up by the Independent.
- Interview on Brexit – Telegiormale 2017
Professor Barbara Casu Lukac was interviewed by Italian broadcaster Telegiornale about Brexit.
- Comments on European politics – II Foglio 2017
Professor Thorsten Beck commented on European politics in an article in Il Foglio (Italy).
- Interview on Brexit – National Public Radio 2017
Professor Barbara Casu Lukac was interviewed by National Public Radio (NPR) about Brexit.
- Interview on Islamic Finance in Africa – Economist 2017
Professor Thorsten Beck was interviewed by the Economist on the subject of Islamic Finance in Africa.
- Interview on Car Finance Bubble – S&P Global 2017
Dr Francesc Rodriguez Tous was interviewed by S&P Global on the car finance bubble.