ECB may raise economic risks assessment to balanced on June 8: Reuters poll Reuters
Basel insists on output floor of 75 percent Börsen-Zeitung
EU should find ways other than docking funds to ensure solidarity - Juncker Reuters
French central bank chief backs euro zone budget, minister, bonds Reuters
Small banks can pose big risks, ECB supervisor warns Reuters
EU watchdog fines Moody's for credit ratings breaches Reuters
Nuclear insurers poised to benefit from EU block exemption expiry Insurance Day
Declines in global insurance pricing slow in Q1: Marsh Post
UK AND IRELAND
Soros Says Brexit May Last 5 Years and Cause 'Immense Damage' Bloomberg News
Exclusive: Bank of England faces strike action over pay as union launches ballot Reuters
Bank of England Faces Staff Strike Over Inflation-Lagging Pay Rises Bloomberg News
FX 'Cartel' Traders Said to Inch Toward Deal to Face U.S. Trial Bloomberg News
Irish bad bank NAMA expects Brexit to boost Dublin office demand Reuters
Irish 'bad bank' NAMA raises forecast surplus to 3 bln euros Reuters
Allied Irish Banks
Barclays
Barclays cuts stake in African operations further than expected Financial Times
Barclays Hits Target for Africa Stake on Surprise Sale Boost Bloomberg News
Barclays sells Zimbabwe operation to Malawi lender Financial Times
HSBC
RPT-HSBC says shift of jobs to Birmingham on track Reuters
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds bulks up in credit card market with £1.9bn takeover The Daily Telegraph
BRIEF-Lloyds completes acquisition of MBNA Reuters
Royal Bank of Scotland Group
"Diehard" RBS investors want more time to find legal funding as they battle to keep trial hopes alive City A.M.
Zopa
Zopa's raised £32m ahead of challenger bank launch, from Spotify and iZettle-backer Northzone and India's Wadhawan Global Capital City A.M.
GERMANY, SWITZERLAND AND AUSTRIA
UPDATE 1-ECB supervisor rebuffs German proposal for new small bank rules Reuters
German trade surplus would be smaller without ECB stimulus: Schaeuble Reuters
Commerzbank
Commerzbank pushes out of the way of ships Börsen-Zeitung
Credit Suisse Group
Credit Suisse brings together fund experts from Raiffeisen finews.ch
DZ BANK
J. Safra Sarasin Holding
Landesbank Baden-Württemberg
Munich Re
Ergo confirms more than 900 jobs cut in restructuring programme Insurance Day
Oldenburgische Landesbank
UBS Group
UBS: New Head of Eastern Switzerland finews.ch
FRANCE AND BENELUX
Cash-Strapped Le Pen Asks for 'Patriotic' Loans to Fund Party's Campaign Bloomberg News
Ageas
BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas AM extends its private debt pole L'Agefi
New bond issue: BNP Paribas will issue international bonds for EUR 750.0m maturing in 2024 with a 3m EURIBOR + 0.75% coupon Cbonds
Crédit Mutuel Group
Arkéa launches Max, Personal Consumer Assistant L'Agefi
ING Groep
ING Belgium to close nearly 500 Record Bank branches L'Echo
Natixis
NIBC Bank
Union de Banques Arabes et Françaises
SPAIN AND PORTUGAL
BRIEF-Moody's maintains stable outlook on the Spanish banking system Reuters
Banca March
Grupo Banca March earns 82.2 million up to March, five times more, for higher gains Europa Press
Banco Popular Español
Banco Popular shares slump to record low on rescue jitters Financial Times
Popular Shares Fall to Record Low on Doubts Over Rescue Options Bloomberg News
Popular stresses that the IMF exam is for the whole Spanish bank and will be resolved in July Europa Press
Pimco hit by price plunge in teetering Spanish bank's bonds Financial Times
Bankia
Caixa Geral de Depósitos
DBRS keeps CGD above "junk" but warns against risk of execution of strategic plan Jornal de Negócios
CaixaBank
CaixaBank closes a 1,000 million convertible bond issue to strengthen its capital El País
CaixaBank debuts in the CoCos market with 1 billion at 6.75% Expansión
Banco BPI to close another seven branches at the end of June Diário de Notícias
Unicaja Banco
Unicaja launches its IPO El Mundo
ITALY AND GREECE
Italy Looking Less Gloomy With Good News on Growth and Banks Bloomberg News
Italy's Veneto banks urge quick solution in letter to Treasury-sources Reuters
Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena
Monte Paschi Wins EU Backing on Revamp, Paving Way to Rescue Bloomberg News
Mps, agreement between Padoan and Vestager on precautionary increase MF
Banca Popolare di Vicenza
BRIEF-Pop Vicenza CEO says funds from private equity for Veneto banks an option Reuters
Banco BPM
Intesa Sanpaolo
Veneto Banca
NORDIC COUNTRIES
Jyske Bank
Saxo Privatbank
Totalkredit
EASTERN EUROPE
Bank of Russia Concedes Focus Shifting as Inflation Nears Target Bloomberg News
Russian c.bank's Yudayeva: topping up reserves not priority Reuters
BRIEF-Moscow Exchange says JPMorgan Chase & Co. indirectly acquires 5.02% stake in company Reuters
Banking sector deposits increased Hürriyet
NBP: Banking sector stable Warsaw Business Journal
Polish banks face continued threats to earnings; ROA and RORC may fall further - NBP PAP
Banking sector profits fall in Q1 as operating costs climb Budapest Business Journal
Serbian central bank buys euros to rein in dinar gains - dealers Reuters
Alior Bank
Alior to look for new CEO Warsaw Business Journal
Bank Polska Kasa Opieki
Bank Pekao expects no impact from PPIM transaction on dividends PAP
Jugra Bank
MKB Bank
Half of Hungary's MKB Bank held by 'Team Mészáros' Portfolio.hu
Nova Ljubljanska banka
Sberbank of Russia
Vnesheconombank
VTB Bank
Kostin: VTB can sell its stake in Rosgosstrakh Vedomosti
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