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Draghi Primes ECB Easing That Will Test Global Currency Defenses Bloomberg News
Swiss stock exchange warns Britain: be ready to protect the City against 'bullying' Brussels The Telegraph
Swiss stock exchange boss urges London to protect itself in EU negotiations City A.M.
Opportunity to close $1.2 trillion composite protection gap, says Swiss Re Reinsurance News
Insurance resilience improved, but record protection gaps remain: Swiss Re Artemis
Dorian industry insured losses seen in several billions of dollars: Munich Re Reuters
Munich Re sees further industry-wide rise in reinsurance rates -board member Reuters

UK AND IRELAND

Boris Johnson draws up plan to legally stop Brexit extension if MPs vote against general election The Telegraph
Defiant Johnson Pushes On With Brexit Plan as Court Threat Looms Bloomberg News
Downing Street to 'test to the limit' anti no-deal Brexit law City A.M.
ERG chair Steve Baker vows to vote against Boris Johnson deal if is 'Brexit in name only' City A.M.
Sticking to Brexit plan, UK's Johnson will not seek a delay Reuters
UK's Johnson sticking to Brexit plans, says foreign minister Reuters
PM Johnson will go to EU to seek a deal, not a Brexit delay: finance minister Reuters
UK lawmakers to ask for emergency Brexit debate on Monday: ITV Reuters
Therese Coffey appointed UK work and pensions minister: PM's office Reuters
UK Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd quits government in Brexit protest Reuters
Rudd Quits Johnson's Cabinet With Furious Attack on His Strategy Bloomberg News
UK government not doing enough over Brexit deal, ex-work and pensions minister says Reuters
UK's governing Conservatives to stand candidate against speaker at next election Reuters
Ministers Say Johnson Won't Bend After Rudd Quits: Brexit Update Bloomberg News
Ex-Chancellor Seeks Legal Advice Over Ejection From Tory Party Bloomberg News
Publish Bank of England Governor Shortlist, Lawmakers Tell Javid Bloomberg News
Former Goldman banker ordered to pay £7.3m in corruption case Financial Times
Unregulated firm Financial.org closes, investors say accounts frozen Reuters
Irish PM says open to Northern Ireland-focused Brexit solution Reuters
FCA delays publication of dual pricing market study report until October Post

AIB Group
AIB becomes first Irish bank to sign up to UN sustainability programme
Irish Independent

Bank of Ireland Group
Bank of Ireland name linked to German tax-evasion scandal The Irish Times

HSBC
UPDATE 1-Saudi Aramco likely to give IPO roles to Citi, Goldman, HSBC and Samba -source Reuters

Royal Bank of Scotland Group
RBS rocked by 200,000 PPI claims on deadline day The Sunday Times

St. James's Place
St. James' Place boss promises review of company's incentives City A.M.

Woodford Investment Management
Woodford crisis wipes £36m off Kent County Council investment The Telegraph
Woodford listed fund gets 'greater flexibility' for Northern Trust loan Reuters

GERMANY, SWITZERLAND AND AUSTRIA

Even with negative interest rates, Swiss banks post positive results Swissinfo.ch

Bank Cler
Probe Launched Into Bank Cler Integration finews.com
Unfavorable timing: Basler Kantonalbank puts Eva Herzog under pressure shortly before the elections BZ Basel

Deutsche Bank
Exclusive: U.S. congressional probe finds possible lapses in Deutsche Bank controls - sources Reuters
Deutsche regulators examine supervisory board member for conflict of interests: sources Reuters
Deutsche Bank's Regulators Concerned About Zeltner's Appointment Bloomberg News
USA: New trouble for Deutsche Bank Die Presse

Munich Re
Munich Re announces new risk analysis services for wildfire & hurricane Reinsurance News

Swiss Re
Swiss Re expects further rate increases for loss-affected, underperforming business Reinsurance News

UBS Group
Exclusive: Banco do Brasil, UBS in advanced talks for investment banking joint venture - sources Reuters
UBS's investment bank names co-heads of alternative investor unit Financial News

FRANCE AND BENELUX

France says EU won't approve Brexit delay as things stand Reuters
French Minister Le Drian Sees No Brexit Delay as Things Stand Bloomberg News
Luxembourg considers tougher rules on fund liquidity Financial Times

Axa
AXA XL reveals simplified reinsurance organisational structure Reinsurance News
AXA XL re-orgs reinsurance, with integrated alternative capital focus Artemis

Crédit Mutuel Arkéa
Crédit Mutuel Arkéa splits from the Massif Central pending the big divorce La Tribune

ING Groep
HR manager at ING who warned of 'dependent bank employees' leaving Het Financieele Dagblad

SPAIN AND PORTUGAL

Spanish banks on edge for European ruling on mortgage pricing Reuters
Spanish mortgages are 43% more expensive than those in the euro zone Cinco Días
Spain sends 90,000 letters to companies and asks them to prepare for a 'hard Brexit' Jornal Económico
Banks win the battle: Basel reduces its punishment to the 'makeup' of solvency ratios Expansión
Bank of Spain offensive to gain weight in the ECB due to economic slowdown El País
RGPD Fines Not Covered by Insurers Jornal de Negócios

Banco Santander
Andrea Orcel demanded more power before Santander chief role withdrawn Financial Times
Santander to increase its Mexican business ownership to 91.6% Reuters
Santander increases its participation in its Mexican subsidiary to 91.65% Expansión
Santander begins the closure of offices by the ERE, with 86 closures Expansión

Bankia
The FROB increases its stake in Bankia to 61.78% Expansión

Novo Banco
Deloitte to audit Novo Banco toxic credits Expresso

ITALY AND GREECE

Greece to submit request on early IMF loan repayment this week: PM Reuters
Early partial repayment of IMF at Friday's Eurogroup Naftemporiki
Greek PM outlines tax cuts in 2020, promises reforms Reuters
Greek Premier Vows He'll Persuade Creditors to Ease Budget Rules Bloomberg News
A Greek ETF Rises, After Earlier Turmoil The Wall Street Journal

Alpha Bank
Alpha: Over 2% growth difficult to achieve Kathimerini
New volunteer exit plan from Alpha Bank Kathimerini

Banca Carige
Carige: prompt proxy for assembly ANSA

DARAG Group
DARAG to acquire Zurich's German architects & engineers professional indemnity portfolio Reinsurance News

NORDIC COUNTRIES

Major banks: The krona will be even weaker at the end of the year SvD Näringsliv

Impilo
National General to offload Swedish health insurance operation Reinsurance News

EASTERN EUROPE

Russians vote in local and regional elections after biggest protests in years Reuters
Putin's Party Braces for Verdict of Angry Voters in Russia Polls Bloomberg News
Putin voted in an election in Moscow for a candidate unfamiliar with him Vedomosti
Central Bank may revise the level of neutral rate Vedomosti
New Prime Minister appointed in Georgia Vedomosti
Blockchain to be used in financial markets Hürriyet
Czech central bank: low likelihood of further countercyclical buffer rate increase Reuters
Poland might up share of Polish capital in banking sector amid favorable conditions - PiS program announcement PAP
Fitch increases Ukraine's rating to "B +" with positive outlook 112 Ukraine

Bank Polska Kasa Opieki
BANK POLSKA KASA OPIEKI SA BlackRock, Inc. notification on exceeding the threshold of 5% of the voting rights in the Bank PAP

VTB Bank
Ex-VTB banker charged with deleting WhatsApp in insider probe Financial Times

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